OPSC Exam Syllabus 2019

OPSC Syllabus

Prelims Syllabus

OPSC Prelims Paper I

• Current event of National and International importance
• Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiative, etc.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change that do not require subject specialization, and
• General Science.

OPSC Prelims Paper II

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal Skills including communication skills
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Logical Reasoning and Analytic ability
• General Mental Ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude) (Class-X level). Data interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data Sufficiency etc. — Class-X level); and
• English Language Comprehension Skills (Class-X level).

Syllabus for the Mains Exam

Odia Language

• Comprehension of a given passage
• Precis writing
• Translation from English to odia
• Grammar, usage and vocabulary
• Short Essay
• Marks Expansion of an idea

English Language

• Comprehension of a given passage
• Precis writing
• Translation from Odia to English
• Grammar, usage and vocabulary
• Short Essay
• Marks Expansion of an idea

General Studies I

• History of Modern India and Indian Culture
• Geography of India
• Indian Polity
• Current National issues and topics of social relevance
• Legal and environmental issues

General Studies II

• India and the World
• Indian Economy
• International Affairs & Institutions
• Developments in the field of science & technology, communications and space
• Statistical Analysis, Graphs & Diagrams

List of Optional Subjects

Agriculture	Mechanical Engineering	Psychology
Animal Husbandary and Veterinary Science	Commerce & Accountancy	Philosophy
Zoology	Economics	Law
Botany	History	Education
Chemistry	Geography	Fisheries Science
Physics	Geology	Forestry
Mathematics	Political Science and International Relation	Home Science
Statistics	Public Administration	Management
Civil Engineering	Sociology	Anthropology
Electrical Engineering	Agricultural Engineering	Indian Language and Literature, Any one (Odia, Hindi, Sanskrit, English,Persian, Urdu)