OAS Full Form
What is the full form of OAS?
OAS stands for Odisha Administrative Services. Odisha Administrative Services is also known as OAS examination .Every year many students apply for the Odisha Administrative Service to become an officer but only some of them qualify this exam and become an OAS officer.This Administration deals with the many different aspects of the government may it be the recruitment, promotion, services and all the other facilities that come under the Odisha government institutions. This is one of the most prestigious services to work under the government institution of Odisha and is conducted by Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC)
In order to work under the Odisha government you first have to qualify the government exam that is conducted by the Odisha public service committee exam and if you qualify this exam then you are able to become Odisha Administrative Service Officer. When you qualify this exam then you are not only able to become a Odisha Service Officer but you are also applicable for many other jobs such as Odisha Police Service (OPS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) too.
Education Qualification To Become A Odisha Administrative Service Officer :-
The only qualification you should have to become an odisha administrative service officer is the only degree. The degree can be undergraduate or postgraduate degree. The degree can be any of the fields like Medical, non-medical, Arts or Commerce.
There is no criteria to appear for the odisha administrative service examination.
Age Limit To Appear For Odisha Administrative Service Examination :-
The age limit to appear for OPSC examination varies among the different categories that occur in India and also among the physically disabled ones.
Age limit for General male candidates is :- 32 years
Maximum age limit to appear for OAS Examination for female is 37 years
For physically disabled ones the maximum age limit is :- 42 years
For all other categories like SC/ST/ OBC the age limit is 37 years.
Rounds In OAS examination :-
There are mainly three different rounds in the OAS examination :-
OAS preliminary examination
OAS mains examination
Personality development test.
Details of Preliminary Examination
There are usually two papers in the preliminary examination one is of General Studies and other is of Amplitude Studies.
Syllabus of general study includes :-
History and Indian development
Indian polity
Economic and social development
General science
Ecology
Current affairs
Paper 2 of general studies includes :-
Comprehensions from english language
Basic Data interpretation
Logical reasoning and analytical activity
Details of Mains Exams :-
Once you clear the preliminary examination, now it is your turn to sit for the mains examination. It is of total 2600 marks. It comprises seven different papers.
paper 1 odia
paper 2 English
paper 3 English essay
paper 4 General Studies 1
paper 5 General Studies 2
paper 6 and paper 7 is optional studies
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As it is a government job the salary for an OAS officer is quite good. Starting salary for an OAS officer is 45,000. The salary goes high according to the experience. Average salary ranges from around 55,000 to 65,000.
There are no limits for attempts in the OAS officer examination. You can attempt the OAS officer examination until you reach your maximum age limit. This exam is conducted once in every year. So after your degree and till you attain your maximum age you can give this examination a number of times.
To prepare for the OAS officer examination you should first develop a habit of reading the newspaper daily.
Now develop the habit of solving mathematics questions. you can go for some magazines that carry general knowledge in them.
OAS officers play many different roles in odisha. He can serve as odisha Police Service Officer or odisha taxation officer. He can also recruit many other officers under him.
No it is not difficult to qualify the OAS examination. If you are preparing in a strategic way for the OAS examination, it becomes quite easy for you to qualify. you just have to follow all the newspapers and you should develop a mathematical skill to clear this examination.