Board of Secondary Education, Odisha conducted the OTET exam 2025 September 27, 2025. The OTET 2025 admit card was released on September 17, 2025 on the official website, bseodisha.ac.in. The board announces all the important OTET exam dates through the official website only.
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Candidates are required to go through the detailed OTET 2025 notification before applying. The OTET exam 2025 is an eligibility test for those who wish to become teachers at government schools in Odisha. Those who clear the examination are offered a CTET eligibility certificate. Check the below article to know more about the OTET 2025 exam -
Particulars | Details |
Name of the Examination | Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test |
Conducting Body | Board of Secondary Education, Odisha |
Frequency of Examination | Once a year |
Mode of Application | Online |
Mode of Examination | Offline |
Languages | Language 1 -Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/Telugu/ Bengali. Language 2 -English. |
Examination Pattern | Paper 1 Paper 2 |
Examination Duration | Paper I - 2 1/2 hours Paper II - 2 1/2 hours |
Official Website | bseodisha.ac.in |
The OTET exam dates 2025 are determined by the board. Any information related to the OTET exam dates is intimated to the candidates through the official website, bseodisha.ac.in. Check the below table to know the OTET 2025 exam dates -
Event | OTET Dates |
OTET Notification date | May 7, 2025 |
OTET application form 2025 | May 9, 2025 |
OTET Application form last date | May 22, 2025 |
OTET fee payment | May 22, 2025 |
OTET admit card | September 17, 2025 |
OTET exam date 2025 | September 27, 2025 |
OTET 2025 answer key | To be announced |
OTET answer key objection facility | To be announced |
OTET 2025 result date | To be announced |
The OTET application form 2025 is released on the official website. Candidates have to submit the OTET 2025 application form within the last date. They have to register themselves on the website before applying. While filling the OTET application form, candidates have to give correct information and upload the correct document. They also have to pay the OTET application fee within the last date.
Category | Paper 1 | Paper 1 & Paper 2 |
General/ OBC/ | Rs 900 | Rs 1400 |
SC/ ST | Rs 600 | Rs 900 |
The OTET eligibility criteria are listed in detail in the official notification. The OTET eligibility criteria 2025 are the minimum requirements a candidate must have to clear the exam. It is mandatory for candidates to meet the OTET 2025 eligibility criteria. The following are the OTET eligibility criteria -
Educational Qualification -
Category A - Graduation and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (or) At least 50% marks either in Graduation or in Post-Graduation and B.Ed. (or) Graduation and two year Diploma in Elementary Education. ( or) Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
Category B - Graduation and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (or), At least 50% marks either in Graduation or in Post-Graduation and B.Ed. (or) Graduation with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Proceduré) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard. (or) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
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Candidates can check the OTET 2025 exam pattern comprising a written objective test related to the subject which the candidate has selected. The OTET Paper 1 exam consists of 150 questions which is 1 mark each and should be written for 2 ½ hours.
The OTET exam does not have negative marking or a penalty for missing out on questions. The mode of the written OTET exam is offline. The OTET Paper 2 exam is conducted for 2 ½ hours, consisting of 90 questions for 90 marks.
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The OTET Syllabus 2025 varies according to the subject the candidate selects. But there are certain topics which are common for all the categories in the OTET syllabus. They include child psychology, pedagogy Language 1 and Language 2. For more information, the candidates can refer to the OTET 2025 syllabus on the official website.
The OTET admit card 2025 was released on September 17, 2025 on the official website.
OTET 2025 Admit card is released a few days before the exam. Candidates can download the OTET admit card using their login credentials. Along with the OTET 2025 admit card, candidates have to take a valid photo ID.
Candidates can check the OTET answer key 2025 a few days after the exam is concluded. The board releases the provisional OTET 2025 answer key first. Candidates will have an option to raise objections against the OTET answer key. Based on the objections raised, the OTET final answer key is released.
Candidates can access the OTET result link 2025 many weeks after the exam is conducted. The OTET result is released by the board on their website.The OTET 2025 result can be downloaded using their login credentials. Candidates can view their name, roll number, marks obtained and the qualifying marks in the OTET result.
The OTET 2025 cut off are the minimum marks which the candidate needs to pass the exam. The OTET cut off depends on the category of the candidate. The OTET cut off 2025 for the general category is 60% and 50% for the SC, ST, PH, OBC/ SEBC category. It is mandatory for the candidate to get the required OTET marks to pass the exam.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There is no specific OTET age limit. Candidates must be above 18 years and must have the educational qualification.
No, there is no negative marking in the OTET exam.
The OTET 2025 admit card date is September 17, 2025.
Candidates can check the OTET results from the official website.
The OTET 2025 exam is conducted on September 27, 2025.
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