Dellhi Oriya Students Association demands change in the OPSC Examination dates.

Now as the dates are finalised for the OPSC Main Exams our main concerns are-

1) There is only a gap of one week between UPSC Prelims (18th May) and OPSC Mains (25th May) Given the differential question pattern and syllabus there should be at least one to two months gap between these exams.
2) This year there are nearly 700 posts in UPSC civil services and such exams may hamper the success rate oriya students.
3) As OPSC does not conduct exams on regular basis it should take into consideration upsc exam schedules while finalising its own schedule. there are many oriya students for whom this years UPSC prelims is final and mandatory chances. For them its a difficult choice whether to sit for UPSC prelims or OPSC mains.
4) the MA examinations in all universities like Utkal, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Fakirmohan, as well as in HCU, DU and JNU are scheduled till 2nd week of May as per their regular schedule. In that case the chances of these young and fresh post graduates getting into our state bureaucracy are bleak.
5) another major concern is the heat wave in the month of May and June- the time OPSC has scheduled its main examination. All most every day the exams are scheduled in 2nd sittings as well. This may prove fatal for the examinees keeping in mind the heatwave condition in all cities where exams are going to be held.

So the exam may be planned anytime after June. As there are only around 3740 examinees it won't be difficult for OPSC to conduct exam at anytime of the year.

Bibhu Prasad Nayak, (JNU) 09868984464
Tejeswar Parida,(DU) 09999974473