BSE Odisha OTET Notification 2020 - Apply for Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test

OTET Notification 2020 - Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha will release the OTET 2020 notification in online mode in July at its official website bseodisha.ac.in. The authorities will release the application form along with the notification of OTET. Candidates must go through the OTET notification before they start to fill the application form. The OTET notification 2020 will contain all details related to eligibility criteria, application process, admit card, exam pattern etc. As per the notification, the OTET exam is conducted for determining the eligibility of the candidates as Teachers in classes 1 to 8. As per OTET exam pattern, the test will be held for two papers - papers 1 and II of 150 marks each. Candidates who will fill the OTET application form successfully will be issued the admit card. The test will be held at various OTET exam centres across Odisha. Candidates securing the minimum qualifying marks of 60% (general) will be considered qualified.

OTET Notifictaion 2020 Overview

OTET Notification 2020 Dates

Candidates can check dates pertaining to OTET 2020 from the table given below.

OTET Notification 2020 - Eligibility Criteria

As per the notification of OTET 2020, candidates will have to meet the eligibility on the basis of education. Candidates who wish to fill the application form will have to meet the OTET 2020 eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria for appearing in both the papers are separately released in the notification PDF. Candidates will have to meet the eligibility OTET exam notification 2020.

OTET Eligibility criteria for Paper I

• Higher Secondary with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (CT or D.El.Ed.)

or

• Higher Secondary with at least 45% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2002.

OTET Eligibility Criteria for Paper II

• Graduation and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)

or

• Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1 year bachelor in Education (B.Ed.)

For detailed criteria, candidates can read OTET 2020 eligibility criteria

OTET 2020 Notification - Application Form

The authorities will release the OTET application form 2020 in online mode. Candidates willing to apply for OTET have to fill the form in various steps. The filling of application form includes registration with name, password, mobile number and email ID. After registration, candidates will have to enter the personnel details, education qualification, address, information sheet and declaration and payment of fee. According to OTET notification 2020, candidates will have to pay an application fee of Rs 500 (general) and Rs 300 (SC/ST/PWD) in online mode. The table below contains the application fee as per category.

OTET Application Fee

OTET 2020 Notification - Exam Centres

Candidates will have to fill the exam centre preferences while filling the application form. As per the OTET notification 2020, the test will be held at various exam centres across Odisha.

OTET Notification 2020 - Exam Pattern

The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha determines the exam pattern of OTET. Candidates must go through the OTET exam pattern for paper I in order to know the sections from where the questions can be asked in paper I of the exam. By going through the exam pattern of OTET, candidates can also understand the marking scheme, number of questions, and duration for which the exam is conducted. In order to know the exam pattern of OTET 2020, candidates must go through the table below.

OTET Exam Pattern 2020 - Paper I

• There are 5 sections for which paper I will be conducted.

• A total of 150 questions of 1 mark each will be asked.

• Candidates will be given 3 hours to complete the exam

• There will be Multiple Choice Questions

• No negative marking for wrong responses.

OTET Exam Pattern 2020 - Paper II

For paper II, the exam pattern of OTET 2020 contains all the sections from where the questions will be asked in the exam. Candidates can also find the total number of questions, marks distribution, and time allotment through OTET exam pattern 2020. Go through the table below to know the exam pattern of OTET.

OTET Notification 2020 - Admit Card

The exam conducting authority will issue the admit card of OTET 2020 in the first week of December. All those candidates who fill the application form successfully will be issued OTET admit card 2020. Candidates can download the admit card of OTET by using their login credentials. It is important for the candidates to carry the OTET admit card to the exam centre on the day of exam. Along with the admit card of OTET, candidates must also carry one of the prescribed photo ID proofs. No candidates will be allowed to take the exam without the admit card and photo ID proof.

Particulars Reflected on the Admit Card of OTET

• Name of the candidate

• Candidates photograph

• Registration/Roll number

• Date and time of the examination

• Venue of the exam

• Exam day instructions

Documents to carry with admit card

• Aadhaar card

• Voter ID card

• Driving license

• Employee ID card

• PAN card

• Passport

• University/College ID card

OTET Notifictaion 2020 - Qualifying marks

The exam conducting authority has determined the minimum qualifying marks in order to shortlist the candidates. As per the qualifying marks, candidates belonging to the general category must score at least 60% i.e 90 marks out of 150, while reserved category candidates must score at least 50% i.e 75 marks out of 150.

OTET Qualifying Marks

OTET Notification 2020 - Contact Details

Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha

Website: bseodisha.nic.in

Email: bseodisha@nic.in

Contact Number: 2415460, 2415428, 2415429, 2415439

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