OTET 2024: Application Form (Till Jul 5), Exam (Aug 9)

OTET 2024 application form has been released on Jun 24, 2024. The OTET application form 2024 has been released on the official website at bseodisha.ac.in. Applicants must enter the details required and fill their form before the scheduled last date, that is, Jul 5, 2024. However, students can pay the fees till Jul 6, 2024.

The official notification for OTET exam was released on Jun 21, 2024. Based on the notification released, OTET exam date 2024 is scheduled for Aug 9, 2024. Furthermore, applicants must note that the OTET admit card 2024 will be released on Aug 2, 2024. The hall ticket will be released by the conducting authority on the official website.

Table of Contents

• OTET 2024 Application Form
• About OTET Exam
• OTET Exam Date 2024
• OTET Eligibility Criteria 2024
• OTET Admit Card 2024
• OTET Exam Centers 2024
• OTET Exam Pattern 2024
• OTET Syllabus 2024
• OTET Answer Key 2024
• OTET Result 2024
• OTET Contact Information

OTET 2024 Application Form

OTET 2024 application form has been released on Jun 24, 2024. The form has been released on the official website by the conducting authority. Applicants are advised to fill out the form before the scheduled last date, that is, Jul 5, 2024.

However, the last date to pay the application fees is Jul 6, 2024. Candidates must visit the official website and fill the form. The direct link to apply for the OTET 2024 application form has been shared in the table below.

Particulars	Link
OTET Application Form 2024 - Paper 1	Direct Link
OTET Application Form 2024 - Paper 2	Direct Link
OTET Application Form 2024 - Both Papers	Direct Link

NOTE: A candidate can only appear for one of the categories of OTET 2024. Applying for both, Paper-1, as well as Paper-2, would lead to the rejection of candidature. Here’s all that you need to do, to register for OTET 2024.

OTET 2024 Documents Required

Given below is a list of all the documents you’ll require scanned copies of, once you’ve sat down to fill up your OTET 2024 application form-

1. Photograph and Signature resized as per the guidelines.
2. Qualifying Examination Certificate
3. Category Certificate (For SC, ST, OBC and SEBC candidates)
4. PH or PWD Certificate for Persons with Disabilities
5. 12th class (+2) marksheet or certificate for untrained (SC, ST or PH) candidates
6. Appearing Qualifying Examination Certificate

Steps To Fill The OTET 2024 Application Form

• Step 1: Visit the given link for Board of Secondary Education Odisha’s official website.
• Step 2: Find the “Online Application for OTET 2024” link and click on it.
• Step 3: If you’re a new user, click on the link given for ‘New Registrations.’ Enter your name, contact number, and a valid email address. Enter a unique password and proceed.
• Step 4: You will now be required to log into your account using your registered email id and the verification code that has been mailed to you, to verify your account.
• Step 5: Payment of Application Fee:
  • Post account verification, the candidates will be redirected to the application-fee payment page.
  • Online mode of payment: SBI Debit Card or SBI Net Banking
  • Offline method of payment: SBI Challan
• Step 6: The students are advised to take a printout of their fee receipt for future reference.

Category	Fee
General/OBC/SEBC	INR 500
SC/ST	INR 300

About OTET Exam

Every year, the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha organizes an exam, inviting applications from candidates who want to make a career in teaching. This exam is called the OTET (Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test). The ones who qualify get eligible to obtain employment in the government, private aided and private unaided schools of Odisha.

However, qualifying this examination shouldn’t be interpreted as a promise of a job. It is merely one of the parameters set by schools, which helps them find the most employable candidates. Given in the table below are some highlights of the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test.

Exam Name	OTET
Full Form	Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test
Exam Level	State
Conducting Body	Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Duration	150 Minutes
Types of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions
Official Website	www.bseodisha.ac.in
Similar Exams	PTET/PSTET/HTET/UTET

OTET is a standardized test developed by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. Even if one has a degree in education, it is mandatory to qualify for this examination, to work as a primary or secondary teacher in the schools of Odisha. A better score improves your chances of employability.

OTET Exam Date 2024

OTET 2024 exam is scheduled to be conducted on Aug 9, 2024. However, the official notification was released on Jun 21, 2024. The form-filling for OTET 2024 is ongoing and will last till Jul 5, 2024.

However, applicants must check the date list shared below.

