1. Master's Degree in Physics, Applied Physics or Electronics, with Physics studied in every year of the three-year B.Sc.;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Physics;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science having Forensic Physics or Ballistics as a subject, together with Physics or Forensic Science as a subject throughout the three-year B.Sc.;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Physics or Ballistics as a subject.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Physics Division — 7 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 4, SC 1, ST 2, SEBC 0. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 2. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. No separately earmarked PwD post is shown for this division in the four-post horizontal PwD schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Physics, Applied Physics or Electronics, with Physics studied in every year of the three-year B.Sc.;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Physics;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science having Forensic Physics or Ballistics as a subject, together with Physics or Forensic Science as a subject throughout the three-year B.Sc.;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Physics or Ballistics as a subject.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Analytical physics and trace-evidence interpretation, not a generic engineering syllabus.

• I–II Mechanics, oscillations and optics: inertial/non-inertial frames, collision and conservation laws, rigid-body rotation, relativity; SHM, damped/forced oscillation, wave propagation, Doppler effect, interference, diffraction and resolving power.
• III–IV Electromagnetism and quantum mechanics: Gauss/Poisson/Laplace equations, dielectrics, induction, RLC resonance, Maxwell equations, Fresnel relations and lasers; de Broglie relation, Schrödinger equation, photoelectric and Compton effects, hydrogen spectrum and X-rays.
• V–VI Condensed matter and circuits: band theory, Hall effect, superconductivity, semiconductor transport, Kirchhoff/Thevenin/Norton circuits, transistor biasing and Boolean logic.
• VII–VIII Forensic physical evidence: road-traffic/skid-mark analysis, statistics, glass and paint, fracture matching, fibre comparisons, tool marks, wire and counterfeit coin examinations.
• IX–X Material and audio-video examinations: cement, mortar, concrete and soil comparison; voice-production theory, sound spectrographs, speech/speaker identification and tape authentication.

Selection impact: Paper II for Physics contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 7 posts include 2 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. Master's Degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, with Physics or Mathematics studied throughout the three-year B.Sc.;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Physics or Mathematics;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Physics or Ballistics as a subject, and Physics/Mathematics/Forensic Science studied throughout the three-year B.Sc.;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Physics or Ballistics as a subject.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Ballistics Division — 6 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 3, SC 0, ST 2, SEBC 1. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 2. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. No separately earmarked PwD post is shown for this division in the four-post horizontal PwD schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, with Physics or Mathematics studied throughout the three-year B.Sc.;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Physics or Mathematics;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Physics or Ballistics as a subject, and Physics/Mathematics/Forensic Science studied throughout the three-year B.Sc.;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Physics or Ballistics as a subject.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Physics foundations plus examination and comparison of firearms, ammunition and firing effects.

• I–VI Physics foundations: reference frames, rigid-body mechanics, oscillations, optics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, solids and electrical/electronic circuits.
• VII Firearms and mechanics: types of firearms, components and calibres, rifling, firing mechanisms, projectile velocity, origins and constructional features of firearms.
• VIII Ammunition science: cartridges, primers and propellants, ammunition components, chemical properties, headstamp identification and safe examination.
• IX Comparative ballistics: firing-pin, breech-face, ejector/extractor, chamber, striation and rifling marks; bullet and cartridge case comparisons, photomicrography, source correspondence and expert reports.
• X Range and gunshot effects: range-of-fire estimation, soot/blackening/tattooing, metallic fouling, GSR, wound/clothing examination and instrumental examination of gunshot residues.

Selection impact: Paper II for Ballistics contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 6 posts include 2 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. Master's Degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Chemistry;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Chemistry or Toxicology as a subject, together with Chemistry during all three years of the B.Sc., or a B.Sc. in Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Chemistry or Toxicology as a subject.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Chemistry Division — 10 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 4, SC 3, ST 3, SEBC 0. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 3. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. No separately earmarked PwD post is shown for this division in the four-post horizontal PwD schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Chemistry;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Chemistry or Toxicology as a subject, together with Chemistry during all three years of the B.Sc., or a B.Sc. in Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Chemistry or Toxicology as a subject.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Analytical, organic, inorganic and forensic chemistry, from trace separation to toxic industrial materials.

