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Eligibility criteria for Direct Recruitment : (1) Age limit— (a) The candidates shall not be less than twenty years and more than twenty-five years of age as on the 1st day of January of the year in which open advertisement is published inviting the applications. (b) The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years in respect of the SC/ST candidates and by 3 years in case of SEBC candidates. For ex-servicemen, the relaxation shall be for the entire period of service rendered in the Armed Forces. (2) Educational and Professional Qualifications : A candidate must— (a) Be a Graduate in any discipline from any recognized University, (b) Be a citizen of India, (c) Be of a good moral and character. He should not have been convicted for any criminal offence. (d) Be of sound health and physique. He should be free from any organic defect or body infirmity, (e) Not have more than one spouse living, (f) Be able to speak, read and write Oriya, and (g) Have passed M.E. School or higher examinations with Oriya language as a subject, or passed H.S.C. or equivalent examinations with Oriya as a medium of examination in non-language subject, or passed the written test in Oriya in M.E. School standard conducted by the Education Department of the State Government.