OPSC Lecturer Recruitment 2026 – Govt College of Physical Education Posts OPSC Lecturer Recruitment 2026: ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (OPSC) invites online applications from the prospective eligible candidates through the Proforma Application Form for recruitment to 05 posts of Lecturers in Government College of Physical Education (Group-B) under Sports & Youth Services Department. Vacancy Details (ଶୂନ୍ୟପଦ ବିବରଣୀ) Sl. No. Category No. of Post 1 UR 01 2 SC 02 3 ST 02 TOTAL 05 Eligibility Criteria (ଯୋଗ୍ୟତା ମାପଦଣ୍ଡ) AGE: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 (twenty-one) years and must not be above the age of 42 (forty-two) years as on the 1st January, 2026, i.e. he/she must not have been born earlier than 2nd January, 1984 and not later than 1st January, 2005. Provided that the upper age limit prescribed above is relaxed by 05 (five) years for candidates belonging to the categories of S.C./S.T./ Women and Ex-Servicemen. (SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO CASE BE RELAXED.) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: A candidate shall have possessed Master’s Degree in Physical Education (M.P.Ed.) from any recognized University with at least 55% of marks or its equivalent grade and a consistently good academic record, or Ph.D, D.Litt, M.Phil. & M.Litt with at least 50% marks in the Master’s Degree: “Provided that candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes shall possess a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from a recognized University with at least 50% marks or its equivalent grade.” KNOWLEDGE IN ODIA: A candidate must be able to speak, read and write Odia and must have passed M.E. School Examination with Oriya as language subject; Or, have passed High School Certificate or equivalent Examination with Oriya as medium of examination in non-language subject; Or, have passed Odia Language subject in the final examination of Class-VII or above; Or, have passed a test in Oriya in M.E. standard conducted by the Department of School & Mass Education/Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS: Salary Details (ଦରମାବିବରଣୀ) Recruitment to 05 posts of Lecturers in Government College of Physical Education (Group-B) under Sports & Youth Services Department in the scale of pay Rs. 44,900/- in Level-10, Cell-1 of the pay matrix as per ORSP Rules, 2017 with usual Dearness and other Allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government from time to time. Job location (କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସ୍ଥାନ) Government College of Physical Education under Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha. ଚୟନ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା (Selection Process) The Examination will consist of the following successive stages: SL. NO. COMPONENT MARKS 1. Written Examination (Subjective type) 500 2. Viva-voce Test 50 TOTAL 550 Written Examination Breakdown: Paper Component Duration Mark Paper-I i. General English-50 markii. General Knowledge-50 mark 3 hours 100 marks Paper-II Physical Education-I 3 hours 200 marks Paper-III Physical Education-II 3 hours 200 marks Total 500 marks ଆବେଦନ କରିବାର ପ୍ରଣାଳୀ (How to Apply) EXAMINATION FEE The candidates other than SC and ST category shall have to pay the examination fee amounting to Rs. 700/- (Rupees Seven hundred) only through online mode while filling the Online Application Form. The examination fees paid shall be refunded only to those candidates who actually appear in all the papers of the Written Examination. ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ତାରିଖ (Important Dates) ଆବଶ୍ୟକୀୟ ଦଲିଲପତ୍ର (Required Documents) Candidates, who qualify in the Written Examination will be provisionally called for Document Verification/Interview and should be in readiness to submit the hard copy of Online Application Form, along with true copies of the following documents duly self-certified. The candidates are required to mention on each document “Submitted by me and Certified as genuine and has not been cancelled” and put their full signature and date on the same. (a) H.S.C. or equivalent certificate in support of declaration of age issued by the concerned Board/Council; (b) Intermediate/+2 Examination Certificate or equivalent Certificate issued by the concerned Board/Council; (c) Bachelor’s Degree Certificate from recognized University; (d) Master’s Degree Certificate in Physical Education (M.P.Ed.) from recognized University; (e) Mark-lists of all semesters / annual examination in support of all the aforesaid examinations (H.S.C. to Master’s Degree in Physical Education) passed including fail marks, if any, issued by the concerned Board/Council/University; (f) Certificate & Marksheet showing completion of Ph.D./D.Litt/M.Phil/M.Litt (If available); (g) Caste Certificate in support of claim as S.C./S.T. wherever applicable; (h) Required Odia Test Pass Certificate from the Principal/Headmaster of the School where he/she passed Class-VII with Odia Language as a subject or the Odia Pass Certificate from the Deptt. of School & Mass Education or Board of Secondary Education as applicable; ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶାବଳୀ (Important instructions) ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଲିଙ୍କ୍ (Important Links)