OTET 2019: Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test

Board of Secondary Education, Odisha conducts every year a teacher eligibility test for those candidates who wish to become a teacher for classes I to VIII in the government school of Odisha. The application form of OTET may be available on the official website in the month of November 2019. Candidates who have completed their graduation and completed a teacher training course on in the final year of the course. Candidates also have an option of appearing at the Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by CBSE. Candidates can read this article to know about the OTET, such as application form, admit card, syllabus, exam pattern, results etc.

OTET 2019

• Applicant should have passed higher secondary education or it’s equivalent.
• Applicant should have a degree or diploma in education.

OTET Schedule 2019

OTET Eligibility 2019

Category – A

• Candidate must have passed higher secondary or it’s equivalent with at least 50% marks.
• Candidate must have a 2-year diploma in Elementary Education (CT or D.El.Ed).

OR

• Candidate must have passed higher secondary or it’s equivalent with at least 50% marks.
• Candidate must have a 2-year diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2002.

OR

• Candidate must have passed higher secondary or it’s equivalent with at least 50% marks.
• Candidate must have a 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).

OR

• Candidate must have passed higher secondary or it’s equivalent with at least 50% marks.
• Candidate must have a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

OR

• Candidate must be a graduate.
• Candidate must be 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

Category – B

• Candidate must be a graduate.
• Candidate must be 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

OR

• Candidate must be a graduate with at least 50% marks.
• Candidate must have 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) degree.

OR

• Candidate must have a graduation degree with at least 45% marks.
• Candidate must have 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure).

OR

• Candidate must have higher secondary or it’s equivalent with at least 50% marks.
• Candidate must have a 4-year B.A/B.Sc, Ed or B.A. Ed./B.Sc.Ed.

OR

• Candidate must have a graduation degree with at least 50% marks.
• Candidate must have passed 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education).

OTET Application Form 2019

Odisha teacher eligibility test application form will be available on the official website of BSE Odisha i.e. bseodisha.ac.in. Application filed by online mode shall be accepted. Application form filled through offline mode shall not be accepted. OTET Application Form will be available on November 2019. The candidate shall have to read all information and eligibility before going for the registration form. The candidate shall have the option to pay the application fee via online mode or offline mode.

OTET Application Fee 2019

Payment can be done through SBI only in three ways.

1. Net Banking (Online Mode)
2. ATM Card (Online Mode)
3. Cash Payment through bank challan (Offline mode)

How to apply for OTET 2019?

1. First of all, Candidate has to visit the official website of BSE Odisha, www.bseodisha.ac.in.
2. On visiting the official website you will see “Log in to your account” link there.
3. Now you have to click on “Click here for new registration” link.
4. On the opened page you have to fill in your name, mobile number, email id and password, confirm password then click the “submit” button.
5. When you click on the “submit” button, you will be redirected on the login page.
6. Enter your email id and password and click “Login” button.
7. There will be six sections,
   1. Personal Information
   2. Eligibility Criteria
   3. Educational Qualification
   4. Address
   5. Information Sheet
   6. Declaration & Payment
8. Fill the the required information and upload your scanned photograph, qualification certificates and other documents in .jpg / .jpeg / .jpg /.png file within the specified size.
9. Pay the application fee through State Bank of India via Net Banking, Credit/Debit Card or Cash payment through bank challan.
10. You can take a printout of application form for future reference.

OTET Admit Card 2019

OTET Admit Card 2019 will be issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha on its official website. Once the admit card is available, the candidates will be able to download the admit card from bseodisha.ac.in. To download it, simply enter the registration number and email ID.

Information contained in the admit card.

• Candidate’s Name
• Parent’s Name
• Category
• Gender
• Address
• Name of the exam and Conducting body
• Mode of exam
• Examination Time and Date
• Examination Centre Name and Address
• Photograph and Signature
• Important Instructions

Photo ID carry with the admit card

1. Aadhar Card
2. PAN Card
3. Passport
4. Driving Licence
5. Voter ID
6. Bank Passbook with a photograph.
7. Other Photo ID issued by Government.

