Odisha public service commission (OPSC) will going to conduct competitive written examination on 81 posts of assistant soil conservation officer (ASCO) under department of farmer welfare and agriculture. The recruitment drive is underway and last date to fill online ASCO application form will be 16th of August 2024.
Overall selection process will be based on written examination and interview/ viva-voca. Applicants who have already applied for assistant soil observation officer post can check Odisha ASCO syllabus and scheme / pattern for main competitive exam. We have discussed all the topics and subjects covered in exam scheme.
Please note that OPSC always publish official syllabus notification prior to exam, which is yet to be published. Be prepared for asst soil conservation officer exam 2024 by going through this OSSC ASCO syllabus and examination details.
Odisha ASCO Exam Pattern & Scheme 2024
- Exam Name: Odisha Assistant Soil Conservation Officer Written Mains Exam 2024
- Exam Date: Notified Later
- Type of Exam: Multiple Choice Questions (Objective type)
- Selection Process: Written Main Exam and Interview.
- Exam Conducted By: Odisha public service commission (OPSC)
- Total Number of Posts: 81 vacancies
- Department: Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Govt of Odisha
- Official Website: https://www.opsc.gov.in/
- Advertisement No: 01 of 2024/25
| Mains Written Exam | Max Marks | Duration | |
| Paper-I | General Studies | 90 Minute | |
| Computer Knowledge | |||
| Odisha GK | |||
| Reasoning Aptitude | |||
| Total | 100 | ||
| Paper-II | |||
| Concerned Subject | 100 | 90 Minute | |
| Total | 200 | ||
| Interview | 25 | ||
| Written+Interview | 225 |
- Both question paper will have duration of one and half hour.
- Mains written exam will be conducted in two consecutive shifts.
- Both question paper will have 100 questions carrying one mark each.
- Negative marking of 0.25 marks is applicable against each wrong answer.
- Distribution of marks in Paper-I and Paper-2 is still not clear, will be clear when official syllabus is available.
OPSC ASCO Syllabus 2024 Details
Paper I
General Knowledge/ General Studies: Current affairs- national and international including economic issues, polity issues, environment issues, science and technology and any other current issues.
Reasoning Ability: Directions and Distance, Order and Ranking, Sitting Arrangement, Clock, Calendar, Dice, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Statements and Conclusions, problem solving, decision making, arithmetical reasoning, figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, etc.
Computer Knowledge: Computer definition and its components, types & generations of computers, CPU, ALU, memory, primary & secondary memory, RAM, ROM, input & output devices, hardware & software, operating systems, computer networks, IP address, internet, LAN, WAN, e-mail, worldwide web, web browser, website, MS word, MS excel, MS access, MS power point.
Paper-II:- Concerned Subject: Any one of the subject in which applicant want to appear for the written test that is, agriculture or agriculture engineering or forestry or horticulture. Detailed syllabus will be posted in upcoming days.
