OLM Recruitment 2026 – 1,115 Block, District and State Posts (Mission Shakti)
Odisha Livelihoods Mission has invited online applications for 1,115 contractual posts, including 453 Block Managers. Age 21–42, selection by a 100-mark CBT with no interview. Apply by 5 Dec 2026.
Important dates
- Application starts
- 6 Nov 2026
- Last date to apply
- 5 Dec 2026
Job details
- Total posts
- 1,115
- Qualification
- Varies by post: from a graduate with PGDCA (Program Assistant) or B.Com with PGDCA/IT (accountant posts) to a master's degree in a related field, with 3 to 5+ years of relevant experience. See the post table in the advertisement.
- Age limit
- 21–42 years as on 01 Jan 2026 (relaxation as per rules; no limit for current OLM staff)
- Application fee
- ₹500; SC/ST/PwD: Nil. Refunded to all who appear in the CBT
- Pay scale
- ₹16,560 to ₹72,450 a month (contractual, by post)
The Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM), under the Department of Mission Shakti, has invited online applications for 1,115 contractual posts at state, district and block level. Most are block-level posts: 453 Block Managers, 247 Block Accountant cum MIS Assistants and 174 Block Mission Managers. Selection is by a computer-based test only, with no interview.
Posts, pay and experience
| Level | Post | Posts | Pay a month (₹) | Experience (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Block Manager | 453 | 19,080 | 3+ |
| Block | Block Accountant cum MIS Assistant | 247 | 20,700 | 3+ |
| Block | Block Mission Manager | 174 | 31,338 | 3+ |
| District | Project Manager (4 streams, 30 each) | 120 | 35,000 | 5+ |
| District | Accountant cum MIS Assistant | 60 | 25,000 | 5+ |
| District | District Mission Manager | 8 | 70,560 | 5+ |
| State | State Project Manager (9 posts) | 9 | 72,450 | 5+ |
| State | Additional State Project Manager (18 posts) | 18 | 52,080 | 5+ |
| State | State Mission Executive (20 posts) | 20 | 36,225 | 3+ |
| State | Program Assistant | 6 | 16,560 | 3+ |
| Total | 1,115 |
Every state-level post above has one vacancy each in a different field (HR, farm livelihoods, finance, MIS and so on). The exact degree needed differs by post, from a B.Com with PGDCA (accountant posts) to a master's degree in a related field; check the post table in the advertisement. The experience shown is relevant work experience after qualifying.
Eligibility
Age: 21 to 42 years on 1 Jan 2026. Relaxation: 5 years for SC, ST, SEBC and women; 10 years for persons with disabilities; ex-servicemen by their service period (up to age 59). No age limit for people already working with OLM.
Odia: passed the Class 8 Odia examination, or Class 10 with Odia as a subject, or hold an Odia test pass certificate from the Government of Odisha.
Qualification and experience must be complete by the last date, 5 Dec 2026.
Exam pattern
One computer-based test (CBT) of 100 MCQs, 100 marks, 90 minutes, in English only. PwD candidates get 30 extra minutes.
Negative marking: 0.33 for each wrong answer.
Three times the vacancies are called for document verification. The final merit list uses the normalised CBT marks; ties go to the older candidate.
A mock test will be put on the website before the exam.
Syllabus
Every post has a common part and a thematic part (the official syllabus PDF lists both for each of the 57 posts):
Common: logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude (simplification to time and distance), general knowledge (current affairs, Indian history, geography, polity, economy, science) and English.
Block Manager and Block Mission Manager: poverty and rural development, DAY-NRLM and its sub-schemes (SVEP, MED, MKSP and others), Odisha programmes (OLM, ORMAS, Mission Shakti), Panchayati Raj and the 73rd Amendment, SHG federations, bank linkage and financial literacy.
Accountant cum MIS posts: computer fundamentals, MS Office, DBMS and SQL basics, accounting concepts and budgeting.
The SEBC certificate must be issued within the last three years before 5 Dec 2026; OBC certificates are not accepted. Women from SC, ST and SEBC need a caste certificate showing "daughter of".
Fee and how to apply
Fee ₹500; SC, ST and PwD pay nothing. The fee is refunded to everyone who sits the exam.
Apply online through the Mission Shakti website by 5 Dec 2026, 11:55 PM. Only one application per post counts (the latest one).
These are contractual posts for one year at first, renewable on performance. No TA/DA is paid for the exam.
Help: [email protected], 91-9513167660 (11 AM to 5:30 PM, working days).
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