OSSTET 2023: Application Form (Out Soon), Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

OSSTET 2023 Application Form will be Releasing Soon. The Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) is the secondary school entrance test managed by the Board of Secondary Education Odisha to select candidates for the appointment of teachers for Classes I to VIII in government, private aided, and private unaided schools of Odisha.

The interested and eligible to get the post of teachers in Classes I to VIII in government, private aided, and private unaided schools of Odisha, they can fill the Application Form through online mode.

Here, from this article, applicants will know the detailed information of Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test important dates, Application Form, and Eligibility Criteria.

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OSSTET Important Dates 2023

The OSSTET Important Dates are mentioned below for the candidates and will be available on the official website.

OSSTET Application Form 2023

The OSSTET Application Form will be available on the official website of the Board of Secondary Education Odisha from November till November 2023. On the basis of Eligibility Criteria, candidates can fill out the Application Form by following the procedure mentioned below.

• The exam conducting authorities will release the OSSTET 2023 Application Form on the official website of the board that is www.bse.odisha.ac.in.
• Along with the OSSTET 2023 Application Form the official authorities of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha will also release all the important information and instructions on the official website itself for the reference of the applicant.
• The applicants must read all the important instructions carefully before filling the OSSTET 2023 Application Form.
• The applicants must also meet the eligibility criteria before applying for the entrance exam.
• After that, the applicants will have to register online on the official website of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha.
• To register on the official website, the applicants will have to click on the new registration tab which is available on the homepage of the website.
• After that, the applicants will have to complete the registration process by entering necessary details such as name and date of birth email id, contact number.
• At the time of registration, the applicants must provide all the details carefully as the official authorities will verify the same and use the information provided by the applicants for providing the login credentials.
• The applicants who have completed the registration process will receive a valid user id and password on their registered email id and phone number.
• The applicants will have to use their user id and password to login to the official website again.
• After login into the official website, the applicants will be able to open the OSSTET 2023 Application Form.
• Once the OSSTET 2023 Application Form is open the applicants will have to start filling in the necessary details such as personal details, academic details, correspondent address, and -other contact-related information.
• The applicants can use their educational documents to fill in all the necessary details in the OSSTET 2023 Application Form.
• The applicants must fill in all the correct and valid information in the OSSTET 2023 Application Form.
• At the time of verification if the official authorities will find any misleading information or incomplete information in the OSSTET 2023 Application Form then they will directly reject the OSSTET 2023 Application Form of the applicants.
• Once all the details in the OSSTET 2023 Application Forms are filled the applicants will have to upload the scanned image of the passport size photograph and signature along with some academic documents which are required.
• The applicants must satisfy the specified format and size limit as mentioned on the official website.
• Then the applicants will have to make the payment of the OSSTET 2023 Application Fee to complete the process of the OSSTET 2023 Application Form.
• The applicants can make the payment of the OSSTET 2023 Application Fee via different payment gateway methods.
• After that, the applicants can submit the duly filled OSSTET 2023 Application Form and also take a printout of the final confirmation page and the submitted OSSTET 2023 Application Form and keep it secure for future usage.

Application Fee

• For General / OBC / SEBC is Rs. 500/-
• For SC/ST the application fee is Rs. 300/-

OSSTET Eligibility Criteria 2023

There are the Eligibility Criteria of both categories provided for the candidates and those applicants are going to apply in this test, they have to check their Eligibility Criteria, which are provided below.

• Nationality: For the entrance exam, only the citizen of India is eligible to apply.
• Age limit: One must be more than 20 years of age at the time of the entrance exam to apply.
• Domicile: For the entrance exam, only those applicants are eligible to apply who belong to the state of Odisha or who hold a valid domicile certificate of Odisha state at the time of entrance exam.
• Minimum Marks: For the entrance exam, only those applicants who are eligible to apply have secured a minimum of 50 % marks or more in the qualifying exam.
• Appearing applicants: The applicants of the final year of graduation are also eligible to apply for the entrance exam

Educational Qualification for Category – A (Paper I)

• One must has completed HSC exams that is Senior Secondary exam or any equivalent exam from a recognized state board of education.
• One must have completed or must be appearing for 2 years of Diploma in Elementary Education that is D. El. Ed. Course from a recognized institution or university by the NCTE (National Council for Teachers Education).
• Those applicants who have completed a 4 year of Bachelors of Elementary Education that is B. El. Ed. from a recognized university or institution are also eligible to apply for the entrance exam.
• However, those applicants who have completed a 2 year of Diploma in Education (Special Education) from a recognized university along with Graduation are also eligible to apply for the entrance exam.
• The applicants must have completed a Bachelor in Education that is B. Ed. course by the NCTE (National Council for Teachers Education) to apply for the entrance exam.

