OPSC Answer Key 2024: Provisional Key, Download PDF, Objection Window

OPSC Answer Key 2024: Odisha Public Service Commission releases the answer key for OPSC OCS exam at the official website. The answer key is released after the conclusion of the examination. The initial answer key for OCS examination is provisional in nature. Candidates who are not satisfied with the answers are allowed to raise objections against the answer key. 

Latest Updates: 

• OPSC OCS answer key for prelims was released on December 21, 2024. The last date to submit objections is December 30, 2024. 

The OPSC answer key consists of responses to those questions which were asked in the examination. Candidates are given the opportunity to challenge the provisional answer key, whereas aspirants cannot challenge the final answer key. The Commission prepares OPSC result on the basis of the final answer key. Further, candidates must know that the exam conducting body releases different answer keys for different posts. 

The OPSC conducts recruitment exams for various posts under the government of Odisha. The OPSC exam has three stages - prelims, mains and interview. In order to qualify for the exam, candidates are required to clear all three stages one by one. 

OPSC Answer Key 2024 Link

The provisional and final answer key for OPSC OCS preliminary exam was released on the official website of the Commission, opsc.gov.in. Check image of the official website below: 

OPSC Answer Key 2024 Provisional

OPSC releases the OPSC provisional answer key for the specific post for which the examination has been conducted. The term provisional answer key refers to the document wherein the candidates will be allowed to any question in the examination regarding which they feel the answer could be different as compared to the given by the authorities. Candidates have to raise objections during a set of times which is known as the 'objections raising window'. 

Candidates must know that they need to provide supporting evidence with the objection they are raising. Once the objections have been raised the authority will look into those discrepancies and the final answer key will be made based on the analysis of the authorities. 

Steps to Raise Objections in OPSC Provisional Answer Key 

Step 1: Candidates need to go to the redressal page of the OPSC 

Step 2: On the redressal page, candidates are required to enter their registration id, gender, user name, full name,  registration number and password

Step 3: Now, candidates need to raise their objection regarding the question which they think the answer will be different compared to the one provided by the authorities 

Step 4: Candidates need to provide supporting evidence along with the objection 

Step 5: Once the objection has been raised, candidates need to click submit. 

OPSC Final Answer Key 2024

Once the authorities have analysed the objections raised in the provisional answer key, they will then release the OPSC final answer key. Candidates must note that the exam conducting body releases the different answer keys for different posts. The final answer key will be released in PDF format on the official website. Usually, the final answer key is released a day before the result declaration or hours before the results are declared. 

The OPSC final answer key helps the candidate calculate the score. However, aspirants must note that the answer key is not the result and it only allows the candidate to cross-verify the answers. Further, the final answer key helps to analyse a candidate's performance in the examination as well as to have an estimate of how many marks they can score in the exam. 

Steps to Download OPSC Final Answer Key

Step 1: Go to the official website of OPSC 

Step 2: On the homepage, students will find the 'What's New Section' -- click on that

Step 3: In this section, candidates will find the link to the final answer key for the post they have applied for 

Step 4: Click on the link 

Step 5: The final answer key will be displayed in front of the candidate in PDF form. 

NOTE: Download the final answer key and keep it for future use. 

OPSC Answer Key 2024: Steps to calculate marks

Once the candidate is able to access the OPSC final answer key, they can also easily calculate their scores. Here's how candidates can calculate the OPSC marks 

• The recruitment exam consists of 200 questions 
• Each question in the paper is of 1 mark which makes a total of 200 marks 
• Candidates must know that the exam has a negative marking of 0.25 
• If a candidate does not attempt a question then there will be no negative marking 

Total marks can be calculated as : 

Total Marks = No. Of Correct Answers MINUS  No. Of Wrong Answers