CTET Exam Date 2026 - Central Board of Secondary Education has announced the CTET exam date 2026 for February session on the official website. As per the CTET 2026 exam date, paper 1 and paper 2 will be held on February 8, 2026. CBSE will soon release the CTET 2026 notification on the official website, ctet.nic.in. The CTET 2026 exam dates include the complete exam schedule, such as the date of release of 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.
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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 pertaining to 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 | TBA |
CTET 2026 application form date | TBA |
CTET form filling last date | TBA |
| Last date to pay online CTET application fees | TBA |
| CTET 2026 application correction window | TBA |
| CTET pre-admit card release date | TBA |
CTET exam admit card | TBA |
CTET exam date 2026 | February 8, 2026 |
| CTET exam timing | TBA |
| CTET provisional answer key release date | TBA |
Last date to challenge the CTET 2026 answer key | TBA |
CTET Result 2026 release date | TBA |
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The Central Board of Secondary Education will soon release the CTET application form 2026 in online mode on the official website. Candidates can fill their CTET 2026 application form at ctet.nic.in. Only the candidates meeting eligibility can fill the CTET application form 2026. 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 below steps to complete the registration.
CBSE will issue the CTET 2026 admit card on the official website. The CTET city intimation slip is issued prior to the admit card. The CTET admit card download can be done by using their login credentials. CBSE issues the admit card 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 would not be allowed to appear for the exam.
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The Central Board of Secondary Education releases the CTET 2026 exam answer key in online mode at ctet.nic.in. Candidates can challenge the provisional CTET answer key 2026 from the specified dates mentioned by the Board in the official notification. 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 will be released on the official website one month after conclusion of the exam. The result is released after adopting a normalization 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 will be awarded the CTET eligibility certificate with lifetime validity.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Central Board of Secondary Education releases the CTET notification 2026 in online mode tentatively in November 2026 on its official website.
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 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
The CTET 2026 result will be released one month after the exam is over.
Yes, various coaching institutes released the CTET 2026 answer key for the respective papers after conclusion of exam.
No, the CTET 2026 eligibility certificate will be issued a few days after the announcement of the result.
The CTET admit card date 2026 will be announced by the authority in the official notification.
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.
On Question asked by student community
Yes , if you studied tamil as your major subject you can still apply for CTET exam. You just need to meet the eligibility rules , like having the required teaching qualifications.
The CTET exam means the Central Teacher Eligibility Test. It is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to check if a candidate is eligible to become a teacher for classes 1 to 8 in central government and some private schools. There are two papers — Paper 1 for classes 1 to 5 and Paper 2 for classes 6 to 8.
The CTET exam is usually held twice a year, once in January and once in July.
Website:
https://ctet.nic.in
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Yes, you can choose Mumbai as your CTET exam centre even if you select Assamese as your language paper. The exam centre choice depends on your current location, not your state of residence.
However, make sure that Assamese is available as an optional language while filling the CTET form once selected, your center and language choices are independent, so you can write the exam in Mumbai with Assamese as your language.
Hope you understand.
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The CTET December 2025 application form is expected to be released in October to November 2025. The official notification, which will contain the exact dates, is anticipated around the same time. The registration process will be conducted online through the official CTET portal and will be open for approximately one month.
I hope it will clear your query!!
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Yes, an OBC candidate who cleared CTET can apply for the EMRS TGT SST position under the Unreserved (UR) category. This is a common and acceptable practice, but it comes with specific conditions you must understand before applying.
I hope it will clear your query!!
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