OTET Syllabus 2026: Check Exam Pattern for Paper 1 & Paper 2, Download PDF

The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) Paper 1 syllabus includes foundational subjects critical for primary-level teaching. The curriculum is divided into key areas: Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I (Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali), Language II (English), Mathematics, and Environmental Studies. Each section tests candidates on classroom instruction concepts, modern teaching methodologies, and core academic principles.

SECTION A: CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY

Unit 1: Understanding Child Development during Childhood (Focus on Primary Level Learners)

• Concepts, principles, and Stages of child development
• Characteristics of Physical, cognitive, social, emotiona,l and moral development in Childhood
• Influence of Heredity and Environment in Understanding the Child

Unit 2: Understanding Learning Processes and Learners

• Learning – concept, natur,e and individual differences in learning
• Understanding how a child learns – learning through observation, imitation
• The understanding low child learns – various methods of learning
• Basic conditions of learning and promotion of learning through motivation, classroom learning environment, and teacher behaviour
• Development of creative thinking

Unit 3: Concept of Inclusive Education and Supporting Children with Special Needs

• Concept of inclusive education
• Addressing the needs of a diverse group of learning in the inclusive classrooms (CWSN, girls, SC / ST)
• Addressing the talented, creative learning

Unit 4: Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching and Learning

• Teacher-centred, learner-centred, and learning-centred approach
• A competency-based and activity-based approach
• TLM – its importance, us,e and preparation for classroom transaction
• Teaching competency to handle mono-grade and multi-grade situations

Unit 5: Assessment and Evaluation Techniques

• Continuous and comprehensive assessment
• Purpose of assessment
• Assessing scholastic and other scholastic areas
• Sharing of assessment outcomes and follow-up

Section B: Language I (ODIA/ URDU/ HINDI/ TELUGU/ BENGALI)

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Learning Language at the Elementary Level (Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali)

• Aims and objectives of teaching Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali as mother tongue
• Principles of language teaching
• Acquisition of four-fold language skills in Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali, viz., listening, speaking, reading, and writing
• Interdependence of four language skills
• Objectives and strategies for transacting integrated text for beginners

Unit 2: Developing Reading, Writing, and Oral Skills

• The technique of developing intensive and extensive reading skills
• Teaching – learning composition and creative writing
• A critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning the language for communicating ideas in written form
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom, language difficulties, and errors

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 3: Evaluation of Language Learning (Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali)

• Assessment of language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading, writing – construction of different types of test items
• Remedial teaching

Unit 4: Core Grammar and Language Elements

• Part of speech – Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Conjunction
• Formation of words – using prefix and suffix
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Phrases and idioms

Unit 5: Language Comprehension and Prose Analysis

• Reading two unseen passages – one passage from prose and one poem with questions on comprehension, drama, inference, grammar, and verbal ability (prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrativ,e or discursive)

SECTION C: LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH)

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Learning English Language at the Elementary Stage

• Importance of learning English
• Objectives of learning English (in terms of content and competence specifications)

Unit 2: Principles of Language Acquisition and Learning

• Principles of language teaching
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom

Unit 3: Core Skills in English Language Pedagogy

• Four-fold basic skills of learning, viz., listening, speaking, readin,g and writing: interdependence of skills
• Techniques and activities for developing listening and speaking skills (recitation, storytelling, dialogue)
• Development of reading skills: reading for comprehension, techniques and strategies for teaching, reading (phonics, alphabet, word, sentence and story)
• Development of writing skills – teaching composition

Unit 4: Evaluation and Assessment of English Language Skills

• Assessing language comprehension and proficiency: listening, speaking, reading, writing

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 5: Unseen Reading Passages and Comprehension

• Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative, or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability

Unit 6: English Language Structure, Vocabulary, and Grammar

• Nouns, Adverbs, Verbs, Tense and Time, Prepositions, Articles, Adjectives, Prepositions, Punctuation

SECTION D: MATHEMATICS

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Context and Vision of Mathematics Education in Schools

