Odisha Police Constable Exam Syllabus 2026 - Summary
Odisha Police Constable syllabus is the official examination scheme and curriculum issued by Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC) for recruiting Constable (Civil), Constable (OISF), and other uniformed posts under Advt. No. 01-CRE-2026/OUSSSC. Candidates preparing for the Combined Uniformed Services Examination can check the paper pattern and topic weightage on ousssc.odisha.gov.in.
The recruitment involves a computer-based written test followed by physical standard measurement and physical efficiency tests. Candidates preparing for state-level police tests can review the Odisha Police Constable recruitment 2026 notification for eligibility and vacancy counts, or compare with the MP Police Constable syllabus.
Odisha Police Constable Exam Pattern 2026
The computer-based recruitment examination (CBRE) contains 100 objective multiple-choice questions for 100 marks, with a total duration of 120 minutes (2 hours). Each correct answer carries 1 mark, while a negative marking deduction of 0.25 marks applies for each wrong answer:
| Part | Subject / Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A | Odia Language & English Language | 20 | 20 | 120 minutes (2 hours) |
| Part B | Arithmetic & Logical Reasoning | 35 | 35 | |
| Part C | General Knowledge & Situational Awareness | 30 | 30 | |
| Part D | Basic Computer Knowledge | 15 | 15 | |
| Total | 4 Core Parts | 100 | 100 | 120 minutes |
Odisha Police Constable Syllabus
The curriculum tests secondary school-level language knowledge, numerical skill, general awareness, and basic digital literacy:
| Subject | Prescribed Topics |
|---|---|
| Odia Language | Reading comprehension, translation from English to Odia, vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, idioms and phrases, sentence correction, and grammar rules |
| English Language | Reading comprehension passages, spotting errors, cloze test, parts of speech, active and passive voice, tenses, prepositions, and vocabulary |
| Arithmetic | Number systems, HCF and LCM, fractions, percentages, average, ratio and proportion, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, and time and work |
| Reasoning & Situational Awareness | Analogies, series completion, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, decision making, spatial orientation, and non-verbal reasoning |
| General Knowledge | Current events, Indian history and national movement, geography of India and Odisha, Indian polity, everyday science, and Odisha cultural heritage |
| Basic Computer Knowledge | Computer hardware and software fundamentals, Windows operating system, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), internet usage, and cybersecurity basics |
Physical standards and selection stages
Candidates qualifying in the CBRE written test are shortlisted for the Physical Standards Measurement (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET), which includes running and high jump events on a qualifying basis. Final merit is prepared based on written test marks, followed by document verification and medical examination.
