OSSSC Combined Recruitment Examination

It is a recruitment examination run by the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission, Govt. of Odisha, to select candidates for multiple subordinate posts in one cycle. CRE-2025 covered RI, ICDS Supervisor, VAW, Junior Assistant, ARI, Amin and SFS; CRE-2025(II) covered Forester, Forest Guard and Excise Constable. The posts offered differ by cycle, so read the notification for your target post.

The Commission runs written tests on CBRE (computer-based recruitment examination) mode for some posts - the Radiographer-2026 written test, for example, is notified on CBRE mode. Whether your post uses CBRE, a written test, or a written test followed by a physical test depends on the advertisement. Check the notification for your post rather than assuming.

Physical Test (Phase-II) is notified for Forest Guard and Excise Constable posts under Combined Recruitment Examination-2025(II). Admission letters for candidates appearing in that Physical Test were issued in November 2026, and a postponement was notified for Baleshwar District. If you applied for a forest or excise post, watch the notices page for your district's schedule.

The official website does not publish a single duration or question count for the CRE as a whole; these are specified per advertisement and per post. Do not rely on figures from other exams or older cycles. Download the notification for your post and read the scheme of examination section, which states the structure, timing and marking for that recruitment.

Candidates generally prepare general awareness and reasoning, quantitative aptitude and numerical ability, English, and Odia language and regional knowledge. Subject-wise weightage is not published on the Commission's main page, so confirm the syllabus and marks distribution in your post's advertisement. Build accuracy in arithmetic and reasoning first, since these reward steady daily practice.

There is no stated limit on attempts on the official page; you apply afresh to each new advertisement you are eligible for. Selection depends on that cycle's vacancies, cut-offs and stage requirements. If you miss a cycle, improve weak areas and apply to the next notification for which you meet the eligibility conditions.

Applications are invited online through the OSSSC portal, where you complete registration or re-registration, pay the applicable examination fee and fill the application form. For technical problems call 0674-2597149; for administrative queries call 0674-2597106 between 10 AM and 5 PM on official days. Apply well before the closing date rather than on the last day.

All of these appear under Recruitment News and Notifications on osssc.gov.in. Recent examples include revised and final revised answer keys with response sheets for CRE-2025 posts, provisional screening lists for document verification, admission letters for the Physical Test, and counselling notices for choice of post or district. Check the site regularly after each stage.

Treating figures from an older or different recruitment as current, ignoring the post-specific notification, missing document verification or counselling notices, and applying at the last minute. Another frequent error is neglecting Odia language and regional knowledge while over-focusing on quantitative aptitude. Read each notification fully and keep your registered mobile number and email active.