Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has released the latest exam pattern and syllabus for OSSC CGL 2024 exam along with its notification PDF for the recruitment of 586 Group B and C posts through Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGL). All those candidates who are going to participate in the OSSC CGL Prelims Exam 2024 scheduled on 20th October 2024 must be well aware of the syllabus of both Prelims and Mains exam. Knowing the topics to be prepared for any competitive exam is the first step to making a strategy for your preparation. By understanding the topics covered in OSSC CGL Syllabus and the weightage of each section, a better preparation strategy will be prepared by the candidates.
Odisha SSC CGL Syllabus 2024 & Exam Pattern
Candidates will be selected through a three-stage recruitment process i.e. Prelims, Mains Exam and Certificate Verification. Candidates have to qualify each stage to be eligible in the recruitment drive. The detailed exam pattern and syllabus for OSSC CGL Recruitment 2024 play an important role in planning the strategy for the upcoming Combined Graduate Level Examination. Take a look at the table given below to get an overview of the syllabus of the recruitment exam.
| OSSC CGL Syllabus 2024- Highlights | |
| Organization | Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) |
| post name | Group-B and Group-C |
| full name | Combined Graduate Level Recruitment Examination-2024 (CGLRE) |
| vacancies | 586 |
| Social class | Syllabus |
| ossc cgl exam date 2024 | 20 October 2024 |
| number of questions | Prelims- 150 Mains- 200 |
| selection process | Initial mains authentication verification |
| negative marking | 0.25 points |
| official website | www.ossc.gov.in |
OSSC CGL Selection Process 2024
The selection process for Odisha CGL Group B & C Posts will be conducted in 3 stages i.e. Preliminary Examination and a Main Examination and Certificate Verification. Candidates who qualify the preliminary examination will be called to appear in the main examination of Odisha Staff Selection Commission after certificate verification. Candidates have to qualify for each stage of the selection process to get selected for various Group B and C posts.
- preliminary examination
- main exam
- certificate verification
Before starting the preparation for the exam, candidates should clearly know the number of questions, types of questions, marking scheme, syllabus etc. which are discussed below.
OSSC CGL Prelims Syllabus 2024
The syllabus of preliminary and main examination for Odisha SSC CGL Recruitment consists of different subjects and topics, candidates should read the complete list of subjects thoroughly as per the examination they are appearing for. Subject wise preparation of the exam will help the candidates to score good marks.
OSSC CGL Prelims Exam Pattern
OSSC Combined Graduate Level Preliminary Examination is a computer based online examination which will be conducted for a total of 150 marks and will consist of multiple choice questions. The detailed exam pattern is given in the points and table below.
- There will be 150 multiple choice questions in the exam.
- Each question is of 1 mark.
- The duration of the exam is 150 minutes.
- There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
- The level of questions asked will be of class 10th.
| OSSC CGL Prelims Exam Pattern 2024 | ||
| topic/section | number of questions | Mark |
| arithmetic | 150 | 150 |
| data interpretation | ||
| Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability, General Mental Ability | ||
| Current events of national and international importance | ||
| Computer/Internet Awareness | ||
OSSC CGL Prelims Exam Syllabus and Subjects
Candidates who are going to appear for the preliminary exam should know about the subject-wise syllabus to make a strategy for the preliminary exam. Odisha SSC CGL Prelims Exam consists of General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability, Arithmetic & Data Interpretation, Computer & Internet Awareness and Current Affairs which are discussed in the table below.
Arithmetic for Data Interpretation course OSSC CGL Prelims Exam
- simplification
- Decimal
- data interpretations
- Different
- HCF
- lcm
- TO PERCENTAGE
- ratio and proportion
- profit and loss
- average
- Discount
- simple and compound interest
- measurement
- time and work
- time and distance
- Tables and Graphs
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability, General Mental Ability Course
- Verbal and non-verbal types of reasoning
- Similarities
- differences of opinion
- space scene
- problem solving
- Analysis
- cataclysm
- decision making
- visual memory
- Discrimination
- comments
- relations
- concepts
- arithmetic logic
- Verbal and Figure Classification
- arithmetic number series
Current Events and General Awareness Syllabus
- Environment
- current affairs
- indian history
- Politics
- Constitution
- game
- art and culture
- indian geography
- Economics
- everyday science
- scientific research
- National/International Organization
Computer and Internet Awareness Course
- computer basics
- Object-Oriented Designing
- ms windows
- office software
- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Power Point
- Internet access and services on the Internet
- Basic Networking Concepts
- communication technology
- Proposing and building architecture and reusable libraries in .NET
- JavaScript
- Networking with LAN/WAN
- Manageable switch/router and wireless LAN with network security
- Firewall and Antivirus
- Operating System – DOS
- MS SQL Server
- Web server
- window series
- Internet Technologies
- grid computing, distributed
- os
- Image Processing, Digital Signal Processing
- VLSI
- embedded system
OSSC CGL Mains Syllabus 2024
OSSC CGL Main Exam consists of 2 papers, Paper 1 for Language Paper (Oriya and English) and Paper 2 for General Studies. Here we have covered all the topics of main exam syllabus for Paper 1 (Language) and Paper 2 (General Studies) that will be asked in the Combined Graduate Level Examination.
OSSC CGL Main Exam Pattern 2024
Candidates who qualify the preliminary examination will have to appear in the main examination which will be of total 200 marks consisting of two papers of 100 marks each.
- For OSSC CGL Main Exam, there will be 2 papers.
- Questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be of both multiple choice and short answer type.
- Each paper will be of 100 marks and 2.5 hours duration.
| OSSC CGL Main Exam Pattern 2024 | |||
| paper | subjects | Mark | Duration |
| Paper-I: | Language (Oriya and English) | 100 points | 2.5 hours |
| Paper-II: | general Studies | 100 points | 2.5 hours |
| Total | 200 points | ||
Syllabus for OSSC CGL Mains Paper 1 (Language)
OSSC CGL Mains Paper 1 exam consists of English subject topics and Odia language related topics. Candidates can see the table given below and check the topics asked in the main language paper.
| Paper I (Language) Syllabus |
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| Language | Subject |
| english language |
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| Oriya language |
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Syllabus for OSSC CGL Mains Paper 2 (General Studies)
OSSC CGL Mains for Paper 2 covers the topics of Indian Economy, History of India, History of Odisha, General Issues of Environment/Climate Change and Indian and World Geography.
| OSSC CGL Mains General Studies Syllabus |
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