Special OTET to be held on August 31 in two shifts, announces BSE

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, has officially announced that the Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (Special OTET) 2025 will be conducted on August 31. The examination will be held in two sittings on the same day.

According to the notification, Paper-I of the Special OTET will be conducted from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, while Paper-II will take place in the afternoon session, from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM.

This Special OTET has been scheduled after the previous examination was cancelled due to a question paper leak incident. The Board has taken necessary precautions to ensure the integrity of the upcoming test.

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Earlier, the Special OTET-2025, scheduled to be held on July 20 for in-service primary school teachers across the state, was cancelled unexpectedly and postponed indefinitely following a late night notification. The announcement followed the recent leak of the special OTET question paper, which led to the postponement of the exam scheduled for July 20.

The abrupt cancellation left over 75,000 candidates in shock and dismay. A total of 75,403 in-service primary teachers had applied for the Special OTET, which was scheduled to be held across 193 centres in 30 districts of the state. Many candidates had already travelled to their respective centres, only to be informed late at night about the cancellation.

The decision had triggered disappointment and outrage among aspirants.