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Last Updated on Jul 08, 2025

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The DSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2022 is very important while applying for the Directorate of Secondary Education (DSE) of Odisha. As per the DSE Odisha Teacher Recruitment notification, the directorate has released 11403 vacancies. The candidates must keep a tab on this page till the end to know the major details related to DSE Odisha Teacher eligibility criteria 2022.

The basic educational qualification to apply for DSE Odisha Teacher is having a Bachelor’s degree from the respective subject to which he is applying. Along with this, they must also have completed B.Ed from a recognised university or college.
The minimum age of the applicant applying for DSE Odisha Teacher must not be less than 21 years and more than 32 years as of January 01, 2021.
Only candidates who fit all the eligibility conditions will be issued the DSE Odisha Admit Card for the exam.

For the ease and convenience of the candidates, given below are the DSE Odisha Teacher 2022 Eligibility conditions pertaining to age limit, education qualifications, etc. Interested candidates are advised to go through all the sections below to be well versed with the DSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility 2022.

DSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2022: Important Details
Age Limit	21 years to 32 years
Educational Qualification	The candidate must have passed a Bachelor’s degree with the subject he is applying to with at least 50% marks.
Nationality	Indian
Domicile	Odisha
Number of Attempts	As long as candidates satisfy all the eligibility criteria
Important Points	The candidates who belong to the PH category will be allowed to avail the scribe facility. The candidates must be fluent in reading and writing the Odia language. The candidates who belong to the reserved category i.e. SC/ ST/ OBC/ Female applicants etc will be provided age relaxations in the upper age limit.

DSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2022

As per the official notification, the DSE has released 11403 vacancies for various DSE Odisha Teacher job profiles. However, only those candidates who qualify the eligibility criteria will be allowed to take up the exam of Odisha Teacher, DSE. Candidates can resort to the sections below to know more about the eligibility criteria:

Age Limit

As per the official notification, the age limit for the unreserved candidates is 21 years to 32 years as of January 01, 2021. The candidates who belong to the reserved category will be eligible to receive age relaxations as mentioned in the table below:

Category	Minimum Age	Maximum Age
SEBC	21	37 Years
SC (Scheduled Category)	21	37 Years
ST (Scheduled Tribe)	21	37 Years
Women	21	37 Years
Physically handicapped candidates	21	42 Years

Know the DSE Odisha Cut Off Marks of previous years here!

Educational Qualification

Owing to the reason, that the vacancies have been released for a total of three streams i.e. Hindi, Sanskrit, and Physical Education. The basic educational qualification is different for each discipline. Check out the educational qualification for DSE Odisha teachers from the table mentioned below:

Posts	Qualification
TGT Arts	Bachelor Degree in Arts/Commace or a Shastri (Sanskrit) Degree from a recognised university with two school subjects (school subjects as defined in the proviso here under) 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 B.Ed.- M.Ed .from a NCTE recognized Institution OR Four-year Integrated B.A, 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)
TGT Science	Bachelor Degree in Science/B. Tech/ B.E. with two school subjects (school subjects as defined in the provi here under) 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 B.Ed.-M.Ed. from a NCTE recognized Institution OR 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) Provided that: In any case the candidate must have passed the Bachelor Degree with any two school subjects offered as Pass/Hons/Elective/optional subject out of the following: a) For Trained Graduate Teacher-Science (PCM): Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, b)For Trained Graduate Teacher-Science (CBZ): Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Biology, Biotechnology
Hindi Teacher	Bachelor's degree from a recognized University with Hindi as one of the electives /Optional/Pass/ Honours subject with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PWD/ SEBC candidates) AND one of the following Training qualifications a) Hindi Shikshan Parangat from Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra b) B.H.Ed., a course prescribed by NCTE, from a recognized University/ Institution c) B. Ed in Hindi, a course prescribed by NCTE, from Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras. d)B. Ed from an NCTE recognized institution. OR Bachelor's degree from a recognized University with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PwD /SEBC candidates) with one of the following qualifications; a) Rastrabhasa Ratna from Rastrabhasa Prachar Samiti, Wardha b) Shastri (Hindi) from Orissa Rastrabhasa Parishad, Puri c) Snataka (Acquired by June-2005, the date up to which the temporary recognition has been granted) from Hindi Shiksha Samiti, Orissa, Cuttack one of the following Training qualifications: AND a) Hindi Shikshan Parangat from Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra b) B.H.Ed a course prescribed by NCTE, from a recognized University/Institution c) B. Ed in Hindi, a course prescribed by NCTE, from Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras. d) B. Ed from an NCTE recognized institution.
Classical Teacher (Sanskrit)	Bachelor's Degree with Sanskrit as one of the electives /optional/Honours /pass subjects from a recognized university with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PwD/SEBC candidates) and Shiksha Shastri (Sanskrit) a course prescribed by NCTE, from a recognized University/Institution OR Shastri (Sanskrit) with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PwD/SEBC candidates) from a recognized university and Shiksha Shastri (Sanskrit), a course prescribed by NCTE, from a recognized University institution.
Physical Education Teacher	+2 or its equivalent examination from a recognized institution and C.P.Ed./ B.P.Ed./ M.P. Ed from a recognized Board/University.
Classical Teacher (Telugu)	Bachelor degree in Arts having Telugu as a subject with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PwD/SEBC candidates) and Telugu) Telugu B.Ed. from a University/Institution recognized by NCTE.

