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The Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET)-2025, scheduled to be held today for in-service primary school teachers across the state, was cancelled unexpectedly and postponed indefinitely following a notification late last night.

The abrupt cancellation has now left over 75,000 candidates in shock and dismay. Notably, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, issued a notice announcing the cancellation, but did not cite any reason in the official communication.

"The scheduled Special OTET-2025 (Paper-l and Paper-ll), which has been scheduled to be held on 20.07.2025, is hereby postponed until further notification,"...