Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Odisha CM scraps OCS attempts limit, announces free textbooks
Every year, India celebrates Independence Day, the day the country became free.
On this special day, the leader of Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, made some exciting announcements.
He said students can now try the government exam for important jobs as many times as they want, as long as they are young enough.
Before, people could only try six times.
He also said that students in Classes 9 and 10 will get free books, just like younger students already do.
The government will build 18 new colleges and four new universities in faraway places so more students can study.
He told farmers not to worry, because the system for selling rice will work the same as before.
He remembered India's freedom fighters, like Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He hopes that by the year 2036, Odisha will be a rich and happy place, and by 2047, the whole country will be developed.
He asked the young people of Odisha to work hard and build a better future.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi scrapped the six-attempt limit for the Odisha Civil Services Examination, allowing candidates to appear up to the prescribed upper age limit.
Free textbooks will now be provided to students of Classes 9 and 10, extending the previous provision that covered students up to Class 8.
The state announced plans to establish 18 new government colleges in remote districts and four new universities.
Majhi clarified there is no connection between Agri-Stack registration and P-PAS registration for paddy procurement.
In his address, Majhi paid tributes to freedom fighters and set goals of a prosperous Odisha by 2036 and a developed Odisha and India by 2047.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
- What
- Announced the scrapping of the six-attempt limit for the Odisha Civil Services Examination, free textbooks for Classes 9 and 10, 18 new government colleges, four new universities, and clarified that Agri-Stack registration is unrelated to paddy procurement P-PAS registration.
- When
- Saturday, during his Independence Day address
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Why
- To support education, youth employment, and farmers as part of the state's development initiatives toward a prosperous and developed Odisha.
- Announced by
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
- Occasion
- Independence Day address
- Location
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- OCS exam attempt limit
- Six-attempt cap scrapped; candidates can appear up to the prescribed upper age limit
- Free textbooks
- Extended to Classes 9 and 10 (previously up to Class 8)
- New colleges
- 18 government colleges planned in remote districts
- New universities
- 4 universities to be established
- Farmers
- No connection between Agri-Stack registration and P-PAS registration for paddy procurement