OPSC AEE Recruitment 2026

• A GATE score is valid for three years, so only GATE 2024, 2025 and 2026 score cards are accepted
• The score is valid only if the GATE marks are at or above the qualifying mark of the candidate's category printed on the score card
• Only the QR-coded GATE score card is accepted; a GATE mark sheet is not considered
• A candidate with score cards from more than one year uploads one and is considered only on that one
• An affidavit in the format at Annexure-I affirming the score card is genuine must be submitted; forgery is a criminal offence and leads to debarment
• OPSC may ask candidates to log in to the GATE portal during verification, so keep the GATE enrolment ID, email and password ready

• Reservation and relaxation for SC and ST (by birth) and SEBC apply to candidates of Odisha only
• SEBC (non-creamy layer) certificates are valid for three years and must have been issued on or after 23.10.2023
• An OBC certificate is not accepted in place of an SEBC certificate
• Women claiming SC, ST or SEBC must submit a certificate showing 'daughter of'; a certificate by marriage showing 'wife of' is rejected
• PwD candidates must upload a permanent disability certificate showing 40% or more; temporary disability does not count
• Sports person reservation needs an identity card or certificate from the Department of Sports and Youth Services or Director of Sports, Odisha; participation or award certificates alone do not count
• Unfilled women's vacancies go to men of the same category, and there is no exchange between SC and ST

The period of probation is two years from the date of joining. Appointees are covered by the contributory pension scheme (NPS) under the Odisha Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2005, and submission of the NPS application at joining is mandatory.

A candidate must be able to read, write and speak Odia and must have passed the Middle School examination with Odia as a language subject, or Matriculation with Odia as the medium in a non-language subject, or Odia as a language subject in the Class VII final examination of a recognised school, or the Odia test of Middle English School standard conducted by the School and Mass Education Department or Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. Where the HSC certificate does not show Odia, a Headmaster's or Principal's certificate or the Odia Test Pass Certificate issued before the last date must be uploaded. The Commission may test Odia at the interview.

The final merit list is prepared on the GATE score at 90% plus interview marks at 10%, and equals the number of advertised vacancies in each category. Ties are broken first by interview marks, then by age, with the older candidate placed higher. After the result, OPSC publishes the GATE score of the last selected and last shortlisted candidate in each category along with individual GATE and interview marks.