CTET Exam Date 2026 – Central Board of Secondary Education has announced the CTET exam dates 2026 of September session on the official website at ctet.nic.in. The CTET September exam is scheduled to be conducted on October 9, 2026. The CTET application link 2026 was reopened and was available from August 25 to September 1, 2026. Candidates can know the updates related to the CTET exam dates only through the website.
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Previously, the board activated the CTET application correction window from June 15 to 18, 2026. The exam authority activated the CTET 2026 application form for the September session from May 11, 2026, to June 10, 2026The detailed CTET notification 2026 for the September session was released on May 11, 2026. The CTET 2026 exam dates include the complete exam schedule, such as the date of release of the notification, start and last date for filling out the application form, admit card, answer key and result date, etc.
The CTET exam is conducted in offline mode (Pen and paper-based) across the country at various exam centres. The official notification has all the necessary details regarding the exam, including the CTET application form 2026 date, eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern, admit card, CTET exam date 2026, etc. Read the full article on CTET exam dates to know about various events of the exam.
Candidates who are going to appear for the CTET 2026 can check the complete schedule in the table that is given below. Knowing the CTET exam date will help candidates to prepare themselves well for the entrance test and enable them to know well in advance about the related events.
Events | Dates |
| CTET notification 2026 | May 11, 2026 |
CTET 2026 application form date | May 11, 2026 |
CTET form filling last date | June 10, 2026 |
| CTET Application Form (Re-opened) | August 25 to September 1, 2026 |
| Last date to pay online CTET application fees | June 10, 2026 |
| CTET 2026 application correction window | June 15 to 18, 2026 |
| CTET pre-admit card release date | To be announced |
CTET exam admit card | To be announced |
CTET exam date 2026 | October 9, 2026(new date) |
| CTET exam timing | To be announced |
| CTET provisional answer key release date | To be announced |
Last date to challenge the CTET 2026 answer key | To be announced |
CTET Result 2026 release date | By October 2026 |
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The exam authority reopened thr CTET application link 2026 from August 25 to September 1, 2026 The Board activated the CTET application correction window from June 15 to 18, 2026, on the official website at ctet.nic.in. The CTET application form for the September session was active from May 11, 2026, to June 10, 2026. Applicants must note that the CTET 2026 application form needs to be filled out in online mode. Only candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can fill out the CTET application form.
Before filling out the form, candidates must check the CTET 2026 eligibility criteria and the CTET exam centres according to their preference in the correct manner. Candidates applying for the CTET application form 2026 can follow the steps below to complete the registration.
CBSE issues the CTET 2026 admit card on the official website. The CTET admit card download can be done by using their login credentials. CBSE issues the admit card for CTET 2026 online 2 days before the examination on the official website.
Candidates can check the exact exam dates, timing, exam venue and exam guidelines of the CTET exam 2026 detailed on the admit card. Those who appear for the exam must carry the CTET 2026 admit card to the exam centre, or else they will not be allowed to appear for the exam.
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The Central Board of Secondary Education releases the CTET answer key 2026 at ctet.nic.in. CBSE will release the final CTET answer key 2026 after reviewing the objections raised by candidates.
How to Challenge CTET 2026 answer key (Provisional)?
The CTET 2026 result of the September session will be declared by October 2026. The result is released after adopting a normalisation process to counter variations in the difficulty level of different sets of question papers for different shifts. Candidates appearing for the CTET exam can check the CTET result 2026 using their login credentials.
CTET result 2026 contains details about candidates and their qualifying status. It is important to attain marks more than or equal to the CTET cut off marks 2026 to get qualified. The shortlisted candidates are awarded the CTET eligibility certificate with lifetime validity.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Central Board of Secondary Education released the CTET notification 2026 in online mode
Central Board of Secondary Education conducts the CTET 2026 exam in two shifts. Paper 2 was held in the first shift from 9:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and paper 1 was held from 2:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The CTET 2026 result will be declared by October, 2026.
Yes, various coaching institutes released the CTET 2026 answer key for the respective papers after conclusion of exam.
No, the CTET 2026 eligibility certificate is issued a few days after the announcement of the result.
The CTET answer key challenge facility will be provided, if the candidates find any incorrect answers, the Central Board of Secondary Education provides an online window to challenge it within the stipulated time by paying challenge fees of Rs 1000 which will be refunded back to the candidate's account after reviewing of the challenged answer by the subject experts.
The CTET admit card date 2026 will be released on the official website.
On Question asked by student community
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
Hi Priya,
Yes, as a first-year B.Ed student, you can apply for the CTET Paper 2 exam
If you need any study resources please let us know.
Yes, you can apply for the CTET Paper 2 in Feb 2027.
Also check these useful resources for preparation:
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ctet-syllabus
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ctet-exam-pattern
Hello Dear Student,
If you have lost your CTET December 2022 roll number , you will not be able to download your certificate from DigiLocker until you retrieve it. However, you can still recover it through official channels.
You should try the following:
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