OSSTET 2024 Notification Out: Board of Secondary Education, Odisha has released the Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 or OSSTET 2024 Notification. This notice cane as a vital information for the aspirants willing to become school teacher of Secondary Schools. Actually, OSSTET qualification is a mandatory qualification which shall make them eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the secondary schools of the state.
Overview of OSSTET Notification 2024
| Exam Authority | Board of Secondary Education, Odisha |
| Exam Name | Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 or OSSTET 2024 |
| Type of Exam | Teacher Eligibility Test |
| State Concerned | Odisha |
| Paper | Paper I & Paper II |
| Teacher Type | Category I – Trained Graduate Teachers in Science/ Arts, Hindi/ Classical Teacher (Sanskrit/ Urdu/ Telegu Category II – Physical Education Teacher |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Official Website | www.bseodisha.ac.in |
Odisha STET Notification 2024
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha is the professional body for conducting OSSTET. In this regard, the BSE Odisha has invited online application for OSSTET 2024 Registration from 19th November 2024. Furthermore, the online application form for OSSTET 2024 is active until 30th November 2024. More details of the Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 or OSSTET 2024 is available through the section below.
Eligibility to Apply for OSSTET 2024
The OSSTET Examination will be conducted in two different parts for the prospective teachers in two different categories such as :-
- Category I :- Education Teachers (Trained Graduate Teachers in Science/ Arts, Hindi/ Classical Teacher (Sanskrit/ Urdu/ Telegu).
- Category II :- Physical Education Teacher.
The Eligibility criteria of Requisite Academic and Professional Qualification to apply for Odisha STET 2024 are as follows –
| Category | Subject/ Stream | Academic and Professional qualification |
| I | Trained Graduate Arts | Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/ Commerce/ Shastri (Sanskrit) Degree with two school subjects as Honours/ Elective / Pass/ Optional/ Compulsory subjects from a recognised university having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates) AND Bachelor in Education (B.Ed)/ 3 year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed course from a NCTE Recognised Institution. OR Four year integrated B.A. B.Ed from NCTE recognised Institution with two school subjects as Honours/ Elective / Pass/ Optional/ Compulsory subjects having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST /PH / SEBC candidates). |
| I | Trained Graduate Science (PCM / CBZ) | Bachelor’s Degree in science / B.Tech / B.E. Degree with two schools subject as Honours / Elective / Pass/ Optional subjects from a recognised university having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST /PH / SEBC candidates). AND Bachelor in Education (B.Ed)/ 3 year integrated B.Ed.- M.Ed course from a NCTE Recognised Institution. OR Four year integrated B.Sc. B.Ed from a NCTE Recognised Institution with two school subjects as Honours / Elective / Pass/ Optional subjects having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates). |
| I | Hindi Teacher | Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University with Hindi as one of the Honours/ Elective/ Optional/ Pass subject with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates.) AND Anyone of the following training qualifications. Hindi Sikshyan Parangat from Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra. B.H.Ed. a course prescribed by NCTE, from a recognized University/ Institution. B.Ed in Hindi, a course prescribed by NCTE, from Dakhin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras. B.Ed from NCTE Recognised University/ Institution OR Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised University with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates) WITH One of the following qualifications: Rastrabhasa Ratna from Rastrabhasa Prachar Samiti, Wardha, Shastri (Hindi) from Orissa Rastrabhasa Parisad, Puri. Snataka (Acquired by June-2005, the date up to which the temporary recognition has been granted) from Hindi Sikshya Samiti, Odisha, Cuttack. AND One of the following Training qualifications; a) Hindi Sikshyan Parangat from Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra. b) B.H.Ed. a course prescribed by NCTE, from a recognized University/ Institution. c) B.Ed in Hindi, a course prescribed by NCTE, from Dakhin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras d) B.Ed from NCTE Recognised University/ Institution. |
| I | Classical Teacher (Sanskrit) | Bachelor’s Degree with Sanskrit as one of the Honours/ Elective / Optional/ Pass subject from a recognised university with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC Candidates) AND Sikshya Shastri (Sanskrit), a course prescribed by NCTE, from a Recognised University/ Institution/ B.Ed from NCTE Recognised University/ Institution OR Shastri (Sanskrit) with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates) from a recognized university AND Sikshya Shastri (Sanskrit), a course prescribed by NCTE, from a Recognised University/ Institution/ B.Ed from NCTE Recognised University/ Institution |
| I | Classical Teacher (Urdu) | Alim with 50% marks in aggregate (45% for PH candidates). AND B.Ed./ Urdu B.Ed. from a NCTE Recognised University/ Institution. OR B.A. (Persian) With 50% marks in aggregate (45% PH Candidates) AND B.Ed./ Urdu B.Ed. from a NCTE Recognised University/ Institution. |
| I | Classical Teacher (Telgu) | Bachelor’s Degree in Arts having Telgu as subject with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC) candidates) AND Telgu B. Ed. from a University / Institution recognized by NCTE. |
| II | Physical Education Teacher | +2 or its equivalent examination from a recognized institution. AND C.P.Ed./ D.P.Ed./ B.P.Ed./ M.P.Ed. From a recognized Board/ University. |
Note: who are in the process of acquiring the requisite training qualification i.e. are in the final year of acquiring the required qualification shall also be eligible to appear for the TET.
