OTET Exam 2023: Latest News, Dates, Syllabus, Salary & Vacancies

The Odisha Board of Secondary Education administers and coordinates the teacher eligibility test known as the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) (BSE). For classes 1 to 8, the test establishes candidates’ eligibility for teacher recruitment efforts in numerous Government, Private, and Private Unaided schools.

Candidates interested to become teachers must pass the state-level Odisha State Teacher Eligibility Examination (Odisha TET). On the official BSE Odisha website, the OTET 2023 job applications are likely to be made available in July 2023. Candidates who have earned a B.Ed. degree and want to work as a teacher must successfully pass this test. After passing the Odisha TET 2023, candidates will be hired as teachers in the state of Odisha.

The BSE will give an OTET Eligibility certificate to a candidate if they qualify for the OTET Test. This certificate serves as a qualifying requirement for applicants who engage in teacher recruitment drives organized by various schools around Odisha, but it does not appoint the chosen candidate as a teacher. Before applying, review the Exam Pattern, Admit Card, Result, and Eligibility Criteria.

OTET Exam 2023 – Exam Summary

Exam name	OTET (Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test)
Organization	Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha
Exam Level	State
Vacancy	Not declared
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Offline
Recruitment Process	Paper 1 and Paper 2
Medium of Exam	Odia and English
Age Limit	21 – no upper limit
Salary	Approx Rs. 2.3 lakh
Exam Purpose	To make candidates qualified for hiring as teachers in Odisha’s schools
Official website	http://www.bseodisha.ac.in/

OTET Exam 2023 Important Dates

All the important dates for OTET Exam 2023 are mentioned below. Before registering for the exam, candidates should be conscious of these.

The official OTET notice will be made available on the BSE, Odisha’s website. The most recent test changes and announcements may be found on the official website, which candidates are advised to consult. Dates for the OTET 2023 exams have not yet been announced. 

Important events	Date
OTET Exam Notification 2023	October 2022
Registration Start	12th June 2023
Registration Ends	16th June 2023
OTET 2023 Admit Card release	23rd June 2023
OTET 2023 Exam Date	1st July 2023
OTET 2023 Answer Key release	8th July 2023
OTET 2023 Result	31st August 2023

OTET Vacancies

The OTET 2023 vacancies have not yet been announced. It will be declared along with the notification of the examination.

OTET 2023 Eligibility

Make sure you satisfy the qualifying conditions while enrolling for the OTET Test. Here you will find detailed information regarding the OTET Eligibility Criteria. Applicants must have the appropriate educational credentials and fulfill the eligibility conditions to enroll for the OTET Test.

Age

The minimum age to apply for the job of Teacher in Odisha is 21 years, with no maximum age restriction for the OTET Test. There is no restriction on the number of attempts after reaching the minimum age. 

Category	Age limit
SC/ST/SEBC/Women	5 Years
Persons with Disabilities	10 Years
ex-military persons	5 years

Qualification

The OTET eligibility standards for Paper 1 and Paper 2 in 2023 are as follows:

OTET Eligibility: Paper-I (Primary Level Teachers for Classes I-V)

• A two-year Elementary Education degree(CT or D.El.Ed.) and a Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least a 50 percent grade average.
• Intermediate (or its equivalent) with at least 45 percent marks and a two-year Certificate in Primary Education are required under the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Process) Regulations, 2002.
• Higher Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with a minimum of 50% grades and a four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
• Higher Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 50% grades and a two-year education diploma (Special Education).

OTET Eligibility: Paper-II (Secondary Level Teachers for Classes VI-VIII)

• Graduation and a two-year elementary education diploma.
• Graduates with at least 50% and a one-year bachelor’s degree in education (B.Ed.)
• Graduation with at least a 45 percent grade point average and a one-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program that meets with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Process) Regulations that are produced regularly in this field.
• Higher Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% grades and a four-year Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
• Higher Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% grades and a four-year B.A./B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed/B.Sc. Ed.
• Graduates with at least 50% and one year of B.Ed (Special Education).

Nationality / Citizenship

Applicants must be citizens of India, as well as permanent residents or domiciled in the state of Odisha.

OTET Application Process

Application fees

According to the chart below, the application cost varies based on the candidate’s category.

Category	Application Fees
General	Rs. 600
OBC	Rs. 600
SC	Rs. 400
ST	Rs. 400

When the payment is complete, the registration number will be shown on the page, and applicants should save it for future reference.

Application Steps

After the notifications are sent out, the application forms become available, and the entire procedure is done online. Here is a description of the OTET 2023 application procedure.

