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OTET Syllabus 2021 Pdf | OTET Syllabus Exam Pattern

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OTET (Odisha teacher eligibility test) conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) to test the candidate’s basic knowledge. It is a common selection examination for the recruitment of candidates for the vacant posts of teaching (primary and secondary standard) up to class 8th in the state of Odisha.

Odisha teacher eligibility test is just an eligibility criterion for recruitment process, it does not guarantee any job in the state of Odisha. Only scores secured by the aspirants will decide the future of selection in the government, government-aided and private institutions to serve education to the students.

Aspirants can download the OTET syllabus pdf 2021 for the official website.

OTET 2021 Exam Pattern

The examination pattern of OTET can be divided into two papers:

OTET Paper 1

  • Child development and Pedagogy
  • Language-I, Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali
  • Language-II (English)
  • Mathematics
  • Environment Studies

OTET 2021 Paper 1 Exam Pattern:

  • OTET Paper 1 exam consist of Objective type questions.
  • There will be four options out of which candidates have to select one correct option as an answer.
  • Total duration of OTET 2021 Paper 1 is 2 hours and 30 minutes.
  • Questions of OTET Paper 1 holds equal weightage
Sections No. of questions Max Marks Remarks
Child development and pedagogy 30 30 30 questions on Child Development & Pedagogy
Language I (Odia/ Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali) 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

Paper 2

  • Child development and Pedagogy
  • Language-I, Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali
  • Language-II English
  • Optional
    • Mathematics and Science
    • Social studies

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OTET 2021 Paper 2 Exam Pattern:

  • In OTET Paper 2 consist of multiple-choice questions.
  • Out of the four options candidates have to mark one option as the answer.
  • OTET 2021 Paper 2 is conducted for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Area No. of Questions Max Mark Remark
Child Development &
Pedagogy		 30 30 30 questions on Child
Development & Pedagogy
Language-I, Odia/ Urdu/
Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali		 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.
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 Pedagog

Odisha TET Paper I Syllabus

  1. Child Development and Pedagogy
  • Understanding Child Development during Childhood (focus on children at the primary level).
  • Understanding the Learning Process and Learners.
  • The concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with special needs.
  • Approaches to teaching and learning.
  1. Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education in Schools.
  • Aims and objectives of teaching Mathematics.
  • Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics.
  • Approaches: Constructivist and Activity-based.
  • Methods: Inductive, deductive, analysis, synthesis, play-way.
  • Assessment in Mathematics.
  • Formal and informal assessment.
  • Number System and Operation in Numbers.
  • Fundamental operation on numbers.
  • Factors and multiples – NCF and LCM.
  • Fractional numbers and decimals – operations in fractional numbers and decimals.
  • Measurement of area and perimeter of rectangle and square.
  • Shapes and Spatial Relationship.
  • The geometry of triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles.
  • Data Handling and Patterns.
  • Patterns in numbers and figures.
  1. Environmental Studies (EVS)
  • Integration of Science and Social Science.
  • Concept and Significance.
  • Aims and objectives of teaching and learning EVS.
  • Methods and Approaches.
  • Methods: Survey, Practical Work, discussion, observation, project.
  • Basic principles of teaching EVS.
  • Approaches: Activity-based, theme-based.
  • Evaluation in EVS.
  • Diagnostic assessment in EVS.
  • Physical Features of Odisha and India.
  • Climate, Landscape, natural resources, agriculture, and industry.
  • Health and Diseases.
  • History of Freedom Struggle in India and Odisha.
  • Nutritional, deficiency, and diseases.
  • Air and water pollution.
  • Internal Systems of Human Body.
  • Matter, Force, and Energy.
  • Earth and sky, an effect of rotation and revolution of the earth.
  • Work and energy.
  • Matter and its properties.

Odisha TET Paper 1 Language Syllabus 

  1. Language (Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali)
  • Learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali at elementary level.
  • Principles of language teaching.
  • The interdependence of four language skills.
  • Teaching, Reading and Writing Skills.
  • Teaching-learning composition and creative writing.
  • Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom, language difficulties and errors.
  • Assessment of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali.
  • Remedial teaching.
  • Language items.
  • Synonyms and antonyms.
  • Formation of words – using prefix and suffix.
  • Language Comprehension.
    1. Language (English)
  • Learning English at the Elementary Level.
  • Objectives of learning English.
  • Language Learning.
  • Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom.
  • Principles of language teaching.
  • Skills in learning English.
  • Techniques and activities for developing listening and speaking skills (recitation, storytelling, dialogue).
  • Development of writing skill – teaching composition.
  • Assessment of English.
  • Language items.

OTET Paper II Syllabus 2021

  1. Child Development and Pedagogy
  • Child Development (Focus on Upper Primary School Children).
  • Effect of Heredity and Environment on development.
  • Features of Physical, Cognitive, Social, Emotional & Moral development during pre-adolescence and adolescence.
  • Needs and problems of adolescents.
  • Learning as meaning-making knowledge and construction.
  • Rote learning and meaningful learning.
  • How children learn – observation, initiation, trial, error, experience.
  • Factors affecting learning.
  • Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties and impairment.
  • Curriculum Teaching-Learning Approaches and Evaluation.
  • Principles of curriculum organization.
  • Continuous comprehensive assessment of learning, planning, and designing achievement tests, rating scale, checklist.
  • Test reliability and validity.

OTET Paper 2 – Language Syllabus

  1. Language 1 (Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali)
  • Learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali at Upper Primary Level
  • Development of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and listening)
  • Teaching Language
  • The teaching of grammar
  • The teaching of non-detailed and detailed texts (prose, poetry)
  • Assessment of Language
  • Planning and designing achievement tests and other tools for assessment
  • Elements of Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali Language
  • Parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjectives, conjunction)
  • Contribution of famous literates for the development of Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali language
  • Urdu – Altaf Hussain Hali, Niaz Fatepuri, Ali Sardar Jafri, Amir Khusroo, Majrooh Sultanpur.
  • Odia-Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gangadhar Meher, Radhanath Ray, Surendra Mohanty, Gopinath Mohanty
  • Hindi – Bharatendu Harischandra, Mahavir Prasad Dwivedy, Prem Chand, Jayashankar Prasad, Suryakanta Tripathy Nirala
  • Telugu – Srinanthadu, Gurajuda Appa Rao, Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Arudra, C. Narayan Reddy.
  • Bengali – Rabindra Nath Tagore, Sarat Chandra Chhatopadhya, Tarasankar Bandopadhyay, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bibhuti Bhusan Bandopadhyay
  1. Language II (English)
  • Learning English at Upper Primary Level
  • The objective of learning English
  • Basic skills of language (listening, speaking, reading, writing), the interdependence of skills.
  • Challenges of teaching English as a second language at the upper primary level.
  • Principles of language teaching.
  • Assessment of learning the English Language
  • Comprehension
  • Language Items

 

OTET Exam 2021- Reference Books

Following is some of the best books for the preparation of OTET exam 2021:

  1. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S. Agrawal
  2. Teacher Eligibility Test Environmental Studies by Upkar Prakashan
  3. NTA UGC – NET/SET/JRF paper I – Teaching and Research Aptitude by Pearson

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