OTET 2024 Important Dates

Events	Dates
Upcoming Events
OTET Application Form Last Date	Jul 5, 2024
OTET Application Fee Payment Last Date	Jul 6, 2024
OTET Admit Card Release Date	Aug 2, 2024
OTET Exam Date	Aug 9, 2024
Release of the OTET Answer Key	Aug 2024
Challenging the OTET Answer Key	Aug 2024
OTET Result Release Date	Sep 2024
Past Event
OTET Notification Release Date	Jun 21, 2024
OTET Application Form Release Date	Jun 24, 2024 (Ongoing)

OTET Eligibility Criteria 2024

Before the application process starts, it is wise to check if you meet the eligibility criteria set by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. Eligibility conditions for both the categories of this examination are given below:

OTET 2024: Eligibility Criteria for Category-A (Primary Teacher)

1. Candidates must have cleared their Higher Secondary (or equivalent) examination with a minimum of 50%. They must have a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) or its equivalent.
2. Candidates must have cleared their Higher Secondary (or equivalent) examination with a minimum of 45% marks and must possess a 2 Year Diploma in Elementary Education following the NCTE regulations- 2002.
3. Candidates must have cleared their Higher Secondary examination (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks. They should have pursued a four-year-long course of Bachelors in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
4. Candidates must have cleared their Higher Secondary examination (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and must possess a two-year Diploma in Education or Special Education.
5. The candidate must have a Graduation Degree and a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
6. The candidate must have Graduated with 50% marks and must possess a B.Ed. Degree, acquired from any NCTE recognized institution. The person so appointed shall a six months long Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by NCTE, within two years of their appointment as a Primary Teacher.

OTET 2024: Eligibility Criteria for Category-B (Secondary Teacher)

1. The candidate must have a Graduation Degree and a Diploma in Elementary Education.
2. The candidate must have secured at least 50% in Graduation and must have completed the first year in B.Ed.
3. The candidate must have graduated with 45% marks and one year in B.Ed., following the NCTE Regulations issued from time to time during this regard.
4. The candidate must have cleared Higher Secondary (or equivalent) with 50% marks and attained a degree in B.El.Ed.
5. The candidate must have scored 50% in Higher Secondary examination and pursued B.A./B.Sc. + Ed or B.A.Ed., or B.Sc.Ed.
6. The candidate must have graduated with 50% marks and pursued one-year B.Ed. in Special Education.

NOTE:

• A relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to SC, ST, SEBC, OBC and PWD categories.
• Candidates having B.Ed. and D.Ed. in Special Education shall undergo specialized training in Elementary Education for six months, from an NCTE recognized institution post their appointment.
• Candidates who are still in the final year of any relevant Teacher Education Programme can also appear in this examination.

OTET Admit Card 2024

OTET admit card 2024 will be issued on Aug 2, 2024, by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha. The candidates can download the BSE Odisha TET admit card 2024 from the official website at bseodisha.nic.in.

The Odisha TET admit card 2024 will contain the candidates’ details as well as important, exam-related information such as date, exam center, mode of the exam, etc.

Steps to Download OTET 2024 Admit card

• Step 1: Visit the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha official website at bseodisha.nic.in.
• Step 2: Click on the " ADMIT CARD ODISHA TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST OTET" on the latest updates section.
• Step 3: Enter the registration number or mobile number.
• Step 4: Next, click on the 'Login' button.
• Step 5: The OTET admit card 2024 will be displayed on the screen.
• Step 6: Print a copy of Odisha TET admit card 2024.

OTET Exam Centres 2024

No details have been released regarding the examination centers yet. Students will be able to find their center’s name and address on their respective admit cards. The test center once allotted cannot be changed under any circumstances.

OTET Exam Pattern 2024

OTET 2024 would be conducted in two categories. Category-A is for those who wish to teach primary classes (Grade I-V) and Category-B, for those who wish to teach secondary classes (Grade VI-VIII).

OTET 2024 Exam Pattern for Category-A (Paper-I)

The detailed OTET exam pattern 2024 for paper 1 exam has been shared in the tabular below.

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language 1: Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/Odia/Telugu	30	30
Language 2: English	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Total	150	150
Duration: 150 Minutes

Each subject area would have 20 questions to test content knowledge and the remaining 10 for pedagogic practices.

OTET 2024 Exam Pattern for Category-B (Paper-II)

Candidates have to choose one combination and only answer the questions from that combination.

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language 1: Hindi/Urdu/Odia/Bengali/Telugu	30	30
Language 2: English	30	30
Combination 1: Mathematics + Science	30+30	60
Combination 2: Social Studies (History, Political Science and Geography)	15+15+30	60
Total	150	150
Duration: 150 minutes

Marking Scheme: Each question carries one mark. There is no negative marking in this exam.

