BSE Odisha published a notification for Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) 2022.OSSTET 2022 has started on Nov 14 and will close on Nov 23 12.00 am.
OSSTET 2022 Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSTET) is a eligibility test for Trained Graduate Teachers who is interested to work as a teacher in Secondary Schools. OSSTET exam is conducted by BSE Odisha. OSSTET 2022 has two categories, Category 1 is for TGT in Science, Arts, Hindi , Classical teachers (Sanskrit, Urdu , Telugu) and Category 2 is for Physical Education Teachers. Application mode – Online Only.
OSSTET 2022 Eligibility :-
- He or She must be a citizen of India.
- Ability to read and write Odia. He/She must have passed 10th,+2 with Odia as an examinable subject. In case of Language teachers like Hindi/Classical teachers passing Odia exam of 7th/8th by BSE Odisha shall be allowed.
Professional Qualification
Category-1 :- Education Teachers (TGT in Science/ Arts, Hindi/ Classical Teacher (Sanskrit/ Urdu/ Telgu)
Category II :-Physical Education Teacher.
OSSTET 2022 Academic Qualifications
TGT Arts:- Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/ Commerce/ Sanskrit with two school subjects as honours/ elective/ Pass/ Optional/ Compulsory from a recognised university with 50% marks (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates) AND B.ed from a NCTE recognised institution.
OR 4 years integrated B>A>B.ed from a NCTE recognised institution with two school subjects as honours/ elective/ Pass/ Optional/ Compulsory with 50% marks (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates).
TGT Science (PCM/ CBZ) :-
Bachelor’s Degree in Science/ B.Tech / B.E. with two school subjects as honours/ elective/ Pass/ Optional/ Compulsory from a recognised university with 50% marks (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates) AND B.ed from a NCTE recognised institution.
OR 4 years integrated B.Sc.B.ed from a NCTE recognised institution with two school subjects as honours/ elective/ Pass/ Optional/ Compulsory with 50% marks (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates).
Hindi Teacher:- Bachelor’s Degree in Hindi as one of the honours/ elective/ Pass/ Optional/ Compulsory from a recognised university with 50% marks (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates) AND
any one of the following training qualification.
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
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 :
a) Rastrabhasa Ratna from Rastrabhasa Prachar Samiti, Wardha,
b) Shastri (Hindi) from Orissa Rastrabhasa Parisad, Puri.
c) 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
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
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.
Classical Teacher (Telugu):-
- 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.
Physical Education Teacher :-
- +2 or its equivalent examination from a recognized institution.
AND - C.P.Ed./ B.P.Ed./ M.P.Ed. From a recognized Board/ University
OSSTET 2022 The Examination
I. There shall be two papers of the OSSTET 2022 is Paper-I and Paper-II.
a) Persons having requisite academic and training qualifications as per Category-I
have to appear in OSSTET 2022 Paper –I of the Examination.
b) Persons having requisite academic and training qualification as per Category–II
have to appear in OSSTET 2022 Paper-II of the examination.
II. The Duration of the Test in each paper shall be 2 hours and 30 minutes.
III. All questions will be Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) each carrying one mark
with four alternatives out of which one is correct.
IV. There shall be Four Sections in each paper.
V. In section-I, Language I, Odia shall be compulsory for all categories of posts.
VI. In section-II, Language II, English shall be compulsory for all categories of posts.
VII. In section-III, under stream TGT (Arts) and TGT (Science for both PCM & CBZ),
the questions shall be in English. The questions in other streams like Classical
Teacher (Sanskrit/ Telgu/ Urdu) and Hindi Teacher shall be in respective
languages/ scripts.
VIII. The questions in Section III for Paper-II (Category-II- Physical Education
Teacher) shall be in English.
IX. In Section-IV the questions in Child Development, Pedagogy, School
Management and Evaluation shall be in English and Compulsory for both the
categories.
X. There shall be no negative marking.
- Qualifying Marks
The minimum pass mark in each paper is 45%. A person securing 45% or more
in each paper shall be considered to have qualified OSSTET. In case of SC/ ST/
PH/ SEBC candidates the minimum pass mark shall be 35%. - Issue of Certificate and Mark Sheet
Successful candidates shall be awarded OSSTET Pass Certificate by the BSE, (O). - Validity of OSSTET Certificate
The OSSTET Pass Certificate shall remain valid till the candidate reaches the
upper age limit prescribed for recruitment of teachers as per rules or executive
instructions prescribed by the Govt. from time to time. - Number of Chances
There shall be no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for
acquiring OSSTET Pass certificate. - Weightage
The weightage of OSSTET scores in the recruitment process may be decided by
the Government from time to time while prescribing the eligibility conditions for
recruitment. - Qualifying OSSTET – Only an eligibility
Qualifying the OSSTET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/
employment in any of the Govt. or Govt. Aided schools and it may be treated as one
of the essential eligibility criteria for appointment. The eligibility for recruitment shall
be determined by the concerned recruiting agency/ appointing authority on the basis
of all eligibility conditions prescribed by Govt. from time to time. - Conduct of OSSTET Examination
The examination shall be conducted by the Board of Secondary Education,
Odisha. Detailed guidelines for conduct of examination including nature and
standard of question, selection of examination centres, format of application form,
fee structure, valuation of answer sheets, declaration of results, issue of pass
certificates etc shall be framed by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. - Syllabus
The detail syllabus for subject of both the papers of OSSTET 2022 have been
prepared by the Director, TE and SCERT, Odisha in consultation with BSE,
Odisha and is available in the websites www.bseodisha.ac.in &
www.bseodisha.nic.in of B.S.E., Odisha. - Scheme
The scheme of examination for OSSTET has been annexed to this guideline at
Annexure-II. - Examination Centre
Candidates enrolled for appearing at the OSSTET 2022 (1st) will be allotted to any
centre of the state. The centre shall not be allotted as per their permanent or
correspondence district as done for previous examinations.
School Subjects for TGT Arts & TGT Science OSSTET 2022
“The science Graduate candidates should have passed with two school
subjects as the following:-
a) Trained Science Graduate (PCM) – Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
b) Trained Science Graduate (CBZ)- Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Biology
The Arts Graduate candidates should have passed with two school subjects as
the following:-
English, Odia, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Economics, Political
Science, Indian Economy, Landmarks in Indian History, Indian Geography, Indian
Polity”.