• Step 1: Go to http://www.bseodisha.ac.in/ to the BSE website.
• Step 2: Click “Click here for New Registration” after selecting “OTET 2023 Online Application.”
• Step 3: Enter your name, mobile phone number, and email to register for the test portal.
• Step 4: Applicants can now use their login details to use State Bank of India Net Banking, a credit or debit card, or an SBI Challan to finish the payment process (if offline)
• Step 5: The candidate must submit their personal information and academic background, and upload any necessary papers at the given link after completing the payment.
• Step 6: Candidates must examine the application after completing it, make the necessary declarations, and then click “Submit.”
• Step 7: Print the application form for your records.

OTET Admit Card

Candidates who have finished registration and filled out the online application along with the fees will be issued admit cards by the BSE. This admission card will contain all pertinent information. These facts include the examination’s name, roll number, dates, venue, and timings. The procedure is as follows:

• Step 1: Go to the official OTET website.
• Step 2: You will see a “Examination Tab” there. After that, for the examination, click on the link.
• Step 3: After that, you need to click on the admit card link and download it.
• Step 4: Enter your registration details, as well as your father’s name and password.
• Step 5: See and download your OTET 2023 admission card before printing it for future use.

Admit Card Details

The following information may be seen on the OTET test admission card:

• Candidate’s name
• Candidate classification
• The candidate’s gender
• Picture of the candidate
• Candidate’s signature
• Exam name
• The location of the exam center
• The exam’s format
• Date and timing of the exam

Exam Centre Details

BSE Odisha hasn’t yet given information about OTET 2023 test centers. Nonetheless, applicants may get comprehensive information about their assigned OTET 2022 examination center on their admission cards. It should be remembered that once a candidate has been assigned a test center, it cannot be modified under any circumstances. In this regard, the official website states.

OTET Exam Pattern

The OTET test consists of two papers: Paper I and Paper II. Each paper is awarded 150 points and takes 2.5 hours to complete. Each paper will be reviewed independently (pen and paper-based). The OTET test pattern’s questions in number and marking method are listed below.

• OTET Exam Mode – Offline (Objective type question)
• Paper I is worth 150 points.
• Paper II is worth 90 points.
• In Paper I, English and Odia are required topics.
• Each exam is 2 hours and 30 minutes long.

OTET Paper-I Exam Pattern 2023

Here is the marks distribution for the OTET Paper-I exam:

Subjects	Marks Allotted	Number of Questions
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language-I (Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Bengali/ Telugu)	30	30
Language-II English	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30

The pattern for OTET Paper I is as follows:

OTET 2023 Exam Pattern
Mode	Online
Duration	2.5 hours
Nature of Questions	MCQ (Objective Based)
Sections	Child Development and Pedagogy
	Language-I (Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Bengali/ Telugu)
	Language-II English
	Mathematics
	Environmental Studies
Number of Questions	150
Total Marks	150
Marks Awarded	+1 for every correct answer
Negative Marking	No negative marking
Medium	English

The number of questions and the grading method for each topic in the OTET Paper-I Exam are as follows.

OTET Paper-II Exam Pattern 2023

The number of questions and the grading method for each topic in the OTET Paper-II Exam are as follows.

Subjects	Marks Allotted	Number of Questions
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language-I (Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Bengali/ Telugu)	30	30
Language-II English	30	30
Mathematics and Science	60	60 (30 questions from Science and 30 questions from Mathematics)
Social Studies	60	60 (30 questions from Political Science as well as History and 30 questions from Geography).

The pattern for OTET Paper II is as follows:

Particulars	Details
Mode	Online
Duration	2.5 hours
Nature of Questions	MCQ (Objective Based)
Sections	Child Development and Pedagogy
	Language-I (Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Bengali/ Telugu)
	Language-II English
	Mathematics
	Environmental Studies
Number of Questions	150
Total Marks	150
Marks Awarded	+1 for every correct answer
Negative Marking	No negative marking
Medium	English

OTET Syllabus

The OTET syllabus will be determined by the BSE and will be divided into 2 papers: Paper-I (for Classes I-V) and Paper II (for Classes VI-VIII). Each paper’s OTET syllabus is shown below.

Syllabus for OTET Paper I Exam

There are five sections in this OTET paper. The section-by-section OTET Paper-I curriculum is provided here.

Subject	Syllabus
Child Development and Pedagogy	Understanding Early Childhood Development (focus on children at the primary level) Concepts, ideas, and developmental stages of children Understanding low child learns – different learning ways Inclusive Education and Understanding young people with specific requirements Teaching and learning strategies using a student-, learner-, and teacher-centered approach Evaluation
Language-I (Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali)	Learning Bengali, Odia, Urdu, Hindi, Telugu, and other languages at the elementary level principles for language instruction Technique for enhancing reading comprehension and depth challenges and mistakes with language use in a school with a varied student population Assessment of language proficiency and comprehensiveness: speaking, listening, reading, and writing – the creation of several test items Analogies and contrasts Reading two unread passages—one from prose and one from poetry—and answering comprehension, drama, inference, grammar, and verbal ability
Language 2 (English)	English Comprehension Instruction at the Elementary/Primary Level Learning and Evaluating English linguistic items English language learning abilities Evaluation of the language.
Mathematics	Teaching Mathematics in Elementary Schools Mensuration and measurement Dimensional relationships and shapes Mathematics teaching and learning strategies at the primary level Number System and Number Operations Patterns and Sequences, and Data Handling Mathematics evaluation
Environmental Studies	EVS Concept Learning Internal Human Body Systems Health, Diseases, and Hygiene Matter, Force, and Energy Methods and Approaches in EV EVS evaluation Governance Odisha’s and India’s Physical Characteristics Odisha and India’s Freedom Struggle History

