The Central Board of Secondary Education released the provisional CBSE CTET 2026 answer key on March 12, 2026 on the official website. The board also activated the CTET exam answer key 2026 objection facility link until March 15, 2026 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 released the CTET February provisional answer key 2026 on March 12, 2026. The CTET official answer key was 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 are available separately in a pdf format.
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The subject-wise CTET answer key link are 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 | Feb 8 - Click here |
March 1, 2026 (Re-exam) | Click here (To be released) |
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The board released the CTET provisional answer key along with the activation of the answer key objection window from March 12 to 15, 2026. The CTET 2026 answer key objection window was activated for 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 date was March 12, 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 was available from March 12 to 15, 2026 which is for 3 days.
On Question asked by student community
For CTET Paper II, you should prepare Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II and Social Studies/Social Science according to the official syllabus. If Sanskrit is selected as a language, prepare the required Sanskrit language section as prescribed. For preparation material, use the latest syllabus, previous-year papers, mock tests
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Agar aap CTET ka result nikalna chahte hain, to official website se aise check karein:
Hello, agar CTET 2021-22 ka application number aur roll number bhool gaye hain aur registered Gmail se bhi details delete ho gayi hain, to aap CTET ki official website par help ke liye contact kar sakte hain. CTET helpdesk ka email ctet.cbse@nic.in hai.
Hello Student, CTET mein qualifying marks category ke according depend karte hain. Generally, General category candidates ko 60% marks, yani 150 mein se 90 marks, qualify karne ke liye chahiye hote hain. Reserved categories ke candidates ko applicable rules ke according relaxation mil sakti hai. Agar aap apni category bata
If you are in the first year of a 4-year B.A.B.Ed /B.A.Ed integrated teacher-education course, you should be careful about CTET eligibility .
For CTET Paper II, one of the recognised routes is Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks along with passing/appearing in the final year of a 4-year