OTET Exam Pattern 2019

There shall be two papers of OTET – Paper I and Paper-II.

Paper I

• Total Questions: 150
• Max Marks: 150
• Type of Question: MCQs
• Total time: 2 hours 30 minutes

The question papers in non-language subjects shall be bilingual i.e. in Odia and English.

Paper-II (Compulsory)

Optional

Either A or B

OTET Syllabus 2019

Paper I

Section A: Child Development and Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Understanding Child Development during Childhood (focus on children at the primary level)
• Unit 2: Understanding the Learning Process and Learners
• Unit 3: Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with special needs
• Unit 4: Approaches to teaching and learning
• Unit 5: Assessment

Section B: Language (Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali)

Group A- Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali at elementary level
• Unit 2: Teaching, Reading and Writing Skills

Group B- Content

• Unit 3: Assessment of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali
• Unit 4: Language Items
• Unit 5: Language Comprehension

Section c: Language (English)

Group A: Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Learning English at the Elementary Level
• Unit 2: Language Learning
• Unit 3: Skills in learning English
• Unit 4: Assessment of English

Group B: Content

• Comprehension
• Language items

Section D: Mathematics

Group A: Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Mathematics Education in School
• Unit 2: Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning
• Unit 3: Assessment in Mathematics

Group B: Content

• Unit 4: Number System and Operation in numbers
• Unit 5: Measurement
• Unit 6: Shapes and Spatial Relationship
• Unit 7: Data Handling and Patterns

Section E: Environmental Studies (EVS)

Group A: Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Concept
• Unit 2: Methods and Approaches
• Unit 3: Evaluation in EVS

Group B: Content

• Unit 4: Governance
• Unit 5: Physical Features of Odisha and India
• Unit 6: History of Freedom Struggle in India and Odisha
• Unit 7: Health and Diseases
• Unit 8: Internal Systems of Human Body
• Unit 9: Matter, Force and Energy

Paper-II

Section A: Child Development and Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Child Development (Focus on Upper Primary School Children)
• Unit 2: Learning
• Unit 3: Curriculum teaching – Learning Approaches and Evaluation

Section B: Language 1 (Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali)

Group A: Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Learning Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali at Upper Primary Level
• Unit 2: Teaching Language
• Unit 3: Assessment of Language
• Unit 4: Elements of Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali Language
• Unit 5: Language Items
• Unit 6: Contribution of famous literates for development of Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali language

Section C: Language II (English)

Group A: Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Learning English at Upper Primary Level
• Unit 2: Development of English Language Skills
• Unit 3: Assessment of learning the English Language

Group B: Content

• Unit 4: Comprehension
• Unit 5: Language Items

Section D: Mathematics (only for Mathematics and Science Teacher)

Group A: Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Mathematics at Upper Primary Stage
• Unit 2: Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics
• Unit 3: Evaluation in Mathematics

Group B: Content

• Unit 4: Number System
• Unit 5: Algebra
• Unit 6: Commercial Arithmetic
• Unit 7: Shapes and Spatial Relationship

Section E: Science (only for Mathematics and Science Teacher)

Group A: Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Nature of Science
• Unit 2: Methods and Approaches
• Unit 3: Evaluation in Science

Group B: Content

• Unit 4: Physical Science
• Unit 5: Life Science

Section F: Social Study (only for Social Study Teacher)

Group A: Pedagogy

• Unit 1: Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies
• Unit 2: Methods and Approaches
• Unit 3: Evaluation in Social Science

Group B: Content

• Unit 4: History and Political Science
• Unit 5: Political Science
• Unit 6: Geography

Click here for detailed Syllabus.

OTET Result 2019

Board of Secondary Education, Odisha will declare the result on the official website. The candidate who has participated in the examination will be able to check their result. The candidate who scores a minimum of 60% or more in the OTET examination will be considered a qualified teacher. Candidates who are belonging to SC/ST/OBC, PWD will secure a minimum 50% may be considered as TET pass.

OTET 2019: Official notification

Now you are aware of all the information about the OTET exam in detail. To know more information you can check the Official website of OTET, read to find the information Of syllabus, pattern, cut-off, eligibility criteria and much more.