Bhubaneswar: The online application for OSEPA junior teacher recruitment 2023 began Wednesday.
The eligible candidates can apply for the post of junior teacher (schematic) through online mode. The candidates can submit online applications till October 10. No other mode of application will be accepted and there will be no examination fees.
As per a notice issued by the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA), the Odisha government will recruit as many as 20,000 junior teachers in primary and upper primary schools of the state.
Detailed syllabus for OSEPA junior teacher recruitment 2023:
The candidates will be selected on the basis of marks secured on computer-based test (CBT) to be conducted by the government. The date, time and examination centre of the test will be mentioned on the admit card of the concerned candidates.
OSEPA has given two syllabi for the two different categories of recruitment, namely category-I (Class-I to V) and category-II (Class-VI to VIII).
Category-1 (Class I to V)
| Paper | Area of Content | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Part -I | General English | 10 | 20 | |
| General Odia | 10 | 20 | ||
| General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 10 | 20 | ||
| Reasoning Ability | 10 | 20 | 150 Min. | |
| Computer Literacy | 05 | 10 | ||
| Child Development, Learning Curriculum & Assessment | 15 | 30 | (2Hrs 30 Min.) | |
| Total | 60 | 120 | ||
| Part-II | Subject Contents | 40 | 80 | |
| Pedagogy | 20 | 40 | ||
| Total | 60 | 120 | ||
| Grand Total | 120 | 240 |
Key points:
- All the questions will be of MCQ type carrying two marks each.
- 02 marks will be awarded for each correct answer and 0.5 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
- Part-I and part-II are compulsory for both the teachers of Science and Arts for aspirant-teachers of Class I to V.
In Part II
- Mathematics – 20 marks (10 questions) from Content + 10 marks (05 questions) from pedagogy
- Environmental Science -20 marks (10 questions) from Content + 10 marks (05 questions) from pedagogy
- Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali – 20 marks (10 questions) from Content + 10 marks (05 questions) from pedagogy, optional for student
- English – 20 marks (10 questions) from Content + 10 marks (05 questions) from pedagogy
- Questions of non-language subjects will be bilingual in nature.
- The questions may be up to Secondary / Class-X level and as per the prescribed syllabus
Category-2 (Class VI to VIII)
| Paper | Area of Content | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Part -I | General English | 10 | 20 | |
| General Odia | 10 | 20 | ||
| General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 10 | 20 | ||
| Reasoning Ability | 10 | 20 | 150 Min. | |
| Computer Literacy | 05 | 10 | ||
| Child Development, Learning Curriculum & Assessment | 15 | 30 | (2Hrs 30 Min.) | |
| Total | 60 | 120 | ||
| Part-II | Subject Contents | 40 | 80 | |
| Pedagogy | 20 | 40 | ||
| Total | 60 | 120 | ||
| Grand Total | 120 | 240 |
Key points:
- Part I is compulsory for both streams i.e. Science and Arts.
- Part ll contains the syllabus for both Science and Arts streams separately. Candidates have to opt for either of the streams.
- All the questions will be of MCQ type carrying two marks each.
- 02 marks will be awarded for each correct answer and 0.5 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
- The contents of Arts Stream include Language-I (Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali), Language -Il (English), History-Civics and Geography.
- The contents of the Science Streams include Mathematics, Physical Science and Life Science.
- Questions of non-language subjects will be bilingual in nature
- The questions may be up to Higher Secondary (+2) level and as per the prescribed syllabus.
For Arts stream
In Part-II
- Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali (24 Marks from Content + 16 Marks from Pedagogy)
- English (24 Marks from Content + 16 Marks from Pedagogy)
- History & Civics and Geography (24 Marks from Content + 16 Marks from Pedagogy)
For science stream
In Part II
- Mathematics (24 Marks from Content + 16 Marks from Pedagogy)
- Physical Science (24 Marks from Content + 16 Marks from Pedagogy)
- Life Science ((24 Marks from Content + 16 Marks from Pedagogy)
To download the detailed and subject-wise syllabus of OSEPA junior teacher recruitment 2023, click here.
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