OTET Recruitment 2021 [Apply Online, Application Form] : OTET 2021 notification will be released on the website @www.bseodisha.nic.in on 12th July 2021. Candidates who want to be eligible for teaching jobs in the state of Odisha can appear for Odisha TET exam 2021. OTET online portal for registration and submission of application will be opened on 15th July 2021.
OTET Application form must be submitted through online mode only by visiting the website of BSE, Odisha before the last date of registration i.e., 26th July 2021 till 5 pm. But before registration, interested candidates must read the eligibility conditions, instructions for submission of applications, fees, mode of payment along with exam pattern & syllabus, admit card, result, cut off etc.
OTET Notification 2021
Odisha TET notification 2021 will be released on 12th July 2021. Candidates who want to apply for OTET 2021 can download or read OTET 2021 notification by clicking below.
Download OTET Notification 2021 PDF
Overview
| Exam name | OTET 2021 |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2021 |
| Conducted by | Board Of Secondary Education, Odisha, Cuttack |
| Odisha TET notification | 12th July 2021 |
| State date for submission of application forms | 15th July 2021 |
| Last date for submission of application forms | 26th July 2021 till 5 pm |
| Last Date for Deposit of application Fee | 29th July 2021 till 4 pm |
| Admit card | August 2021 |
| OTET Exam | Paper I - 2nd week of August 2021 Paper II - 3rd week of August 2021 |
| Answer key | Sep 2021 |
| Result | Oct 2021 |
| Apply online | www.bseodisha.ac.in |
OTET Eligibility 2021
Candidates who want to apply for Odisha TET 2021 must have the following minimum educational qualifications.
Category A
- Higher Secondary / Class 12th or it’s equivalent with 50% marks and D.El.Ed. of 2-year duration OR
- Higher Secondary / Class 12th or it’s equivalent with 45% marks and D.El.Ed. of 2-year duration (as per NCTE Regulations 2002) OR
- Higher Secondary / Class 12th or it’s equivalent with 50% marks and B.El.Ed. of 4-year duration OR
- Higher Secondary / Class 12th or it’s equivalent with 50% marks and D.El.Ed. (Special Education) of 2-year duration OR
- Graduation and D.El.Ed. of 2-year duration OR
Note – Candidates having Graduation with 50% marks and B.Ed. can also apply for OTET 2021 Category A. However, after appointment as a primary teacher, such candidates will have to undergo a bridge course in Elementary Education of 6 months duration.
Category B
- Graduation and D.El.Ed. of 2-year duration OR
- Graduation with 50% marks and B.Ed. of 1-year duration OR
- Graduation with 45% marks and B.Ed. of 1-year duration (as per NCTE Regulations) OR
- Higher Secondary / Class 12th or it’s equivalent with 50% marks and B.El.Ed. of 4-year duration OR
- Higher Secondary / Class 12th or it’s equivalent with 50% marks and A. Ed./ B.Sc. Ed. or B.A./ B.Sc, Ed. of 4-year duration OR
- Graduation with 50% marks and B.Ed. (Special Education) of 1-year duration
Note
- Relaxation of 5% minimum qualifying marks will be given to candidates belonging to PWD, SEBC, ST & SC categories in any level (Higher Secondary or Graduation)
- Candidates having qualification B.Ed. / D.Ed. in Special Education can also apply for OTET 2021. However, after appointment as a primary teacher, such candidates will have to undergo a bridge course in Elementary Education of 6 months’ duration
- Candidates in the final year of their teacher education courses can also apply for OTET 2021.
Odisha TET 2021 Application Form
OTET 2021 registration and submission of the application form can be done by visiting the website @www.bseodisha.nic.in from 15th July 2021 onwards. The last date for submission of application is 26th July 2021 till 5 pm. Applications submitted in offline mode shall not be accepted under any circumstances.
