CPET (Odisha) 2026: Common PG Entrance Test Odisha (CPET Odisha) 2026

Common PG Entrance Test (Odisha)

Common PG Entrance Test Odisha (CPET Odisha) 2026

CPET Odisha 2026
[Common PG Entrance Test Odisha 2026]
conducted by the Higher Education Department of Odisha
Admission to Post Graduate Programmes, 2026-27

An applicant is required to apply online to appear for the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET-2026). The registration will be done through an OTP (One Time Password) based process, In the Registration Page the Date of Birth (DOB) option will be added as another validation option along with the Name, Mobile Number and e-Mail ID. Hence the provided mobile number & email id must be active for all types of communications regarding CPET-2026. Based on the Entrance Mark, the Entrance subject-wise state wide provisional rank will be announced. Based on their position and probability (can be assessed by visiting the last year cut-off Mark), applicants will opt for their choice of preferences. The selection of the applicants will be done through the centralized selection process.

Important Dates

Sl. No.	Activity	Date
1	Availability of Online CAF in the website www.sams.odisha.gov.in	27/02/2026 (11:00 A.M.)
2	Last date of applying online CAF through SAMS (www.samsodisha.gov.in)	15/03/2026 (11:45 P.M.)
3	Editing of the CAF (if required) by the eligible applicants for the CAF submitted earlier (New CAF submission is not allowed on this day)	16/03/2026 (11:00 A.M. to 11:45 P.M.)
4	Submission of applicant's data to State Selection Board (SSB) by OCAC	19/03/2026
5	Availability of Hall Ticket/Admit Card on the website of the State Selection Board (www.ssbodisha.ac.in) for downloading by the applicants	23/04/2026 (Monday) (11:00 A.M. onwards)
6	Conduct of Entrance Examination (CPET-2026) (Datewise sitting-wise examination schedule will be available on the official portal of SSB, Odisha)	27/04/2026 to 10/05/2026
7	Hosting of Provisional Answer Keys by SSB, Odisha on its official portal: https://ssbodisha.ac.in	11/05/2026 (11:00 A.M.)
8	Receiving objections to the provisional answer keys by the candidates on their students' login on the SAMS Portal: https://www.samsodisha.gov.in by paying a non-refundable processing fee of Rs. 200/- for each question challenged (payment will be collected in online mode)	12/05/2026 (11:00 A.M.) to 14/05/2026 (11:45 P.M.)
9	Submission of objections to the Provisional Answer Keys data to SSB, Odisha by OCAC	18/05/2026 (11:00 A.M.)
10	Hosting of Revised Answer Keys by SSB, Odisha on its official Portal, Handing over the entrance marks to OCAC by SSB, Odisha, Publication of subject-wise and State-wide merit list, Updation of Graduation/Equivalent marks, Choice filling of HEls by the eligible applicants and Publication of Provisional Allotment of Seats for different Rounds	Dates will be notified by the Higher Education Department Later