OUSSSC Recruitment 2026 – 7,268 Constable, Firefighter and Driver Posts

The Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC) has released Advertisement No. 01-CRE-2026/OUSSSC (23 Oct 2026) for 7,268 posts through the Combined Uniformed Services (Below Graduate Level) Examination 2026. One application covers all seven posts: you pick the posts you want in order of preference, and you get at most one of them, by merit and preference.

Posts, qualification, age and pay level

* Constable (Communication): +2 Science with Physics, Chemistry and one of Mathematics, Electronics, Statistics, Computer Science or IT; or a 3-year engineering diploma (SCTE&VT Odisha, AICTE or UGC approved). Pay levels are under the ORSP Rules 2017.

Category-wise vacancies

Constable (Civil) is a district post: you choose one police district. The most posts are in the Police Commissionerate (414), Mayurbhanj (208), Sambalpur (195), Rourkela (190) and Cuttack (182); the full district list is in Annexure-A of the advertisement. Constable OISF is filled battalion-wise, and you rank the four OISF battalions.

Eligibility

• You must be able to speak, read and write Odia, and have passed Odia as a language in the Middle School exam or in Class 7 or above, or HSC with Odia as the medium of a non-language subject, or BSE Odisha's ME-standard Odia test.

• Women (and transgender candidates) can apply for every post except Firefighter, Firefighting Driver and Driver PMT.

• Persons with disabilities are not eligible for these posts.

• Age relaxation: 5 years for SC, ST, SEBC and women; 3 years for Ex-Agniveers; the whole period of defence service for ex-servicemen. You get only one relaxation, the most useful one. The date of birth on your Class 10 certificate is the only one accepted.

• Firefighting Driver: a valid HMV licence held for at least 1 year before 23 Oct 2026. Driver PMT: an LMV or HMV licence held for at least 6 months before 23 Oct 2026. Time on a learner's licence doesn't count.

• Home Guards and Police Group-D employees have reserved posts (10–20%, depending on the post) and their own age and service rules; see para 7.23 of the advertisement.

Selection process

1. Written examination

2. Physical measurement and physical efficiency test (qualifying only), for about 7 times the vacancies in each category

3. Driving test, for the driver posts and for candidates claiming a licence

4. Medical examination by the District Medical Board

5. Document verification, then one merit list. There is no waiting list.

Written examination

The common paper covers Odia, English, general knowledge, quantitative aptitude and reasoning, and basic computer literacy. The Communication paper covers Physics and Computer Science; the driver paper covers vehicle knowledge and maintenance, and traffic signals, road safety and rules. Questions are in Odia and English, except the language sections. The full syllabus is in Annexure-I of the advertisement.

Bonus marks: NCC 'A' 1, 'B' 2, 'C' 3 (claim it in the form, or it won't count). Candidates for Constable (Civil), Constable OISF, Driver PMT and Firefighting Driver who hold a licence and pass the driving test get 3 marks for LMV or 5 for HMV.

Physical standards

Ex-Agniveers don't take the physical efficiency test. The medical board checks for knock knees, bow legs, flat feet, varicose veins, squint, poor vision, colour blindness and speech or hearing problems, so check yourself before applying.

Application fee

₹500 for everyone except SC and ST, paid online (net banking, card or UPI). It is refunded to the same account after you sit the written exam, so pay from your own account. There is no refund if you skip the exam.

How to apply

1. Keep ready: mobile number and email for OTPs, a photo ID, a colour photo taken after 1 Jan 2026 on a white background (40–100 KB), your signature and left thumb impression (20–50 KB each), and your certificates as PDFs (100–500 KB each).

2. On the OUSSSC portal, do the basic registration: name, date of birth, gender and parents' names exactly as on your Class 10 certificate. You can correct this only once, through "Modify OTR".

3. Log in and complete the five sections: personal details, other details, education, documents, and post preference with three exam districts.

4. Preview, submit and pay. Check Application History for the payment status, and print the form; you need it at document verification.

5. Submit only one application. After final submission nothing can be changed.

Apply on the OUSSSC portal

After you apply

• The admit card comes on the OUSSSC website about a week before the written exam; nothing is sent by post.

• The answer key and your response sheet are shared online. You can object within 3 days, at ₹200 per question (refunded if you're right).

• Government employees need a No Objection Certificate at document verification.

• The SEBC certificate must be issued within 3 years before you apply; OBC and EWS certificates are not accepted.

• Help desk for the online form: 0674-2916098, [email protected], 10:30 AM to 5 PM on working days.

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