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OSSSC Junior Clerk Exam Pattern
| Papers | Subject | Marks | Time |
| Paper-I | Part-I: Language Test (English & Odia) | 85 | 2.5 Hours |
| Part-II: Objective General Knowledge | 100 | ||
| Paper-II | Part-I: Objective Mathematics | 100 | |
| Part-II: Basic Computer Skills (Objective) | 100 | 3 Hours | |
| TOTAL | 385 Marks | 5.5 Hours | |
| Practical Skill Test | |||
| Essay & Letter Writing in Odia | 15 | 30 Minutes | |
| Basic Computer Skills | 50 | 01 Hour |
- The OSSSC Junior Clerk Written Test consists of two papers – Paper 1 & Paper 2.
- Each Paper consists of two parts.
- Paper-I is for 185 Marks and the time duration for this paper is 2.5 Hours.
- The Paper-II is organized for 200 marks and the exam duration is 3 Hours.
- The overall OSSSC Written Test is comprised of 385 marks for 5.5 Hours.
OSSSC Junior Clerk Practical Skill Test Pattern
| Papers | Subjects | Marks | Exam Duration |
| Item No 1 | Essay and letter writing in Odia | 15 | 30 Minutes |
| Item No 2 | Basic Computer Skills | 50 | 1 Hour |
- In OSSSC Junior Clerk Skill Test, there will be questions from computer knowledge for 50 Marks and there will be Essay and letter writing in Odia for 15 Marks.
- The Exam Duration for Essay Writing is 30 Minutes and for Basic Computer Skills is 1 Hour.
OSSSC Junior Clerk Syllabus
Odisha SSSC Junior Clerk Syllabus – English
- Active voice & Passive voice.
- Connectors.
- Article.
- Verb.
- Direct and Indirect Speech.
- Tenses.
- Subject-verb Agreement.
- Pronoun.
- Types of Sentences.
- Comparison.
- Unseen Passage.
- Noun.
- Prepositions.
OSSSC Junior Clerk Syllabus – General Knowledge
- States, Countries, and Institutions with headquarters.
- Matching Historical Events with dates, personalities and places, Geographical facts with places.
- Current events with places and personalities.
- Books and authors.
- Scientific facts and discoveries with dates, persons, and uses.
- Matching questions of miscellaneous type.
Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Commission Syllabus – Odia Language
- Grammar
- Translation
- Comprehension of Unseen Passage
OSSSC Junior Clerk Syllabus for Mathematics
- Square and Square Roots.
- Profit, Loss, and Discount.
- Number system.
- Percentage and Averages.
- HCF and LCM.
- Ratio and Proportion.
- Cubes and Cube Roots.
- Simple Interest and Compound Interest.
- Partnership.
OSSSC Jr Clerk Syllabus – Basic Computer Knowledge
- Introduction of windows.
- Ms word.
- MS PowerPoint.
- Microsoft Excel.
OSSSC Junior Clerk Syllabus – Essay & Letter Writing in Odia
- Essay writing on familiar topics (within 250 words).
- Letter Writing (Personal letter, Applications, Business or Official) (within 150 words).
Odisha SSSC Jr Clerk Syllabus – Basic Computer Skills
- MS Windows.
- Create.
- rename.
- Copy/cut/paste.
- Delete of a folder/file.
- MS Word.
- A paragraph writing on editing and formatting text and paragraph.
- A paragraph writing on Page and paragraph Setup.
- PowerPoint.
- Making 2/3 slides using editing and formatting slides.
- MS Excel.