Odisha TET 2021 Apply Online
Registration
- Open the website www.bseodisha.nic.in
- You will see a login screen
- To register, find and click on ‘Click Here for New Registration’ link
- A registration page for OTET 2021 will open up
- Enter your name
- Enter a password of your choice
- Re-enter the password
- Enter your mobile number and email ID
- Click on the ‘Submit’ tab
- Instantly, you will receive a verification code on your registered email ID
Fill In Application Form
- Once again, open login page on website @bseodisha.ac.in
- Enter your email ID and password
- Enter and submit the verification code
- Again, you will see the login page
- Login again by entering your email ID & password
- On login, you will see the ‘Personal Information’ page
- Enter and submit all your ‘Personal Information’ then go to the next page that will be ‘Eligibility Criteria’
- After going through the ‘Eligibility Criteria’ page, enter and submit your ‘Educational Qualification’ and ‘Address’
- If you want to update any information entered by you then go back and make changes otherwise click the section ‘Information Sheet’
- A sheet having all the information entered by you along with your photograph will be displayed on the screen
- Print ‘Information Sheet’ and cross-check all the information
- If you still want to make some corrections then login into your account and make corrections otherwise click on ‘Next Payment & Declaration’ button
- Make a payment online either through Net Banking or ATM card
- Payment can be made offline as well by paying cash through bank challan
- After 12 hours of payment, revisit the website, login again then enter the DU Reference Number in order to get confirmation from the server
- Once your payment is confirmed/authenticated, you can take a print out of the ‘Acknowledgement Receipt’
- ‘Acknowledgement Receipt’ should be printed by the candidates for future reference; without the same, candidates will not be eligible to appear for the examination
Note – Candidates who want to appear for both Paper I & Paper II will have to fill and submit separate application forms.
Fees
Candidates who will be applying for OTET 2021 should have to pay an amount of Rs. 500/- only towards fees. However, SC & ST candidates will have to pay an amount of Rs. 300/- only towards the same. the last date to submit online fee is 29th July 2021 till 4 pm.
Note – Fees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
Mode Of Payment
OTET 2021 fees can be paid through any of the following modes
- ATM (Debit) card/ credit card or Net Banking (Online mode)
Documents Required For Applying Online
- Scanned image of the photo
- Image ID and working mobile number
- Details of ATM or Net Banking/ credit card, in case, want to make payment online
- Mark sheets of educational qualification
Odisha TET Exam Date
Odisha TET exam will be conducted in coming months that will be notified in due course. Odisha TET exam date will be declared on the official website.
Odisha TET 2021 Exam Pattern
- Odisha TET 2021 will include two papers – Paper I & Paper-II.
- Paper I will be conducted for those candidates who want to be eligible for teaching in classes 1 to 5 while Paper 2 will be conducted for those who want to be eligible for teaching in classes 6 to 8.
- Each paper will be of 2½ hours’ time duration and have 150 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), each of 1 mark. There shall be no negative marking.
- The MCQs in the non-language subject in OTET shall be in Odia and English.
- For Language I subject, a candidate has to select any one of the following languages- Bengali, Urdu, Telugu, Hindi and Odia. Language-II subject shall be English for all candidates.
Structure Of OTET 2021 Exam (Paper I)
Odisha TET Paper I exam pattern is as follows.
| Area / Subject | No. of MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language I Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu | 30 | 30 |
| Language II (English) | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environment Studies | 30 | 30 |
Structure Of OTET 2021 Exam (Paper II)
Odisha TET Paper II exam pattern is as follows.
| Area / Subject | No. of MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language I Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu | 30 | 30 |
| Language II (English) | 30 | 30 |
| OPTIONAL (Either A or B) | ||
| A- Mathematics & Science | 60 (30 MCQs from Mathematics and 30 MCQs from Science) | 60 |
| Social Studies | 60 (30 MCQs from Geography and 30 MCQs from History & Political Science) | 30 |
OTET Syllabus 2021
OTET syllabus 2021 of paper 1 and paper 2 is tabulated below.
