OTET Application Form 2021 - Registration, Eligibility, Fee

OTET Application Form 2021 - Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha released the OTET 2021 application form on February 20, 2021. Candidates who met the required eligibility criteria were able to fill the application form of OTET 2021 in online mode till March 9 on the official website - bseodisha.ac.in.
In order to fill up the OTET application form 2021, candidates had to go through 6 steps - providing personal information, filling up eligibility criteria and educational qualification, address, information sheet and declaration & payment. Candidates who successfully submitted the application form received the hall ticket of OTET 2021 on April 1, 2021. Only those candidates who have downloaded the hall ticket are eligible to sit for the examination. OTET is conducted every year for the recruitment of teachers (class I-VIII) in schools across the state of Odisha. Read the full article to know more about the OTET 2021 application form.

OTET Application Form 2021 - Important dates

Aspiring candidates should keep in mind these important dates for the application form of OTET 2021 as mentioned in the table below-

OTET 2021 Application Form Dates

OTET Application Form 2021 - Registration

The first step towards filling up the OTET 2021 application form is registration. Candidates should provide their biodata which includes name, password, mobile number and email ID. After entering the biodata, candidates have to click on the ‘submit’ button and complete the registration process. After clicking on the ‘submit’ button, candidates directed to the login window where they have to enter their registered email ID and password. A verification code will be sent to the registered email ID of the candidates. After entering the verification code, candidates will be redirected to the login page. Candidates can now enter their login credentials again and click on the ‘submit/login’ button again and the application form of OTET 2021 will be displayed on the screen.

OTET Application Form 2021 - Required Documents

In order to fill up the application form of OTET 2021, candidates should keep the following documents handy-

• 10th and 12th certificates and mark sheets

• Category and PH certificates (if applicable)

• Scanned recent passport size photograph and signature

• Professional qualification certificates

How to Fill Up OTET Application Form 2021?

OTET 2021 application form can be filled up in 6 steps-

1. Providing Personal Information

2. Filling up educational qualification

3. Filling up the eligibility criteria

4. Providing address

5. Information sheet

6. Declaration and payment of OTET 2021 application fees.

Steps to Fill Up Application Form of OTET 2021 -

Step 1- In this step of filling up the OTET 2021 application form, candidates are required to enter their personal details including name, date of birth, category, nationality, etc.

Step 2- Now, candidates are required to enter the details of “Eligibility Criteria” and click on ‘Submit’ to go to the next stage

Step 3- In this step, candidates are required to enter their educational qualification details. Candidates will also need to upload documents in the required format, size and dimension as mentioned in the application form. Candidates will also need to enter details of their general & professional qualifications.

Step 5- The next step in OTET 2021 application form requires the candidates to enter their correspondence and permanent address

Step 6- Review all the information entered and edit if there is any mistake. Note that, candidates are not allowed to edit their OTET application form 2021 once they click on the ‘declaration and payment button. The payment of the OTET 2021 application fee is to be made through the State Bank Of India only. Candidates can choose the following online and offline methods to pay the fee-

• Bank Challan (Offline)

• Net Banking (Online)

• Credit/Debit Card (Online)

Once the payment is made, the OTET 2021 application form is completed.

This is how BSE Odisha OTET application form window will look like -

OTET 2021 Application Fees

Candidates can pay the OTET 2021 application fee till March 9, 2021. The application fee as per category are as per the table below

Category- wise OTET 2021 Application Fee

OTET Exam Pattern 2021

After filling the application form of OTET 2021, candidates should go through the exam pattern and syllabus of OTET 2021 and study accordingly. As per the OTET 2021 Exam Pattern, there are 2 papers in the exam. Candidates can opt for either Paper 1, or Paper 2 or both as per their eligibility. In OTET 2021, there are objective type questions/ MCQ. Each question carries 1 mark and there is no negative marking scheme in the exam.

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