OSSTET 2025 Apply Online: Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) 2025 is scheduled for 20th January 2026 as per the official notification. The notification was released on 05th December and the application process has started from 06th December 2025. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for OSSTET 2025 till 17th December 2025. Check the eligibility criteria, application process, application fee, and other details here.
OSSTET 2025 Application Form
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha has been designated as the professional body for conducting OSSTET. OSSTET shall be applicable to all candidates who possess requisite academic and training qualifications with requisite percentage of marks as prescribed in the official notification. Check the details for OSSTET 2025 in the table below:
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Name | OSSTET 2025 (Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test) |
| Conducting Body | Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSE Odisha) |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Notification Release Date | 05 December 2025 |
| Application Start Date | 06 December 2025 |
| Last Date to Apply (Fee Payment) | 17 December 2025 |
| Exam Date | 20 January 2026 |
OSSTET 2025 Notification
BSE Odisha published the OSSTET 2025 notification on 05th December 2025. The OSSTET 2025 notification includes details such as the eligibility criteria, OSSTET Exam, qualifying marks, issuance of certificate, and other details. Candidates are advised to download the official notification and read it carefully before applying.
| OSSTET Notification 2025 |
What are the Steps to Apply for OSSTET 2025
Those who wish to apply for the OSSTET 2025 can follow these simple steps to apply:
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Visit the official website of BSE Odisha- bseodisha.ac.in.
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On the homepage, in the Latest Updates section, click on the “Application for Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test- 2025”.
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You will be redirected to another page, which is a login page.
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If you are new then click on new registration and register yourself by providing the details like:
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Name
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Password
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Category
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Mobile Number
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Email address
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With the registration being completed, you can now login to your account and fill the application form with all the required details.
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The application form has the following four sections.
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PersonalInformation
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EligibilityCriteria
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EducationalQualification
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Declaration
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Submit the form and take a printout of the “Acknowledgement Receipt”for future reference.
OSSTET 2025 Application Form Link
The candidates who are keen on applying for the OSSTET 2025 can fill the application form between 06-17 December 2025. The application link has been provided on the BSE Odisha website. Candidates can access the application link provided here to apply for OSSTET 2025.
| OSSTET 2025 Application Form |
OSSTET 2025 Application Fee
The OSSTET 2025 application fee varies by category of the candidates. The candidates must check the fee and pay accordingly. The fee once paid will not be refunded in any circumstances.
| Category | Application Fee |
| General | ₹ 900/- |
| SC/ ST | ₹ 600/- |
OSSTET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates must meet the eligibility requirements in order to apply for the OSSTET 2025. The eligibility requirements include general educational qualifications, ability to read and write Odia, and others. Check the details below:
OSSTET Educational Qualifications
The examination will be conducted in two different parts for the prospective teachers in two different categories such as:
CategoryI: Education Teachers (Trained Graduate Teachers in Science/ Arts, Hindi/ Classical Teacher (Sanskrit/ Urdu/ Telgu).
CategoryII:Physical Education Teacher. The requisite academic and professional qualification for admission to the OSSTET for these two categories are mentioned in the table below:
| Sl. No. | Category | Subject/Stream | Academic & Professional Qualification |
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| 1 | I – Trained Graduate | Arts | Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Commerce/Shastri (Sanskrit) with two school subjects (Annexure-I) as Honours/Elective/Pass/Optional/Compulsory with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC) AND B.Ed./3-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution. OR Four-year integrated B.A. B.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution with two school subjects (Annexure-I) with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC). |
| 2 | I – Trained Graduate | Science (PCM/CBZ) | Bachelor’s Degree in Science/B.Tech/B.E. with two school subjects (Annexure-I) as Honours/Elective/Pass/Optional with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC) AND B.Ed./3-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution. OR Four-year integrated B.Sc. B.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution with two school subjects (Annexure-I) with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC). |
| 3 | I – Hindi Teacher | — | Bachelor’s degree with Hindi as Honours/Elective/Optional/Pass subject with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC) AND any one of: a) Hindi Sikshyan Parangat (KHS Agra) b) B.H.Ed. (NCTE) c) B.Ed. in Hindi (Dakhin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras) d) B.Ed. (NCTE recognised) OR Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC) AND any one of: a) Rastrabhasa Ratna (Wardha) b) Shastri (Hindi)- Orissa Rastrabhasa Parishad, Puri c) Snataka (up to June 2005) - Hindi Sikshya Samiti, Cuttack AND any one training qualification listed above (a-d). |
| 4 | I – Classical Teacher | Sanskrit | Bachelor’s Degree with Sanskrit as Honours/Elective/Optional/Pass with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC) AND Sikshya Shastri (Sanskrit) / B.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution. OR Shastri (Sanskrit) with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC) AND Sikshya Shastri (Sanskrit) / B.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution. |
| 5 | I – Classical Teacher | Urdu | Alim with 50% marks (45% for PH) AND B.Ed./Urdu B.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution. OR B.A. (Persian) with 50% marks (45% for PH) AND B.Ed./Urdu B.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution. |
| 6 | I – Classical Teacher | Telugu | Bachelor’s Degree in Arts with Telugu as subject with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PH/SEBC) AND Telugu B.Ed. from NCTE-recognised institution. |
| 7 | II – Physical Education Teacher | — | 1. +2 or equivalent from a recognised institution AND 2. C.P.Ed./D.P.Ed./B.P.Ed./M.P.Ed. from a recognised Board/University. |
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