Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, Cuttack has released notification for eligible candidates for appearing at the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test 2016 (2nd). OTET 2016 is applicable to all candidates who possess requisite academic and training qualifications with requisite percentage of marks and to all candidates pursuing the final year of the teacher training courses.
Candidates who are going to participate in the Recruitment Process of Odisha TET 2016 can check the complete details of OTET 2016 (2nd) like application process, eligibility criteria, admit card, answer key, result, selection process etc on this page below.
Latest – Final Answer Key and Result of OTET 2016 (2nd) has been announced.
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OTET (2nd) 2016
A candidate can apply for only one paper. The candidate eligible to apply under Category B (Paper II), shall not be eligible to apply under Category-A (Paper-I). In case the candidates register under both the papers, his/her candidate in both the paper shall be rejected.
Candidate applying for OTET 2016 ensures that she / he fulfills eligibility conditions for admission to the same. Her / his admission to the OTET 2016 will be provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.
Educational Qualification
- Paper I – Higher Secondary (+2 or its equivalent)
- Paper II – Graduation Degree
Selection Process – Candidates will be selected on the basis of marks obtained in Paper I and Paper II.
How to Apply – Candidates have to fill their Application form for OTET (2nd) 2016 from the official portal of OTET.
Important Dates
| Event | Dates |
| Registration starts | 26 Sep 2016 |
| Registration ends | 17 Oct 2016 |
| Date of OTET Exam | 23 Nov 2016 |
Eligibility Criteria
The following conditions of eligibility have been laid down by the Government of Odisha, Department of School and Mass Education vide the Resolution No.14302/SME, Bhubaneswar, dated the 04/06/2012.
Persons having the following minimum qualifications shall be eligible for appearing in OTET.
Category-A (Paper- I)
- Higher Secondary (+2 or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education(CT). or
- Higher Secondary (+2 or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Education(Special Education). or
- Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/ 2-year Diploma in Special Education.
Category-B (Paper- II)
- Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.). or
- Graduation with 50% marks and 1-year B.Ed.(Special Education) or
- Higher Secondary (+2 or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year B.A.Ed./ B.Sc.Ed.
Provided that relaxation of 5% minimum qualifying marks in +2 or graduation level, as the case may be, shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to SC, ST,OBC/ SEBC category.
Provided further that candidates having minimum marks in +2 or graduation level, as the case may be, prescribed at the time of admission in teacher education courses shall also eligible to appear in OTET.
- Persons who are pursuing (final year) any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or by the RCI, as the case may be) specified above in both the categories.
- Persons declared eligible by the State Govt./ NCTE/ Govt. of India from time to time.
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Exam Pattern
Paper I
| Area | No. of Questions | Mark | Remark |
| Child Development & Pedagogy |
30 | 30 | 30 question on Child Development & Pedagogy |
| Language-I, Odia/ Urdu | 30 | 30 | In each subject area 20 questions will be set form contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy. All 150 questions shall be of multiple choice type with four choices. Only one answer is to be chosen by the Candidate. |
| Language-II (English) | 30 | 30 | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Environment Studies | 30 | 30 |
Paper II – Compulsory
| Area | No. of Questions | Mark | Remark |
| Child Development & Pedagogy |
30 | 30 | 30 question on Child Development & Pedagogy |
| Language-I, Odia/ Urdu | 30 | 30 | In each subject area 20 questions will be set form contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy. All 150 questions shall be of multiple choice type with four choices. Only one answer is to be chosen by the candidate. |
| Language-II (English) | 30 | 30 |
Optional Either A or B
| Area | No. of Questions | Mark | Remark |
| A- Mathematics & Science |
60 (30 questions from Mathematics and 30 questions from Science) |
60 | In each subject area 20 questions will be set from contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy. |
| B – Social Studies |
60 (30 questions from History & Political Science & 30 questions from Geography) |
60 | In each subject area 20 questions will be set from contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy. |
Download Complete syllabus of OTET 2016 from HERE.
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