OSSC CGL Preliminary Examination: Odisha Staff Selection Commission on 20 January 2023 released the latest notification related to the upcoming CGL Group B & C exam date. OSSC mentions that the upcoming CGL preliminary Examination is likely to be conducted during April/May 2023 instead of January/February 2023 intimated earlier.
Previously on 2nd November 2022, Odisha Staff Selection Commission invited online applications for the recruitment of a total no of 943 seats in Group B and Group C post on its official website.
Registration for these posts started on 11th November 2022 and ended on 15th December 2022. Lakhs of graduate aspirants in Odisha are applying for this post. Previously the preliminary examination was scheduled to be obtained on January/February 2023, But for some reason, Odisha Staff Selection Commission now postpone the exam till April.

OSSC CGL Preliminary Exam Date
On 20 January 2023, Odisha Staff Selection Commission released a Notification on its website ossc.gov.in related to the exam date of Cgl 2022. The OSSC CGL 2022 Preliminary Exam Date are as follows:
Post Title | OSSC CGL Preliminary Examination Date |
Exam Date | April/May 2023 |
Category | Govt. Exam Date |
State | Odisha |
Organized By | Odisha Staff Selection Commission |
Mood of Exam | Online |
Official Website | ossc.gov.in |
Odisha CGL Exam Date Postpone

In the latest notification, Odisha Staff Selection Commission mentions that Group-B & C state cadre posts/ services advertised under the Combined Graduate Level Recruitment Examination 2022 are likely to be conducted during April/May 2023 instead of January/February 2023.
OSSC CGL New Exam Date is in April
OSSC CGL Exam Overview
OSSC CGL Preliminary exam consists of 1 paper having 150 marks. All the questions asked in this phase are MCQ. The exam time duration for this phase is 2hr 30 min. For each correct answer candidate will be awarded 1 mark, whereas, for a wrong answer, 0.25 will be deducted.
Exam Name | OSSC CGL Preliminary Examination |
Total Vacancy | 943 |
Post Name | Group B and Group C |
Preliminary Exam Date | April/May |
Notification | Click Here |
OSSC CGL Exam Pattern
Odisha Staff Selection Commission’s conduct combines graduate-level exams in a three-phase process, that is
- Preliminary Examination
- Main Examination
- Skill Test
The complete details about this exam are as follows
Important Links
Official Website | ossc.gov.in |
More Details | opepa.in |