• Nature of Mathematics (exactness, systematic, patterns, preciseness)
• Aims and Objectives of Teaching Mathematics
• Specific Objectives of Teaching Mathematics

Unit 2: Pedagogical Methods and Approaches to Teaching Mathematics

• Methods: Inductive, deductive, analysis, synthesis, play-way
• Approaches: Constructivist and Activity-based

Unit 3: Measurement of Learning and Assessment in Mathematics

• Assessment in Mathematics
• Formal and informal assessment
• Different types of test items
• Planning for a remedial and enrichment programme in Mathematics

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 4: Advanced Number System and Fundamental Operations

• Number system (natural, whole, rational, real)
• Fundamental operation on numbers
• Fractional numbers and decimals – operations in fractional numbers and decimals
• Factors and multiples – HCF and LCM
• Percentage and its application

Unit 5: Concept of Measurement (Area, Perimeter, Weight, Volume)

• Measurement of length, weight, and capacity
• Measurement of the area and perimeter of a rectangle and a square
• Measurement of time (concept of am, pm, and time interval)

Unit 6: Geometric Shapes and Spatial Relationships

• Basic geometrical concepts (point, line segment, ray, straight line, angles)
• The geometry of triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles
• Symmetry
• Geometrical slides (cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder, cone)

Unit 7: Data Analysis, Graphical Presentation, and Patterns

• Pictography, bar graph, histogram, pie chart
• Interpretation of these graphs
• Patterns in numbers and figures

SECTION E: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (EVS)

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Definition, Scope, and Conceptual Framework of EVS

• Concept and Significance
• Integration of Science and Social Science
• Aims and objectives of teaching and learning EVS

Unit 2: Practical Methods, Approaches, and Activities in EVS Teaching

• Basic principles of teaching EVS
• Methods: Survey, Practical Work, discussion, observation, and project
• Approaches: Activity-based, theme-based

Unit 3: Continuous Evaluation and Assessment in EVS

• Tools and techniques for evaluation learning in EVS
• Diagnostic assessment in EVS

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 4: Constitutional Governance and Local Self-Governments

• Local – self, Government – State and Central
• Judiciary

Unit 5: Physical and Geographical Features of Odisha and India

• Landscape
• Climate
• Natural resources
• Agriculture and industry

Unit 6: History of the Indian Freedom Struggle with reference to Odisha

Unit 7: Principles of Health, Nutrition, and Disease Management

• Nutritional elements, balanced diet
• Nutritional deficiencies and diseases
• Waste materials and disposal
• First-aid
• Air and water pollution

Unit 8: Internal Biological Systems of the Human Body

• Respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and excretory system – structure and parts of the plant – structure and function

Unit 9: Physical Science Basics: Matter, Force, and Energy

• Matter and its properties
• Earth and sky, the effect of the rotation and revolution of the Earth
• Work and energy

OTET Paper 2 Syllabus 2026

OTET Paper II is designed specifically for candidates aiming to qualify as teachers for Classes VI to VIII in secondary and upper primary schools across Odisha. The syllabus comprises standard subject disciplines, including Child Development & Pedagogy, Language I (Odia/Urdu/Hindi/Telugu/Bengali), Language II (English), and subject specialization (Mathematics & Science or Social Studies). Each module tests the candidate’s instructional abilities, subject-matter knowledge, and practical pedagogical theories.

