The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha began the registration process for OSSTET 2023 on 11 December 2023. Candidates who wish to apply for Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test can do it through the official website of BSE Odisha- bseodisha.ac.in.
As per the official schedule, the last date to apply is till 22 December 2023 and candidates can deposit the fee till 21 December 2023.
The eligibility criteria for a candidate to apply for the exam is that he/she must be able to read and write in Odia and 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.
The OSSTET will comprise of two papers- Paper I and Paper II. The Duration of the Test in each paper shall be 2 hours and 30 minutes.The minimum pass mark in each paper is 45% (68 marks out of 150). 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% (53 marks out of 150).
It must be noted that the application fee is Rs 600 per candidate for General and SEBC and Rs 400 for SC and ST category.
OSSTET Application 2023: Direct link