OTET Syllabus 2024

Here’s a list of all the topics which the candidates are supposed to prepare, to qualify for the OTET 2024 with flying colors.

Syllabus for Category-A (Paper-1)

Here’s a detailed list of all the topics candidates are required to study for the upcoming OTET 2024.

Child Development and Pedagogy

Unit-1: Understanding Child Development During Childhood

• Concept, Principles, and Stages of Child Development
• Characteristics of Physical, Cognitive, Emotional, Social and Moral Development in Childhood
• Understanding the child influencing of heredity and environment

Unit-2: Understanding the Learning Process and Learners

• The difference in concept, nature, and individual in learning
• Understanding a child’s learning through observation
• Primary conditions of learning and promotion through motivation, classroom learning environment, and teacher’s behavior
• Development of creative thinking

Unit-3: Concept of comprehensive education and understanding children with special needs

• The concept of inclusive education
• Addressing the needs of diverse group learning in an inclusive classroom (CWSN, SC/ST, Girls)
• Addressing Talented and Creative Learning

Unit-4: Approaches to Teaching and Learning

• Teacher-centred, learner-centered and learning-centered approach
• The competency-based and activity-based approach
• Importance, preparation and use of TLM for a classroom transaction
• Teaching competency to handle monograde and multigrade situation

Unit-5: Assessment; Continuous and Comprehensive Assessment

• Purpose of assessment
• Assessing scholastic and other scholastic/academic areas
• Sharing of Assessment Outcomes and Follow-Up

Language (Hindi/Urdu/Odia/Bengali/Telugu)

Unit-1: Learning Hindi/Urdu/Odia/Bengali/Telugu at Elementary Level

• Aims Objectives of teaching Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/Telugu/Odia as mother tongue
• Principles of language teaching
• Acquiring four-folds of language skills viz LSRW. The interdependence of four language skills.
• Strategies and Objectives of transacting integrated text for beginners

Unit-2: Teaching Reading and Writing Skills

• The technique of developing intensive and extensive reading skills
• Teaching-Learning Composition and Creative Writing
• Critical context on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas in written form
• Challenges on how to teach language in a diverse classroom, language difficulties and errors

Unit-3: Assessment of Learning Hindi/Urdu/Odia/Bengali/Telugu

• Evaluation, Language Comprehension, and Proficiency: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
• Remedial Teaching

Unit-4: Language Items

• Parts of speech: Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Conjunctions
• Word formation using suffix and prefix
• Phrases and Idioms
• Synonyms and Antonyms

Unit-5: Language Comprehension

• 2 Unseen Passages (one passage from prose and one poetry)- Questions would be based on comprehension, drama, inference, vocabulary, grammar, and verbal ability.

Language- English

Unit-1: Learning English- Elementary Level

• Importance and Objectives of learning English

Unit-2: Language Learning

• Principles of teaching the English language
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom

Unit-3: Skills in learning English

• Basic skills of four-fold learning- LSRW | The interdependence of skills
• Activities and Techniques for developing speaking and listening skills
• Evolution of reading skills: reading for comprehension; techniques and strategies of teaching how to read (phonics, alphabet, word, sentence, story)
• Development of Writing Skill- teaching composition

Unit-4: Assessment of Teaching

• Assessment of language comprehension and proficiency

Unit-5: Comprehension

• Two unseen prose passages with questions on comprehension, verbal ability, and grammar

Unit-6: Language Items

• Verbs, Tense, Nouns, Adverbs and Time, Articles, Adjectives, Punctuation, Preposition

Mathematics

Unit-1: Mathematics Education in Schools

• Nature
• Aims and Objectives of Teaching Mathematics
• Specific Objectives of Teaching Mathematics

Unit-2: Methods and Approaches to Teaching and Learning Mathematics

• Methods- Inductive, Deductive, Analysis, Play-way, Synthesis
• Approaches: activity-based and constructivist

Unit-3: Assessment in Mathematics

• Formal and informal assessments
• Different types of test items
• Planning for remedial and enrichment programs in mathematics

Unit-4: Number system and operations in numbers

• Number systems (natural, whole, real, rational)
• Fundamental operations on numbers
• Fractional numbers and decimals
• Factors and multiples
• Percentage and its application

Unit-5: Measurement

• Length, weight, capacity
• Area and perimeter of rectangle and square
• Time

Unit-6: Shapes and Spatial Relationships

• Basic geometrical concepts
• The geometry of circles, triangles, and quadrilaterals
• Symmetry
• Geometrical slides

Unit-7: Data Handling and Patterns

• Pictography, bar graph, pie chart, histogram
• Interpretation of Graphs
• Patterns in numbers and figures