Child Development And Pedagogy (30 Marks)

Unit I: Child Development (Focusing on Upper Primary School Learners)

• Features of Physical, Cognitive, Social, Emotional & Moral Development during Pre-adolescence and Adolescence
• Effect of Heredity and Environment on Development
• Needs and Problems of Adolescents
• Individual differences among learners

Unit II: Learning Theories and Cognitive Development

• Learning as meaning-making, knowledge and construction
• How children learn – observation, initiation, trial, error, experience
• Learning as a social activity
• Rote learning and meaningful learning
• Factors affecting learning
• Strategies for promoting lessons
• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds, including disadvantaged and deprived
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties and impairment
• Addressing the talented, creative and specially-abled learners

Unit III: Curriculum Framework, Learning Materials, and Assessment Methods

• Teacher-centred, learner-centred, and learning-centred approaches
• Principles of curriculum organization
• Teaching learning aids
• Continuous comprehensive assessment of learning, planning, and designing achievement tests, rating scales, and checklists
• Test reliability and validity
• Date representation – mean, mode and median, and standard deviation

Language I (Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali)

Total Weightage: 30 Marks

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Language Teaching and Learning Challenges at the Upper Primary Level

• Aims and objectives of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali as a first language
• Principles of teaching mother tongue
• Development of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and listening)

Unit 2: Core Methods and Approaches of Teaching Language Skills

• Intensive and Extensive reading skills at the upper primary level
• The teaching of non-detailed and detailed texts (prose, poetry)
• The teaching of composition and creative writing
• Teaching of grammar
• Challenges of teaching Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali in a  multilingual context

Unit 3: Evaluation, Diagnostics, and Remedial Teaching in Language

• Assessment of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali language – listening, speaking, reading, and writing
• Planning and designing achievement tests and other tools for assessment

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 4: Advanced Elements of Language Structure and Vocabulary

• Comprehension of two unseen passages (one from prose/drama and the other from the poem) with test items on comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar.

Unit 5: Grammar, Phonology, and Applied Syntax

• Parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction)
• Formation of words (prefix and suffix)
• Vocabulary (spelling and meaning of synonyms and antonyms)
• Phrases and idioms

Unit 6: Historical Contribution of Famous Literati to Language Growth

• Odia – Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gangadhar Meher, Radhanath Ray, Surendra Mohanty, Gopinath Mohanty
• Urdu – Altaf Hussain Hali, Niaz Fatepuri, Ali Sardar Jafri, Amir Khusroo, Majrooh Sultanpuri
• Hindi – Bharatendu Harischandra, Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Prem Chand, Jayashankar Prasad, Suryakanta Tripathy Nirala
• Bengali – Rabindra Nath Tagore, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Tarasankar Bandopadhyay, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bibhuti Bhusan Bandopadhyay
• Telugu – Srinanthadu, Gurajuda Appa Rao, Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Arudra, C. Narayan Reddy

Language II (English) - 30 Marks

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Methodology of English Language Instruction at the Upper Primary Stage

• Importance of learning English
• The objective of learning English

Unit 2: Strategies for Developing Complex English Communication Skills

• Basic skills of language (listening, speaking, reading, writing), and the interdependence of skills
• The teaching of prose, poetry, and composition
• The teaching of creative writing
• Principles of language teaching
• Challenges of teaching English as a second language at the upper primary level

Unit 3: Continuous Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation of English

• Assessment of comprehension and language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing)

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 4: Prose and Poetry Comprehension Passages

• Two unseen passages (one from prose/drama and another from a poem) with questions on comprehension, grammar)

Unit 5: Applied Grammar, Vocabulary, and Idioms

• Parts of speech, tense, voice change and change of narration, use of an article, use of a punctuation mark
• Vocabulary – meaning and spelling

Mathematics (Specifically for Mathematics and Science Teachers)

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Aims, Goals, and Scope of Mathematics Teaching at Upper Primary Level

• Nature of Mathematics – logical, systematic, abstractions, pattern, mathematical language
• Aims and Objectives of teaching Mathematics
• Specific objectives of Teaching Mathematics

Unit 2: Innovative Pedagogical Practices and Lesson Planning in Math

• Methods: induction, deduction, analysis, and synthesis
• Approaches: Constructivist and activity-based

Unit 3: Evaluation Tools, Diagnostics, and Remedial Math Programs

• Formal and informal evaluation
• Error analysis
• Remedial and enrichment programmes

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 4: Advanced Number Systems, Integers, and Rational Numbers

