Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) is an examination for all Odisha candidates both male and female who are eligibility . This examination is conducted by Board of Secondary Education Odisha,Cuttack (BSE).So application registration has been started for all candidates in 2018. OTET Previous Year Question & Answer 2019 To 2013 Pdf

Applications shall be received through ONLINE mode only on visiting the website “www,bseodisha,ac.in”. ONLINE link will be available (24 x 7) trom 12.11.2018, 8 am to 27.11.2018,11 .45 pm. The payment of fee shall be done through SBI Collect either in online or offline mode latest by 11.45 pm of 2711112018, However filling up of forms through online can be carried out fil 28.11.2018 midnight. OTET Previous Year Question & Answer 2019 To 2013 Pdf

The step by step instructions for online registration, applicability & eligibility of candidates, syllabus & its structure, instructions for physical handicapped candidates & format for continuing certificate are available in’the website “www.bseodisha.ac.in”. OTET Previous Year Question & Answer 2019 To 2013 Pdf

Candidates can appear Paper-l or Paper-ll or both the papers as per their eligibility. the candidates appearing both Pbper-l & ll shall have to fill up application form separately. Under no circumstances the last date for submission of application forms shall be extended.

Eligibility- 

Qualification- 

(I) Persons having the following minimum qualification shall be eligible for appearing in OTET :-

(a) Category – A
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year
Diploma in Elementary Education (CT or D.El.Ed.).
OR,
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2002.
OR,
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education ( B.El.Ed.).
OR,

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Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education).
OR,
Graduation and two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR,
Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), on the condition that who has acquired the qualification of Bachelor of Education from any NCTE Recognised Institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in classes I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by the NCTE, within two years of such appointment as primary teacher.

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(b) Category – B
Graduation and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR,
Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1 year bachelor in Education(B.Ed.).
OR,
Graduation with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR,
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
OR,

Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year B.A./ B.Sc, Ed or B.A. Ed./ B.Sc. Ed.
OR, Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1 year B.Ed. (Special Education). Provided that relaxation of 5% minimum qualifying marks in Higher Secondary or graduation level, as the case may be, shall be allowed to the
candidates belonging to SC, ST, SEBC & PWD category. 

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(I) Persons having D.Ed. (Special Education) or B.Ed (Special Education) qualification shall undergo, after appointment, an NCTE recognized 6 month Special Programme in Elementary Education.
(II) Persons having qualification or pursuing final year of any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or by the RCI, as the case may be) can appear in the respective category for which he/ she is eligible.

(III) Persons declared eligible by the State Govt./ NCTE/ Govt. of India from timeto time.
(IV) Eligibility for appearing in examination papers for persons covered under Para- 2 (III) will be notified by the Govt. after declaration of their eligibility.

Examination Pattern –

(I) There shall be two papers of the OTET viz- Paper-I and Paper-II.
(II) Total duration of the test in each paper shall be 2½ hours.
(III) All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), each carrying one mark with four alternatives out of which one answer is correct.

(IV) The question papers in non-language subjects shall be bilingual i.e. in Odia and English.
(V) Following languages shall be offered in Language – I:- Odia, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, Bengali. The candidate has to choose any one of the above languages for Language-I subject.
(VI) Language-II subject shall be English for all candidates.
(VII) There shall be no negative marking.

Question Pattern-

                                                                               (Paper – I)

Area	No. of Questions	Mark	Remark
Child Development & Pedagogy	30	30	30 question on Child Development & Pedagogy
30 question on Child Development & Pedagogy	30	30	In each subject area 20 questions will be set form contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy. All 150 questions shall be of multiple choice type with four choices. Only one answer is to be chosen by the candidate.
Language-II (English)	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environment Studies	30	30

                                                                         (Paper – II) Compulsory

Area	No. of Questions	Mark	Remark
Child Development & Pedagogy	30	30	30 question on Child Development & Pedagogy
Language-I,Odia/Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali	30	30	In each subject area 20questions will be set form contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy. All 150 questions shall be of multiple choice type with four choices. Only one answer is to be chosen by the candidate.
Language-II (English)	30	30

OPTIONAL -(Either A or B)

Area	No. of Questions	Mark	Remark
A- Mathematics & Science	60 (30 questions from Mathematics and 30 questions from Science)	60	In each subject area 20 questions will be set from contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy.
B – Social Studies.	60 (30 questions from History & Political Science & 30 questions from Geography).	60	In each subject area 20 questions will be set form contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy.

Qualifying Marks :-

• A candidate who scores 60% or more in the TET Examination will be considered as TET pass.
• Candidates belonging to SC, ST, SEBC/ OBC, Physically Handicapped securing scores 50% may be considered as TET Pass.
• The TET score will be given weightage in the recruitment process.

