OSSTET 2023 Exam Pattern: Check Section-wise Pattern for Paper 1 & 2

By Swayam Gupta, Associate Senior Executive

The Board of Secondary Odisha released a new Exam Pattern for OSSTET 2023 exam. Those who are planning to appear for the exam must understand the exam pattern in detail as its important before starting preparation. There are two papers in the exam, Paper I is for Education Teachers and Paper II is for Physical Education Teachers. Each paper has four sections. Read the article to understand the OSSTET Exam Pattern 2023 in detail.

Q: How to get a job after qualifying for OSSTET?

After qualifying the OSSTET exam, the candidates are awarded with the eligibility Certificate. OSSTET does not guarantee any job after the candidate qualifies the exam. Though, the candidates will become eligible for the recruitment exam after qualifying for the OSSTET exam. The recruitment exam for recruiting teachers in the schools of Odisha. The candidates can apply for the different vacancies according to their eligibility. The Odisha Government releases the vacancies for the teachers according to the needs of the state.

Table of contents

OSSTET Exam Pattern Highlights
OSSTET Paper – I Exam Pattern
OSSTET Paper – II Exam Pattern

OSSTET Exam Pattern Highlights

Parameters	OSSTET Paper-I	OSSTET Paper-II
Duration of exam	2.5 hours (150 minutes)	2.5 hours (150 minutes)
Total Questions	150	150
Total Marks	150	150
Exam Mode	Offline	Offline
Number of Sections	4	4
Names of the sections	Language-I (Odia) Language-II (English) Respective Subjects Child Development, Pedagogy, and School Management.	Language-I (Odia) Language-II (English) Physical Education Child Development, Pedagogy, and School Management.
Type of questions	Objective or Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)	Objective or Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
Level of questions in the exam	Graduation	Graduation
Marking scheme	No negative marking and one mark will be given for each right answer	No negative marking and one mark will be given for each right answer

Commonly asked questions

Q: In which mode the OSSTET exam is conducted?

The OSSTET exam is conducted in offline mode as a pen-and-paper based test. Candidates need to mark their answers on the OMR sheet. The candidates need to fill the sheet carefully as no extra OMR sheet will not be given in the exam. However, the OSSTET application process is complete online process. The candidates have to fill out he application form online on the official website. Other than this the application fee have to paid online.

OSSTET Paper – I Exam Pattern

The Board of Secondary Odisha has adopted the new OSSTET 2023 Exam Pattern. Find the subject-wise OSSTET exam pattern below:

TGT Arts

Sections	Number of questions	Marks allotted
Language I (Odia)	20	20
Language II (English)	20	20
Geography & Economics History & Political Science English	60	60
Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation	50	50

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TGT Science

Sections	Number of questions	Marks allotted
Language I (Odia)	20	20
Language II (English)	20	20
Mathematics Physics Chemistry	60	60
Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation	50	50

TGT CBZ

Sections	Number of questions	Marks allotted
Language I (Odia)	20	20
Language II (English)	20	20
Chemistry Botany Zoology	60	60
Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation	50	50

Classical Teacher – Sanskrit

Sections	Number of questions	Marks allotted
Language I (Odia)	20	20
Language II (English)	20	20
Sanskrit	60	60
Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation	50	50

Also read: OSSTET Syllabus in detail

Hindi Teacher

Sections	Number of questions	Marks allotted
Language I (Odia)	20	20
Language II (English)	20	20
Hindi	60	60
Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation	50	50

Classical Teacher – Telugu

Sections	Number of questions	Marks allotted
Language I (Odia)	20	20
Language II (English)	20	20
Telugu	60	60
Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation	50	50

Classical Teacher – Urdu

Sections	Number of questions	Marks allotted
Language I (Odia)	20	20
Language II (English)	20	20
Urdu	60	60
Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation	50	50

Commonly asked questions

Q: What are the total marks of OSSTET exam?

The OSSTET exam has 150 questions for 150 marks. The exam duration is 150 minutes. The OSSTET exam has MCQs divided in 5 sections, each has 30 questions. No negative marking in the exam.

Q: How many subjects are there in the OSSTET exam?

The subjects in the OSSTET (Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test) Exam depends on paper that the candidate chooses to appear.
OSSTET Paper 1 has 5 subjects- 1. Child Development and Pedagogy 2. Language-1 3. Language-2 4. Mathematics 5. Environmental Studies
OSSTET Paper 2 has 5 subjects- 1. Child Development and Pedagogy 2. Language-1 3. Language-2 4. Mathematics and Science 5. Social Studies/Social Science.