Detailed Syllabus For OTET Paper 1
Odisha TET Paper I syllabus is as follows.
| Area / Subject | Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | Understanding Child Development during Childhood, Understanding Learning Process and Learners, Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with special needs, Approaches to teaching and learning and Assessment |
| Language I Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu | Learning Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu at elementary level |
| Teaching, Reading and Writing Skills | |
| Assessment of learning Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu, Language items, Language Comprehension | |
| Language II (English) | Learning English at the Elementary Level, Language Learning, Skills in learning English and Assessment of English |
| Comprehension, Language items | |
| Mathematics | Mathematics Education in Schools, Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics, Assessment in Mathematics |
| Number System and Operation in Numbers, Measurement, Shapes and spatial Relationship, Data Handling and Patterns | |
| Environment Studies | Concept, Methods and Approaches, Evaluation in EVS |
| Governance, Physical Features of Odisha and India, History of Freedom Struggle in India and Odisha, Health and Diseases, Internal Systems of Human Body, Matter, Force and Energy |
Detailed Syllabus For OTET Paper 2
Odisha TET Paper II syllabus is as follows.
| Area / Subject | Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | Understanding Child Development (Focus on Upper Primary School Children), Learning, Curriculum Teaching – Learning Approaches and Evaluation |
| Language I Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu | Learning Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu at Upper Primary Level, Teaching language, Assessment of Language |
| Elements of Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu language, Language items, Contribution of famous literates for development of Odia / Hindi / Bengali / Urdu / Telugu language | |
| Language II (English) | Learning English at Upper Primary Level, Development of English Language Skills, Assessment of learning English Language |
| Comprehension, Language items | |
| Mathematics (only for Mathematics and Science Teacher) | Mathematics at Upper Primary Stage, Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics, Evaluation in Mathematics |
| Number System, Algebra, Commercial Arithmetic, Shapes and Spatial Relationship | |
| Science (only for Mathematics and Science Teacher) | Nature of Science, Methods and Approaches, Evaluation in Science |
| Physical Science, Life Science | |
| OR | |
| Social Study (only for Social Study Teacher) | Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies, Methods and Approaches, Evaluation in Social Science |
| History and Political Science, Political Science, Geography | |
OTET Admit Card 2021
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSEO) will release OTET admit card in online mode in August 2021. Candidates who successfully apply for OTET 2021 exam will be able to download their OTET admit card after visiting the official website www.bseodisha.nic.in.
How To Download OTET Admit Card 2021?
- Open the official website
- Open login screen of OTET 2021
- Enter your registration ID and email ID
- Click on the ‘Submit’ button
- OTET admit card will appear on the screen
- Download/print it
OTET Answer Key 2021
Once the OTET 2021 exam will be over, scoring keys and OMR answer sheets will be uploaded in the website @www.bseodisha.ac.in. Candidates can submit objections if any within the period specified by the Board.
Odisha TET Result 2021
OTET Result will be announced in the online mode a few weeks after the OTET exam is conducted and expected in October 2021. Candidates can check their OTET 2021 result through the website of BSE, Odisha by following the below-given steps
- Open the official website of OTET 2021
- Find and click on the result link
- Enter OTET roll number
- Click on ‘Find Result’ button
- OTET Result will be displayed on the screen
Odisha TET Qualifying Marks 2021
Those candidates who score 60% or more in OTET will be considered as OTET pass. However, candidates belonging to Physically Handicapped, SEBC/ OBC, SC, ST category if score 50% or more then they will be also considered as OTET pass.
Odisha TET 2021 FAQs
Q. What Is The Total Duration Of The Test In Paper I?
A. Total duration of the test in Paper I shall be 2½ hours.
Q. What Is The Language II Subject In OTET 2021?
A. Language-II subject shall be English for all candidates.
Q. Is There Negative Marking In The Test?
A. There shall be no negative marking.
Q. Can I Appear For Both Papers – Paper I & Paper II?
A. Yes, you can appear for both papers, if you are eligible as per the eligibility conditions prescribed by the Board. The candidates appearing both Paper-l & ll shall have to fill up application form separately.