Orissa High Court ASO Syllabus 2025 and Exam Pattern, Syllabus Topics

The High Court of Orissa is going to conduct the Orissa High Court ASO examination to fill 147 vacancies for Assistant Section Officer (ASO) posts. As the Orissa High Court ASO prelims exam is scheduled for 4th May 2025, candidates must go through the complete syllabus and exam pattern to familiarize themselves with the subjects included in the examination, the topics-wise distribution of marks, the marking scheme, and other details.

Orissa High Court ASO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

Knowing the Orissa ASO Syllabus 2025 helps candidates to plan a foolproof strategy to score good marks and clear the examination. The Orissa ASO General English, General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude. Check an overview glimpse of the Orissa ASO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 from the article.

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Orissa High Court ASO Selection Process 2025

The selection process for the Orissa Assistant Section Officer (Group B) post will be held in 4 phases i.e. Preliminary examination, Mains examination, Computer Application Test, and Viva-Voce Test. Candidates who clear the prelims exam will be called to appear for the Mains exam. Shortlisted candidates will then have to appear for a computer application test followed by a Viva-Voce Test. Candidates have to qualify for each stage of the selection process to get selected for Orissa ASO posts.

• Preliminary examination 
• Mains examination 
• Computer Application test 
• Viva-Voce test

Orissa ASO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

The prelims exam for Assistant Section Officer (ASO) will carry 150 marks and there will be 150 objective type of questions/multiple-choice questions. There shall be a negative marking of 0.5 (half) mark for each wrong answer.

Orissa High Court ASO Prelims Syllabus 2025

The Orissa ASO Syllabus 2025 has different subjects and topics. The candidates who are going to appear for the prelims must be aware of the topic-wise syllabus. The Orissa High Court ASO Prelims Exam consists of general English, general knowledge, logical reasoning, and quantitative Aptitude which have been discussed below. The topic-wise preparation of the exam will help to achieve a good score.

General English

Candidates must study topics such as verbs, adverbs, vocabulary, prepositions, synonyms, antonyms, close tests, etc. for better preparation for General English section of Orissa ASO prelims exam.

• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• One word replacement
• Active & Passive Voice
• Verb
• Adverb
• Prepositions
• Idioms & Phrases
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• cloze test
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Tenses
• Fill in the Blanks
• Reading Comprehension
• Error Correction
• Sentence Rearrangement

General Knowledge

Topics such as Indian History, General Science, Sports, Tourism, Geography, Famous Books & Authors, etc. must be studied by candidates in detail to ace General Knowledge section of prelims stage.

• Biology
• Indian Parliament
• Indian History
• General Science
• Famous Places in India
• Tourism
• Indian Politics
• Rivers, Lakes and, Seas
• Current Affairs
• Environmental Issues
• Sports
• Countries and Capitals
• Artists
• Literature
• Indian Economy
• Geography
• Famous Days & Dates
• Famous Books & Authors
• Inventions and Discoveries
• civics
• Heritage

Logical Reasoning

Candidates must focus on practicing topics like coding-decoding, Venn diagrams, analogy, cubes & dice, blood relations, etc. for more effective preparation of questions from logical reasoning subjects.

• Figure matrix
• Completion Incomplete Pattern
• Spotting embedded figures
• Classification
• Coding-Decoding
• Assertion and Reasoning
• Arithmetical Reasoning
• Operations of Mathematics
• Venn Diagrams
• Word Sequence
• Missing Characters
• Analogy
• Identical figure groupings
• Forming figures and analysis
• Construction of Squares and Triangles
• Series
• Test on Alphabets
• Eligibility Test
• Dot Situation
• Data Sufficiency
• Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle
• Puzzle Test
• Series Completion
• Verification of truth of the Statement
• Situation Reaction Test
• Direction Sense Test
• Classification
• Cubes and Dice
• Water Images
• Blood Relations
• Analytical Reasoning
• Paper Folding
• Paper Cutting
• Mirror Images
• Rules Detection
• Sequential output training
• Directions

Quantitative Aptitude

Averages, areas, probability, mensuration, simple interest, ratio & proportion, percentages, and some other topics are to be covered by candidates for preparing Quantitative Aptitude section.

• Percentages
• Boats and Streams
• Permutations and Combinations
• Simplification and Approximation
• Areas
• Pipes and Cisterns
• Time and Work Partnership
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple Interest
• Probability
• Averages
• Simple Equations
• Quadratic Equations
• Indices and Surds
• Mensuration
• Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F
• Problems on Numbers
• compound interest
• Time and Distance
• Problems on Trains
• Odd One Out
• Races and Games
• Numbers and Ages
• Mixtures and Allegations
• Volumes Profit and Loss

Orissa ASO Mains Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates who will clear the prelims exam will have to appear for the mains exam, which will be for a total number of 300 marks. There is no negative marking in this paper.

Orissa High Court ASO Mains Syllabus 2025

The Orissa ASO Mains Syllabus 2025 is different from the prelims syllabus. Before taking the main exam, candidates should know the topic-wise syllabus so that candidates can make a strategy for its preparation. Here we have covered all topics of the main exam syllabus that will be asked in the exam.

English

The list of topics that a candidate must prepare for English section of Orissa ASO mains examination has been provided here below.

• Essay
• Précis writing
• Translation
• Retranslation
• Grammar

Mathematics

This section is all about regular practicing, so candidates must focus on practicing more and more questions related to statistics, algebra, probability, mensuration, etc.

• Arithmetic
• Algebra
• Mensuration
• Statistics
• Probability

General Awareness & Test of Reasoning

For general awareness and test of reasoning section in mains exam, candidates must cover topics like awards & honours, national & international events, important days, sports, etc.

• Current Affairs
• National & International Events
• Major Financial/ Economic news
• Budget & Five-year plans
• Books & Authors
• Awards & Honours
• Abbreviations
• Important Day
• Sports
• General Science
• International and National organization, History
• Geography
• Politics
• Civics
• Culture

Orissa High Court ASO Computer Application Exam Pattern 2025

The computer application exam shall carry 100 marks with a duration of 60 minutes. There are 2 exams in this i.e. Theory and skill test. Check the detailed exam pattern from the table below.

Orissa ASO Computer Application Syllabus 2025

The Orissa High Court ASO computer application syllabus 2025 differs from the prelims and mains papers. This test is qualifying in nature. It shall consist of a Theory & Skill Test.  A candidate must study a few topics for the Orissa ASO computer application test: MS Office, Windows, Usage of Internet Operations, Computer Fundamentals, etc.

• Computer Fundamentals
• Windows (MS- Windows)
• MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Linux Fundamental and Open Office Application
• Usage of Internet Operation
• Communication Technology
• Networking Concepts (LAN, Ethernet, Broad Band, Wireless) and Digital Signature