OSSSC CRE IV Prelims Exam Date 2025 Announced - Fresh Exam Schedule for RI, ARI, Amin, ICDS Supervisor & SFS Posts

OSSSC CRE IV Prelims Exam Date 2025: The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has officially announced the fresh OSSSC CRE IV Prelims Exam Date 2025 for 2895 vacancies under Combined Recruitment Examination (CRE)-2023 (IV). This fresh exam schedule comes after the cancellation of the Preliminary Examination held in 2024, as per the Odisha High Court’s directive. 

OSSSC CRE IV Prelims Exam Date 2025

The OSSSC RI, ARI, Amin Prelims Exam 2025 is a competitive examination conducted by the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission to fill Group B and C posts in various Odisha government departments. The recruitment includes posts like Revenue Inspector, Assistant Revenue Inspector, Amin, ICDS Supervisor, and Statistical Field Surveyor. 

The new OSSSC CRE IV Preliminary Examination 2025 will be conducted in Computer Based Recruitment Examination (CBRE) mode from October to November 2025 across all districts of Odisha. Candidates who applied earlier against Advertisement No. 938(C)/OSSSC dated 29.12.2023 are eligible to appear in this fresh exam. Keep visiting the official OSSSC website, www.osssc.gov.in for the latest updates and admit card releases. 

OSSSC CRE IV 2023 – Overview

• Organization: Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC)

• Exam Name: Combined Recruitment Examination (CRE) - 2023 (IV) 

• Posts: Revenue Inspector (RI), Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI), Amin, ICDS Supervisor, Statistical Field Surveyor (SFS) 

• Total Vacancies: 2895

• Post Type: District Cadre

• Selection Process: Prelims, Mains, Practical Skill Test & Document Verification

• Prelims Exam Date: October - November 2025 (Revised)

• Official Website: http://www.osssc.gov.in 

OSSSC CRE IV 2023 - Important Dates

• Detailed Notification Released Date: 29th December 2023 

• Online Application Start Date: 30th December 2023 

• Online Application Last Date: 31st January 2024 

• Extended Application Submission Date: 31st March 2024 

• Revised Prelims Exam Date: October to November 2025 (Tentative) 

• Admit Card Release Date: 10 to 15 days before exam 

• Main Examination Date: To be announced 

OSSSC RI, ARI, Amin Prelims Admit Card 2025

The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission will release the admit cards for the OSSSC CRE IV 2023 posts on its official website www.osssc.gov.in approximately 10 to 15 days before the exam date. Candidates who have applied online for the recruitment can download their admit cards once available. We will update the admit card link here once OSSSC activates it. 

Steps to download OSSSC CRE IV Admit Card 2025:

• Visit the official website www.osssc.gov.in 

• Click on the “Admit Card” link for CRE 2023 posts  

• Enter your registration number and date of birth 

• Download and print the admit card for future reference 

OSSSC RI, ARI, Amin Recruitment Selection Process 2025

The OSSSC CRE IV Selection Process 2025 includes the Preliminary Examination, Main Written Examination, Practical Skill Test, and Document Verification. Check the OSSSC RI ARI Amin Recruitment 2025 selection process below. 

• Preliminary Examination: This is the first stage of the examination and all candidates who applied will be eligible to sit for the exam. This examination serves as a screening test only. It consists of 100 questions, each carrying 1 mark, and the level of questions is based on the 10th standard. 

• Main Written Examination: Candidates will be shortlisted to appear in the Main Written Examination at a ratio of 5 times the number of vacancies advertised, category/special category wise as per merit. The Mains Exam consists of 180 questions of 1 mark each, with the question level at the High School Certificate Examination standard. 

• Practical Skill Test: Candidates will be shortlisted to appear in the Practical Skill Test at a ratio of 3 times the number of vacancies advertised, category/special category wise as per merit based on the Main Written Examination. The Practical Skill Test carries 50 marks. 

