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Odisha Public Service Commission

Recommendations of the Royal Commission on superior services in India, 1924, referred to in short, as the Lee Commission, and now they find a place in the Constitution of India in Articles 315 to 323. The Odisha Public Service Commission was constituted on 1st April 1949 after it’s bifurcation from the former Bihar and Odisha Joint Public Service Commission. At the time of creation of the Odisha Public Service Commission, the strength of the Commission was three including Chairman. The strength increased to five in the year 1979 and further increased to six in the year 1996.

The Commission has acquired varied experiences and expertise in the matter of selection of personnel to various services of the Government of Odisha during its functioning for more than five decades. It has also gone a long way in achieving the purpose of drawing the best personnel for the public services of Odisha.

OPSC 2021 Exam Syllabus

OPSC Civil Judge Preliminary Syllabus

  • Constitution of India
  • Code of Criminal Procedure
  • Indian Penal
  • Code Code of Civil Procedure
  • Evidence Act
  • Limitation Act
  • Transfer of Property Act
  • Contract Act
  • Law of Succession ( Indian Succession Act and Hindu Succession Act)
  • Specific Relief Act

OPSC Civil Judge Mains Syllabus For Compulsory Papers

General English

  • Translation and retranslation of ten lines each
  • A short essay of about 150 words
  • Precis writing consisting of 300 words
  • one passage of about 500 words with 5 questions

Procedural Laws

  • The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  • The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  • The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Odisha Judicial Service Main Syllabus For Optional Papers

Law of Crime & Law of Torts 
Personal Law

  • Hind Law
  • Mohammedan Law

Law of Property

  • Transfer of Property Act, 1882
  • Specific Relief Act, 1963
  • Indian Limitation Act, 1963

Law of Contract

  • Indian Contract Act, 1872
  • Sales of Goods Act, 1930
  • Partnership Act, 1932
  • Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881

Jurisprudence and Constitution of India

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