OSSTET Syllabus 2024: Subject-Wise Syllabus For Paper I & Paper II

The OSSTET syllabus was released by the BSE, Odisha, with an official notification on the website. In this post, we have explained the OSSTET Syllabus 2024-25 in detail.

The OSSTET syllabus includes all the details of the important topics that will be asked in the exam. The OSSTET exam has two papers: Paper I and Paper II. Paper I is for education teachers, and Paper II is for physical education teachers. Both papers are divided into four sections.

Exam Name Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET)
Exam Conducting Body Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSEO)
Post Detail Secondary Teachers
State Odisha
Section OSSTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Post TGT (Science – PCM/CBZ), TGT Arts, Hindi Teacher, Classical Teacher – Urdu/Telugu/Sanskrit, Physical Education
Medium of Papers English
Paper OSSTET Paper 1 – TGT (Science – PCM/CBZ), TGT Arts, Hindi Teacher, Classical Teacher – Urdu/Telugu/Sanskrit, OSSTET Paper 2 – Physical Education
Mode of the Exam Offline
OSSTET Official Website bseodisha.nic.in

OSSTET Syllabus Highlights

  • The OSSTET exam is conducted for candidates who want to work as secondary teachers at government schools in Odisha.
  • The difficulty level of the question paper is of graduation level.
  • Apart from the questions in the language paper, all the questions are asked in English.
  • Candidates will be given one mark for every correct answer. However, there is no negative marking for wrong answers.
  • For TGT Arts, Science and CBZ, questions will be asked from respective subjects apart from common subjects i.e. Languages and Child pedagogy.
  • For candidates applying for a classical Indian language teacher, questions will be asked from respective subjects apart from Languages and Child pedagogy.

OSSTET Syllabus 2024

Here is the complete subject-wise OSSTET syllabus 2024-25 for PCM and CBZ for candidates appearing for the OSSTET exam.

Physics Syllabus

Motion Optics
Properties of Matter Electromagnetic Induction
Current Electricity Gravitation
Sound Electrostatics

Chemistry Syllabus

Basic Concepts Basic principles of organic chemistry
States of Matter Chemical Equilibria and ionic equilibria
Chemical Reactions Chemical Bonding and Molecular 
Structure of Atom General principles of extraction of metals
Classification and Elements and Periodicity in Properties Hydrocarbons

Maths Syllabus

Group (1 mark) Sequence and series (2 marks)
Statistics (1 mark) Analytical Solid Geometry (1 mark)
Trigonometry (2 marks) Quadratic Equations (1 mark)
Probability (1 mark) Determinant and matrix (1 mark)
Calculus of one variable (2 marks) Relations and functions (2 marks)
Mensuration (2 marks) Coordinate Geometry (2 marks)
Number System (1 mark) Set Theory & its application (1 mark)

Botany Syllabus

Mendelism (2 marks)
Plant Diseases and Control Measures (2 marks)
Photosynthesis (3 marks)
Growth Regulators in Plants (2 marks)
Plant Diversity & Conservation (4 marks)
Reproduction in plants (4 marks)
Tissues System (3 marks)

Zoology Syllabus

Reproduction & Development (2 marks) Cytology (2 marks)
Circulation (2 marks) Ecology (2 marks)
Control and Coordination (2 marks) Nutrition (1 mark)
Excretion (2 marks) Taxonomy (1 mark)
Genetics (2 marks) Respiration (2 marks)
Evolution (2 marks)

History & Political Science Syllabus

Commission Great Rulers of Ancient India
First, second world war Union Government
Development of Art & Architecture during Mourya, Gupta, and Kushana age Development of literature & Science in Ancient India
Local Governance Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
Rise of British Power in India from 1757 to 1856 Electoral Process and Election
India’s Foreign Policy and its relation with neighbors, etc. Growth of Indian nationalism

Geography & Economics Syllabus

Economic development Economy( Indian Geography Quiz / Indian Economy Quiz )
Money and banking Emerging Concerns of Indian
Indian Economy and Current Challenges Resources of India
Globe and maps The physical geography of India

English Syllabus

Speaking commonly mispronounced words (2 marks) Comprehension from Poem (7 marks)
Pedagogy (5 marks) Unseen Passage Comprehension (8 marks)
Grammar and usage (8 marks)

Sanskrit Syllabus

Comprehension (10 marks) Grammar and sutra method (10 marks)
Method of assessment learning Sanskrit language & literature,  Planning of assessment of teaching prose & poetry (10 marks) The contribution of famous Poets & Authors (10 marks)
Learning Sanskrit (10 marks) Language Items (10 marks)

Urdu Syllabus

Novel/ short story (10 marks) Pedagogy (10 marks)
Drama (10 marks) Poetry (20 marks)
Prose (10 marks) Grammar (10 marks)

Telugu Syllabus

Unseen poetry passage Contributions of famous literates for the development of the Telugu language
Grammatical items Teaching methods and aids
Education Language
Assessment of learning

OSSTET Exam Pattern 2024

Before the candidates start preparing for the exam, they need to know the OSSTET exam pattern in detail. Knowing the paper pattern will help the candidates to familiarize themselves with the type of questions that will be asked in the exam.

OSSTET Exam Pattern For Paper I

TGT CBZ/PCM TGT Science TGT Arts Hindi/Telgu/Urdu/Sanskrit teacher No. of questions Marks Allotted
Language I (Odia) 20 20
Language II (English) 20 20
  • Chemistry
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Maths
  • Physics
  • chemistry
  • Geography & Economics
  • History & Political Science
  • English
Hindi/Telugu/Urdu/Sanskrit 60 60
Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management & Evaluation 50 50
Total 150 150

OSSTET Exam Pattern For Paper II

Sections Subjects No. of questions Marks allotted
I Language I (Odia) 20 20
II Language II (English) 20 20
III Contents of C.P.Ed. and B.P.Ed. Course 60 60
IV Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management, and Evaluation 50 50
Total 150 150

Download the complete OSSTET Syllabus 2024-25 from here.

Conclusion

To clear the OSSTET exam with good marks. The candidates need to know the syllabus in detail. The syllabus for paper I and paper II is different. Here in this post, we have explained the subject-wise OSSTET syllabus 2024-25.

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