Syllabus-

PAPER – I

SECTION – A : CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY

Unit – 1 :- Understanding Child Development during Childhood (focus on children at primary level)
 Concept, principles and stages of child development
 Characteristics of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and moral development in childhood
 Influence of heredity and environment in understanding the child

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Unit – 2 :- Understanding Learning Process and Learners
 Learning – concept, nature and individual differences in learning
 Understanding how child learns – learning through observation, limitation
 Development of creative thinking

Unit – 3 :- Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with special needs
 Concept of inclusive education
 Addressing the needs of diverse group of learning in inclusive classroom (CWSN, girls, SC / ST)
 Addressing the talented, creative learning

Unit – 4 :- Approaches to teaching and learning
 Teacher-centred, learner-centred and learning-centred approach
 Competency-based and activity-based approach
 Teaching competency to handle mono-grade and multi-grade situation

Unit – 5 :- Assessment
 Continuous and comprehensive assessment
 Purpose of assessment
 Assessing scholastic and other scholastic areas
 Sharing of assessment outcomes and follow up

SECTION B : LANGUAGE (ODIA/URDU/HINDI/TELUGU/BENGALI)
GROUP – A : (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1 :- Learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali at elementary level
 Aims and objectives of teaching Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali as mother tongue
 Principles of language teaching
 Acquisition of four-fold language skills in Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali viz., listening, speaking, reading and writing
 Interdependence of four language skills
 Objectives and strategies of transacting integrated text for the beginners

Unit – 2 :- Teaching, Reading and Writing Skills
 Technique of developing intensive and extensive reading skills
 Teaching-learning composition and creative writing
 Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom, language difficulties and errors

GROUP – B : (CONTENT)
Unit – 3 :- Assessment of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali
 Assessment language comprehensive and proficiency : speaking, listening, reading, writing – construction of different types of test items
 Remedial teaching

Unit – 4 :- Language items
 Part of speech – Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Conjunction
 Formation of words – using prefix and suffix
 Synonyms and antonyms
 Phrases and idioms



Unit – 5 :- Language Comprehension
 Reading two unseen passages – one passage from prose and one poem with questions on comprehension, drama, inference, grammar and verbal ability (prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

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SECTION C : LANGUAGE (ENGLISH)
GROUP – A : (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1 :- Learning English at the Elementary Level
 Importance of learning English
 Objectives of learning English (in terms of content and competence specifications)

Unit – 2 :- Language Learning
 Principles of language teaching
 Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom

Unit – 3 :- Skills in learning English
 Four-fold basic skills of learning viz., listening, speaking, reading and writing : interdependence of skills
 Techniques and activities for developing listening and speaking skills (recitation, story telling, dialogue)

Section D : Mathematics
GROUP – A : (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1 :- Mathematics Education in Schools
 Nature of Mathematics (exactness, systematic, patterns, preciseness)
 Aims and objectives of teaching Mathematics
 Specific objectives of teaching Mathematics

Unit – 2 :- Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics
 Methods : Inductive, deductive, analysis, synthesis, play-way
 Approaches : Constructivist and Activity-based

Unit – 3 :- Assessment in Mathematics
 Assessment in Mathematics
 Formal and informal assessment
 Different types of test items
 Planning for remedial and enrichment programme in Mathematics

GROUP – B : (CONTENT)
Unit – 4 :- Number System and Operation in Numbers
 Number system (natural, whole, rational, real)
 Fundamental operation on numbers
 Fractional numbers and decimals – operations in fractional numbers and decimals

Unit – 5 :- Measurement
 Measurement of length, weight, capacity
 Measurement of area and perimeter of rectangle and square
 Measurement of time (concept of am, pm and time interval)

Unit – 6 :- Shapes and spatial Relationship
 Basic geometrical concepts (point, line segment, ray, straight line, angles)
 Geometry of triangles, quadrilaterals and circles
 Symmetry
 Geometrical slides (cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinger cone)

Unit – 7 :- Data Handling and Patterns
 Pictography, bar graph, histogram, pie chart
 Interpretation of these graphs
 Patterns in numbers and figures

SECTION E : ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (EVS)

GROUP – A : (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1 :- Concept
 Concept and Significance
 Integration of Science and Social Science
 Aims and objectives of teaching and learning EVS

Unit – 2 : – Methods and Approaches
 Basic principles of teaching EVS
 Methods : Survey, Practical Work, discussion, observation, project
 Approaches : Activity-based, theme-based

Unit – 3 :- Evaluation in EVS
 Tools and techniques for evaluation learning in EVS
 Diagnostic assessment in EVS

GROUP – B : (CONTENT)
Unit – 4 :- Governance
 Local-self, Government – State and Central
 Judiciary