Educational Qualification for Category – B (Paper-II)

• The applicants must have completed a Graduation or Bachelor’s degree in the relevant field to apply for the entrance exam.
• Those applicants who have completed a 1 year of Bachelor in Education course that is B. Ed. from a recognized institution or by the NCTE (National Council for Teachers Education) are also eligible to apply.
• The applicants who have completed 2 years of Diploma in Elementary Education from a recognized institution along with Graduation are also eligible to apply for the entrance exam.
• The applicants who have completed 1 year of B. Ed. (Bachelor in Education) (Special Education) or 4 years of Bachelor in Elementary Education (B. El. Ed) from a recognized institution are also eligible to apply for the entrance exam.
• The applicants who have completed HSC exams along with 4 years of BA / B. Sc., Ed. or BA. Ed. / B. Sc. Ed from a recognized university or institution are also eligible to apply for the entrance exam.

OSSTET Exam Pattern 2023

The OSSTET Exam is divided into Paper – I and Paper-II. Paper – I exam is conducted for TGT Arts, Science, Classical/ Language Teachers while Paper – II is conducted for PET teachers.

• Mode of Exam: Pen and Paper-based offline entrance exams will be conducted by the official authorities.
• Mode of Answer: The applicants will have to answer the entrance exam in OMR sheets using a black or blue ball pen only.
• Duration of Exam:150 minutes in total will be provided to the applicants to solve the entire question paper of the entrance exam.
• Total Number of Questions: The applicants will have to answer a maximum of 150 questions in the question paper of the entrance exam.
• Total Marks: The applicants will have to answer a maximum of 150 marks question paper in the entrance exam.
• Type of Questions: The applicants will have to answer objective type multiple choice questions only in the question paper of the entrance exam.
• Marking Scheme: The applicants will get 1 mark for each correct answer given in the entrance exam.
• Negative Marking: Incorrect answers will not deduct any negative markings in the entrance exam.

Section-wise distribution for Paper I (class 1^st to class 5^th)

Section-wise distribution for Paper-II (Class 6^th to class 8^th)

OSSTET 2023 Exam Syllabus

The applicants must go through the topic and OSSTET 2023 Exam Syllabus that we have listed below in this section for the preparation of the entrance exam. However, the applicants can also download the OSSTET 2023 Exam Syllabus from the official website to get complete details of the subjects and topics.

• Geography and Economics
  • Economy (Indian Geography Quiz / Indian Economy Quiz)
  • The Physical Geography of India
  • Economic Development
  • Emerging Concerns of Indian
  • Indian Economy and Current Challenges
  • Money and Banking
  • Globe and Maps
  • Resources of India
• Political Science
  • Salient Features of Indian Constitution
  • Fundamental Rights
  • DPSP
  • Fundamental duties
  • Union Government
  • State Government
  • Chief Secretary and District Collector
  • Local Governance
  • Political Parties and pressure groups
  • Electoral process and Election Commission
  • India’s Foreign policy
  • India’s relationship with its neighbor
  • UN
  • Political thoughts
  • Indian political thoughts
• Performance evaluation
  • Assessment and evaluation
  • Assessment and learning
  • Test construction
  • Recent development in assessments
• English
  • Comprehension of Poem
  • Speaking Mispronounced words
  • Unseen Comprehension
  • Grammar and its uses
  • Pedagogy
  • Reading comprehension
• Classical Teacher – Telugu
  • Contribution of Famous literates in the Development of Telugu Language
  • Unseen Poetry passage
  • Assessment of Learning
  • Teaching Methods and aids
  • Grammatical items
  • Education
• Classical Teacher – Urdu
  • Prose
  • Drama
  • School Management
  • Evaluation
  • Growth and development
  • Poems
  • Novel / Short Story
  • Grammar
  • Pedagogy
• P. Ed. and B. P. Ed. Course Physical Education Teacher
  • Principles and History of Physical Education
  • Physical Education
  • Sports Psychology
  • Administration
  • Recreation Anatomy Physiology and Health Education
  • Child Development
  • Pedagogy
  • School Development Plan
  • Factors affecting different development aspects
  • Assessment and Evaluation
  • Learning
  • Understanding the learning process
  • Recent developments in assessment
  • Critical pedagogy
  • Approaches to understanding the nature of intelligence
  • Organizing learning
  • Educational management
  • Addressing problems of adolescence
  • Addressing classroom diversity
  • Growth and development

OSSTET Preparation Tips 2023

To obtain qualified marks in the examination, candidates should have to follow the preparation tips mentioned below.

• The applicants who will have complete information about the exam paper pattern and syllabus will be able to prepare well for the entrance exam.
• Before starting their preparation, the applicants must understand the difficulty level of all the topics and segregate them accordingly.
• After segregating the topics, the applicants must prepare a study strategy covering time management and all the resources to get an efficient result.
• The applicants must also make a good timetable and follow the same under any circumstances.
• The applicants must also collect some good study materials and resources from the markets.
• The applicants must solve past sample papers and question papers and some mock tests before the entrance exam.
• The applicants must sleep early and should not neglect their health.
• At the time of starting the applicants must also make some short notes and flow charts of important points.
• Other than that the applicants must note down two-three lines of important topics in their own words to have a better understanding.
• Applicants can also watch some online videos for a better understanding of difficult topics.

