Odisha Fast-Tracks Student Caste Certificates for 2026 Admissions

04 Jun 2026, 07:14 by Vinay Kakkad · KalingaTV

The Odisha government wants the academic admission process for 2026–27 to run smoothly, so they’ve told all district collectors to speed up issuing certificates like resident, income, caste, and other important documents for students. Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, sent an official letter to district administrations. He stressed that no student should miss out on enrollment due to administrative delays at tahasil offices. With a spike in requests on the state’s e-District portal, the government’s now pushing to make sure students and parents don’t face any hassles during admissions.

This comes right after the government changed its reservation policy for medical and technical courses, which makes getting these certificates on time even more important. To handle the rush, Dr. Padhee laid down clear and strict timelines for revenue officials. The state ordered that every application submitted through the e-District portal has to be processed within the time limits set by the Odisha Right to Public Services Act (ORTPSA), following both the 2012 and 2016 guidelines. Certificates like resident and income, which only need self-declarations, should be issued without any unnecessary holdups. For certificates that need field verification—like caste certificates—officials must finish inquiries at the village level quickly, and no genuine application should sit with a Revenue Inspector for more than three days. Officers are told not to ask applicants for extra papers unless the law really requires it; they should stick to government records and digital databases.

To keep everyone on track, the government set up a tough monitoring system at several levels. Sub-collectors will check applications every day and fix problems right away. ADMs or Additional District Collectors hold tahsil-level review meetings every seven days, and District Collectors assess progress every 15 days. At the top, the Revenue Divisional Commissioner reviews everything monthly and steps in when needed. Dr. Padhee issued a stern warning to the revenue officers, stating that any negligence or undue delay in processing these student certificates will result in appropriate disciplinary action against the concerned officer.