OPSC Assistant Agriculture Engineer and Geologist Admit Card 2026

OPSC Assistant Agriculture Engineer and Geologist Admit Card 2026 — exams on 15 November 2026

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released the admission certificates for the written examinations of Assistant Agriculture Engineer (Advt 08 of 2026-27) and Geologist (Advt 10 of 2026-27). Both admit cards went live on the official OPSC homepage on 10 November 2026 at 5:00 PM, and both written examinations will be held on Sunday, 15 November 2026. There are 53 posts in total — 48 Assistant Agriculture Engineers and 5 Geologists.

Exam timings on 15 November 2026

The Assistant Agriculture Engineer examination has two papers: Paper I from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and Paper II from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM. The Geologist examination also has two sessions: the morning session from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM and the afternoon session from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Subject Code 02). Candidates should check the exact reporting time and exam centre printed on their own admission certificate.

Please note the timings above rest on the transcriptions of the official programme notices (Assistant Agriculture Engineer notice dated 3 November 2026; Geologist notice dated 30 October 2026), both of which are listed on the official OPSC homepage. The notice PDFs themselves are ASP.NET postbacks on the OPSC site and could not be downloaded directly, so confirm the timings on your admission certificate.

The Assistant Agriculture Engineer exam was postponed

The Assistant Agriculture Engineer written examination was originally scheduled for 1 November 2026 and was postponed to 15 November 2026. Candidates who downloaded an earlier hall ticket should download the fresh admission certificate.

Who the posts are for

Assistant Agriculture Engineer is a Class-II (Group-B) post in the Odisha Agricultural Engineering Service, Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment Department. It needs a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Engineering (no other equivalent is accepted), and the Odia-language condition applies. The 48 posts break up as UR 22 (07 women), SEBC 03 (01 woman), SC 08 (03 women) and ST 15 (05 women), with 16 posts earmarked for women. Pay is Level-10 with an initial basic of Rs. 44,900 under ORSP Rules 2017.

Geologist is a Group-A (Junior Branch) post in the Odisha Ground Water Geologist Service, Water Resources Department. It needs a second-class Master's Degree in Geology, Applied Geology or Earth Science. The 5 posts break up as UR 04 (01 woman) and SC 01, with 1 post reserved for PwD candidates with permanent disability of 40% or more. Pay is Rs. 56,100, Level 12 Cell-1 under ORSP Rules 2017.

Both recruitments are now closed to new applications: Assistant Agriculture Engineer applications ran from 28 August to 28 September 2026, and Geologist applications from 8 September to 8 October 2026.

Fee

No fee is charged for downloading the admission certificate. The recruitment-stage application fee figures were not re-verified for this admit-card post, so no fee figure is stated here.

How to download the admit card

Go to opsc.gov.in, open Candidate's Corner and click Download Admission Certificate. The download is login-gated — enter your registration number, date of birth and PPSAN as asked. Download the certificate and check the exam centre, paper timings and reporting instructions printed on it. Carry a printed copy of the admission certificate and a valid photo identity proof to the examination hall.

One date discrepancy to note: the Geologist notification is dated 1 September 2026 according to learnodisha and onestopread, while one secondary report says the notification was released on 9 September 2026. This post uses 1 September 2026.