Environmental Studies

Unit-1: Concept and Significance

• Aims and objectives
• Integration of Science and Social Science

Unit-2: Methods and Approaches

• Basic principles of teaching EVS
• Methods- Survey, practical work, discussion, observation, project
• Approaches: theme-based, activity-based

Unit-3: Evaluation in EVS

• Tools and techniques of evaluation
• Diagnostic Assessment in EVS

Unit-4: Governance

• Local Government
• Government- State, and Central
• Judiciary

Unit-5: Physical Features of Odisha and India

• Landscape
• Climate
• Natural Resources
• Agriculture and History

Unit-6: History of Freedom Struggle in India and Odisha

Unit-7: Health and Diseases

• Nutritional elements, Balanced Diet
• Nutritional Deficiency
• Diseases
• Waste Material and Disposal
• Air and Water Pollution
• First Aid

Unit-8: Internal Systems of the Human Body

• Respiratory system
• Circulatory system
• Digestive system
• Excretory system
• Structure and parts of plants and their functions.

Unit-9: Matter, Force, and Energy

• Matter and its properties
• Earth and sky- the effect of rotation and revolution of the earth
• Work and energy

Syllabus for Category-B (Paper-2)

Here’s a detailed list of all the topics candidates need to study for the upcoming OTET 2024-

Child Development and Pedagogy

Unit 1: Child Development

• Features of cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development in preadolescence and adolescence
• Effect of heredity and environment on the development
• Problems and Needs of Adolescents
• Individual differences among learners

Unit 2: Learning

• Meaning, Making, and Construction of Knowledge
• Learning as a social activity
• Rote memorization and meaningful learning
• Factors affecting learning
• Strategies for promoting lesson
• Addressing needs and wants of children with learning disabilities and impairments
• Addressing Talented, Creative and Specially-Abled Learners

Unit 3: Curriculum Teaching, Learning Approaches, and Evaluation

• Teacher-centred, learner-centered, and learning-centered approaches
• Principles of curriculum organization
• Teaching-learning aids
• CCE- Learning, designing, planning achievement tests, rating scale
• Test validity and reliability
• Date representation- mean, median, mode, standard deviation

Language 1 (Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/Odia/Telugu)

Unit 1: Learning

• Objectives and Aims of learning Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/Odia/Telugu as the first language
• Principles of teaching mother tongue
• Development in learning language skills (LSRW)

Unit 2: Intensive and Extensive Reading Skills at Upper Primary Level

• The teaching of non-detailed and detailed texts (prose and poetry)
• The teaching of composition and creative writing
• Teaching of grammar
• Challenges while teaching language in a multilingual context

Unit 3: Assessment of Language

• Evaluation of learning Urdu/Odia/Bengali/Hindi/Telugu - LSRW
• Designing and planning achievement tests and other tools of evaluation

Unit 4: Elements of Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/Odia/Telugu

• Understanding of two unseen passages (one passage each from prose and poetry) with questions to test comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar

Unit 5: Language Items

• Parts of Speech (Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Conjunction, Punctuation)
• Word formation using prefix and suffix
• Vocabulary
• Phrases and Idioms

Unit 6: Contributions of Literates for the development of Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/Odia/Telugu

• Odia- Fakir Mohan, Gopinath Mohanty, Senapati, Radhanath Ray, Gangadhar Mehar, Surendra Mohanty
• Urdu- Altaf Hussain Hali, Niaz Fatehpuri, Ali Sardar Jafri, Amir Khusro, Majrooh Sulanpuri
• Hindi- Bhartendu Babu Harishchandra, Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Prem Chand, Jayashankar Prasad, Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
• Bengali- Rabindranath Tagore, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Tarasankar Bandopadhyay, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bibhuti Bhusan Bandopadhyay
• Telugu- Stimanthudu, Gurajada Appa Rao, Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Arudra, C. Narayana Reddy

Language 2- English

Unit 1: English Learning at Upper Primary Level

• Importance of Learning English Language
• Objectives of Learning English Language

Unit 2: Development in English Language Skills

• Basic skills of language- LSRW. Interdependence of LSRW
• The teaching of prose, poetry, and composition
• The teaching of creative writing
• Principles of language learning
• Challenges of learning the English language

Unit 3: Evaluation of learning the English language

• Evaluation of comprehension and language skills

Unit 4: Comprehension

• Two unseen passages from a poem and a drama/prose with questions on comprehension and grammar

