What are the topics in OPSC ASO Reasoning & Mental Ability?

The syllabus includes Number Series, Alphabet Series, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Number Ranking, Arithmetic Reasoning, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Mirror Images, Cubes & Dice, Embedded Figures, and Analytical Decision Making.

What is the Mathematics syllabus for OPSC ASO?

Mathematics is of 10th Standard Level and covers Number System, HCF & LCM, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Average, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Speed & Distance, Algebra (Linear Equations), Geometry, Mensuration (Area, Volume), Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode), and Probability.

What does the English Language syllabus include for OPSC ASO?

It includes Grammar (Verbs, Prepositions, Tenses, Articles, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases), Comprehension Passages, Sentence Rearrangement, Error Correction, Fill in the Blanks, and Vocabulary.

What are the detailed topics under OPSC ASO General Awareness?

Paper I General Awareness includes (a) Current National events, (b) Current International events, (c) History of British Rules in India and Freedom Struggle, (d) Indian Constitution, (e) Salient features of World Physical Geography, (f) Physical Geography of India & Odisha, (g) Governance, Transparency, e-governance, Civil Service, Indian Economy, Planning, Growth, Poverty Alleviation, Inflation, (h) Defense & Indian Armed Forces, (i) Scientific Inventions, Environment, Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate change, and (j) Important National & International Institutions, Organizations and fora.

Is there negative marking in the OPSC ASO exam?

Yes, for each wrong answer 0.25 marks shall be deducted from the marks awarded for correct answers.

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OPSC ASO Complete Syllabus 2026 – Reasoning, Math, English, Odia, GA

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Official Scheme + Detailed Topics (All Papers)

📋 Examination Scheme

Papers	Subjects	Marks	No. of Questions	Duration
I	General Awareness	100	100	1 1/2 hrs
II(A)	Test of Reasoning & Mental ability	50	50	1 1/2 hrs
II(B)	Mathematics (10th Standard Level)	50	50	1 1/2 hrs
III	Language (a) English (b) Odia	100 100	100 100	2 hrs
IV	Skill Test in Computer Application (Practical)	50	05	1 hr

Except the Skill Test in Computer Application (Practical), the questions in all other subjects shall be of Multiple-Choice Type and all questions will carry equal marks i.e., 01
For each wrong answer 0.25 marks shall be deducted from the marks awarded for correct answers.
The candidates shall answer the questions in English except Odia language paper or otherwise specified in the question paper itself.
Only those candidates who have been shortlisted after the written test shall be called for Skill Test in Computer by the Commission which shall be of qualifying nature.

📖 Paper - I : General Awareness 100 Marks

(a) Current National events,

(b) Current International events,

(c) History of British Rules in India and Freedom Struggle,

(d) Indian Constitution,

(e) Salient features of World Physical Geography,

(f) Physical Geography of India & Odisha

(g) Important aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability, e-governance, Role of Civil Service in democracy, Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Growth, Development and Employment, Poverty Alleviation, Resource Mobilisation and Inflation

(h) Defense & Indian Armed Forces,

(i) Scientific Inventions and use of Science in everyday life, issues of Environmental, Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate change.

(j) Important National & International Institutions, Organizations and fora – their Structure, mandate etc.