Odisha Livelihoods Mission is hiring for 57 contractual positions at state, district and block level in Odisha. The notice prints no total; adding the post-wise vacancies gives 1,115. Monthly remuneration runs from Rs 16,560 to Rs 72,450 by post. Apply online from 6 November 2026 to 5 December 2026 (11:55 PM). Selection is by a Computer Based Test (CBT), a provisional merit list and document verification.
Official notice: Advertisement for HR recruitment (PDF, 34 pages)
The Odisha Livelihoods Mission is a registered society under the Mission Shakti Department that runs the rural livelihoods programme in the state. This advertisement fills its jobs on one-year contracts, and the biggest numbers are at block level, where Block Manager alone has 453 vacancies. The selection test is a computer-based test in English only, and the notice says there is no group discussion or personal interview. It gives no exam date yet and says all communication will be made through the website, so candidates are asked to visit it often.
Key details
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Odisha Livelihoods Mission, Department of Mission Shakti, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar |
| Positions | 57, at State, District and Block level |
| Total vacancies | 1,115 (sum of the post-wise figures; the notice prints no total) |
| Monthly remuneration | Rs 16,560 to Rs 72,450, by post |
| Engagement | Contractual, initially for 1 year and renewable |
| Mode | Online, at missionshakti.odisha.gov.in |
| Age | 21 to 42 years, counted as on the 1st day of January 2026 |
| Last date | 5 December 2026, 11:55 PM |
Important dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online application opens | 6 November 2026 |
| Last date to apply | 5 December 2026, 11:55 PM |
| Application window | 30 days, both days included |
| CBT date | Not given in the notice |
Post-wise vacancies and pay
The 57 positions fall into three levels. The first 47 are State Level Positions with one vacancy each. The rest are District Level and Block Level Positions with larger numbers.
| Position | Vacancies | Monthly remuneration (Rs) |
|---|---|---|
| State Project Manager (9 positions) | 1 each | 72,450 |
| Additional State Project Manager (18 positions) | 1 each | 52,080 |
| State Mission Executive (20 positions) | 1 each | 36,225 |
| Program Assistant | 6 | 16,560 |
| District Mission Manager | 8 | 70,560 |
| Project Manager (Farm & Non-Farm Livelihoods) | 30 | 35,000 |
| Project Manager (Value Chain Development and Market Linkage) | 30 | 35,000 |
| Project Manager (Institutional Building and Capacity Building, & MIS) | 30 | 35,000 |
| Project Manager (Financial Inclusion & Accounts) | 30 | 35,000 |
| Accountant cum MIS Assistant | 60 | 25,000 |
| Block Mission Manager | 174 | 31,338 |
| Block Manager | 453 | 19,080 |
| Block Accountant cum MIS Assistant | 247 | 20,700 |
Reservation and category-wise vacancies
All 47 State Level positions are shown as unreserved (UR) in the notice table. For the District Level positions below, the notice splits the vacancies by category:
| Position | Total | UR | SEBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Assistant | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| District Mission Manager | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Project Manager (Farm & Non-Farm Livelihoods) | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Project Manager (Value Chain Development and Market Linkage) | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Project Manager (Institutional Building and Capacity Building, & MIS) | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Project Manager (Financial Inclusion & Accounts) | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Eligibility
Each position has its own qualification and experience. The notice tells candidates to refer to its post table, which is reproduced below.
