OSSTET 2018 - Apply Online, ELIGIBILITY [Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test]

Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha has published the Odisha Secondary School Teacher  Eligibility Test (OSSTET 2018) Eligibility Criteria for candidates for the post of High School Teacher (Secondary Schools i.e Govt./ Aided/ Recognised Unaided Secondary Schools in the State of Odisha).

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Eligibility Criteria For OSSTET 2018

General Eligibility:

1. He or she must be a citizen of India.
2. 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.

Requisite Academic and Professional Qualification
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/ Telugu).

Category II :- Physical Education Teacher. 

The requisite academic and professional qualification for admission to the OSSTET for these two categories are mentioned below:

Trained Graduate [Arts]

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

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).

Trained Graduate Science (PCM/CBZ)

Bachelor’s Degree in science with two schools subject as Honours/ Elective / Pass/ Optional (list of school subjects at Annexure-I) from a recognized 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

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).

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

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

Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized 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.

Classical Teacher (Sanskrit)

Bachelor’s Degree with Sanskrit as one of the Honours/ Elective / Optional/ Pass subject from a recognized 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

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.

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 Telugu as subject with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC) candidates)

AND

Telugu B. Ed. from a University / Institution recognized by NCTE.

Physical Education Teacher [PET]

+2 or its equivalent examination from a recognized institution with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ ST/ PH/ SEBC) candidates).

AND

C.P.Ed./ B.P.Ed./ M.P.Ed. From a recognized Board/ University.

Annexure - I

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.