The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSE Odisha), is expected to release the provisional answer key for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2025 soon. Candidates who took the OTET exam on December 17, 2025 , can expect the official answer key to be available on the board's website, bseodisha.ac.in , by late December 2025 or mid-January 2026. This key will help candidates check their answers and estimate their scores.
What is the OTET Exam?
The OTET is a test for people who want to become teachers in primary and upper primary schools in Odisha. It is a state-level exam. Candidates must pass this test to be eligible for teaching jobs in schools across Odisha. The exam checks if a person has the basic knowledge and skills needed to teach students.
OTET 2025 Answer Key Release Dates
BSE Odisha will release the answer key in two main stages: a provisional key first, and then a final key. The provisional key comes out first. It allows candidates to review their answers. Based on past exams, here are the expected release dates for the OTET 2025 provisional answer key:
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Date | December 17, 2025 |
| Expected Date for Provisional Key (First Window) | Last Week of December 2025 |
| Expected Date for Provisional Key (Second Window) | 1st week to 2nd week of January 2026 |
Last year, the OTET exam was held on August 17, 2024 . The answer keys were released on September 19, 2024 . This trend suggests that the official keys are usually out about three weeks to a month after the exam. While some coaching centres have already shared their own unofficial keys, candidates should wait for the official release from BSE Odisha for accurate information.
How to Check and Download OTET Answer Key 2025
Once the official provisional answer key is released, candidates can easily check and download it from the BSE Odisha website. Follow these simple steps:
- Step 1: Go to the official website of BSE Odisha. The website address is bseodisha.ac.in .
- Step 2: Look for the link related to the "OTET Answer Key 2025" on the homepage. This link will usually be in the 'Latest Updates' or 'Notifications' section.
- Step 3: Click on the answer key link.
- Step 4: You may need to choose the answer key for Paper 1 or Paper 2, depending on which exam you took.
- Step 5: The answer key will open as a PDF file. You can then view it and download it to your device.
Downloading the provisional answer key will allow you to compare your marked answers with the correct ones. This helps you calculate a likely score before the final results are declared.
What Happens After the Provisional Key?
The provisional answer key is a temporary version. If candidates find any mistakes in the provisional key, they can raise objections. BSE Odisha will give a specific time window for this. After reviewing all objections, the board will release a final answer key. The final key is then used to prepare the OTET results. This process makes sure that the results are fair and correct for all candidates.
Stay tuned to the official BSE Odisha website for the latest updates on the OTET 2025 provisional answer key and other related information.
