OSSTET Notification 2019- Apply Online for Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test: ODISHA SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (OSSTET) released recruitment notification for School Teacher, Arts Teacher, Science Teacher, Hindi Teacher, Sanskrit Teacher, Urdu Teacher, Telgu Teacher, Physical Education Teacher. In view to support, strengthen and improve the quality the Elementary Education in the state of Odisha. The Govt. of Odisha vide Resolution No.-18618/ SME, Bhubaneswar Dtd.-17/09/2016 have prescribed guidelines for conducting Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET). Apply online has been started now. Before applying for this post, the candidates are requested to go through the Official website. http://bseodisha.nic.in/?q=node/394.
ODISHA SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (OSSTET)
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha has been designated as the professional body for conducting OSSTET. Detailed procedure for conducting OSSTET and instruction for carrying out the examination shall be issued by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha. The application form for OSSTET shall also be prescribed by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha and submission of application form shall be in online mode.online application submission from 07-12-2019. The last date for submission of application is 16-12-2019. Job seekers are requested to read below the selection process, qualification, age limit of OSSTET in our Newsinassam.com website.
OSSTET Notification 2019- Notification Details
| OSSTET Notification 2019 | Details |
| Name of Board | BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, ODISHA, CUTTACK |
| Exam Name | Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) |
| Job Location | Odisha |
| Apply start | 07-12-2019 |
| Last Date | 16-12-2019 |
| Apply Mode | Online |
| Official website | http://osstet.co.in/ |
OSSTET Notification 2019- Examination Category
The 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/ Telgu).
Category II :- Physical Education Teacher.
OSSTET Notification 2019- Eligibility Details
A. General Eligibility- He or she must be a citizen of India.
B. Ability to Read and Write Odia.- The candidate must be able to read and write in Odia. Any one of the following qualification will be taken into consideration to ascertain this ability of the candidate.
(a) He/ she must have passed HSC Examination conducted by Board of Secondary Education, Odisha or an equivalent examination conducted by any other State Board or Central Board (like CBSE, ICSE) with Odia as a language subject i.e. First/ Second or Third Language.
(b) He/ She must have passed +2/ Higher Secondary Examination conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha with Odia as an examination subject.
(c) He must have passed Odia Examination of HSC/ 10th Standard Single Subject Examination conduct by the B.S.E., Odisha. In case the candidate desire to be language teacher like Hindi/ Classical Teachers (Sanskrit/Telgu/ Urdu), passing Odia Examination of 07th Standard conducted by B.S.E., Odisha shall be allowed.
OSSTET Notification 2019- Educational Qualification
The requisite academic and professional qualification for admission to the OSSTET for these two categories are mentioned in the schedule/ table below :-
| Sl No. | Category | Subject/ Stream | Academic and Professional qualification |
| 1 | I | Trained Graduate Arts | 1. Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/ Commerce or Shastri(Sanskrit) Degree with two school subjects as Honours/ Elective / Pass/ Optional (list of school subjects at (annexure-I) from a recognised university having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates) AND Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) from a NCTE Recognised Institution. OR 2. Four year integrated B.A.B.Ed from NCTE recognised Institution with two school subjects as Honours/ Elective / Pass/ Optional (list of school subjects at annexure-I) having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST /PH / SEBC candidates). |
| 2 | I | Trained Graduate Science (PCM/ CBZ) | 1. Bachelor’s Degree in science / B.Tech/ B.E. Degree with two schools subject as Honours/Elective / Pass/ Optional (list of school subjects at annexure-I) from a recognised university having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST /PH / SEBC candidates). AND Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) from a NCTE Recognised Institution. OR 2. Four year integrated B.Sc.B.Ed from a NCTE Recognised Institution with two school subjects as Honours/ Elective / Pass/ Optional (list of school subjects at annexure-I) having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC candidates). |
| 3 | I | Hindi Teacher | 1. 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 Any 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. OR 2. 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 |
| 4 | I | Classical Teacher (Sanskrit) | 1. 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. OR 2. Shastri (Sanskrit) Degree 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. |
| 5 | I | Classical Teacher (Urdu) | 1. Alim with 50% marks in aggregate (45% for PH candidates). AND B.Ed./ Urdu B.Ed. from a NCTE Recognised University/ Institution. OR 2. B.A. (Persian) WITH 50% marks in aggregate (45% PH Candidates) AND B.Ed./ Urdu B.Ed. from a NCTE Recognised University/ Institution. |
| 6 | I | Classical Teacher (Telgu) | 1. 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. |
| 7 | II | Physical Education Teacher | 1. +2 or its equivalent examination from a recognized institution with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC) candidates). AND 2. C.P.Ed./ B.P.Ed./ M.P.Ed. From a recognized Board/ University. |
OSSTET Notification 2019- Examination Details
I. There shall be two papers of the OSSTET viz Paper-I and Paper-II.
a) Persons having requisite academic and training qualifications as per Category-I have to appear in Paper –I of the Examination.
b) Persons having requisite academic and training qualification as per Category–II have to appear in 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 from the contents of C.P.Ed. Course and 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.
Syllabus- The detail syllabus for subject of both the papers of OSSTET 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 of B.S.E., Odisha.
School Subjects for TGT Arts & TGT Science-
The school subjects as per the list below should have been studied at the Graduation Level either as Honours/ Pass/ Elective/ Optional subject with not less than 200 marks.
| Stream | School Subjects |
| Trained Graduate Arts | One of the subject shall be from : English, Odia, Hindi & Sanskrit |
| Another subject shall be from : History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, Indian Economy, Landmarks in Indian History, Indian Geography & Indian Polity | |
| Trained Graduate Science (PCM) | Any two subjects from : Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics |
| Trained Graduate Science (CBZ) | Any two subjects from : Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Biology |
How to Apply the OSSTET Notification 2019?
- Go to the Official site www.osstet.co.in
- Now open the Home Page to click it OSSTET 2019 Option
- Now to click it Apply Online Option
- Candidates can enter your Details to click Submit
Important Dates for OSSTET Notification 2019
| OSSTET Notification 2019 | Important Date |
| Apply Start date | 07-12-2019 |
| Last Date for Apply | 16-12-2019 |
Download Official Notification, Online Link for OSSTET Notification 2019
| OSSTET Notification 2019 | Important Links |
| Apply Link | Click Here |
| OSSTET -2019 FORM FILL-UP NOTIFICATION.pdf | Click Here |
| Guidelines for conduct of OSSTET.pdf | Click Here |
| CONTINUE CERTIFICATE.pdf | Click Here |
| Instructions to PH candidate.pdf | Click Here |
| Scheme of Exam for OSSTET (Annexure-II).pdf | Click Here |
| Official Website | http://bseodisha.nic.in/?q=node/394 |
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