• I Core analytical and physical chemistry: analytical-method selection, instrumental/gravimetric/titrimetric techniques, mean/variance/statistics, group theory and electrochemistry.
• II Organic/inorganic analysis: unknown-sample identification, functional-group tests, mechanisms and photochemistry, transition elements, coordination chemistry and poisonous gases.
• III–IV Instrumental techniques: UV–Visible, FTIR, NMR, XRD, AAS, mass spectrometry, fluorescence, pH methods, TLC, GC, HPLC, HPTLC, GC–MS, electrophoresis.
• V–VIII Applied forensic analysis: organic compounds, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, pollutants, pigments, dyes, illicit alcohol and industrial solvents.
• IX–X Metals and drug chemistry: metal/alloy identification, BIS hallmarks and trace analysis; alkaloids, narcotics, designer drugs and drug screening.
• XI–XVII Forensic toxicants and explosive science: medicinal drug chemistry, psychoactive substances, petroleum/hydrocarbon analysis, arson investigation, explosives, and analytical interpretation of accident-related substances.

Selection impact: Paper II for Chemistry contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 10 posts include 3 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. Master's Degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or Applied Chemistry;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Chemistry;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Chemistry or Toxicology as a subject, plus Chemistry studied across the three-year B.Sc., or B.Sc. Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Chemistry or Toxicology as a subject.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Toxicology Division — 13 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 8, SC 3, ST 2, SEBC 0. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 5. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. One PwD-designated post is identified for this division in the horizontal reservation schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or Applied Chemistry;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Chemistry;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Chemistry or Toxicology as a subject, plus Chemistry studied across the three-year B.Sc., or B.Sc. Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Chemistry or Toxicology as a subject.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Chemical identification of poisons, metabolites, pesticides, drugs and toxicological material.

• I Analytical/statistical foundations: classification of analytical techniques, accuracy, precision, mean, variance, hypothesis testing and statistical error.
• II Unknown substances and reaction chemistry: functional groups, chemical reactions, systematic inorganic analysis and toxic gases.
• III–IV Instrumental separation: UV–Vis, FTIR, AAS, mass spectrometry, chromatography (TLC/GC/HPLC/HPTLC/GC–MS) and electrophoresis.
• V–VI Organic and biochemical chemistry: organic functional groups, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and alkaloids.
• VII–VIII Toxicological examination: poison classification, symptoms, mode of entry, sample preservation, post-mortem changes; extraction from viscera and biological specimens, solvent/steam distillation, dialysis and pharmacological metabolism.
• IX–X Forensic poisons and drugs: volatile poisons, toxic metals, pesticides and fumigants; analysis of acidic/basic drugs, opiates, alkaloids and plant/fungal toxicants.

Selection impact: Paper II for Toxicology contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 13 posts include 5 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. One of the four horizontally reserved PwD seats pertains to this division. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. Master's Degree in Zoology, Microbiology, Life Science, Genetics, Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Biology;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject, and Botany or Zoology studied throughout the three-year B.Sc., or B.Sc. Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Biology Division — 14 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 6, SC 4, ST 2, SEBC 2. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 5. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. One PwD-designated post is identified for this division in the horizontal reservation schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Zoology, Microbiology, Life Science, Genetics, Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Biology;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject, and Botany or Zoology studied throughout the three-year B.Sc., or B.Sc. Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Broad biological and forensic evidence analysis, with far more than taxonomy alone.

• I–II Cellular biology and human anatomy: cell organelles, nucleic-acid structure, DNA/RNA, protein synthesis, body tissues and major physiological systems.
• III–V Ecology, genetics and laboratory methods: environmental evidence, diatoms and drowning tests, microorganisms, biosystematics, Mendelian genetics, TLC/GLC/HPLC, electrophoresis, microscopy and statistics.
• VI–VII Forensic anthropology and chain of custody: human skeletal identification, age/sex/stature estimation, craniofacial comparison, physical evidence preservation, packaging and expert evidence.
• VIII–IX Biological stains and forensic DNA: blood, semen, saliva, immunological testing and species identification; DNA extraction, STR, mtDNA, PCR, electrophoresis, SNP and next-generation sequencing.
• X–XIII Wildlife, insects and biochemistry: wildlife-crime materials, forensic entomology/PMI, basic biomolecules, enzyme kinetics and molecular genetics.
• XIV Human development and physiology: reproductive biology, organ systems, immunity, endocrinology and musculoskeletal physiology.

Selection impact: Paper II for Biology contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 14 posts include 5 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. One of the four horizontally reserved PwD seats pertains to this division. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. Master's Degree in Zoology, Microbiology, Life Science, Genetics, Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Biology;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject, together with Botany or Zoology throughout the three-year B.Sc., or B.Sc. Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Serology Division — 4 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 3, SC 1, ST 0, SEBC 0. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 1. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. No separately earmarked PwD post is shown for this division in the four-post horizontal PwD schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Zoology, Microbiology, Life Science, Genetics, Biotechnology, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Biology;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject, together with Botany or Zoology throughout the three-year B.Sc., or B.Sc. Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Human/body-fluid evidence, immunoassay and blood-group interpretation within a broad biology syllabus.

