Happy Work Anniversary : Four years of service as ASO (2019 Batch) in Odisha Secretariat

26.07.2019 : This day is memorable for the 500 ASOs who got their appointment letter in a workshop at Rabindra Mandap to join as Assistant Section Officer in Odisha State Secretariat. We all felt very elated on that day, as the advertisement for the post was on 18.09.2018 and OPSC successfully conducted this Examination and published final result within less than 9 months (262 days) that too without any major court cases.  Hence this batch may be considered as the luckiest batch among all ASO recruitments conducted by OPSC. 

After declaration of final result on 07.06.2019, orientation program was organised on 26.07.2019 at Rabindra Mandap. 

Now it's completion of four years in service (2019-2023). So first of all, Congratulations to all ASO friends of RR-2018 batch on their 4th Work Anniversary. Within these four years, many of them has left this service to join other jobs with high salary and better rank like OAS, OPS, OFS, ORS etc. Out of 500, nearly 438 ASOS of RR-2018 are now working in different departments. 

As a part of Government Service, each and every employee dreams to have promotion and pay hike. In current situation, there is no major vacancy in the rank of  Section Officer. So they have to wait for promotion of SOs (2011 Batch) to DO.  Besides, no ASOs of this batch qualify the minimum service period of 8 years for promotion also.

Hence, two major demands of this batch are expected to be fulfilled very soon for better promotion avenue. 

(1) Although, ASO post is being recruited through OPSC, but this is the only post with Grade Pay of 4200 under PB-2. So the first demand is 4600 Grade Pay for base level post i.e. ASO. (2) Similarly, minimum continuous service for promotion to Section Officer is fixed to 8 years which is higher than that of any other cadres should be amended to  4 years.

Hope, everything will be fine. These ASOs can bring a better environment  and enhance the efficiency level in Odisha State Secretariat. 

Again congratulations to all......

OPSC ASO RESULT 2021 : New Court Case to be listed alongwith Review Petition next week

ରାଜ୍ୟ ସଚିବାଳୟର ୭୯୬ ଏଏସଓ ପଦବୀ ପାଇଁ ହୋଇଥିବା ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ପରୀକ୍ଷା ୨୦୨୧ ର ଚୁଡାନ୍ତ ଫଳାଫଳ ଏବେ ମାନ୍ୟବର ଉଚ୍ଚ ନ୍ୟାୟାଳୟଙ୍କ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ଅପେକ୍ଷାରେ। ଗୋଟିଏ ପରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ମାମଲା ଅଦାଲତରେ ଦାୟର ହେବା ଫଳରେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା ବିଳମ୍ବିତ ହେବାରେ ଲାଗିଛି। 

ଆସନ୍ତା ଦୁଇମାସ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ନୂତନ ମେରିଟ ଲିଷ୍ଟ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବାକୁ ଅଦାଲତ ଆଦେଶ ଦେଇଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ଯ ପୁଣି କିଛି ପିଟିସନ ଦାୟର ହେବା ଯୋଗୁଁ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା ପୁଣି ବିଳମ୍ବିତ ହୋଇଛି। 

ASO Recruitment 08/2012-13 : Notice of OPSC cancelled

ଘଟଣାକ୍ରମ:

୧) ଓଡିଶା ଲୋକସେବା ଆୟୋଗ (OPSC) ଦ୍ୱାରା ୨୦୧୨ ମସିହାରେ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଥିବା ସଚିବାଳୟ ଏଏସ୍ଓ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ବିଜ୍ଞାପନ (Advt 08/2012-13) ଆଧାରରେ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରାଯାଇ ୮୧୧ ପଦବୀ ପାଇଁ ଚୁଡାନ୍ତ ତାଲିକା ତା.୧୦.୦୯.୨୦୧୬ ରିଖରେ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଥିଲା।  (ଚୁଡାନ୍ତ ତାଲିକା) 

ASO Examination has been conducted in fair manner : OPSC Chairman

Sri Satyajit Mohanty, Chairman, OPSC today addressed a press conference and described the procedure being followed during recruitment to Group-A & Group-B posts in different Services. CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO

Brief of Press Meet:

As per commitment to recruit nearly 4000 candidates in different Group-A & B posts in 2022-23, OPSC has already recommended 1545 candidates to be posted in different Departments. 

• Assistant Horticulture Officer 
• Assistant Agriculture Officer :  60
• Veterinary Assistant Surgeon : 146
• Odisha Civil Services : 392
• Assistant Professor in Medical Colleges : 250
• Assistant Professor in Colleges : 448
• Insurance Medical Officer : 55
• Odisha Judicial Services : 50
• Mining Officer : 40
• Post Graduate Teacher : 100
• Assistant Sericulture Officer 

Besides, recruitment process for rest 2500 posts in different services is going on. 

• Assistant Section Officer : 796
• Odisha Education Service : 160
• Odisha Civil Service : 433
• Veterinary Assistant Surgeon : 455
• Assistant Agriculture Officer : 
• Assistant Agriculture Engineer : 

Transparency : Regarding corruption Sri Mohanty said, “OPSC follows a fair and transparent policy in the selection of candidates. Rickshaw puller’s daughter, a newspaper hawker’s son and daily labourer’s son had cracked OCS examination with flying colours. Had there been irregularities, these students would not have cleared the examinations. They did not have any reach.”

ASO Result :

• More than 2 lakh candidates had applied for ASO Examination but nearly 1.5 lakh appeared the same. 
• While selecting for Skill Test, the qualifying marks in written examination was set at 40% for UR & SEBC and 30% for SC & ST candidates. Earlier, 2408 candidates were selected in this procedure. 
• Though, OPSC had to select 1194 candidates (1.5 times of 796 vacancy) but required number of ST Category candidates were not available. Hence only 1104 candidates have been selected to appear Computer Skill Test.
• Candidates from 415 centers have been selected out of 433 centers. 

Mark Sheet & Answer Key : 

• The marksheet and answer key will be uploaded only after the final results are out. 
• As per the High Court order, the 2016 norms will be followed.
• Candidates can complain after the final result is out. If the allegations are true then action will be taken. 

Clarification: 

• The Assistant Section Officer (ASO) examination was conducted in a fair manner and there has been no irregularities.
• “Hard work is the only medium to achieve success. Instead of doing that, the ASO aspirants created a disinformation campaign and made the news viral which has no authenticity. This is not acceptable. We condemn it. I can assure students that necessary steps will be taken if they would find any kind of discrepancy after their results are out.”
• “We will follow High Court’s directive and publish the marks of all the candidates who appeared in the examination once the final results are declared. Merit is the only criteria. OPSC has been following it.”  

Story behind: 

It is pertinent to mention that a lot of candidates took to the streets when there were allegations of irregularities in the ASO examination. The aspirants knocked the door of the Orissa High Court alleging irregularities in the selection process of the ASO examination conducted by OPSC. They even alleged that each post has been sold off for Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh and some of the selected candidates were absent in examination also.

However, the High Court refused to intervene in the matter and ordered the government recruiting body to publish the marks of all the candidates who appeared in the examination.