OPSC Exam Exam Pattern 2026

The exam pattern gives an overview to all the students. That is why checking that out becomes a crucial part of the candidate. So, the OPSC exam consists of three stages that are Prelims, Mains, and Personality Test (Interview). You can check out the exam pattern below in brief. 

OPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2026

At the stage of prelims, there will be 2 papers that consist of multiple-choice questions. You will be getting two hours to complete the exam. To qualify it is mandatory to achieve at least 33% in Paper II otherwise, Paper I will not be valued.

Name of the Subject	Marks
General Studies Paper-1	200
General Studies Paper-2	200

OPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2026

For the main Exam, there will be 5 compulsory subjects as well as there will be 4 optional papers out of which candidates need to select two optional papers. Check out the subjects as provided below. 

• Odia Language
• English
• English Essay
• General studies (2 papers)
• Two optional subjects

Name of Subject	Marks	Duration
Odia Language (Paper 1)	300	3 Hours
English (Paper 2)	300	3 Hours
English Essay (Paper 3)	300	3 Hours
General Studies- 1 (Paper 4)	300	3 Hours
General Studies- 2 (Paper 5)	300	3 Hours
Optional Papers (Paper 6,7,8,9)	1200(300 each)	3 Hours for each paper

OPSC Interview

Qualifying students will get to the final step which is the personality test (Interview). Which will consist of 250 marks. Candidate has to prepare for the below-mentioned traits for the personality tests.

• Current affairs
• Intellectual qualities
• Social traits
• Intellectual and moral integrity etc.
• The final list of selected candidates