State Project Manager: Rs 72,450, 5+ years of experience
| Post | Qualification |
|---|---|
| State Project Manager (Human Resources & Training) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce/ MSW/ MBA (HR) or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Project Manager (Farm Livelihoods) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Veterinary/ Fisheries / MSW/ Social Science/ MBA (Rural Management), or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Project Manager (Non- Farm Livelihoods) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Social Science/ Science/ Commerce/ MSW/ MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Project Manager (Value Addition, Market Linkage (Farm & Non- Farm)) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce / MSW/ MBA Agri business or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Project Manager (Institutional Building and Capacity Building) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce /MSW/MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Project Manager (Social Inclusion & Social Development) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce /Gender Studies/MSW/MBA; or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Project Manager (Knowledge Management Communication (KMC) & Information Technology (IT)) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, MCA, MSc (IT), MBA (IT); or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Project Manager (Financial Inclusion) | M.Com, MBA (Finance), MA (Economics) ; or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Project Manager (Accounts & Finance) | M.Com, MBA (Finance); or equivalent from recognized university. |
Additional State Project Manager: Rs 52,080, 5+ years of experience
| Post | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Additional State Project Manager (Admin & Procurement) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce/ MSW/ MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Human Resources & Training) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce/ MSW/ MBA (HR) or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Agriculture Agro Ecological Practices (AEP)/Non- Timber Forest Product (NTFP) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Veterinary/ Fisheries / MSW/ Social Science/ MBA (Rural Management), or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Livestock Development/ Fisheries) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Veterinary/ Fisheries / MSW/ Social Science/ MBA (Rural Management), or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Livelihoods Capacity Building (CB) and Documentation) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Veterinary/ Fisheries / MSW/ Social Science/ MBA (Rural Management), or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Non- farm convergence, Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme. (SVEP) and One Stop Facility Center (OSF) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/ Science/ Commerce/ MSW/ MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Micro Enterprise Development) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/ Science/ Commerce/ MSW/ MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Market Linkage) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce / MSW/ MBA Agri business or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Supply Chain, Production and Quality control) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce / MSW/ MBA Agri business or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Model Gram Panchayat Level Federation (GPLF) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce /MSW/MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Institution Building & Capacity Building) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce /MSW/MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Social Inclusion & Social Development and Convergence) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce /Gender Studies/MSW/MBA; or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager Management Information System (MIS) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce/ MCA/ MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Community Funds Management) | M.Com, MBA (Finance), MA (Economics); or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Bank Linkage and Digital Finance & Insurance and Pension) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce/, MBA (Finance) or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Digital content & IT) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, MCA, MSc (IT), MBA (IT); or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Finance) | M.Com, MBA (Finance); or equivalent from recognized university. |
| Additional State Project Manager (Audit & Accounts) | M.Com, MBA (Finance); or equivalent from recognized university. |
State Mission Executive: Rs 36,225, 3+ years of experience
| Post | Qualification |
|---|---|
| State Mission Executive (Livestock) | Bachelor’s in veterinary science or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Livelihoods MIS) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in Computer Science/ Economics/ Statistics/ IT/MCA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Fisheries) | Bachelors in Fishery, or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (MIS, NFL) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in Computer Science, IT/MCA/MBA (IT) or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (MIS) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in Computer Science IT/MCA/MBA (IT) or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (KMC & IT) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in IT, Computer Science, MCA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Bank Linkage) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in Commerce Economics, Finance, MBA (Finance) or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Insurance & Business Correspondence) | Not shown in the extracted table; see the post table on page 14 of the notice |
| State Mission Executive (Digital & Enterprise Financing) | Not shown in the extracted table; see the post table on page 15 of the notice |
| State Mission Executive (Accounts & Finance) | Post Graduate degree in Commerce, MBA (Finance), M. Com or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Office of the CEO/SMD) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in any discipline or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Micro Enterprise Development (MED ) Non- Farm Livelihoods (NFL) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/ Science/Commerce/ MSW/ MBA or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Knowledge Management (NFL) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Mass Communication, Journalism or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Value Addition, Cluster Development) | Not shown in the extracted table; see the post table on page 16 of the notice |
| State Mission Executive Market Linkage (Farm and Non- farm) | Not shown in the extracted table; see the post table on page 17 of the notice |
| State Mission Executive; Food Nutrition Health and WASH (FNHW) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce /Gender Studies/MSW/MBA; or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Gender) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Arts/Science/ Commerce /Gender Studies/MSW/MBA; or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in Economics, Statistics, MBA, MSW, Rural Development or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (RTI, Complaints Assembly and Parliament Questions) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in any discipline or equivalent from recognized university. |
| State Mission Executive (Livelihoods Capacity Building (CB) and Documentation) | Post Graduate/ Master degree in Arts/ Science/ Commerce, MBA, MSW, Rural Development or equivalent from recognized university. |
District and Block Level Positions
| Post | Qualification | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Program Assistant | Graduate with PGDCA or equivalent from recognized university. | 3+ years |
| District Mission Manager | Post Graduate/ master’s degree in arts/ science/ commerce, MBA, MSW, Rural Development or equivalent from recognized university. | 5+ years |
| Project Manager (Farm & Non-Farm Livelihoods) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Rural Development, Agriculture, Agribusiness Management, Rural Management, Development Studies, Economics, Social Work or equivalent from recognized university. | 5+ years |
| Project Manager (Value Chain Development and Market Linkage) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Agribusiness Management, Marketing, Economics, Development Studies, MSW or equivalent from recognized university. | 5+ years |
| Project Manager (Institutional Building and Capacity Building, & MIS) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Economics, Rural Development, MSW, Computer Science, Information Technology, MCA, MBA (IT) or equivalent from recognized university. | 5+ years |
| Project Manager (Financial Inclusion & Accounts) | Post Graduate/ Master Degree in Finance, Commerce, Economics, Banking, Rural Management, MBA (Finance); CA/ICWA (Inter/Final) or equivalent from recognized university. | 5+ years |
| Accountant cum MIS Assistant | B.Com with PGDCA, Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or equivalent from recognized university. | 5+ years |
| Block Mission Manager | Post Graduate/ Master degree in Arts/ Science/ Commerce, MBA, MSW, Rural Development or equivalent from recognized university. | 3+ years |
| Block Manager | Post Graduate/ Master degree in Arts/ Science/ Commerce, MBA, MSW, Rural Development or equivalent from recognized university. | 3+ years |
| Block Accountant cum MIS Assistant | B.Com with PGDCA, Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or equivalent from recognized university. | 3+ years |
Other eligibility conditions
- The candidate must be a citizen of India.
