OTET Exam Dates 2025 Out: Get Complete Exam Schedule Here

Registration - 12 Nov '25 - 25 Nov '25

Updated on Nov 11, 2025 23:49 IST

By Rupali Pruthi, Deputy Manager - Editorial

OTET Exam Date 2025 OUT: The BSE Odisha released the OTET notification on November 11, 2025. The OTET application form 2025 is available from November 12 to 25, 2025. The OTET 2025 exam will be held on December 17, 2025. The admit card will be out on December 10, 2025.

The Special OTET 2025 result will be released soon. The SOTET answer key was released on October 10, 2025. OTET 2025 exam is taken to determine the eligibility of candidates as primary and upper primary teachers in the schools of Odisha. The OTET exam dates highlight the important events of the exam such as the release of the OTET application form, issue of admit card, conduct of the exam, release of answer key, declaration of result, etc.

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OTET Exam Events 2025
OTET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
OTET Exam Date 2025 FAQs

OTET Exam Events 2025

Have a look at the important exam events of the OTET 2025 below-

Release of Notification: The notification is released online. It contains the exam dates, application form process, exam pattern and syllabus.
Application Form Submission: Candidates need to undertake the OTET registration at bseodisha.ac.in.
Issue of admit card: The board releases the admit card around ten days before the exam. Candidates need to download the admit card and carry it to the exam centre.
Conduct of exam: The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test is conducted offline in two shifts for Paper 1 and Paper 2.
OTET result: The OTET results is announced based on the final answer key. The result is announced in the form of a scorecard.

Commonly asked questions

Q: When will the application form for OTET 2025 be released?

OTET application form 2025 has been released on November 12, 2025. Eligible candidates need to apply online for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2025 exam. Candidates need to carry out the registration, uploading of important documents and application fee payment for successful submission of the online application form.

Q: What is OTET exam and who conducts it?

The OTET exam stands for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test. It is an eligibility test conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates as primary or upper primary teachers in Government/Government Aided schools of Odisha. The exam is conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha. The OTET exam is qualifying in nature. The exam has two papers - Category A (Paper 1) and Category B (Paper 2).

OTET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of OTET 2025 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
12 Nov ' 25 - 25 Nov ' 25	OTET Application Form ONGOING
10 Dec ' 25	OTET Admit Card
17 Dec ' 25	OTET Exam Date

Dates	Past Exam Dates
11 Nov ' 25	OTET Notification
10 Oct ' 25	Special OTET Answer Key
27 Sep ' 25	OTET Exam Date
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OTET Exam Date 2025 FAQs

Have a look at the OTET exam date 2025 FAQs below.

Commonly asked questions

Q: In which mode the OTET exam is conducted?

The OTET exam is conducted offline in the pen and paper mode. Candidates need to mark their answers on the OTET OMR sheet. Candidates should fill out the OMR sheet carefully as no extra sheet is provided at the centres. However, on the other hand, the OSSTET application process is carried out online. Candidates need to submit the OTET application form online by visiting the official website along with the application fee.

Q: How many times is the OTET exam conducted in a year?

The frequency for the conduct of the OTET exam is decided by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha. Generally, the OTET exam is condcuted once a year. However, the BSE Odisha held the OTET exam twice in the year 2022. It may be noted here that the OTET exam is conducted for two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. Candidates who want to teach Classes 1 to 5 need to appear for Paper 1 and candidates who wish to teach Classes 6 to 8 need to appear for Paper 2.

Q: Is the OTET answer key 2025 released?

Yes, the answer key for the OTET 2025 exam has been released. Candidates can download the OTET answer key by following the steps below for the candidates: