SSB Odisha Librarian

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The State Selection Board (SSB), Odisha has released Advertisement No. 02/2026 for 225 Librarian vacancies in Non-Government Aided Colleges across the state. The online application process is active, with the deadline to apply set for May 30, 2026.

• Total Vacancies: 225 (113 UR, 58 ST, 35 SC, 19 SEBC)
• Salary: Pay Level 9 (approx. ₹35,400 – ₹112,400/month)
• Age Limit: 21 to 42 years (as of January 1, 2026)
• Last Date to Apply: June 12, 2026 (11:45 PM)

Eligibility Criteria

• Educational Qualification: You must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Library Science (B.Lib.Sc) or an equivalent degree from a recognized institution.
• He/She must be a Citizen of India and domicile of Odisha.
• Language: Candidates should have the ability to read, write, and speak Odia (must have passed ME standard with Odia as a language subject).

Exam Pattern & Selection Process

The selection is based on a Written Test and Career Assessment:

• Written Examination (150 Marks): 150 objective-type (Multiple Choice) questions carrying 1.5 mark each.

Useful Links

To review the official notification, check the detailed syllabus, or submit your application, visit the SSB Odisha Official Website. 

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You can view the comprehensive topic breakdown in the SSB Odisha Librarian Syllabus PDF.

Topic wise Mock Test (as per SSB Syllabus)

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Foundation of Library & Information Society

1. Types of libraries: characteristics and functions of Academic, Public, Special and National library;

2. Five laws of library science & their Implementations;

3. Library legislations and library acts in Indian states: The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867; The Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954;

4. Legal issues: Intellectual Property Rights, plagiarism, Right to Information Act (RTI);

5. Library and information science education in India;

6. Professional Associations: National – ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; International – IFLA, ALA, ASLIB;

7. Role of UGC, RRRLF, UNESCO and NEP 2020 in promotion and development of libraries;

8. Communication: types, theories, models, channels and barriers;

9. User studies: methods/ techniques and evaluation of User Studies;

10. Information literacy: models, standards;

11. Information seeking behaviour: models.

Organization & Management of Library and Information Centres

1. Management: principles, functions (POSDCORB);

2. Scientific Management Theory: Classical Management Theory, Modern Management Theory;

3. Principles of Management: Taylor, Fayol and Bernard;

4. Organizational structure and planning: divisions of organisation charts, Library Authority and Committee, Library Building, Furniture and Equipment;

5. Management of housekeeping operations: Library Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Serial Control, Maintenance, Stock verification & Stock rectification;

6. Library records & statistics: Annual report;

7. Human Resource Management and Planning: Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation, Selection, Recruitment, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal, Motivation - types;

8. Financial Management in Libraries: Sources of Finance, Budgeting Methods, Cost Effective and Cost Benefit Analysis;

9. Project Management: PERT / CPM and Total Quality Management (TQM) - Concepts,

Knowledge Organization & Bibliographic Description

1. Classification – Salient features of DDC, UDC and CC

2. Principles and Postulates: fundamental categories, facet sequence, cannons;

3. Classification Techniques: devices, phase -relation, Common Isolates, Auxiliary Tables, Notations, Call Number;

4. Modes of formation of subjects: types;

5. Cataloguing: Entry – Book, Serial, Non-book materials, cartographic materials;

6. Cannons and Principles: types;

7. Library Cataloguing Codes: AACR – II;

8. Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Metadata Standards: ISBD, MARC 21, CCF, Dublin Core;

9. OPAC, WebOPAC, OCLC.

Information Sources and Services

1. Sources of Information: characteristics of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary; Documentary and Non-Documentary;

2. Primary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) - Journals, Conference Proceedings, Patents, Standards, Theses & Dissertations, Trade Literature.

3. Secondary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Bibliographies, Indexing & Abstracting, Statistical sources, Handbooks and Manuals.

4. Tertiary Information Sources (Print and Electronic)- Directories, Year Books, Almanacs.

5. Other Reference Sources: Bibliographical, Biographical, Educational, Language and Geographical.

6. Electronic Information Resources: Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin Boards, Discussion Forums /Groups. Databases: Bibliographic, Numeric, Full text, Multimedia;

7. Institutional Sources: Annual Reports, directories, handbooks, manuals, bulletins

8. Open Educational Resources – types, SWAYAM, NPTEL, e-PGPathshala, Creative Common Licenses;

9. Reference Service and Reference questions: Ready Reference Service and Long-Range Reference Service, type of reference questions, Referral Services, Alerting Services - CAS, SDI, RSS feed;

Information Storage & Retrieval (ISAR)

1. Subject Analysis and representation: cutter, Kaiser, Ranganathan, Farradane and Coats

2. ISAR Systems Compatibility Study: Need, Areas, Standards, Protocols and Interoperability issues;

3. Controlled Vocabulary: Thesaurus- types;

4. Recall and Precision devices in Indexing Languages

5. Indexing Systems and Techniques: Pre-coordinate (PRECIS, POPSI, Chain Indexing); Post-Coordinate (KWIC, KWOC), Uniterm;

6. Search Strategies and searching techniques: Boolean Searches and other types of Search Techniques;

7. Searching Features of Online Search Services: OPACs, e-Journal Services, Repositories;

8. Abstracting and Indexing – Types and Guidelines;

9. Artificial Intelligence and Expert System: knowledge discovery;

Information Technology & Networking

1. Computer Components: Hardware & Software;

2. Character Representation: ASCII, ISCII, Unicode;

3. Hardware: Storage Devices, Input and Output Devices.

4. Types of Software: System Software, Application Software;

5. Computer Software: Library Packages

6. Database Management Systems: Types, Characteristics and Applications;

7. Programming Languages – Object Oriented, Procedural, High Level.

8. Computer Networks - Topologies, Types of Networks – LAN, MAN, WAN.

9. Internet - Web browsers, WWW, E-mail; Search Engines, Internet Protocols and Standards – HTTP, SHTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL. Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia, Video conferencing,

Library Automation and Digital Library

I.         Library Automation: Need, Infrastructure, purposes;

II.         Library Automation Process: Selection, Evaluation and Implementation of Hardware and Software;

III.         Library Automation components: Barcode, RFID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features and Applications.

IV.         Library Automation Applications: Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation and Serial Control process

V.        Digital Library Genesis and initiatives: Genesis, Characteristics, Types, Architecture, Standards, Formats and Protocols, DOI; National and International initiatives;

VI.         Digitization: Planning, Selection of Materials, Hardware, Software, Process, Issues.

VII.         Digital Preservation: Need, Purpose, Standards, Methods, Techniques,

VIII.         Institutional Repositories and standards: Need, Purpose, Types and Tools, ROAR, DOAR, SHERPA-ROMEO,

IX.         Application of Artificial Intelligence- Chatbots, Chatgpt, Gemini; Expert Systems and Robotics in Libraries; Cloud Computing, Big Data.