The Odisha Public Service Commission announced on Wednesday that the preliminary examination of the civil services would be held on October 16.
In a notice, the OPSC said it decided to conduct the exam in five zones — Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Berhampur and Sambalpur — on the specified date, which falls on Sunday.
The timings for the two papers of general studies are 10 am and 1.30 pm respectively and the duration is 2 hours for each exam. The persons with disabilities will be given 40 minutes extra for each sitting, it said.
Admission certificates and instructions will be available on the OPSC website – https://www.opsc.gov.in – later.