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Odisha PSC Recruitment 2026: 89 Scientific Officer (Group-B) Posts in the State Forensic Science Service Organization, Odisha
The OPSC Scientific Officer Recruitment 2026 drive is open, as the Odisha Public Service Commission invites online applications for 89 Scientific Officer (Group-B) posts in the State Forensic Science Service Organization under the Home Department, Government of Odisha. Registration closes on 26 November 2026 (5:00 P.M.).
OPSC Scientific Officer Recruitment Job Details
Organization: Odisha Public Service Commission
Advertisement No.: 14 of 2026-27
Post: Scientific Officer (Group-B)
Department: State Forensic Science Service Organization under Home Department
Number of Vacancies: 89 (29-W) across 10 (Ten) Divisions
Application Window: 06 November 2026 to 26 November 2026 (5:00 P.M.)
Written Examination Date: 17 January 2027 (Sunday)
Official Website: https://www.opsc.gov.in
Division-wise Vacancies:
- Physics: 07 (02-W)
- Ballistics: 06 (02-W)
- Chemistry: 10 (03-W)
- Toxicology: 13 (05-W)
- Biology: 14 (05-W)
- Serology: 04 (01-W)
- DNA: 12 (04-W)
- Forensic Psychology: 06 (01-W)
- Cyber Forensic: 11 (05-W)
- Document: 06 (01-W)
Category-wise Vacancies: UR 45 (15-W), SC 18 (05-W), ST 18 (07-W), SEBC 08 (02-W). 04 posts are reserved for Persons with Disabilities whose permanent disability is 40% or more.
Job Description
Recruitment to 89 (Eighty-nine) posts of Scientific Officer (Group-B) across 10 (Ten) Divisions in the State Forensic Science Service Organization under Home Department. The recruitment will be conducted as per the Odisha Forensic Science Service (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Group-‘A’ and Group-‘B’ Posts) Rules, 2025 and onetime relaxation Notification No. 25739, dated 18 July 2026 of Govt. in Home Department.
Eligibility Criteria for OPSC Scientific Officer Posts
Age: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 (twenty-one) years and must not be above the age of 42 (Forty-two) years on the 1st day of January, 2026, i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 02 January 1984 and not later than 01 January 2005.
Age Relaxation: The upper age limit shall be relaxed by five (05) years for candidates belonging to the categories of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (S.E.B.C.), Scheduled Castes (S.C.), Scheduled Tribes (S.T.), Women and Ex-Servicemen, and by 10 (Ten) years for Persons with Disabilities whose permanent disability is forty percent (40%) or more.
Educational Qualification: The candidate must have Post Graduate or Master’s Degree from a recognised University or equivalent as mentioned in Annexure-A for respective Divisions with minimum 55% of the aggregate marks. A candidate shall apply for one division only.
Knowledge in Odia: A candidate must be able to speak, read and write Odia, as set out in Para 5 of the advertisement.
Other Eligibility Conditions:
- The candidate must be a citizen of India.
- Government servants, whether temporary or permanent, are eligible to apply provided that they possess the requisite qualification and are within the prescribed age-limit. They must inform their respective Head of Offices in writing and furnish “No Objection Certificate” during document verification.
- Only those candidates who possess the requisite qualifications, are within the prescribed age limit and fulfil other eligibility conditions strictly by the closing date of submission of registered online application form will be considered eligible.
Salary
For OPSC Scientific Officer posts, the scale of pay is Rs. 44,900/- (Level 10, Cell-1 of Pay Matrix under Rule-3 of the ORSP Rules, 2017), with usual Dearness and other Allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time.
Documents Required
Candidates are required to upload the following documents with the online application form:
- H.S.C. or equivalent certificate in support of declaration of age issued by the concerned Board/Council.
- Intermediate/+2 Examination Certificate issued by the concerned Board/Council.
- Bachelor’s Degree Certificate issued by the recognized University.
- Master’s Degree Certificate in concerned Division or other Master’s Degree Certificate as mentioned at Annexure-A.
- Mark-lists in support of all the aforesaid Examinations (H.S.C. to Master’s Degree) passed including fail marks, if any.
- Caste Certificate by birth in support of claim as S.E.B.C./S.C./S.T., wherever applicable.
- Odia Test Pass Certificate or Certificate issued by School Principal, in case passed in Odia Language in Class-VII or Middle English School Standard, or Certificate issued by Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, as applicable.
- Permanent Disability Certificate (indicating percentage disability i.e., 40% or more) issued by the concerned Medical Board, wherever applicable.
- Release Certificate for Ex-Servicemen claiming age relaxation, as per Orissa Ex-Servicemen (Recruitment to State Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1985.
- No Objection Certificate issued by the Competent Authority in case of a Government servant.
- Any proof of photo Identity. Preferred ID is Aadhar Card.
How to Apply for OPSC Scientific Officer Recruitment
- Candidates must carefully go through the details of this Advertisement available in the Website of OPSC before filling up online application form.
- Candidates must apply online through the concerned Website of the OPSC, https://www.opsc.gov.in. Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
- Candidates are requested to upload the scanned image of latest passport size photograph along with scanned image of full signature and scanned image of Left-hand Thumb Impression (LTI) in the online application form.
- On successful submission of the online Registration, a unique “Permanent Public Service Account Number (PPSAN)” will be assigned to the applicant.
- Candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Form well in advance without waiting for the closing date to avoid the last hour rush.
- The candidates other than SC, ST and PWD category shall have to pay the examination fee amounting to Rs. 700/- (Rupees Seven Hundred) only through online mode while filling the Online Application Form.
Additional Information
Method of Selection: The selection shall be made on the basis of Written Examination (400 marks) and Personality Test (50 marks).
Written Examination: The Written Examination will be held on 17 January 2027 (Sunday). It consists of two objective type (MCQ) papers. Paper-I carries 100 marks and Paper-II carries 300 marks. The detailed Schedule and Centre of Examination will be notified in due course.
Place of Examination: Kataka/Bhubaneswar.
Examination Fee Refund: The examination fees paid shall be refunded only to those candidates who actually appear in both the papers of Written Examination. Application without payment of examination fees (except SC/ST/PwD candidates) will be taken as incomplete and outrightly be rejected.
Facilitation Counter: For technical problems during online registration, candidates may contact OPSC Technical Support over Telephone No. 0671-2304707. For guidance on this advertisement, the OPSC Facilitation Counter may be contacted over Telephone No. 0671-2304141/ 2305611 & Extn. – 205.
Grievance: Any complaint on the conduct of examination must be sent to the Grievance Wing of the Commission by e-mail ([email protected]) within 07 (Seven) days of completion of the examination.
CLICK HERE FOR THE ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION / APPLY ONLINE
Online applications for OPSC Scientific Officer Recruitment must be submitted through the OPSC website by 26 November 2026 (5:00 P.M.).