• I–II Cell structure and anatomy: cell membranes, organelles, DNA/RNA, protein synthesis; tissue classification and the physiology of major organs.
• III–VI Ecology, genetics, lab techniques and anthropology: ecology, diatom tests, genetics, TLC/GC/HPLC, electrophoresis, skeletal evidence and comparative identification.
• VII–VIII Microscopy and body fluids: chain-of-custody/physical-evidence packaging, microscopy, blood/saliva/semen stains, presumptive and confirmatory fluid tests.
• VIII Immunology and blood grouping: ABO, Rh and MN grouping, antigens and antibodies, secretor/non-secretor status, immunoprecipitation and gel-electrophoresis.
• IX–X DNA and wildlife forensics: DNA profiling, PCR/STR, mtDNA, SNPs, evidence collection; wildlife evidence and identification.
• XI–XVI Biochemistry and applied biology: carbohydrate/lipid/protein chemistry, enzymes and kinetics, molecular genetics, reproductive biology, blood physiology and immunological techniques.

Selection impact: Paper II for Serology contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 4 posts include 1 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. Master's Degree in Zoology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology or Life Sciences;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Biology;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject and Zoology throughout the three-year B.Sc., or B.Sc. Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

DNA Division — 12 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 6, SC 2, ST 3, SEBC 1. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 4. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. No separately earmarked PwD post is shown for this division in the four-post horizontal PwD schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Zoology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology or Life Sciences;
2. Integrated M.Sc. in Biology;
3. Master's Degree in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject and Zoology throughout the three-year B.Sc., or B.Sc. Forensic Science;
4. Integrated M.Sc. in Forensic Science with Forensic Biology, Serology or DNA as a subject.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Molecular biology, DNA-based identity and biological-evidence interpretation.

• I–II Biochemistry and molecular cell biology: proteins, carbohydrates, enzymes, DNA/RNA structure and transcription/translation, cell cycle and organelles.
• III–IV Genetics and microbial science: linkage, mutations, crossing-over, chromosome abnormalities; microbes and antimicrobial/forensic applications.
• V Recombinant DNA technology: restriction enzymes, cloning, plasmids, sequencing and recombinant methods.
• VI Immunology and physiology: adaptive/innate immunity, blood constituents, human organ systems and biochemical processes.
• VII Laboratory tools: nucleic acid isolation/purification, electrophoresis, PCR-based methods, UV/visible spectrophotometry, microscopy, centrifugation and analytical statistics.
• VIII Forensic science: scene examination, evidence recognition and preservation, biological fluid analysis, DNA profiling and serology in criminal investigation.

Selection impact: Paper II for DNA contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 12 posts include 4 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. Master's Degree in Psychology or Forensic Psychology, with Psychology as an Honours or principal subject at Bachelor of Arts level, or a Bachelor of Science-level Psychology background.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Forensic Psychology Division — 6 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 3, SC 1, ST 1, SEBC 1. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 1. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. One PwD-designated post is identified for this division in the horizontal reservation schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Psychology or Forensic Psychology, with Psychology as an Honours or principal subject at Bachelor of Arts level, or a Bachelor of Science-level Psychology background.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Behavioural science, psychological assessment and evidentiary practice rather than general forensic chemistry.

• 1–3 Psychology foundations: central/peripheral nervous systems, learning, perception, memory, thinking, intelligence and cognition.
• 4–7 Personality, emotions and human behaviour: motivation, emotion, personality theory, psychological disorders, development, social psychology and behaviour.
• 8–10 Research and testing: qualitative/quantitative research, experimental design, questionnaires, psychometrics, neuropsychological tests, interest and aptitude inventories.
• 11–12 Forensic assessment: forensic psychology in India, legal concepts, interviewing, deception detection, statement analysis, psychological autopsy, victim impact and investigative technique.
• 13–14 Crime and courtroom: criminal behaviour, violence, criminal profiling, juvenile and family courts, expert evidence and courtroom psychology.
• 15 Polygraph: physiological basis, sensors, testing procedure and limitations, false-positive/false-negative outcomes.

