Which topics are in Paper I?

General Awareness includes history, polity, geography, governance, economy, science, defence, environment, current affairs and institutions.

What level is OPSC ASO mathematics?

Appendix I describes the mathematics component as Class 10 level.

Are both English and Odia tested?

Yes. Paper III includes 100 marks of English and 100 marks of Odia.

Is computer knowledge tested through MCQs?

The computer stage is practical. Rehearse the applications in the syllabus using actual files.

Should I use past papers from another ASO recruitment?

Use overlapping topics for practice and verify the current Secretariat paper structure before treating an older paper as a full mock.

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OPSC ASO Syllabus 2026: Paper-wise Topics

The OPSC ASO syllabus for Advertisement No. 15 of 2026–27 covers three written papers and a practical computer test. Paper I is General Awareness, Paper II is Reasoning and Mathematics, and Paper III tests both English and Odia. Use Appendix I of the official OPSC advertisement as your checklist. The activities below show how to practise those topics between full papers.

OPSC ASO syllabus by paper

Paper	Subjects	Questions	Marks	Duration
I	General Awareness	100	100	90 minutes
II	Reasoning and Mental Ability (50) and Mathematics (50)	100	100	90 minutes
III	English (100) and Odia (100)	200	200	120 minutes
Written total	Three objective papers	400	400	300 minutes across papers
IV	Computer Application practical	5 tasks	50	60 minutes

Use the ASO exam pattern alongside the syllabus. The topics tell you what to cover, and the paper durations tell you how quickly you need to retrieve it.

Paper I: General Awareness

Area	What to cover	How to practise
History and polity	British rule, the freedom struggle and the Indian Constitution	Link each event or institution to its period and function.
Geography	Physical geography of the world, India and Odisha	Sketch maps and locate rivers, coasts and major landforms from memory.
Governance	Transparency, accountability, e-governance and the role of civil services	Match each mechanism to the public problem it addresses.
Economy	Planning, growth, employment, poverty, resource mobilisation and inflation	Write a plain-language definition and a real example for each term.
Science, defence and environment	Everyday science, inventions, armed forces, ecology, biodiversity and climate change	Group closely related ideas and test yourself on the distinction.
Current affairs and institutions	National and international developments and organisations	Record the event, date, institution and why it matters.

For Odisha geography, alternate map recall with short factual questions. Review national and international developments alongside stable topics such as constitutional institutions so your preparation does not depend on remembering a news list.

Paper II: Reasoning and Mathematics

Reasoning and mathematics each carry 50 marks. Run two short diagnostics before choosing which half needs more study time. A wrong method and a slow correct method need different fixes.

Area	Official topic groups	First drill
Verbal reasoning	Series, directions, coding and decoding, ranking, arithmetic reasoning and ages	Draw a diagram for directions and ranking before writing the answer.
Non-verbal reasoning	Figure series, mirror images, cubes and dice, grouping and embedded figures	Check what changes between frames and what remains fixed.
Mathematics	Class 10 arithmetic, algebra, mensuration, statistics and probability	Write the unit and unknown beside each question before calculating.

Move between untimed solution practice and mixed timed sets. A percentage question becomes harder when it sits next to a figure problem and you must switch methods quickly.

Paper III: English and Odia

Both languages carry 100 marks. Use separate error logs to find patterns even though the notice sets the qualifying minimum for Paper III as a whole. Practise short grammar and vocabulary sets alongside full reading passages.

Language	Coverage	Revision task
English	Verbs, prepositions, adverbs, agreement, tense, articles, editing, vocabulary, comprehension and sentence order	Explain a correction in one line before checking the answer.
Odia	Grammar, verbs and tense, error correction, vocabulary relationships, adverbs, comprehension and sentence order	Read questions in Odia under time and summarise the passage before answering.

Computer Application practical

Appendix I lists Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, database work and internet services. Build simple files and save them with consistent names. Practise finding and reopening your output so you can verify it before the time ends.

Word processing. Format a short notice with a table and a heading.
Spreadsheets. Make a small register, calculate totals and sort the records.
Presentations and databases. Build a few slides and practise entering, finding and filtering records.
File management. Rename, move and reopen your work without help.

Plan the first three rounds of study

Map the syllabus. Assign each topic to its paper and mark it unstarted, practised or dependable.
Turn weak areas into drills. Use the ASO revision notes guide to prepare a recall sheet and a small question set per weak topic.
Rehearse the shift between subjects. Take paper-specific Testkart practice and combine it into a timed ASO mock routine.

The OPSC ASO recruitment overview identifies the advertisement to use when choosing older practice papers. Check the notice number and the paper title before applying old timing to this cycle.

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