CTET Exam Date 2026 - The Central Board of Secondary Education started issuing the CTET city intimation slip 2026 on January 23, 2026 on the official website, ctet.nic.in. The admit card will be issued two days before the CTET exam date. As per the CTET 2026 exam date, paper 1 and paper 2 will be held on February 7 and 8, 2026. CBSE provided the one-time facility to submit the CTET application form 2026 from December 27 to 30, 2025 for those candidates who have not submitted during the application period due to a technical error.
The CTET February 2026 examination will be held across 136 cities nationwide. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has allotted these centres to facilitate candidates appearing for the exam in offline (pen-and-paper) mode on February 8, 2026.
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CTET 2026 Exam Schedule for the February session
| CTET Exam Date 2026 | Paper | Shift Timings | Duration |
| 07-01-2026 | Paper 2 | 09:30 AM to 12:00 PM | 2:30 Hours |
| 07-01-2026 | Paper 1 | 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM | 2:30 Hours |
| 08-01-2026 | Paper 2 | 09:30 AM to 12:00 PM | 2:30 Hours |
| 08-01-2026 | Paper 1 | 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM | 2:30 Hours |
The board activated the CTET application correction window 2026 of the February session from December 23 to 26, 2025. 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. CBSE activated the CTET apply link from November 27 to December 18, 2025.
The CTET February 2026 notification was released on November 27, 2025. 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 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 | November 27, 2025 |
CTET 2026 application form date | November 27, 2025 |
CTET form filling last date | December 18, 2025 |
| Last date to pay online CTET application fees | December 18, 2025 |
| One-time Facility for CTET application form 2026 | December 27 to 30, 2025 |
| CTET 2026 application correction window | December 23 to 26, 2025 |
| CTET pre-admit card release date | January 23, 2026 |
CTET exam admit card | TBA |
CTET exam date 2026 | February 7 and 8, 2026 |
| CTET exam timing | Paper I - 9:30 AM to 12:00 noon Paper II - 2: 30 PM to 5: 00 PM |
| CTET provisional answer key release date | TBA |
Last date to challenge the CTET 2026 answer key | TBA |
CTET Result 2026 release date | End of March 2026 |
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Candidates were able to access the CTET application correction window from December 23 to 26, 2025 on the official website at ctet.nic.in. The Central Board of Secondary Education released the CTET application form 2026 on November 27, 2025 in online mode. Candidates can fill their CTET 2026 application form until December 18, 2025. Only the candidates meeting eligibility can fill 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 below steps to complete the registration.
CBSE will soon issue 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 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 is expected to release in the end of March 2026. 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 are awarded the CTET eligibility certificate with lifetime validity.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Central Board of Secondary Education released the CTET notification 2026 in online mode on November 27, 2025.
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 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 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 announced 2 days before the examination.
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