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The Odisha Public Service Exam (OPSC OCS Exam) is a state-level competitive examination conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) to recruit candidates for Group A and Group B posts in the Odisha state government.

It is one of the most prestigious exams in Odisha, similar at the state level to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination.

Exam Stages :-

The OPSC OCS exam is conducted in three stages:

Stage 1: Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)

2 Papers

• General Studies Paper I
• General Studies Paper II (CSAT type – qualifying)
• Multiple-choice questions
• Used for shortlisting candidates for Mains
• Marks not counted in final merit

STAGE 2 :-

Main Examination (Written)

• 2 Compulsory Papers
• ESSAY
• 1 Optional Subject Papers
• Descriptive (written) format
• Marks counted for final merit

Compulsory Papers include:

• General Studies I
• General Studies II
• General studies III
• General studies IV
• OPTIONAL (SOCIOLOGY)
• OPTIONAL PAPER I
• OPTIONAL PAPER II

STAGE III :-

• VIVA VOCE
• Sociology Optional in Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) OCS Exam
• Sociology is one of the most popular optional subjects in the OPSC Civil Services (OCS) Mains exam because it is scoring, concise, and overlaps with General Studies.
• Purpose of Choosing Sociology Optional in Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) OCS Exam
• Sociology is not just an academic subject in OPSC — it serves a strategic, intellectual, and administrative purpose in the exam.