- Only candidates who possess the requisite qualification and experience and fulfil the other conditions by the closing date of online applications are considered eligible.
- If married, a candidate must not have more than one spouse living.
- The candidate must have good moral character.
Age limit
Candidates must be between 21 and 42 years old as on the 1st day of January 2026. Relaxation in the upper age limit:
| Category | Relaxation |
|---|---|
| SC, ST, SEBC, Women | 5 years |
| PwDs | 10 years |
- No age limit for candidates presently working with OLM.
- For ex-servicemen, the age is relaxed by the total period of service rendered in defence service, and the maximum age relaxation is limited to 59 years.
- PwD candidates belonging to SC/ST/SEBC are eligible for cumulative age relaxation.
Application fee
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| All other candidates | Rs 500 |
| SC, ST and PwD candidates | Nil |
The fee is paid online at the time of registration. The notice says the fee is refunded to all candidates who appear in the examination.
Selection process
- Computer Based Test (CBT), in English only.
- Publication of provisional merit list.
- Document verification: three times the vacancy for each position is called.
- Final merit list, drawn from the normalized CBT marks along with document verification.
Exam pattern and syllabus
| Detail | CBT |
|---|---|
| Paper | Single paper |
| Questions | 100 multiple choice questions |
| Marks | 100 in total |
| Duration | 90 minutes (1½ hours) |
| Extra time for PwD candidates | 30 minutes |
| Negative marking | 0.33 mark for each wrong answer |
The 90 minutes combine domain-specific syllabus and Common Syllabus sections.
How to apply
- Read the whole advertisement before filling in the form.
- Apply online only through missionshakti.odisha.gov.in.
- Follow the detailed instructions on the website for registration, document upload and fee payment.
Helpline: [email protected] / 91-9513167660.
Documents the notice asks for
- H.S.C. or equivalent certificate in support of declaration of age issued by the concerned Board/Council.
- Master’s/Post Graduation /Bachelor’s degree Certificate issued by the concerned University.
- Certificate of any other higher qualification(s) issued by the University/Institution.
- Caste Certificate by birth in support of claim as SC/ST/SEBC, wherever applicable.
- Experience certificate obtained from the competent authority as per the job requirement mentioned in the table above in this notification.
- For Ex-servicemen, Discharge Certificate issued by the Commanding Officer of the Unit last Served.
- Permanent Disability Certificate (indicating percentage of disability, i.e. 40% or more) issued by the concerned Medical Board, wherever applicable.
- Sports Certificate, issued from Director of Sports, Odisha (if applicable).
- A self-declaration of having one spouse living, in case of married candidates.
- Two recent passport size photographs unsigned & unattested, which has been uploaded with online application.
Points to check before applying
- Candidates must have passed the Odia examination of 8th standard conducted by the Board of Secondary Education or any other board, Odisha, or have passed the 10th standard examination with Odia as a subject, or hold the required Odia Test Pass Certificate from the competent authority of Government of Odisha.
- Candidates debarred, terminated or removed from service by the OLM and Mission Shakti Department on disciplinary grounds are not eligible for any post under this advertisement.
- No TA/DA is paid for attending the examination, document verification or first joining of OLM.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many vacancies does the Odisha Livelihoods Mission notice have?
The notice prints no total. Adding the post-wise figures gives 1,115 vacancies.
When can candidates apply?
The online form is open from 6 November 2026 to 5 December 2026, up to 11:55 PM.
What is the application fee?
Rs 500, paid online at registration. SC, ST and PwD candidates pay nothing, and the fee is refunded to all candidates who appear in the examination.
What is the age limit and how is it counted?
21 to 42 years, counted on the 1st day of January 2026, with 5 years of relaxation for SC, ST, SEBC and women and 10 years for PwDs.
How is selection done?
A single-paper CBT is followed by a provisional merit list, document verification and a final merit list. There is no personal interview.
Is there negative marking in the CBT?
Yes. Each wrong answer costs 0.33 mark.
How long is the contract?
Initially one year, which may be renewed.