Unit – 5 :- Physical Features of Odisha and India
 Landscape
 Climate
 Natural resources
 Agriculture and industry

Unit – 6 :- History of Freedom Struggle in India and Odisha

Unit – 7 :- Health and Diseases
 Nutritional, elements, balanced diet
 Nutritional, deficiency and diseases
 Waste materials and disposal
 First-aid
 Air and water pollution

Unit – 8 :- Internal Systems of Human Body
 Respiratory, circulatory, digestive and excretory system – structure and partsn of plant – structure and function

Unit – 9 :- Matter, Force and Energy
 Matter and its properties
 Earth and sky, effect of rotation and revolution of earth
 Work and energy

PAPER – 2

SECTION A : CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY – 30 MARKS

Unit – I :- Child Development (Focus on Upper Primary School Children)
 Features of Physical, Cognitive, Social, Emotional & Moral development during pre-adolescence and adolescence
 Effect of Heredity and Environment on development
 Needs and problems of adolescents
 Individual differences among learners

Unit – II :- Learning
 Learning as meaning making knowledge and construction
 How children learn – observation, initiation, trial, error, experience
 Learning as social activity
 Rote learning and meaningful learning
 Factors affecting learning

Unit – III :- Curriculum Teaching – Learning Approaches and Evaluation
 Teacher-centred, learner centred and learning-centred approaches
 Principles of curriculum organization

 Test reliability and validity
 Date representation – mean, mode and median and standard deviation Section B : Language 1 (Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali) 30 marks

GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali at Upper Primary Level
 Aims and objectives of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali as first language
 Principles of teaching mother tongue

Unit – 6 :- Contribution of famous literates for development of Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali language
 Odia-Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gangadhar Meher, Radhanath Ray, Surendra Mohanty, Gopinath Mohanty
 Urdu – Altaf Hussain Hali, Niaz Fatepuri, Ali Sardar Jafri, Amir Khusroo, Majrooh Sultanpuri
 Hindi – Bharatendu Harischandra, Mahavir Prasad Dwivedy, Prem Chand, Jayashankar Prasad, Suryakanta Tripathy Nirala

Section C : Language II (English) 30 marks
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1 :- Learning English at Upper Primary Level
 Importance of learning English
 Objective of learning English

Unit – 2 :- Development of English Language Skills
 Basic skills of language (listening, speaking, reading, writing),
interdependence of skills
 Teaching of prose, poetry and composition

Unit – 3 :- Assessment of learning English Language
 Assessment of comprehension and language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)

GROUP B (CONTENT)
Unit – 4 :- Comprehension
 Two unseen passages (one from prose / drama and another from poem) with questions on comprehension, grammar)

Unit – 5 :- Language Items
 Parts of speech, tense, voice change and change of narration, use of article, use of punctuation mark
 Vocabulary – meaning and spelling

Section D : Mathematics (only for Mathematics and Science Teacher)
30 marks
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1 :- Mathematics at Upper Primary Stage
 Nature of Mathematics – logical, systematic, abstractions, pattern, mathematical language

Unit – 2 :- Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics
 Methods : induction, deduction, analysis and synthesis
 Approaches : Constructivist and activity-based

Unit – 3 :- Evaluation in Mathematics
 Formal and informal evaluation
 Error analysis
 Remedial and enrichment programmes

GROUP B (CONTENT)
Unit – 4 :- Number System
 Number System (focus on real and rational numbers)
 Properties in different number systems

Unit – 5 :- Algebra
 Basic concepts : terms, co-efficient, powers
 Algebraic equations and their applications (with one variable)
 Polynomials – operations in polynomials
 Laws of indices
 Identities

Section E : Science (only for Mathematics and Science Teacher) 30 marks
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)

Unit – 1 :- Nature of Science
 Aims and objectives of teaching learning science at upper primary stage

Unit – 2 :- Methods and Approaches
 Methods : Observation, Experimentation, Discovery, Project and Problemsolving
 Approaches : Integrated approach, constructivists approach

Unit – 3 :- Evaluation in Science
 Tools and techniques for assessing learning in Science

GROUP B (CONTENT)

Unit – 4 :- Physical Science
 Metal, non-metal and metalloid
 Elements and compounds
 Symbol, valence and chemical equation
 Acid, base and salt
 Physical and chemical change in matters
 Force, motion, friction, pressure in solid, liquid and gases

Unit – 5 :- Life Science
 Biological adaptation among living beings
 Respiration and transpiration
 Soil and forest resource
 Cell structure and function of cell organelle
or Social Study Teacher) 30 marks
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1 :- Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies
 Importance of teaching-learning Social Sciences at upper primary stage

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