OTET 2020: Notification (Soon), Application Form, Exam Pattern

OTET 2020 – Board Of Secondary Education, Odisha releases the notification for Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) on the official website. Candidates are advised to visit the official website of BSE, Odisha (bseodisha.nic.in) to get recent updates. The examination for OTET is conducted for teaching aspirants. Those candidates who wish to be a teacher of class I to V have to qualify paper 1. Similarly, those who wish to teach class VI to VIII must qualify Paper 2 of the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test. Get here complete details for OTET 2020 including exam pattern, application form, admit card, and other necessary details.

OTET 2020

Board Of Secondary Education, Odisha is responsible for releasing OTET notification, application and other necessary events at bseodisha.nic.in. The schedule as per which all events are to take place for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test are as follows.

The information provided in this article is based on previous year notification. Soon after, BSE, Odisha releases OTET 2020 notification, we will update it on our page.

OTET 2020 Application Form

BSE releases the application form for OTET 2020 on the official website. Candidates have to visit the official website and fill up OTET application form 2020. Here are the steps to help candidates in OTET 2020 apply online.

How to apply?

• Visit the official website of BSE Odisha and register. Hit ‘click here for new registration’ and start the registration process.
• Proceed to apply for OTET application by entering basic details personal details.
• Click on ‘save and next’ and process for the next round.
• Upload the documents and hit the save and next button again.
• The last step is to pay the required application fee and submit the OTET application form 2020.

Application Fee

Mode of Payment

• Candidates have to pay OTET application fee through online mode through net banking, ATM card.
• Payment done with the offline mode is also accepted. Candidates can pay the application fee through offline mode using bank challan. For offline payment, DU reference number is required before payment.

OTET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who possess the below educational qualification and fulfils the other mentioned eligibility criteria can fill OTET application.

Nationality and Nativity

Candidate must be an Indian moreover must be a domicile of Odisha.

Age Limit

There is no upper age limit for OTET.

Educational Qualification

Category A (Paper-1)

• 12th standard or it’s equivalent with minimum 50% marks and 02-year Diploma in Elementary education (CT or D.El.Ed)
• OR
• 12th pass or it’s equivalent with a minimum of 45% marks and 02-year Diploma in elementary education in accordance with NCTE
• OR
• 12th or it’s equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks and 04 years of Bachelor of elementary education (B.El.Ed).
• OR
• 12th pass it’s equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks ad 02-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)
• OR
• Graduation with 02 years of Diploma in elementary education
• OR
• Graduation with minimum 50% marks and B.Ed in accordance with NCTE

Category-B (Paper II)

• Graduation with a minimum of 50% marks and 01 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed)
• Or
• Graduation and 02-year Diploma in Elementary Education
• OR
• Graduation with minimum of 45% marks and 01-year bachelor in education (B.Ed) in accordance with NCTE
• OR
• Graduation with 50% marks and 01-year B.ed (Special Education)
• OR
• 12th or it’s equivalent with minimum 50% marks and 04 years Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)
• OR
• 12th or it’s equivalent with minimum 50% marks and 04-year B.A./ B.Sc, Ed or B.A. Ed./ B.Sc. Ed.

Click here to check Applicability and eligibility in pdf format.

OTET 2020 Admit Card

Those candidates who have successfully submitted the application form for OTET 2020 are issued admit cards. Visit the official website and download OTET 2020 admit card. Read on to know about the OTET 2020 hall ticket:

• To get OTET admit card, visit bseodisha.nic.in.
• BSE, Odisha releases the admit card through login. Candidates must keep their registration number and email ID ready to download OTET hall ticket.
• Examination centre and timings for the exam is provided through OTET admit card.
• Carry OTET admit card 2020, photo identity card to the exam centres.

OTET 2020 Exam Pattern

The examinations of OTET is divided into two papers –

• Paper 1 for Primary Level Teacher (class I to class V)
• Paper 2 for Upper Primary Teacher (class VI to class VIII)

Here is the scheme of examination for both Paper 1 and Paper2 which candidates may refer for preparation:

OTET 2020 Paper 1 Exam Pattern:

• Multiple choice questions are asked in the OTET Paper 1.
• There will be 04 alternatives out of which one will be correct.
• Each question of OTET Paper 1 carries 01 mark and there is no negative marking.
• Check the distribution of marks and number of questions amongst different subjects below:

OTET 2020 Paper 2 Exam Pattern:

• Multiple choice questions are asked in OTET 2020 Paper 2.
• Candidates have to mark one option out of four as the answer.
• Each question of OTET 2020 Paper 2 carries 01 mark and there is no negative marking.
• Check the compulsory subjects and optional subjects from the table below:

Compulsory Subjects of Paper 2

Optional, either A or B

Click here to check the detailed syllabus and exam pattern.

Preparation Tips for OTET 2020

To prepare for the teacher eligibility test, candidates must start their preparation understanding the syllabus and examination pattern. Know the important topics of the syllabus, weightage of different section, marking scheme, time duration and everything about the examination.

Once a candidate is done with syllabus, they can prepare their study plan. We all know about our strengths and time duration we can study. Create strategies through which complete syllabus gets covered and candidates get time for practising papers.

OTET previous year question papers helps in better understanding of the examination vincity. The type of questions that are asked in the examination, some important sections from the syllabus that are asked can be known through previous year papers. Candidates can also track their progress they have made so far.

OTET 2020 Answer Key

After the commencement of the examination, OTET 2020 answer key releases. To get OTET answer key, candidates have to visit the official website, bseodhisa.nic.in.

• Answer key and Scoring Keys can be downloaded from the official website of BSE, Odisha bseodhisa.nic.in.
• OTET answer key 2020 has the correct answers to the questions based on the exam.
• Paper 1 and Paper 2 answer keys release in PDF format.
• Candidates can use OTET 2020 Paper 1 and Paper 2 answer key to predict their scores before the result.
• In case is any incorrect objections against the answer, it can be challenged through the online process.
• Applicants have to pay Rs.500/- per questions to challenge the answer sheet.

OTET 2020 Result

BSE, Odisha declares the result for OTET 2020 through online process. Candidates can check their result by visiting the official website of BSE, Odisha, bseodisha.nic.in.

• OTET 2020 result releases through login.
• Applicants must login and check the marks secured in Paper 1/Paper 2 and their status of whether they have qualified the exam or not.
• Candidates have to secure a minimum 60% marks (that is minimum 90 marks out of 150 marks) to qualify.
• Those who qualify OTET 2020 gets TET eligibility certificate.

OTET Archives

Official Notification of OTET 2018

For more information on OTET 2018-2019, download following documents.

• Applicability and eligibility of OTET
• OTET 2018 Instruction for PH candidates
• OTET 2018 Step by Step Instruction
• Syllabus and Structure for OTET 2018
• The format for continuing certificate OTET

Official Website: www.bseodisha.ac.in.

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