Odisha B.Ed Entrance Exam 2024 Exam Day Guidelines

The Odisha BEd 2024 exam will be conducted soon. To have a smooth exam experience it is essential for the candidates to know about the Odisha BEd 2024 exam day guidelines.

Due to exam pressure, it has often been observed that students tend to forget to go through the Odisha BEd 2024 exam day guidelines which later leads to serious challenges such as cancellation of candidature, disqualification etc.

Reaching the exam venue before time, following instructions related to scribe, carrying all necessary items, following dress code rules, not carrying any prohibited items, avoiding cheating during the exam, coordinating with staff etc are some of the instructions that must be followed by each and every aspirant appearing for the upcoming exam.

Odisha B.Ed 2024 Exam Day Highlights

To get a swift overview of the Odisha BEd 2024, refer to the exam highlights mentioned below.

Also Read: All About Odisha BEd Admission Process 

Odisha B.Ed Entrance Exam 2024 Exam Day Guidelines 

Listed below are the primary directives that candidates should adhere to on the Odisha BEd entrance exam day -

• Examinees must arrive at the designated centres, 60 minutes earlier than the scheduled start time of the exam.
• Candidates will be denied access to the examination hall following 15 minutes of the exam’s commencement.
• Aspirants are urged to take allocated seats according to the seating plan as soon as the hall opens.
• It is crucial for the students to arrive punctually as failure to do so may result in missing important rules mentioned by the invigilator inside the room.
• Candidates must retrieve their admit cards from the official webpage of the State Selection Board.
• Additionally, they must have the admit card at hand and must present it upon request by the authorities.
• The students will be required to show their hall tickets at the entrance gate provided by the State Selection Board.
• They also have to show valid ID proof at the gate of the premises.
• During verification, candidates have to hand in Xerox copies of the Odisha BEd entrance exam admit card and identity proof to the invigilator. 
• The State Selection Board will offer black ballpoint pens to the aspirants to use for marking in the OMR sheet.
• The exam will comprise a total of 100 questions, each worth 1 mark. Students will be awarded 1 mark for each right answer, while 0.25 will be deducted for every incorrect response.
• As the OMR Sheet is a standard document that displays candidates’ personal information, it cannot be changed or replaced under any conditions. Students are requested to thoroughly examine the details on the sheet before answering the questions.
• Students must visit the official site of the State Selection Board to stay updated about the examination process.
• Aspirants must keep the admit cards carefully, as it will be required to check the results during the counselling process.
• Students are instructed not to indulge in any form of unfair activities that are against the policies of the test.
• If anyone is caught engaged in any prohibited tasks, then they will not be authorised to sit for the exam in the future and may have to face legal action as well, as decided by SAMS Odisha.

Odisha B.Ed Entrance Exam 2024 Guidelines for Filling OMR Answer Sheet 

As the Odisha BEd entrance exam is administered in offline mode, it is crucial for candidates to familiarise themselves with the protocols for completing the OMR answer sheet. To assist aspirants in understanding how to record their responses, we have compiled the key instructions related to the OMR sheet -

• Carbonless OMR sheets will be supplied to the candidates for writing their answers.
• These sheets will include the critical details such as the Roll number, aspirant’s name, examination date and session, examination centre’s name, and assigned set Code such as A / B / C / D, etc.
• It is imperative for the examinees to confirm that they have received both the Question Booklet Set and the OMR sheet.
• The OMR sheet has two sections - One is the Original Copy or known as the Office Copy, and the other is the Lower sheet or known as the Student’s Copy.
• After the test concludes, the candidates should hand over the Office Copy to the Invigilator. The students are permitted to take the other sheet with them, which is the Lower sheet.
• Candidates appearing for the BEd Arts Stream or BEd Science Stream will be issued distinct booklets for the test.
• The aspirants must check and confirm that they got the correct Booklet Set as per their stream, as indicated in the OMR sheet.
• Leaving the examination hall is forbidden for all examinees under any circumstances before the examination is over.
• Furthermore, the student must personally submit the Office Copy of the OMR sheet to the Invigilator.
• Every question in the exam will furnish four options, out of which one will be the correct answer. The aspirants must darken the circle completely to indicate their chosen answer. If a candidate is unsure of an answer, they must refrain from marking any circle against that question as due to negative marking, it may lead to a loss of marks.
• Candidates must note that the scanner will discard any half-filled circle or any other mark put on the circles, such as an x-mark or tick mark, while the answer sheet is being evaluated. Hence the students are advised to correctly mark the circles on the OMR sheet.
• If the examinee marks more than one circle or faintly marks the circle while attempting the questions in a rush, the scanner, during the review, will not consider that answer leading to a low score for the student.

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Odisha B.Ed Entrance Exam 2024 Guidelines and Provision for Scribe

Here are some major pointers regarding the Odisha BEd Entrance Exam 2024 exam day guidelines for Scribe - 

• Aspirants with benchmark disabilities will be given 20 minutes per hour besides the regular duration of the test.
• Following the State Government Resolution, Scribe / Reader facility will be offered to the aspirants of having not less than 40% of Disability if they have an inability in writing or speed.
• Candidates who require a scribe should be tendered with suitable seating facilities in the room where the test is being organised. It is ideal to allocate one room to one student or, in case of limited space, one aspirant in one corner of the room.
• Candidates must note that the Scribe's qualifications must not be similar to theirs. The examination authorities must ensure this, and for the Odisha BEd entrance test, graduate students will not be authorised as Scribes.
• The qualification of the Scribe must be less than Graduation for this examination, and identity proof with respect to this must be delivered by the Scribe at the exam centre.
• If the exam conducting body allot the Scribe, then they should allow the aspirant to meet him a minimum of 2 days before the examination. That way, the candidate will be accustomed to the Scribe or can let the Superintendent of the exam centre know that they are not content with the Scribe.
• All the PwD aspirants will be proposed arrangements to appear for the admission test on the ground floor only.

Odisha B.Ed Entrance Exam 2024 Time Schedule

Check out the time details for Odisha BEd Entrance Exam 2024. Please note for PwD aspirants, the exam cell will allot an extra time of 40 minutes (20 minutes per hour). As per the added time, the first session for PwD students will be at 12.40 PM.

Things to Carry on Odisha B.Ed Entrance Exam 2024 Exam Day

Review the things to carry on the Odisha BEd Entrance Exam 2024 exam day - 

• Admit card
• ID Proof
• Pen

Things Not to Carry on Odisha B.Ed Entrance Exam 2024 Exam Day

Get to know the things not to carry on the exam day of the Odisha BEd Entrance Exam 2024 - 

• Mobile Phones
• Pagers
• Calculators
• Smartwatches
• Gadgets of any other kind.
• Pencil Pouch or Geometry Box
• Any extra paper for rough work

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