After question papers in Odisha Teachers’ Eligibility Test (OTET) leaked on January 16, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has decided to conduct the exam online.
Stating the examination would be held after matric exam, Begum told India.com, “The examinations which were cancelled due to question l paper leak on social media will be held online. The examination will be held after the completion of the annual High School Certificate examination and further information on it will be given on the website.”
This year, on January 16, while over one lakh candidates were writing the first paper of the OTET examination in over 250 centres, the images of the second paper questions went viral on social media. Following this, the BSE was left with no option but to cancel the whole examination, putting the teacher aspirants red-faced.
The BSE is responsible to conduct the matriculation examinations for the Odia medium schools in the state every year along with the supplementary examinations. Similarly, after the OTET was introduced in the year 2012 to identify the eligible teachers, the BSE had been holding the test.
