OAVS Teacher Syllabus 2026: Exam Pattern & PDF Download

Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan has published the examination pattern for 815 Principal, PGT, and TGT teacher positions. Check the 200-mark CBT scheme, qualifying language norms, and download the official PDF.

OAVS Teacher Exam Pattern Overview

Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan (OAVS), under the School and Mass Education Department, Government of Odisha, conducts this computer based test to recruit teachers for model English medium schools across the state under Advertisement No. 01/2026.

The Computer Based Test contains 200 objective questions carrying 200 marks with an overall time duration of 180 minutes (3 hours). Candidates must secure qualifying marks in language sections before their domain subject papers are evaluated.

Test Structure and Parts Breakdown

Check the detailed marks allocation for OAVS teaching posts:

• Part I (Language Proficiency): 40 Questions, 40 Marks. Includes General English (20 Marks) and General Odia (20 Marks). Candidates must score minimum 5 marks in each language to qualify.

• Part II (General Awareness & Reasoning): 60 Questions, 60 Marks. Covers Current Affairs (30 Marks) and Reasoning Ability (30 Marks).

• Part III (Domain Subject Knowledge): 100 Questions, 100 Marks. Detailed subject-specific questions based on graduation and post-graduation syllabus.

• Negative Marking: 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer across all parts. No deduction for unattempted questions.

• Total Duration: 3 Hours (180 Minutes) without section-wise time limits.

• Personal Interview: 40 Marks for candidates shortlisted from the Computer Based Test.

Subject-Wise Topic Guidelines

Prepare these specific areas according to your applied teaching discipline:

• General English: Comprehension passages, error correction, prepositions, voice change, direct indirect speech, and vocabulary.

• General Odia: Sandhi, Samasa, Karaka, Vibhakti, sentence transformation, idioms, and reading comprehension passages.

• Current Affairs: Indian economy, science advances, national sports awards, international summits, and government educational schemes.

• Reasoning: Verbal logic, puzzles, syllogisms, coding decoding, data sufficiency, and non-verbal spatial reasoning.

• PGT Subjects: Advanced postgraduate level syllabus in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Commerce, and English.

• TGT Subjects: Graduation level core concepts, pedagogical principles, classroom management, and NEP 2020 perspectives.