Odisha TGT recruitment 2021: Application begins for 6720 posts

The Directorate of Secondary Education, Odisha (DSE Odisha) has commenced the online application process for recruitment of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) for different subjects. Candidates can apply on the official website dseodisha.in till September 30 upto 6.00PM.

There are 6,720 TGT posts, of which 3,136 vacancies are for the post of TGT Arts, 1,842 for TGT Science (PCM), 1,717 for TGT Science (CBZ), and 25 for Telugu Teacher posts on contractual basis.

Eligibility criteria: The candidate must have attained 21 years of age and must not be over 32 years as on January 1, 2021.

Educational qualification:

TGT arts: Bachelor degree in arts/commerce or a Shastri (Sanskrit) degree from a recognised university with two school subjects from a recognized university having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PWD/SEBC candidates) and Bachelor in Education (BEd)/3-year integrated BEd-MEd from a recognized institution.

TGT science (PCM) and (CBZ): Bachelor degree in science/ BTech/ BE with two school subjects from a recognized university having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PWD/SEBC candidates) and Bachelor in Education (B Ed)/ 3-year integrated BEd-MEd from a recognized institution.

Four-year Integrated B. Sc. B.Ed. from a NCTE recognized Institution with two school subjects (school subjects as defined in the proviso here under) having 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PWD/SEBC candidates). More details in the notification.

Telugu teacher: Bachelor degree in arts having Telugu as a subject with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PWD/SEBC candidates) and Telugu BEd from a university/institution.

Fees: Candidates will have to pay Rs 600 as processing fee. SC, ST and PWD category candidates will have to pay Rs 400. The payment will be made through the online payment gateway on the application page. The fee is non-refundable.

Steps to apply: Visit the official website dseodisha.in. On the homepage, you will have to click on “Online Application Form” under recruitment of contractual trained graduate teachers – arts/science(PCM)/science (CBZ) and classical teacher (Telugu) 2021. Click on “register” and then fill up the required details. Once you have registered, login and apply for the post.

Upload the documents, pay the fees and submit. Then you can download and take a print of your application form.

Selection criterion: The selection will be done on the basis of the result of the exam. A candidate has to secure minimum 25% marks (20% in case of candidates of SC/ST/PWD category) in Paper I and 35% marks (30% in case of candidates of SC/ST/PWD category) in Paper II to qualify.

Read the official notification here.