OSSTET Admit Card 2023

The OSSTET Admit Card will be issue to the candidates on 4th week of January 2024 and the applicants can download the Admit Card if they have successfully submitted their Application Form.

Applicants should have to submit their login details to download the Admit Card. Candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without Admit Card.

OSSTET Answer Key 2023

The official authorities of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha has release the OSSTET 2023 Answer Key for the reference of the applicants who had appeared for the entrance exam.

The applicants can refer to the below-given information that is listed in this section regarding the OSSTET 2023 Answer Key of the entrance exam. The OSSTET 2023 Answer Key will be made available on the official website of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha.

The applicants will be able to get the OSSTET 2023 Answer Key of the entrance exam after the completion of the entrance test. The OSSTET 2023 Answer Key can be easily checked by the applicants on the official website of the exam conducting authorities with the help of the login credentials.

The applicants will be able to calculate the total scores secured by them in the entrance exam with the help of the OSSTET 2023 Answer Key.

OSSTET 2023 Results

After releasing the OSSTET 2023 Answer Key official authorities will prepare the OSSTET 2023 Results of the entrance exam and will release the same.

The applicants can download the OSSTET 2023 Answer Key from the official website. The applicants can also file an objection against the OSSTET 2023 Answer Key made by the official authorities if they will find any errors in the same.

However, to object to the OSSTET 2023 Answer Key the applicants will have to provide valid proof along with the answer.

The official authorities will release the OSSTET 2023 Results of the entrance exam in online mode on the official web portal. The applicant shall be able to get the OSSTET 2023 Results of the entrance exam on the official website of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha.

For the reference of the applicants the official authorities of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha will release the OSSTET 2023 Results of the entrance exam in February 2023.

To check the OSSTET 2023 Results of the entrance exam, the applicants will have to use the roll number/registration number along with the date of birth.

The applicants will have to enter the necessary credentials on the official website of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. After entering the details, the applicants will be able to get the OSSTET 2023 Results available on a new page. The applicants will be able to see the OSSTET 2023 Results of the entrance exam in PDF format.

The applicants can also download the OSSTET 2023 Results from the official website and also take a printout of the same for future reference. The official authorities will include some major information in the OSSTET 2023 Results such as the status of both qualified applicants as well as disqualified applicants.

The official authorities will then provide a TET eligibility certificate to those applicants who have qualified for the entrance exam with more than minimum qualifying marks.

OSSTET 2023 Selection Procedure

In the below-given section, we have listed some important information about the OSSTET 2023 Selection Procedures decided by the official board. To get selected applicants will have to appear for the Odisha TET exam 2023.

The applicants will have to score minimum qualifying marks in the entrance exam to qualify for the Odisha 2023 written test. The official authorities of the board will declare the results of the entrance exam after the completion of the Odisha TET 2023 exam for the reference of the applicant.

Based on merit, the official authorities will nominate the deserving applicants. The applicants who have appeared for the entrance exam will be able to check the results easily via visiting the official website in online mode.

After the announcement of the results, the official authorities will also release a category-wise merit list for the reference of the applicants. The official authorities will also consider the candidate’s category for the nomination round.

The applicants who have secured more than 60% marks in the entrance exam and also belong to the general category will be able to get nominated by the official authorities for the OSSTET 2023 Selection Procedure.

However, the applicants who belong to the reserved categories such as SC / ST / PWD / SEBC excreta will have to secure at least 50% marks or more to get nominated by the official authorities.

The official authorities of the board will give a relaxation of 10% to the reserved category applicants based on the reservation rule set by the Odisha state. The applicants who will get nominated by the official authorities will be eligible to receive a qualifying certificate and apply for different teaching positions that are offered in Odisha state.

OSSTET 2023 Certificate Validity

The applicants will be able to get the details about the OSSTET 2023 Certificate Validityin the below-given section. The official authorities will provide the certificate of eligibility to the applicants who have qualified for the entrance exam.

As per the norms and regulations decided by the official for the eligibility of the OSSTET certificate will be made valid till the period of satisfaction of the upper age limit by the applicants.

The official authorities of the OSSTET will release the eligibility certificate on its official website in online mode. The certificate of eligibility will be updated after the completion of the entrance exam.

The applicants who want to apply for different teacher posts will have to visit the official website and download the OSSTET certificate.

The applicants must keep their OSSTET certificate safely and securely as it will be required in the future at the time of applying for different primary level school teachers or upper primary level School teacher’s positions.

The applicants who will hold the OSSTET certificate will be able to apply for different teaching positions offered in the state of Odisha itself. The OSSTET certificate will be valid in Odisha state only.

Below mentioned is the list of the documents that will be required for the verification process by the official authorities to receive an eligibility certificate.

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