OSSSC Ophthalmic Officer Recruitment 2026 – 238 Group-C Posts

The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has released the detailed advertisement (No. IIE-103/2026-3282/OSSSC, 5 Nov 2026) for 238 Ophthalmic Officer posts. These are District Cadre Group-C posts in 29 district establishments under the Health & Family Welfare Department. Candidates with +2 Science and a two-year Ophthalmic Assistant course can apply.

District-wise posts

There are no posts in Subarnapur. By category: UR 123 (39 for women), ST 67 (23), SC 22 (6), SEBC 26 (5). Ten posts are for persons with disabilities (5 hearing, 5 orthopaedic) and one for an ex-serviceman, counted within these totals.

This is a district cadre post: once selected, you are posted and transferred within your district. You list your district choices in order in the online form.

Eligibility

• Qualification: +2 Science (or equivalent) with a two-year certified Ophthalmic Assistant Training Course or certified Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant Course from a government or government-recognised institution of the state.

• Registration: you must be registered with the Ophthalmic Officers' Council, Odisha and hold a valid registration certificate on the day you submit the form. It has to be uploaded online.

• Age relaxation: 5 years for SC, ST, SEBC and women; 10 years for persons with disabilities, and 10 more on top of the category relaxation for SC, ST or SEBC candidates with a disability; ex-servicemen by the length of their defence service. Contractual Ophthalmic Assistants working under the OSH&FW Society can apply up to 45 years and must upload their appointment letters. Only the date of birth on the HSC certificate counts.

• Odia: you must read, write and speak Odia and have passed one of these: Middle School with Odia as a language; Matric with Odia as the medium in a non-language subject; Odia as a language in Class 7 or above; or the M.E. standard Odia test of the School & Mass Education Department.

• All conditions are counted on the advertisement date, 5 Nov 2026, except the Council registration, which must be valid on the day you apply.

Exam pattern

One written test of 100 marks in 2 hours, objective (MCQ). OSSSC will announce later whether it is on OMR sheets or computer-based.

• Negative marking: 0.25 marks are cut for each wrong answer. Marking two options counts as wrong; a blank answer loses nothing.

• Qualifying marks: 35%, or 30% for SC, ST, PwD, ex-servicemen and sportspersons.

• Candidates up to 1.25 times the vacancies, category-wise, are called for document verification before a district board.

• You can choose up to three districts as test centres. PwD candidates get 20 minutes extra per hour.

How to apply

1. New users click Apply Online on the OSSSC home page and register. If you registered for an earlier OSSSC post, log in and choose Re-registration for this post.

2. Keep ready: a recent colour passport photo, your full signature (both scanned as jpg/jpeg/png), your certificates and mark sheets, a personal e-mail ID and mobile number.

3. Fill the online application, choose your districts in order, and pay the fee online (net banking, card or UPI).

4. Print the confirmation page. If it does not appear after payment, the amount is refunded within 48 hours; pay again.

Documents for verification

• Ophthalmic Officers' Council registration certificate

• HSC, +2 Science and Ophthalmic Assistant / Surgical Assistant course certificates

• Odia certificate (Class 7 or M.E. standard test), if your HSC doesn't show Odia

• Caste certificate, UDID card or disability certificate, ex-servicemen papers, or contractual appointment letters, as applicable

OSSSC phone: 0674-2597149 / 2597152.

Apply on the OSSSC website