OPSC AEE Recruitment 2026 – 758 Assistant Executive Engineer Posts Through GATE

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released Advertisement No. 13 of 2026-27 (dated 9 Oct 2026) for 758 Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) posts in Group-A of the Odisha Engineering Service. There is no OPSC written exam: candidates are called on their GATE score, and the final list is made from the GATE score and an interview.

Post-wise vacancies

Of the 750 Civil posts, 612 are backlog vacancies and 138 are current ones; for Mechanical it is 4 and 4. Civil also has 50 posts for persons with disabilities and 8 for sports persons, adjusted within these numbers.

Civil candidates rank the three departments in order of preference in the form. The choice can't be changed later, before or after the result.

Eligibility

GATE score

• Your GATE paper must match the post: Civil Engineering for AEE (Civil), Mechanical Engineering for AEE (Mechanical).

• Scores from GATE 2024, 2025 and 2026 are accepted. If you have more than one, upload only one score card; you are judged on that one.

• Your GATE mark must be at least the qualifying mark for your category printed on the score card. A score card below the qualifying mark doesn't make you eligible.

• Only the QR-coded GATE Score Card is accepted, not the GATE mark sheet.

• Keep your GATE login (enrolment ID or email, and password) ready: OPSC may ask you to log in and show the score during document verification.

Age

Born not earlier than 2 Jan 1984 and not later than 1 Jan 2005. SC, ST, SEBC, women and ex-servicemen get 5 more years, persons with disabilities (40% or more) get 10, and a person with disabilities who is also SC, ST or SEBC gets 15 in total. Junior Engineers already in state service can apply up to 45, for at most 5 chances. Only the date of birth on your HSC (Class 10) certificate is accepted.

Odia

You must be able to read, write and speak Odia, and have one of these:

• passed the Middle School Examination with Odia as a language subject;

• passed Matriculation with Odia as the medium of examination in a non-language subject;

• passed Odia as a language subject in the Class 7 final examination;

• passed the Odia test of ME School standard held by the School & Mass Education Department / BSE Odisha.

OPSC may also test your Odia at the interview.

Government employees

Inform your head of office in writing that you are applying, and bring a No Objection Certificate to document verification. Ask for it early.

Selection process

Final marks are 90% from the GATE score and 10% from the interview.

1. Online application

2. Call for document verification in order of GATE score, in phases (tentatively from the first week of December 2026)

3. Shortlist for the interview: about 2 times the vacancies in each category, at least 5

4. Interview

5. Final merit list, equal to the number of vacancies in each category, then the medical board

If two candidates have the same total, the one with higher interview marks ranks higher; if that is also equal, the older candidate does. The probation period is two years.

How to apply

1. Read the full advertisement on the OPSC website first.

2. Register on the OPSC e-Chayan portal. You get a Permanent Public Service Account Number (PPSAN).

3. Fill in the form for Advertisement No. 13 of 2026-27 and choose the post. Civil candidates also rank the departments.

4. Enter the marks of every semester or examination from HSC to your engineering degree, leaving out marks of extra optional or 4th optional subjects (as clarified in the corrigendum of 16 Oct 2026).

5. Upload a recent passport-size photo, your full signature and your left-hand thumb impression, plus the documents listed below.

6. Submit, check the submitted copy, and print it. You will need to sign the printout and hand it in at document verification. To change anything later, you must cancel the application and apply again before the last date.

Apply online

Documents to upload

• HSC (Class 10) certificate, for date of birth

• Engineering degree (Civil or Mechanical) certificate, or AMIE

• Mark sheets of all semesters, including any fail marks; if you got grades, the university's conversion certificate

• QR-coded GATE score card and the affidavit in the Annexure-I format of the advertisement

• Odia certificate as listed under Eligibility

• Caste certificate for SC, ST or SEBC; PwD certificate (40% or more, permanent); ex-servicemen release certificate; sports identity card from the Director of Sports, Odisha, if you claim these

• No Objection Certificate, for government employees

• Proof of identity: Aadhaar, voter ID, driving licence, passport or PAN

Corrigendum of 16 Oct 2026

• Marks: enter the marks of each semester or examination from HSC to the bachelor's degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering, without the extra optional or 4th optional subject.

• The admission certificate for document verification will be put on the OPSC website before the date; download it and bring it. The schedule will be on the website and in newspapers.

• The SEBC GATE example in the advertisement is only an illustration, not a real GATE cut-off.

Pay and help

Pay is Level 12, Cell 1 of the pay matrix under the ORSP Rules 2017, with dearness and other allowances. For technical problems with the form, call OPSC at 0671-2304707; for other questions, 0671-2304141 or 0671-2305611 (Ext. 227), on working days, 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM.