OTET 2021- Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Application Process, Admit Card and Vacancy

OTET (Odisha teacher eligibility test) is a common selection examination to recruit candidates for the vacant posts of teaching (primary and secondary standard) up to class 8th in the state of Odisha. Conducted by the BSE, Board of Secondary Education, which is a functional body of education in the state. This also manages controls and develops all the important procedures throughout the selection process. It also equips candidates for various cultural purposes.

OTET is just an eligibility criterion for recruitment; it does not guarantee any job in the state. Only scores secured by the candidate will decide the future of selection in the government, government-aided and private institutions to serve education.

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OTET 2020 Important Dates

OTET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

• Any high school pass out (class 12th) and any graduate or its equivalent with 50% aggregate, and who have a 2 year diploma in elementary education (D.EL.ED) or 4 year bachelor of elementary education (B.EL.ED) are eligible to apply for the Common selection examination.
• Applicant should be Indian national and domicile of Odisha.
• Those who seek opportunity in government and non-govt. aided schools, possess academic and training qualification, and aspire to become teachers are applicable for OTET under Government of Odisha, Department of school and mass education, Bhubaneswar.
• Applicants can also appear for CTET conducted by Central government, through CBSE, for further improvement after being qualified in OTET and also for seeking opportunity in complete private unaided institutions.

There are two categories (category A and B) of application under which candidates can apply, according to their qualifications.

Category A: High School (class 12th) pass outs

• Higher secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks, and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (CT, or D.EL. ED), or 4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EL.ED) or 2 years diploma in Diploma in Education (Special education).

Category B: Graduate level

Graduation with at least 50% marks, and 1-year bachelor in Education (B.ED) in accordance with NCTE, or 4 years Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EL.ED), or 4-year B.SC / B.A./ B.A. Ed/ B.SC Ed. Or, B.ED (special education).

Note: Relaxation of 5% can be expected in the minimum qualifying marks in graduation and higher secondary for students belonging to the category SC, ST and OBC or any other reserved category.

OTET 2020 Application Process

Online application was expected to be released in the 3rd week of July and now stands to be declared by the officials very soon. Candidates can visit the official website of BSE (board of secondary education) to enroll.

Registration can be done anytime from anywhere via accessing the internet on website: https://www.bseodisha.ac.in/

• On a login portal, already registered candidates can login by entering their email id and password, whereas new registration candidates can register themselves by providing the right and accurate information about them.
• Application form will have six sections:
  • Personal information
  • Eligibility criteria
  • Educational qualification
  • Address
  • Information sheet
  • Declaration and payment.

After filling the correct personal information, uploading required documents; candidates can click on the information sheet, recheck the provided information by them, make corrections and then can take the print out of it for future references. And then can proceed to make the payment to appear in the examination. For more updated information candidates are requested to visit the official website.

• Payment can be made by STATE BANK OF INDIA only through Net banking, ATM card, and Cash payment through challan.

Online Fees to appear in the examination-

OTET 2020 Admit Card

Availability of admit card is to be expected in the month of August, it will be available for download on the official website of BSE Odisha, once the online application process gets done. Candidates should have to bring the printed copy of admit card to the examination center to appear in the examination along with one photo ID card. Otherwise, the candidate will not be permitted to appear in the examination.

1. Candidates will be able to download their admit cards by login into the official portal by visiting the BSE website.
2. Once the applicant is done with filling with personal details like registration number, password, Date of birth and security code provided on the screen. The window will be directed to the download page.
3. Candidates are advised to take print of the admit card and bring it to the allotted examination center on the day of examination.
4. Details provided on Admit card- Name of the applicant, date of birth, category, exam date and time, allocated center, signature of the candidate, photograph, gender, mode of examination, and address of the allocated examination center.

OTET 2020 Exam pattern

OTET 2020 Marking Scheme

Paper- 1 (for Primary level)

Each question will carry one mark, with four alternative options out of which one will be the correct choice. There will be no negative marking for the wrong answer.

Paper -2 (for secondary level)

(Compulsory paper)

Optional either A and B

Points to remember:

• Guidelines of NCTE only are applicable to OTET 2020.
• Paper -1, will be based on syllabus prescribed by NCTE up to class 1- 5th but its difficulty level can vary and link with secondary stage.
• Paper -2, questions will be based on syllabus prescribed for standard between 5-8th, whereas difficulty level may vary up to and link with higher secondary/ +2 stage.

OTET 2020 Syllabus

Paper-1

Paper-2

OTET 2020 Recruitment

Candidate has to secure at least minimum of 60% for general category and minimum of 50% for OBC, SC, and ST category to get hired by the government official till last year. For the year of 2020 new guidelines and number of posts for which candidates will be competing is still unknown and yet to be declared.BSE Board of Education will notify on its official portal about it soon once the current pandemic situation uplifts in the country. Applicants are requested to visit their portal on a regular basis for such updates.

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