OSSTET Syllabus 2026, Check Exam Pattern and Download Subject-Wise PDF

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, has released the official notification for the Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) 2026 on its website. Aspirants intending to appear for the exam are advised to commence their preparation by thoroughly reviewing the OSSTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern for both Paper 1 and Paper 2.

OSSTET Syllabus 2026: Highlights

The OSSTET 2026 (Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test) notification has been released by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSEO), on its official website, bseodisha.nic.in.

OSSTET Exam Pattern 2026

The OSSTET 2026 syllabus and exam pattern, released by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSEO), are essential resources for candidates preparing for the exam. The syllabus and pattern are tailored for various teaching categories, including TGT CBZ/PCM, TGT Science, TGT Arts, and Hindi/Telugu/Urdu/Sanskrit Teachers, under Paper 1.

OSSTET Paper 1 Exam Pattern 2026

The exam comprises four sections: Language I (Odia) with 20 questions (20 marks), Language II (English) with 20 questions (20 marks), subject-specific content with 60 questions (60 marks) based on the teaching category, and Child Development, Pedagogy, School Management, and Evaluation with 50 questions (50 marks). With 150 questions totaling 150 marks, candidates must strategically focus on all sections to excel in the OSSTET 2026 examination.

OSSTET Paper 2 Exam Pattern 2026

The OSSTET Paper 2 syllabus for Physical Education Teachers is designed to assess knowledge in core concepts from C.P.Ed. and B.P.Ed. programs, alongside general topics related to education and pedagogy. The exam is divided into four sections:

OSSTET Syllabus 2026

This eligibility test is conducted for offering eligibility to aspirants who wish to become secondary teachers in Odisha, with posts including TGT (Science- PCM/CBZ), TGT Arts, Hindi Teacher, Classical Teacher (Urdu/Telugu/Sanskrit), and Physical Education. The exam will be conducted offline in English medium, comprising two papers: Paper 1 for TGT and language teachers, and Paper 2 for Physical Education. Candidates are strongly advised to review the syllabus and exam pattern thoroughly to prepare effectively and ensure their application meets all requirements.

OSSTET Paper 1 Syllabus 2026

Child Development (Process Of Growing Up)

1. Growth and Development

• Concept and Principles of Development
• Difference between growth and development
• Factors influencing development (Nutrition, Intelligence, Psychosocial, Heredity, environment, diseases, injury, Siblings & peers)

2. Theories of development

• Cognitive development theories of Piaget
• Language development theories of Noam Chomsky)
• Social development theories of Erikson
• Moral development theories of Kohlberg
• Developmental characteristics during childhood ( Physical, Social, Cognitive, and Emotional)
• Needs and problems in Childhood and adolescence

3. Approaches to Understanding the Nature of Intelligence

• Psychometric approach (Guilford, Gardner, Thurstone)
• Information Processing Approach – Sternberg
• Social Constructivist Approach – Vygotsky

4. Addressing Problems of Adolescence

• Role of Teachers, Parents, and Community
• Development of Self-concept of Adolescents
• Counseling Services for the Adolescents

Learning Process / Pedagogy

1. Understanding the Learning Process

• Learning as a process and as an outcome
• Relevance & applicability of theoretical perspectives on learning – Humanistic (Karl Rogers), Constructivist (Piaget and Vygotsky)
• Basic Conditions of learning – Readiness, Maturation, Motivation, Maturation, Attention, Task, and Methods.

2. Organizing Learning

Characteristics and Process of

• Teacher-centric
• Learner-centric
• Learning – centric

3. Critical Pedagogy

• Concept, Characteristics, Stages, & Approaches of Critical Pedagogy

4. Addressing Classroom Diversity

• Using a variety of TLMs
• Using the Context of the learner
• Using a Variety of activities while group learning, small group learning, and independent learning
• Adapt the curriculum to the needs of children with special needs in multilingual education.

Educational (School) Management

1. Educational Management.

• Concept, Scope, Importance, and Types – -Centralized and decentralized, Democratic & Autocratic
• Structure at National, State, District, and Sub-district (BRCCs, CRCs, SMCs, SMDCs) and their roles.

2. Management Structure at different levels

• National
• State
• District
• Subdistricts (BRCs, CRCs, SMCs, SMDC)

3. School Development Plan (SDP)

• Meaning, Importance, Purpose
• Key Actions – Headmaster, Teachers, Students, Parents & SMDC)

4. School-Based Management (SBM)

• Concept, Importance, Scope, and Process
• Objectives of SBM
• Resource management – Sources, Utilization & Mobilization
• Infrastructural resources
• Financial Resources
• Human resources
• Community resources

Assessing The Learner / Performance (Evaluation)

1. Assessment and Evaluation

• Assessment and evaluation in a constructivist perspective
• Concept, Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation, Formative, Summative, and Diagnostic Assessment

2. Assessment and Learning

• Assessment of learning, Assessment for Learning, Assessment as Learning
• Subject-based learning from a constructivist perspective
• Assessment tools and techniques – Projects, Assignments, observation, Teacher-made Tests
• Self-Assessment, Peer-Assessment
• Portfolios, Rubrics

3. Test Construction

• Steps and Principles of Test Construction
• Development of a blueprint
• Preparation of test items

4. Recent Developments in Assessment

• Grading
• Assessment in the co-scholastic area
• Implementation Strategy of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
• Recommendations of NCF – 2005

OSSTET Syllabus PDF Download Link

The direct Link to downloads for the OSSTET 2026 Syllabus and Exam pattern PDF has been given below. Candidates can download the OSSTET Syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2 Subject subject-wise, from the links below:

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