• Number System (focus on real and rational numbers)
• Properties in different number systems

Unit 5: Linear Equations, Expressions, and Advanced Algebra

• Basic concepts: terms, coefficient, powers
• Algebraic equations and their applications (with one variable)
• Polynomials – operations in polynomials
• Laws of indices
• Identities

Unit 6: Commercial Arithmetic: Percentage, Interest, Ratios, and Proportions

• Percentage and its application (profit and loss, simple and compound, interest, banking, rebate)
• Ratio and proportion
• Variation and its application
• Square, square root, cube, cube root of natural numbers

Unit 7: Mensuration, Advanced Geometric Shapes, and Spatial Relationships

• Triangles and Quadrilaterals
• Angles, complementary and supplementary angles, opposite angles, exterior angles of the triangle
• Angle sum property
• Parallel lines and properties relating to parallel lines
• Congruency and similarities
• Menstruations (area and circumference of circle, higher-order problems relating to area of square, triangle, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezium, Pythagorean theorem)

Science

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Nature, Structure, and Objectives of Learning Science

• Aims and objectives of teaching-learning science at the upper primary stage

Unit 2: Active Methods, Investigations, and Lab Approaches in Science

• Methods: Observation, Experimentation, Discovery, Project, and Problem-solving
• Approaches: Integrated approach, constructivist approach

Unit 3: Modern Evaluation, Grading, and Achievement Analysis in Science

• Tools and Techniques for assessing learning in Science

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 4: Principles of Physical Science: Energy, Properties of Matter, and Chemistry

• Metal, non-metal, and metalloid
• Elements and compounds
• Symbol, valence, and chemical equation
• Acid, base, and salt
• The physical and chemical changes in matter
• Force, motion, friction, and pressure in solids, liquids and gases
• Electricity and the current chemical effects of electric current
• Refraction and reflection of light
• Solar system and planets

Unit 5: Principles of Life Science: Cell Structures, Environment, and Ecology

• Biological adaptation among living beings
• Respiration and transpiration
• Soil and forest resources
• Cell structure and function of the cell organelle
• Micro-organisms
• Adolescence in human beings

Social Studies (Specifically for Social Studies Teachers)

GROUP A: (PEDAGOGY)

Unit 1: Objectives, Importance, and Cognitive Values of Teaching Social Studies

• Importance of teaching-learning Social Sciences at the upper primary stage
• Aims and Objectives of teaching-learning Social Sciences
• Specific Objectives of teaching-learning Social Science

Unit 2: Field Trips, Inquiries, and Interactive Pedagogical Approaches

• Methods: Survey, fieldwork/trips, project, group work
• Approaches: Activity-based, theme-based

Unit 3: Continuous Assessment and Comprehensive Tools in Social Studies

• Tools and techniques for the Assessment of learning in Social Science
• Diagnostic assessment and remedial teaching

GROUP B: (CONTENT)

Unit 4: Ancient History, Mediaeval Epochs, and India's Freedom Movement

• Methods of historical studies, social, economic, and political conditions of the sultanate, the Mughal and British period
• Slave, Khiligi, Tughlaq, Lodi Dynasty
• East India Company, British Crown, Impact of British rules, Ancient period, Kharabela, Ashoka
• Soma, Garganga, Surya, fall of Odisha, Odisha under Mughals
• The nationalist movement in India
• Development of Nationalism and Europe

Unit 5: Fundamentals of Civics, Indian Polity, and the Constitution

• Indian Constitution
• Human Rights
• Governance at the Central, State, and Local levels
• Political Parties and pressure groups

Unit 6: Core Physical Geography, Climatic Zones, and Natural Resources

• Odisha Geography – physical features, climate, agriculture, and industry
• Natural resources (land, water, forest and wild animals, minerals)
• Atmosphere, biospher,e and hydrosphere
• Earth – crust, internal structure, landscape (hills and mountains, plateau, plains, rivers)
• Temperature zones of the Earth

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