• Document Verification: Candidates who qualify the Practical Skill Test will be shortlisted to appear for Document Verification at a ratio of 125% of the number of vacancies advertised, category/special category wise as per merit, based on the Main Written Examination and Practical Skill Test. 

OSSSC RI ARI Amin Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

• Question Type: Objective Multiple Choice Questions 

• Level of Exam: 10th Standard 

• Mode of Exam: OMR/CBRT (Computer Based Recruitment Test) 

• Number of Questions: 100 

• Total Marks: 100 

• Time Duration: 1.5 hours (90 minutes) 

• Negative Marking: 0.33 marks deducted for each wrong answer  

Subjects/Sections

• Mathematics – 20 Questions – 20 Marks 

• General Studies – 20 Questions – 20 Marks 

• English – 20 Questions – 20 Marks 

• Odia – 20 Questions – 20 Marks 

• Logical Reasoning – 20 Questions – 20 Marks 

OSSSC CRE IV Prelims Exam 2025 Syllabus 

Mathematics

• Average 

• Percentage 

• Number System 

• Square & Square Roots 

• HCF & LCM 

• Time & Work 

• Ratio & Proportion 

• Profit & Loss 

• Simple & Compound Interest 

• Time & Speed 

• Simplification 

• Boat & Stream 

• Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Pictorial Graph, Pie Chart) 

• Algebra 

• Mensuration 

• Statistics & Probability 

• Mixture & Allegation  

General Studies

• National Dance 

• Science & Innovations 

• Famous Places in India 

• World Organizations 

• New Inventions 

• Odisha and National Current Affairs 

• Books & Authors 

• Countries & Capitals 

• Important Dates 

• Music & Literature 

• About India & Its Neighboring Countries 

• Economic Problems in India 

• Indian Culture 

• Scientific Observation 

• Political Science 

• Everyday Science 

• Odisha Static GK 

• Geography of Odisha & India  

English

• Sentence Completion 

• Error Correction 

• Transformation 

• Prepositions 

• Antonyms 

• Active and Passive Voice 

• Substitution 

• Sentence Arrangement 

• Fill in the Blanks 

• Spotting Errors 

• Paragraph Completion 

• Joining Sentences 

• Sentence Improvement 

• Synonyms 

• Spelling Test 

• Passage Completion 

• Idioms & Phrases 

Odia

• ସମାପ୍ତି 

• ତ୍ରୁଟି ସଂଶୋଧନ 

• ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ 

• ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତି 

• ଆଣ୍ଟୋନାଇମ୍ସ 

• ସକ୍ରିୟ ଏବଂ ପାସିଭ୍ ଭଏସ୍ 

• ପ୍ରତିସ୍ଥାପନ 

• ବାକ୍ୟ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା 

• ଶୁନ୍ୟସ୍ଥାନ ପୁରଣ କର 

• ଦାଗ ତ୍ରୁଟି 

• ପାରା ସମାପ୍ତି 

• ବାକ୍ୟରେ ଯୋଗଦେବା 

• ତ୍ରୁଟି ସଂଶୋଧନ 

• ବାକ୍ୟ ଉନ୍ନତି 

• ଶବ୍ଦଗୁଡ଼ିକ 

• ବନାନ ପରୀକ୍ଷା  

• ପ୍ରତିସ୍ଥାପନ 

• ପାସେଜ୍ ସମାପ୍ତି 

• ଭାବନା ଏବଂ ବାକ୍ୟାଂଶଗୁଡ଼ିକ  

Logical Reasoning

• Analogy 

• Classification 

• Blood Relation 

• Direction and Distance 

• Coding-Decoding 

• Series 

• Ordering & Ranking 

• Alphabet or Word Test 

• Clock & Calendar 

• Puzzle 

• Venn Diagram 

• Arrangement & Pattern 

• Seating Arrangement 

• Syllogism 

• Missing Number