OSSTET Examination Scheme Overview
The OSSTET shall have two papers viz Paper-I and Paper-II. The candidates willing to become Trained Graduate Teachers in Science/ Arts, Hindi/ Classical Teacher (Sanskrit/ Urdu/ Telegu) shall have to appear for Paper I while the candidates willing to become Physical Education Teacher shall have to appear for Paper II.
The Duration of the Test in each paper shall be 2 hours and 30 minutes. There shall be Four Sections in each paper. All questions will be Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) each carrying one mark with four alternatives out of which one is correct. Furthermore, there shall be no negative marking. The Exam Scheme according to papers are as under –
OSSTET Paper 1 Exam Scheme
| A. Section I & II | ||||
| (Compulsory for all streams such as TGT (Arts), TGT (Science) PCM, TGT (Science) CBZ, Classical | ||||
| Section | Subject | No. of Questions | Full Marks | |
| I | Odia | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| II | English | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| B. Section III | ||||
| Stream | Subjects | No. of Questions | Full Marks | |
| TGT (Arts) | Odia | 15 | 15 | 60 |
| English | 15 | 15 | ||
| History & Pol. Sc | 15 | 15 | ||
| Geography & Economics | 15 | 15 | ||
| TGT (Science) PCM | Mathematics | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| Physics | 20 | 20 | ||
| Chemistry | 20 | 20 | ||
| TGT (Science) CBZ | Chemistry | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| Botany | 20 | 20 | ||
| Zoology | 20 | 20 | ||
| Classical Teacher (Sanskrit) | Sanskrit | 60 | 60 | |
| Hindi Teacher | Hindi | 60 | 60 | |
| Classical Teacher (Telugu) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | |
| ClassicalTeacher (Urdu) | Urdu | 60 | 60 | |
| C. Section IV | ||||
| Section | Stream | Subject | No. of Qs | Full Marks |
| IV | TGT (Arts), | Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation | 50 | 50 |
| TGT (Science) PCM, | ||||
| TGT (Science) CBZ, | ||||
| Classical Teacher(Sanskrit) | ||||
| Classical Teacher (Telugu) | ||||
| Classical Teacher (Urdu) | ||||
| Hindi Teacher | ||||
OSSTET Paper 2 Exam Scheme
| A. Section I & II | ||||
| Section | Subject | No. of Questions | Full Marks | |
| I | Odia | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| II | English | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| B. Section III | ||||
| Stream | Subjects | No. of Questions | Full Marks | |
| Physical Education Teacher | Physical Education | 60 | 60 | |
| C. Section IV | ||||
| Section | Stream | Subject | No. of Qs | Full Marks |
| IV | Physical Education Teacher | Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation | 50 | 50 |
OSSTET 2024 – Qualifying Marks
Candidates who are appearing for the Odisha STET should have to secure the qualifying marks failing which the candidates shall not be declared qualified. As per the Odisha STET Notification 2024, the minimum pass mark in each paper is –
- 45% (68 marks out of 150) for UR Candidates.
- 35% (53 marks out of 150) for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates.
Detailed Process to Apply for OSSTET Notification 2024
Board of Secondary Education, Odisha has invited the OSSTET Notification 2024 online applications from the Indian citizens possessing requisite qualification to apply for Odisha STET within the deadline.
The Process of Application for OSSTET Application 2024 has already started. So, apply for OSSTET 2024 as soon as possible, as waiting till the last moment will let you face server issues. Follow these simple guidelines to fill the OSSTET 2024 Application Form.
Step by step guidelines to fill OSSTET Application Form 2024
- Firstly, log on to the official portal i.e, www.bseodisha.ac.in
- You will be taken to the homepage.
- Search for the related link “OSSTET 2024 Notification“, click on it.
- Go through the details mentioned in the Odisha STET 2024 Notification Pdf.
- Check the eligibility requirements, if eligible, then click on “Apply Online” tab.
- Fill the OSSTET 2024 Application form with all the required & mandatory details.
- Make the fee payment & upload all the required documents in the prescribed format.
- Cross check all the details once before submitting the OSSTET 2024 Application form.
- At last, keep the hard copy of the Application form for future correspondence.
OSSTET Notification 2024 – Important Links
| Official Notification | Click Here |
| Apply Online Link | Click Here |
OSSTET Notification 2024 – Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| OSSTET Notification Release Date | 14th November 2024 |
| Online Registration Start Date | 19th November 2024 |
| Last Date of Registration | 1st December 2024 (11:59 pm) |
| Last Date to Submit Application Fee | 30th November 2024 |
| OSSTET Admit Card 2024 | – |
| Odisha STET Exam Date 2024 | – |
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