The Central Board of Secondary Education will release the CBSE CTET 2026 answer key on the official website by the 2nd week of March 2026. The board will activate the CTET exam answer key 2026 link only in online mode. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can download the CTET 2026 official answer key along with the OMR response sheet after its release.
The CBSE CTET provisional answer key will help the candidates to estimate their score in the exam before the declaration of results. If any candidate finds a discrepancy in the CTET answer key 2026, they can object using the CTET answer key objection window 2026. To know about the CTET February 2026 answer key download process, read the article below.
The board is expected to release the CTET February provisional answer key 2026 by the second week of March 2026. The CTET official answer key will be released in a pdf format. Previously, the CTET exam was conducted on February 7 and 8, 2026. The CBSE also conducted a re-exam on March 1, 2026, for two centres. The CTET papers 1 and 2 answer key will be available separately in a pdf format.
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The subject-wise CTET answer key link will be uploaded here after official release at ctet.nic.in. The table below will be uploaded with the active links of the CTET official answer key code-wise/ set-wise.
CBSE CTET Official Answer Key 2026 | Download Links |
February 7 & 8, 2026 | Click here (To be released) |
March 1, 2026 (Re-exam) | Click here (To be released) |
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The board will release the CTET provisional answer key along with the activation of the answer key objection window. The CTET 2026 answer key objection window will be activated for two to three days. If any candidate objects to the CTET provisional answer key, they need to pay Rs 1,000 for each question.
Only payments made during the CTET answer key objection window are considered. The board's decision is final after reviewing the provisional answer key, so further communication is not required. If any objection is raised, the amount will be refunded to the candidate after scrutiny.
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All CBSE board records, including OMR sheets, answer keys, and question papers, are stored securely for a period of two months from the release of result, according to the weeding out rules. After the declaration of the result, candidates need to pay Rs 500 to take a photocopy of the OMR sheet of CTET. The payment for the OMR sheet can be made through a demand draft in favour of the Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, drawn on any Nationalised Bank and payable at Delhi.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
To download the CTET Paper 2 answer key, candidates need to visit the official website at ctet.nic.in.
The CTET 2026 answer key may be released by the second or third week of March 2026.
Candidates who want to object to the CTET provisional answer key are required to pay Rs 1000 for each question.
The CTET answer key objection window 2026 is available for two to three days.
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