It advises the Government of Odisha on all matters relating to the rules of recruitment, appointment, transfer, promotion, professional standards and disciplinary action.

OPSC was constituted on 1 April 1949 after its bifurcation from the former Bihar and Odisha Joint Public Service Commission.

At the time of creation, the Odisha Public Service Commission had three members, including a chairman.

[1] The functions of the Commission are divided into the following four categories:[2] List of examinations conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission: OPSC was criticized for not conducting examinations on time due to various cases pending with State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) and Odisha High Court.

It has been more than four years since the advertisement and nine months since the examination for Assistant Section Officer, but OPSC has been unable to decide the date of the result announcement.