Selection impact: Paper II for Forensic Psychology contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 6 posts include 1 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. One of the four horizontally reserved PwD seats pertains to this division. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. M.Sc. or M.Tech in Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology or Cyber Security;
2. Master's Degree in Computer Application with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Application, Computer Science, Electronics, Physics, Mathematics or Information Technology;
3. Master's Degree in Digital Forensic, or Master's in Forensic Science with specialisation in Cyber Forensics, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Multimedia Forensics, ICT, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cyber Security Management or Computer Science & Engineering.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Cyber Forensic Division — 11 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 5, SC 2, ST 2, SEBC 2. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 5. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. No separately earmarked PwD post is shown for this division in the four-post horizontal PwD schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. M.Sc. or M.Tech in Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology or Cyber Security;
2. Master's Degree in Computer Application with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Application, Computer Science, Electronics, Physics, Mathematics or Information Technology;
3. Master's Degree in Digital Forensic, or Master's in Forensic Science with specialisation in Cyber Forensics, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Multimedia Forensics, ICT, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cyber Security Management or Computer Science & Engineering.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Computer systems, digital incident investigation, network security and mobile/multimedia evidence.

• 1–2 Computers and networks: OS/file systems, storage, registers and memory; LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, routing and network architectures.
• 3–4 Cyber security and application security: threats and vulnerabilities, password attacks, SQL injection, malware, software-security testing and incident prevention.
• 5–7 Data systems, crypto and malware: DBMS and SQL, database security, cipher structures, encryption, hash, digital signatures, malware types, dynamic/static analysis and reverse engineering.
• 8–10 Advanced cyber topics: machine learning and large-data analysis, ethical hacking, wireless security, digital multimedia forensics and image/video authentication.
• 11–12 Mobile, computer and DVR investigations: Android/iOS acquisition, mobile evidence, forensic imaging, FAT/NTFS, acquisition formats, deleted files, CCTV/DVR evidence.
• 13–15 Network/cloud/IoT and legal evidence: cloud and social-media evidence, network artefacts, IoT/embedded systems, electronic evidence, cybercrimes, IT-law and Indian evidence provisions.

Selection impact: Paper II for Cyber Forensic contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 11 posts include 5 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.

1. Master's Degree in Physics, Chemistry or Forensic Science, with Chemistry or Physics studied at Bachelor of Science level.

Required: No · Description: No minimum employment-experience period is prescribed in the original notice for this division.

Description: Five years for eligible Odisha SEBC/SC/ST, women and ex-servicemen; ten years for PwD candidates with permanent disability of at least 40%; fifteen years cumulative for qualifying PwD candidates in Odisha SEBC/SC/ST. Standard benefits are not indiscriminately stacked.

Document Division — 6 notified Scientific Officer posts

Vacancies: UR 3, SC 1, ST 1, SEBC 1. Women-reserved posts within this Division: 1. This is a distinct division in the 89-post cadre; its quota is not interchangeable with another division. One PwD-designated post is identified for this division in the horizontal reservation schedule.

Accepted academic routes — alternatives, not four mandatory degrees:

1. Master's Degree in Physics, Chemistry or Forensic Science, with Chemistry or Physics studied at Bachelor of Science level.

Every accepted route must meet the minimum 55% aggregate marks requirement. Where Annexure-A specifies a three-year Bachelor's subject combination, an unrelated B.Sc./BA or a postgraduate degree title alone cannot replace that subject history. Check your full marksheets and degree nomenclature.

Professional subject reading guide from Annexure-B: Questioned-document examination with a substantial physics foundation and applied ink/paper analysis.

• I–VI Physics and electronics foundations: mechanics, waves/optics, electromagnetism, quantum physics, solids, semiconductor circuits and Boolean logic.
• VII Questioned-document practice: handling preserved/document samples, handwriting and natural variation, forged signatures, holographic materials, expert evidence.
• VIII Erasures and inks: chemical/physical erasures, stroke sequence, spectral comparison, electrostatic detection, ink chemistry and writing instruments.
• IX Paper and physical documents: paper chemistry, fibres, edge comparisons, impressed marks, facsimiles, photocopy/scanner artefacts and charred document handling.
• X Printing and secure documents: printers, typewriting, security documents, passports, visas, identity cards, currency, credit/debit cards and digital-signature examination.

Selection impact: Paper II for Document contributes 300 of the 400 written marks and has 150 Master's-level objective questions. The general Paper I is common to all ten divisions. The revised exam date is 7 February 2027; after the written stage OPSC shortlists for the 50-mark Viva under the announced 2:1 ratio by category. Merit is determined within the selected Division, not a combined 89-person queue.

Pay and appointment: Group-B, State Forensic Science Service Organisation under Odisha Home Department; starting basic pay ₹44,900 in Level 10, Cell 1 plus officially admissible allowances. Candidates must satisfy the age, Odia-language, nationality, document and medical conditions in the advertisement.

The advertised 6 posts include 1 women-reserved seats within the categories, not additional vacancies. One of the four horizontally reserved PwD seats pertains to this division. Reservation and PwD functional categories are as specified in the advertisement; horizontal reservations do not increase the total.