OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025, Download PDF Group B Exam Pattern

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) conducts the Assistant Section Officer (ASO) exam to recruit candidates for the Odisha Secretariat Service. The ASO is a Group B post under the Home Department of the Government of Odisha.

It is important for candidates to go through the syllabus and plan their studies accordingly. Check out the details in the article below to find more details regarding the OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025. They can also take help from study materials, such as books, online courses, and practice tests at SSCADDA.

OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025

Odisha Public Service Commission releases the OPSC ASO Recruitment to fill up Assistant Section Officer posts on the official website. For the ease of candidates, we have summarized the details below

OPSC ASO Selection Process 2025 

The selection process for OPSC Assistant Sectional Officer comprises a written test and a skill test. The details regarding this are given below. Candidates can download the official PDF which has the OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 in it. The candidates can click on the link that will be mentioned below as soon as it is released on the official website.

OPSC ASO Exam Pattern 2025

Getting acquainted with the exam pattern is one of the first steps in starting the preparation journey for the OPSC ASO Exam. The candidates should be aware of the weightage of each subject asked in the exam to make the proper strategies for each subject and the whole paper. In the points and table provided below, the candidates will get a proper idea of the OPSC ASO Exam Pattern 2025.

• The written test will be comprised of 3 papers: Paper-I, and Paper-II, consisting of 100 marks each, and Paper-III consisting of 200 marks.
• The questions will be of Multiple-Choice Pattern
• The time duration of Paper-I and Paper-II will be one and a half hours, and Paper-II will be 2 hours.
• The candidates will be shortlisted for the Skill Test round depending on the marks scored in the written exam.
• The candidates can also check the syllabus provided below and for a detailed syllabus go through the official notification.

OPSC ASO Subject-Wise Syllabus 2025

The written exam for ASO will consist of 3 papers of which Paper-I and Paper-II are of 100 marks each with a time duration of one and a half hours for each and paper-III is of 200 marks with a time duration of 2 hours.

The detailed syllabus has been provided below which will help the candidates to prepare themselves for the examination. The written exam contains one exam of ODIA language for which the syllabus is not mentioned. candidates need to prepare according to the syllabus.

OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 General Awareness

The questions asked in this section examine the candidates’ knowledge regarding the various components of the environment and the society around them. The questions are asked from subjects of History, Geography, Polity, Economics, Current Events of National & International importance, government & state-level schemes, and the latest developments in Science & Technology in India and the world.

• Current national events
• Current international events
• History of British Rule in India and Freedom Struggle
• Indian Constitution
• World Physical Geography
• Physical Geography of India & Odisha
• Important aspects of Governance, Transparency and accountability, e-governance, Role of Civil Services in democracy.
• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, growth, development, employment, poverty alleviation, resource mobilization, and inflation.
• Defense & Indian Armed Forces
• Scientific Inventions and Use of Science.
• Issues of Environmental, Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate changes
• Important National and international Institutions, Organizations, and their Structures, Mandate, etc.

OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 Reasoning & Mental Ability:

This section tests the ability of the candidates to make use of their knowledge through logical thinking and decision-making. The topics asked in this section range from verbal to non-verbal reasoning topics. The topics for the Reasoning section are listed below for the reference of the candidates.

• Non-verbal series
• Mirror Images
• Analogy
• Grouping Identical Figures
• Cubes & Dice
• Embedded figures, etc.
• Number Series
• Alphabet Series
• Coding-decoding
• Test of Direction Sense
• Number Ranking
• Arithmetic Reasoning
• The Problem of Age Calculation

OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 Mathematics

The topics mentioned below are representative of various concepts asked in the exam which are grouped in the following manner. For example, the Arithmetic category contains questions on percentage, profit & loss, simple & compound interest, average, ratio & proportion, time & work, time & distance, etc. Similarly, the other categories contain other important topics which will be asked in the written exams.

• Arithmetic
• Algebra
• Statistics & Probability
• Mensuration (2D & 3D)

OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 English

A good grip on the vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension concepts can help the candidates score high marks in this section. Moreover, the candidates can utilize their knowledge of the English section to solve language-based questions asked in the other sections of the paper. It will enable them to score well in the paper and qualify for the next round in the selection process.

• Verb
• Comprehension
• Preposition
• Adverb
• Error Correction/Recognition
• Tenses
• Synonyms
• Sentence Rearrangement
• Answering Questions based on Unseen Passages
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Vocabulary
• Antonyms
• Fill in the Blanks with Articles etc.

OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 Skill Test in the Computer Applications (Practical)

• Windows (MS Windows)
• Computer Fundamentals
• MS-office
• Spread Sheet (MS Excel)
• MS Access
• Word Processing (MS Word)