OPSC PGT Exam Date 2024 Out, Exam Schedule and Hall Ticket

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has announced a total of 1375 vacancies for Post Graduate Teachers (PGT). The selection of these candidates is based on a written test, personality test, and interview. Selected candidates will be hired as PGTs in the Department of School and Mass Education. The authorities have now announced the OPSC PGT Exam Date 2024 for the written test, the exam is scheduled to be held on 15th, 29th September, and 6th October 2024. The examination will be conducted at 5 different zones in three sessions per day.

OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024- Overview

OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024 has been initiated for 1375 Post Graduate Teacher vacancies in Group B for 50 Government Higher Secondary Schools and 106 Upgraded Higher Secondary Schools of Odisha for the Department of School and Mass Education. The selected candidates will be appointed as temporary employees and the salary will be as per Pay Level 10 under ORSP Rules 2017.

OPSC PGT Exam Date 2024 Out

The OPSC PGT Exam Date for 1375 Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) not released at https://www.opsc.gov.in/. The written test is scheduled to be held at Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuutact & Sambalpur on 15th, 29th September, and 6th October 2024. Candidates have to appear for the written examination as per the OPSC PGT Exam Schedule 2024 given below. Paper 1 will be conducted in the first session from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Paper II from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, and Paper III from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024- Important Dates

The online registration process for OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024 has been completed. The OPSC PGT Exam Date 2024 will be released by OPSC on the official website https://www.opsc.gov.in/. Check important dates from the below table.

OPSC PGT 2024 Hall Ticket Out

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) released the admit card on 09th September 2024 for Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) posts. Candidates who applied for the exam can download their admit card from the official website https://www.opsc.gov.in/ or by clicking on the below link.

OPSC PGT Admit Card 2024 Out – Click to Download

OPSC PGT Notification 2024

OPSC PGT Notification 2024 (Advt No. 25/2023-24) has been released at https://www.opsc.gov.in/ on 30th December 2023 for 1375 Post Graduate Teacher posts. The complete details about subject-wise vacancies, education qualification, age limit, selection process, exam pattern, salary, and all other information have been provided with the OPSC PGT Teacher 2024 Notification pdf. Click on the below link to directly download the notification pdf and read it carefully before applying for the post.

OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024 PDF- Click to Download

OPSC PGT Vacancy 2024

A total of 1375 vacancies of Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) for various disciplines have been announced through OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024 out of which 461 vacancies are reserved for women. The subject-wise OPSC PGT Vacancy 2024 has been tabulated in the below table as mentioned in the OPSC PGT Notification 2024.

OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024 Apply Online

Asprining candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria for PGT posts as mentioned OPSC PGT Notification PDF can apply online for OPSC PGT Vacancy 2024. A direct link to apply online for OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024 has been activated on the official portal of OPSC https://www.opsc.gov.in/ and the same link is also shared here. Applicants are required to apply online through the OPSC website. No other means/mode of application will be accepted. Click on the below OPSC PGT Apply Online Link and start submitting their application forms without waiting for the last closing date.

OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024 Apply Online Link (Inactive)

OPSC PGT Vacancy 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should ensure their eligibility for the post of Post Graduate Teacher as mentioned in the advertisement. If the applicant does not fulfill eligibility, the candidate’s application forms will not be accepted. Candidates eligibility parameters in forms of Education Qualification and Age limit is as follows:

OPSC PGT Educational Qualification

• Candidates must have completed a Master’s Degree in the Subject concerned from a recognized university with at least 50% marks in aggregate and have passed two years of graduate Master’s Course or integrated six years of graduate Master’s Course from a Regional College of Educational recognized by the NCERT in the concerned subject with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.
• Candidates have a B.Ed or equivalent degree recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi as equivalent to a B.Ed from a recognized University.  (For the post of PGT in subjects where B. Ed course is not offered, possession of B.Ed qualification is not mandatory).
• A degree or diploma in Computer Application is a desirable qualification, subject to the production of a certificate obtained from a recognized university or college.

OPSC PGT Age limit (as on 01/01/2023)

Candidates’ minimum age should be 21 years and the maximum age not be more than 38 years to apply online for OPSC PGT Recruitment 2024. Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02nd January 1985 and not later than 01st January 2002.

OPSC PGT Recruitment 2023 Selection Process

The selection of the candidates for  Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) posts will comprise the Written Examination and Personality Test & Interview. The written examination will consist of 03 papers namely, Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3. The written examination will be held in objective type multiple choice questions. Qualified candidates in the written examination will be called to appear for the Personality Test & Interview.

• Written Test (Paper I, II, III)
• Personality Test & Interview

OPSC PGT Exam Pattern 2024

• OPSC PGT Written examination will consist of 03 papers. Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3.
• Paper 1 includes the topics from General English and General Knowledge and Papers 2 and 3 will be held for optional subjects.
• Each Paper consists of 100 questions for 100 marks.
• There will be a negative marking, 1/4 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.