# Odisha keeps OPSC exam on, govt will ferry flood-hit candidates 2026-10-30T10:41:16+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) examination will be held as scheduled despite flood conditions in parts of the state, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said on Friday (Friday, 30 October 2026). Postponing the exam could delay the recruitment process by around six months, he explained, so the government will instead arrange transport for candidates from affected areas. Around 325 candidates from Ganjam district and nearly 100 from Gajapati district or other flood-hit regions are expected to take the exam, Pujari said. The government has assigned Block Development Officers to coordinate travel to examination centres. Heavy rainfall has disrupted road connectivity, especially in Ganjam. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Two Odisha outlets report the same ministerial statement that the OPSC exam will not be postponed. Sambad English leads with the flood situation and gives the candidate figure of 325 from Ganjam and nearly 100 from other flood-affected areas, without naming a second district. OdishaTV leads with the cyclone context, puts the second group at nearly 100 from Gajapati district, and adds the operational detail that Block Development Officers will coordinate transport. The only factual difference is the naming of Gajapati, which Sambad English does not mention. The core decision, exam on, government transport for affected candidates, is uniform across both reports. No source challenges or analyses the minister's six-month delay warning. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - sambadenglish.com (neutral report) Leads with flood context, gives minister's delay argument - odishatv.in (neutral report) Leads with cyclone context, names Gajapati district, adds BDO role This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Update, 30 October 2026: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-10-30T12:33:04+00:00. Tags: Ganjam district, Odisha, Odisha Public Service Commission, OPSC, Suresh Pujari Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-holds-opsc-exam-despite-floods-minister-assures-transport/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-holds-opsc-exam-despite-floods-minister-assures-transport/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/