OPSC release the Odisha Civil Service Exam Syllabus 2021.

Candidates must be well versed

with the OPSC Syllabus 2021 in a comprehensive manner so as to plan the preparation. The
OPSC OAS Syllabus includes a syllabus for both Prelims and mains Exam. Check the
detailed syllabus below.

OPSC Prelims Syllabus 2021

Check the detailed OPSC OAS Prelims Syllabus 2021 below for booth Paper 1 and Paper 2.

OPSC Prelims Paper I

• Current event of National and International importance

• General Science
• Economic and Social Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Sustainable
Development, Social Sector Initiative, etc.
• Social, Economic Geography of India and the World, Indian and World Geography-
Physical.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• General issues on Bio-diversity, Environmental Ecology and Climate Change, and
• Indian Polity, Political System, Governance, Constitution, Panchayati Raj, Public
Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

OPSC Prelims Paper II

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

OPSC OAS Mains Syllabus 2021

Odia Language

• Marks Expansion of an idea

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

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

• Legal and environmental issues

• Indian Polity
• History of Modern India and Indian Culture
• Geography of India
• Current National events and topics of social relevance

General Studies II

• Developments in the field of communications, science & technology and space

• India and the World
• International Affairs & Institutions
• Indian Economy
• Statistical Analysis, Graphs & Diagrams

Optional Subjects

Agriculture Philosophy Chemistry Mathematics Civil Engineering

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

Note: The following optional combinations are not allowed

1. Odia, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu, English

2. Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Agriculture
Engineering
3. Mathematics & Statistics
4. Anthropology and Sociology
5. Political Science and International Relations and Public Administration
6. Commerce and Accountancy and Management
7. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
8. Management and Public Administration
9. Education and Psychology