BSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test OTET 2024 : Board Of Secondary Education

Organisation : Board Of Secondary Education, Odisha, Cuttack
Recruitment Name : Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET)-2024
Applicable State/UT : Odisha
Application Last Date : 05/07/2024
Website : https://www.bseodisha.ac.in/OTET2024.html

BSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test

Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET)-2024 is conducted by Board Of Secondary Education, Odisha, Cuttack. OTET who aspire to become teachers for Classes-I to VIII in the schools of the State Govt., private aided schools and private unaided schools in the State of Odisha. Last Date for submission of Application is 05th July 2024.

Eligibility of Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test

(1) Persons having the following minimum qualification shall be eligible for appearing in OTET :-
(a) Category – A :
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (CT or D.El.Ed.).
OR,
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2002.
OR,
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
OR,
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education).
OR,
Graduation and two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR,
Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.),

(b) Category – B :
Graduation and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR,
At least 50% marks either in Graduation or in Post-Graduation and B.Ed.
OR,
Graduation with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR.
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
OR,
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year B.A./ B.Sc, Ed or B.A. Ed./ B.Sc. Ed.
OR,
Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1 year B.Ed. (Special Education).

Examination Paper Format of OTET

(I) There shall be two papers of the OTET viz- Paper-I and Paper-II.
(II) Total duration of the test in each paper shall be 2½ hours.
(III) All the questions will be Multiple Choice Questions, each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. Questions will be set to assess candidate’s ability to analyze, interpret and apply the subject matter.
(IV) The question papers in non-language subjects shall be bilingual i.e. in Odia and English.
(V) Following languages shall be offered in Language – I:- Odia, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, Bengali. The candidate has to choose any one of the above languages for Language-l subject.
(VI) Language-II subject shall be English for all candidates.
(VII) There shall be no negative marking.

How to Apply for OTET?

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION FOR FILLING UP OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM FOR ODISHA TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (OTET), 2024
** Registration for OTET-2024 open from 24/06/2024, till 05/07/2024, midnight. Deposit of fee shall have to be completed by 11.45 pm of 06/07/2024 through online.
** Registration can be done (24 x 7) on visiting the website: www.bseodisha.ac.in.
** Before going for registration, the candidate shall have to read the Instructions, Eligibility & Applicability for appearing at the OTET-2024. He/ She should login only if eligible for OTET.
** The Instructions, Eligibility, Applicability, Instruction for PH candidate, format for continuing certificate and syllabus structure are available in the website bseodisha.ac.in.
** On visiting the link given in the website the following instructions shall be displayed.
** The Candidates desiring to apply for Paper-I only shall log in “for Paper-I only”.
** The Candidates desiring to apply for Paper-II only shall log in “for Paper-II only”.
** The candidates desiring to apply for both the papers shall log in “for both papers”. These candidates will be allowed to appear in one examination centres.
** Candidates applying for Paper-I & II separately shall not be assigned with same centre.
** If you have already registered, click “Login” button, otherwise click on “New Registration” to register.

** On clicking “New Registration”, Registration OTET-2024 page will be displayed on the screen where you have to enter your Name, Password (to be created by you), re-type the password, enter Mobile No. & e-mail ID and then “Submit”. (Enter your own e-mail ID & mobile no. which are valid, failing which you can not register ONLINE)

** Candidate has to do registration using unique Mobile No and E-mail ID.
** After clicking “Submit Button” you will be directed again to the “Login to you Account” page where you have to enter your mobile no. & password (created by you) and click “Login” again.
** After “Login” you will have to enter OTP which shall be sent in your registered mobile no. and email-ID.
** Thereafter click on “Verify” button, so that you will be directed to the application form page.

** Application form has the following six sections.
(a) Personal Information
(b) Eligibility Criteria
(c) Educational Qualification
(d) Address
(e) Information Sheet
(f) Payment & Declaration

** Four sections from the beginning can be filled up one by one starting from (a) → (b) → (c) → (d). However after reaching section (d), one can again come back to “c”, “b” or “a” and update the information already entered.
** After correctly entering all the required four sections, click the section “Information Sheet” so that whatever the data entered by you can be displayed on screen along with your photograph. Take a print out of the
** Information Sheet & check whether information entered by you is 100% correct or not.

** If some information entered by you is still wrong, you can very well correct the same by logging into your account again. Specially please check the language subject for both the papers and optional paper for Paper-II. However this is the last chance you are being given this time to correct your data. Once “Final Submit” button is clicked, no information can be edited.

Important Dates of OTET

Registration for OTET-2024 open from 24/06/2024, till 05/07/2024, midnight.
Deposit of fee shall have to be completed by 11.45 pm of 06/07/2024 through online.