OJS Exam on the pattern of OAS and IAS Exam.

The Orissa Judicial Service Examination will be conducted on the pattern of OAS and IAS examinations. A decision to this effect was taken at the State Cabinet meeting on Monday.
Briefing about the Cabinet's decision, Chief Secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy said for the first time preliminary examination would be held on for the judicial service. The examination will be of 100 marks. If a SC and ST candidate secures a minimum 35 per cent mark and the general candidate secure 40 per cent mark, he or she would be allowed to sit for the final examination of the OJS. The preliminary examination will be held on 10 subjects. In order to give a boost to the judicial sector, the State Cabinet has also decided to give the perks and allowance to Lokpal like the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.