Syllabus for OTET Paper-II Exam

Paper II includes five parts as well. But, there is a choice in the sixth section. The sectional syllabus for OTET Paper-II is as follows.

Subject	Syllabus
Child Development and Pedagogy	Child Development Education (Focus on Upper Primary School Children) Approaches to Curriculum Teaching-Learning and Evaluation
Language-I (Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali)	Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali Language Elements Upper Primary Level Teaching Language Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali Famous literates’ contributions to the development of the Urdu, Odia, Hindi, Bengali, and Telugu languages Language Evaluation Items of Language
Language 2 (English)	Items of Language Upper Primary English Instruction Comprehension Language Development in English Evaluation of English Language Learning
Mathematics	Upper Primary Stage Mathematics Algebra Arithmetic for Business Methods and Approaches to Mathematics Teaching and Learning Mathematics Evaluation System of Numbers Spatial Relationships and Shapes
Science	Science MathLife Science’s Characteristics Science Evaluation The Physical Sciences Methodologies and Approaches
Social Studies	Geography History and Political Science Social Studies Teaching Goals and Objectives Social Science Evaluation Political Science and History Methodologies and Approaches The study of politics

OTET Optional Either A or B:

Subject	Questions	Marks
A- Mathematics and Science	60 (30 questions from Mathematics and 30 questions from Science)	60
B- Social Studies	60 (30 questions from History as well as Political Science and 30 questions from Geography)	60

OTET Result

The Odisha TET 2023 result will be available on the official Odisha TET website on 31st August 2023. Before the results are presented on the screen and printed, candidates must provide all of their data, like their roll number and date of birth. Applicants who score higher than the required marks will receive the Odisha TET certification.

The steps for verifying OTET exam results are given below.

Step 1:  Go to the BSE website (http://www.bseodisha.ac.in/).

Step 2: Go to the OTET 2023 Result page.

Step 3: Applicants will be sent to the Login Page, where they’ll be asked to input their valid credentials.

Step 4: After previewing your results, you may print a copy of them.

OTET Answer Key 2023

The Answer Key would be made available on the official web page. By providing their roll number, candidates can view their answer key. In November-December 2023, the original Odisha TET Answer Key will also be accessible. The following are the ways to verify the OTET Answer key:

Step 1: Navigate to the Odisha TET official website.

Step 2: Go to the “Odisha TET 2023 Answer Key” page.

Step 3: Decide on Papers 1 and 2. (Choose anyone).

Step 4: Input the necessary credentials, such as the Roll No. or Enrollment No.

Step 5: Display the answer key.

Step 6: Review and save your answers.

OTET Cutoffs 2022

The OTET 2023 will also release the cut-off marks online,  along with the outcomes. Minimum marks must be obtained by applicants to be eligible for the examination. The number of candidates, the complexity of the exam, the categorization, and other criteria will all influence the cutoff. Applicants that achieve the required minimum aggregate marks will move to the next stage.

The qualifying marks for each of the exams will be calculated according to the results of all competing applicants for each test taken combined up to a certain level. The cutoff percentage for different categories is shown below:

Category	Cutoff percentage
SC	50 %
ST	50 %
OBC	50 %
Physically Handicapped	50 %
Others	60 %

OTET Salary Structure

The seventh pay commission applies to all teachers’ salaries. We calculated the in-hand compensation, basic wage, class pay, and other data for the teachers. They are entitled to a variety of perks and benefits in addition to their base wage. Overall, employees are paid a relatively good income.

The primary teacher salary scale is presented below.

Post	Primary Teacher (1 to 5)
Pay scale	Rs. 5,200- Rs. 20,2000
Grade pay	Rs. 2,200
Annual pay	Rs.1.5 to Rs.2.3 lakh.
Pay Level	1

The upper primary teacher salary scale is presented below.

Post	Upper Primary Teacher (6 to 8)
Pay scale	Rs. 5,200- Rs. 20,2000
Grade pay	Rs. 2,200
Annual pay	Rs.1.5 to Rs.2.3 lakh.
Pay Level	1

Teachers who join are entitled to a range of advantages. They are compensated in line with state government and pay commission regulations. The details are provided below.