Unit 5: Language Items

• Parts of speech
• Tense
• Voice

Mathematics

Unit 1: Mathematics at the upper primary stage

• Nature of Mathematics
• Aims and objectives of teaching Mathematics
• Specific objectives of teaching Mathematics

Unit 2: Methods and Approaches to teaching and learning Mathematics

• Induction
• Deduction
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Approaches: Activity-Based and Constructivist

Unit 3: Evaluation in Mathematics

• Formal and Informal Evaluation
• Error analysis
• Remedial and enrichment programs

Unit 4: Number System

• Number System (Real and Rational Numbers)
• Properties in different number systems

Unit 5: Algebra

• Basic concepts
• Algebraic Equations and their applications
• Polynomials - operations in polynomials
• Laws of Indices
• Identities

Unit 6: Commercial Arithmetic

• Ratio and proportion
• Percentage and its application
• Variation and its applications
• Square, Square roots of natural numbers
• Cube and cube roots of natural numbers

Unit 7: Shapes and Spatial Relationships

• Triangles and Quadrilaterals
• Angles, opposite angles, complementary angles, supplementary angles, exterior angles of a triangle
• Angle sum property
• Parallel lines and their properties
• Mensuration
• Congruence and similarities

Science

Unit 1: Nature of Science

• Aims and Objectives

Unit 2: Methods and Approaches to Teaching Science

• Methods of experimentation- discovery, problem-solving, project, observation
• Approaches- Integrated and Constructivist

Unit 3: Evaluation

• Tools and techniques of learning Science

Unit 4: Physical Science

• Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloid
• Elements and compounds
• Symbols, valence, and chemical equations
• Acid, base and salt
• Physical and chemical changes in matters
• Motion, friction, force, pressure in solids, liquids, and gases
• Electricity and current. Chemical effects of electric current.
• Reflection and refraction of light
• Solar system and planets

Unit 5: Life Science

• Biological adaptation among living things
• Respiration and transpiration
• Soil and forest resource
• Cell structure and function of cell organelles
• Micro-organisms
• Adolescence in human beings

Social Studies

Unit 1: Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies

• Importance
• Aims and Objectives
• Specific objectives

Unit 2: Methods and Approaches

• Methods: Survey, Projects, Group work, Field-work/trips
• Approaches that are based on Activity and Theme

Unit 3: Evaluation in Social Studies

• Tools and techniques of learning
• Diagnostic assessment
• Remedial Teaching

Unit 4: History

• Methods of historical studies
• Social, political and economic conditions of the sultanate
• The Mughal and British period
• Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq and Lodhi dynasties
• Impact of the British Rule, East India Company, British Crown, Ancient Period, Ashoka, Kharavela
• Soma, Garaganga, Surya, Fall of Odisha, Odisha under Mughals
• The Nationalist Movement in India
• Development of Nationalism and Europe

Unit 5: Political Science

• Indian constitution
• Human rights
• Governance at local, state and central level
• Political parties and pressure groups

Unit 6: Geography

• Geography of Odisha
• Natural resources
• Atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere
• Earth- crust, internal structure, landscape
• Temperature zones of the earth

Must Check: OTET Syllabus 2024

OTET Answer Key 2024

OTET 2024 answer keys for Paper 1 and 2 will be released probably by Aug 2024. Candidates will be given an opportunity to raise objections against the preliminary OTET answer key 2024. To submit objections, candidates will have to pay a fee of INR 500 per objection and upload supporting documents.

Steps to Download OTET 2024 Answer Key

Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download their OTET/Special OTET answer key from the official website.

• Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website.
• Step 2: Click on the "Provisional Scoring Key of SOTET (Paper I/II) 2024" link on the homepage.
• Step 3: The answer key will appear on the screen. Candidates are advised to go through the answers carefully.
• Step 4: Candidates can now download the answer key as PDF files.

OTET Result 2024

OTET result 2024 will be declared by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha on their official website probably by Sep 2024. Candidates must enter the login credentials required ti download their OTET 2024 result.

However, the minimum qualifying marks and percentage for the OTET 2024 are given below:

OTET 2024 Minimum Qualifying Marks & Percentage
Category	Marks	Percentage
General	90	60%
SC/ST/OBC/PwD/SEBC	75	50%

The candidates who successfully make it to the merit list shall be eligible for employment in different schools of Odisha.

OTET Contact Information

In case of any questions or queries, candidates can reach out to the concerned authorities through the following contact details.

Particulars	Details
Address	Board of Secondary Education, Manikhamb, Balasore, Odisha-756001
Phone Numbers	2415460, 241428, 241429, 241439
Email ID	info@bseodisha.ac.in
Official Website	www.bseodisha.ac.in