OPSC Assistant Section Officer Exam Syllabus 2025: Detailed syllabus for the candidates of the Assistant Section Officer (ASO) Exam 2025 conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC). This exam will be conducted on the basis of a written test and a computer skills test. The total marks in this exam will be 400, whereas there will also be a computer skills test of 50 marks.
The questions in all the subjects in this exam will be of MCQ type, each question will carry only 1 mark, except the Skill Test in Computer Applications (Practical). And 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Except for the questions in the Odia language, Applicants must have to answer all the questions in English. Only those applicants who will be shortlisted in the written exam will be called by the Commission for the Computer Skill Test, which will be of a qualifying nature only.
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OPSC ASO Exam Syllabus And Marks
| Paper | Subjects | Marks | No. of Questions | Duration |
| I | General Awareness | 100 | 100 | 1.5 hours |
| II | (A) Reasoning & Mental Ability | 50 | 50 | 1.5 hours |
| (B) Mathematics (10th Standard Level) | 50 | 50 | 1.5 hours | |
| III | (A) English Language | 100 | 100 | 2 hours |
| (B) Odia Language | 100 | 100 | 2 hours | |
| IV | Skill Test in Computer Application (Practical) | 50 | 05 | 1 hour |
Exam structure
This OPSC examination will consist of the following stages:
- Written Examination (Objective Type – MCQ) = Total 400 Marks
- Computer Skill Test (Practical – Qualifying) = 50 Marks
OPSC Assistant Section Officer Exam Syllabus 2025 (Detailed)
Paper I: General Awareness
- National & International Current Affairs
- History of British Rule in India & Freedom Struggle
- Indian Constitution & Governance
- World & Indian Physical Geography
- Indian Economy: Growth, Development, Employment, Inflation, Resource Mobilization
- Scientific Inventions & Environmental Issues
- Important National & International Institutions
Paper II: Reasoning & Mathematics
A. Reasoning & Mental Ability
- Number & Alphabet Series, Coding-Decoding
- Direction Sense & Ranking Tests
- Problem on Age Calculation
- Mirror Images, Cubes & Dice, Embedded Figures
- Arithmetic & Logical Reasoning
B. Mathematics (10th Standard Level)
- Arithmetic & Algebra
- Mensuration (2D & 3D)
- Statistics & Probability
Paper III: Language
A. English
- Grammar (Verb, Preposition, Tenses, Synonyms & Antonyms)
- Comprehension & Sentence Rearrangement
B. Odia
- Grammar, Vocabulary, Essay Writing
- Comprehension
Paper IV: Skill Test in Computer Application (Practical)
- Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Access)
- Usage of Internet Services