Physical Disability and Scribe

The Physically disabled candidates need to have a 40% disability to avail of the scribe facility. As per the notice, the scribe should have completed 10+2 from a recognised board.

The candidates need to apply for the scribe by enclosing all the necessary documents to DSE, Odisha on the official email id: jdrec21@gmail.com. Only once the permission is granted, the scribe can opt to appear for the DSE Odisha Teacher Exam Pattern.

Maximum Attempts

There is no provision of maximum attempts in the DSE Odisha Teacher eligibility criteria. However, the candidates who possess the minimum qualification as prescribed by the Board are allowed to appear for the examination.

DSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2022: Important Points

Apart from the basic eligibility criteria, the candidate must also fulfil the important points as mentioned below:

The candidate must be able to read and write ODIA.
The candidate must have passed the HSC/ 10+2 exam conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha or any equivalent examination with Odia as a Language Subject i.e. First/Second or Third Language.
They must have passed Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) in the concerned category and subject. They can also apply and appear for the DSE Teacher, but they will have to update the result of OSSTET in the Online application before shortlisting candidates to be called for verification of documents.

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DSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Criteria FAQs

I am working as an employee with the DSE. Can I apply for the DSE Odisha Teacher?

Yes, the candidates who are working as an employee with the DSE Odisha can apply for the DSE Odisha Teacher.

Is it mandatory to have completed the Bachelor degree with at least 60 % marks for the DSE Odisha Teacher application?

No, as per the official notification there is no mention of minimum aggregate marks for the DSE Odisha Teacher application.

I have a 40% disability and I belong to the Unreserved category. How many years of age relaxation am I eligible to receive?

The candidates who belong to the physically disabled category from the unreserved category will get a relaxation of 10 years in the age criteria for the DSE Odisha Teacher Exam.

What are the DSE Odisha Teacher age criteria for recruitment eligibility?

The minimum age of the candidate is equivalent to 21 years for all the categories while the maximum age should be 37 years for the unreserved candidate.

I am a candidate with an eye disability. Can I apply for the scribe facility for the DSE Odisha Teacher?

Yes, you are eligible for the scribe facility for the DSE Odisha Teacher Examination. The candidates can choose the scribe from the panel or can call for their scribe.

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DSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2022: Important Points

DSE Odisha Teacher Eligibility Criteria FAQs

I am working as an employee with the DSE. Can I apply for the DSE Odisha Teacher?

Is it mandatory to have completed the Bachelor degree with at least 60 % marks for the DSE Odisha Teacher application?

I have a 40% disability and I belong to the Unreserved category. How many years of age relaxation am I eligible to receive?

What are the DSE Odisha Teacher age criteria for recruitment eligibility?

I am a candidate with an eye disability. Can I apply for the scribe facility for the DSE Odisha Teacher?