• DA
• Medical Care Allowance
• Transportation Allowance with Home Rental
• Permission to Use the Internet
• Paid Time Off and Additional Perks
• Accommodation is offered if it is available.
• Maternity Pregnant and nursing moms are entitled to a 12-week leave of absence.
• Paid leave during pregnancy

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FAQs

Q.1 Who is the conducting body of OTET?

Ans. The Board of Secondary Education, also called BSE, is the conducting body for the OTET exam. It is the State-level entrance examination conducted to recruit candidates for teaching in Odisha.

Q.2 How many vacancies are available in OTET Examination for Contractual Hindi, Sanskrit, and Physical Education Teachers?

Ans. The Directorate of Secondary Education conducts an entrance exam to recruit teachers for primary schools. There are approximately 4610 vacancies, out of which 2055 seats are for Contractual Hindi, 1260 seats for Physical Education teachers, and 1304 vacancies for the Sanskrit teacher.

Q.3 What is the examination fee for the OTET Examination?

Ans. The examination fee for the OTET examination varies based on category. Candidates in the General/SEBC/OBC category have to pay INR 500, whereas the application fee for candidates in the reserved category must pay INR 300. You can pay the application fee through SBI debit card/SBI net banking/SBI Challan.

Q.4 What is the age limit for the OTET examination?

Ans. The applicant applying for the OTET exam must be 21 years old or above. The State Government and the exam conducting authority have not fixed any upper age limit for the OTET examination.

Q.5 Where can I get the exam pattern for the OTET examination?

Ans. You can get the exam pattern for the OTET examination at various academic websites on the internet. Furthermore, you can also visit the official website of BSE, Odisha, and check the examination pattern and syllabus under the examination tab. Generally, there are two papers in the OTET exam. Paper-1 is of primary level that consists of 150 questions, and Paper-II is of secondary level, and it also contains 150 questions.

Q.6 What is the educational qualification for the OTET examination?

Ans. The basic educational qualification for the OTET exam is to pass class XII with a minimum of 50% marks or possess a graduation degree in the field of education or special education. Candidates with a diploma in Elementary Education are also eligible to apply for the OTET exam.

Q.7 What is the salary range for OTET?

Ans. The OTET qualified candidate can earn a salary that ranges from INR 1.5 LPA to INR 2.3 LPA. The pay scale may increase depending upon ears of service or experience as a primary teacher.

Q.8 How to apply for OTET Examination?

Ans. It is important to stay updated regarding the OTET exam notifications. You can apply for the OTET exam by following the below-mentioned steps:

• Navigate to the official website of BSE Odisha, i.e. www.bseodisha.ac.in.
• Then, click on the active OTET application link available under the latest updates section.
• Register yourself for OTET Paper-I or Paper-II.
• Fill out the OTET application form using your registration ID and password. You must upload all the necessary documents and photographs as per the required size and format.
• Then, pay the application fee through SBI debit card/net banking or Challan.
• Lastly, submit the duly-filled OTET application form and take its printout for further use.

Q.9 Who is eligible for OTET?

Ans. The candidates who are eligible for the OTET exam are as follows –

• The candidates who have successfully passed HSC Examination or any equivalent exam with Odia as a First, Second, or Third language subject.
• The applicant must have passed 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination with a minimum of 50% marks or any equivalent exam with Odia as the First, Second, or the Third subject.
• OTET aspirants must appear in the Odia Examination of Matriculation/HSC standard organized by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha.
• The candidate must have passed OSSTET in the concerned category or subject of the applicant.
• The candidate with a three-year bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% or 4-year degree in Bachelor in Elementary Education, BA in Education, BSc in Education, BSc, BA, or BEd in special education is eligible for the OTET exam.
• Candidates who belong to the reserved categories such as SC/ST/OBC/SEBC/PWD get a relaxation of 5%. 

Q.10 What is the OTET exam?

Ans. OTET stands for Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test. It is a State-level eligibility test for the candidates who wish to apply for the teacher recruitment drive in Odisha. The candidate who successfully clears the OTET exam gets an eligibility certificate from the Board of Secondary Education. They can apply for the teacher recruitment drive for Classes I-VIII in Government and private schools across Odisha.

Q.11 Is the OTET exam held every year?

Ans. Yes, the OTET exam is held every year. It is conducted once a year. This exam is conducted to analyze the eligibility of the applicants who wish to become primary teachers. The exam will be conducted per the state’s requirement and vacancy.

Q.12 Is the OTET certificate valid for a lifetime?

Ans. Initially, the OTET certificate was valid for 7 years. But, on 11 June 2022, NCTE has recently updated the OTET certificate’s validity from 7-years to lifetime. Thus, the candidates possessing an OTET certificate can apply for the teacher recruitment drive at any time.