The Odisha Board of Secondary Education (BSE) runs the OTET, or Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test, to assess if B.Ed. or equivalent degree holders are qualified for employment as teachers in the state’s public, private aided, and private unaided schools. After completing the OTET, candidates are qualified for the appointment of teachers in classes I through VIII.
OTET Notification
Applicants may take one or both of the two papers that comprise the test, depending on their eligibility. This website contains the latest recent news and information on the OTET 2024 test. Continue reading to find out more.
OTET 2024 – Quick Highlights
| Exam Name | Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2024 |
| Exam conducting authority | Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha |
| Official website | http://www.bseodisha.ac.in/ |
| Exam Level | State |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Exam Duration | 150 minutes each for both papers |
Odisha OTET 2023 Eligibility Criteria
OTET 2023 Application Fee
- General/ OBC/ EBC: Rs 500/-
- SC/ ST: Rs 300/-
OTET Exam 2024 Pattern & Syllabus
- OTET 2024 Exam Pattern
- Pattern for Paper-I (Classes I to V teachers)
| Subject Area | Number of Questions |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 |
| Language-I (Hindi/ Odia/ Telugu/ Bengali/ Urdu) | 30 |
| Language-II (English | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 |
| Environment Studies | 30 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Marking Scheme – Each question will be for 1 mark.
Pattern for Paper-II (Classes VI to VIII teachers)
| Subject Area | Number of Questions |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 |
| Language-I (Hindi/ Odia/ Telugu/ Bengali/ Urdu) | 30 |
| Language-II (English | 30 |
| Mathematics & Science OR Social Studies | 60 (30 from Mathematics and 30 from Science in Mathematics and Science; 30 from History and Political Science and 30 from Geography in Social Studies) |
| TOTAL | 150 |
How Do I Fill Out the Odisha TET 2024 Application Form Online?
- To begin, applicants should go to the official website at http://bseodisha.ac.in/.
- Then return to the webpage and click the Registration button.
- Now, carefully fill out the registration form and click here to submit the button.
- Get your Registration Number and Password, which will be emailed to your registered email address and password.
- Re-login to your account.
- Fill in the general information, such as 10th grade.
- Then, in the needed PDF, upload the photographs and signatures.
- Following that, pay the application cost.
- Finally, print out the application form for future reference.