The Odisha government has decided to remove the limit on the number of attempts for eligible candidates in the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) exam, which the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) conducts. The state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved the change on 9 November, according to the Chief Minister’s Office.
What it means for OCS aspirants
- Candidates who had used up their attempts can try again, as long as they still meet the other conditions.
- The age limit still applies. The cabinet note speaks only of the attempt limit, so you still have to be within the age limit for the exam.
- Wait for the rules. The change has to be written into the OCS recruitment rules, and the next OPSC notification will show which exam cycle it applies from. We have not seen the amended rules yet.
Other education decisions from the same meeting
- Odisha Shikshanet: a Rs 393.62 crore scheme to give students free Wi-Fi and up to 1 GB of data a day in 601 government and aided colleges.
- New judicial officers: one year of institutional training followed by one year of law clerkship, in line with the Supreme Court’s direction on civil judge recruitment.
- Assistant Town Planners: 19 posts to be filled directly through OPSC, with revised age and qualification rules.
For the OPSC exam calendar and past papers, see the OPSC page on AglaSem Career.
Source: Chief Minister’s Office, Odisha, on decisions of the state cabinet of 9 November 2026, on cm.odisha.gov.in.
