CTET 2026 Registration: There is great news for the youth who have been dreaming of becoming teachers for a long time. Central Board of Secondary Education i.e. CBSE has started the application process for CTET September 2026 examination. Now candidates can apply online by visiting the official website ctet.nic.in.

This time the application process has started from 11th May 2026 and the last date for filling the form has been fixed as 10th June 2026. According to the report, the exam will be conducted on 6 September 2026. Also, if needed, the examination can be conducted on September 5, 2026 also. No exact information has been given yet.

Application date and important information

Online applications for CTET September 2026 have started from 11 May 2026. In which candidates can apply till 10 June 2026 at 11:59 pm. The last date for depositing fees has also been kept as June 10, 2026. Also, the correction window will be open from June 15 to June 18, 2026 to correct mistakes in the application form. Apart from this, the admit card of the exam will be issued two days before the exam. The result is likely to be released by the end of October 2026. This time a major change has also been made that candidates will not be able to choose the examination city of their choice. This examination center will be decided by the board itself.

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Who can give CTET exam

CTET exam is conducted in two papers. Paper-1 is for those candidates who want to teach classes 1 to 5. On the other hand, there is Paper-2, it is for those who want to become teachers of class 6 to 8. Also, for Paper-1, the candidate must have D.El.Ed with at least 50 percent marks in 12th. Whereas for Paper-2, graduation and B.Ed degree is definitely required. Apart from this, the minimum age of the applying candidate should be 17 years. The good thing is that no maximum age limit has been fixed for this examination. CTET exam will be conducted in offline mode i.e. pen and paper mode. Many candidates are confused about negative marking, in such a situation, let us tell you that there is no negative marking in CTET exam, that is, your marks will not be deducted for giving wrong answers.

Apply online like this

Candidates can apply by visiting the official website of CTET, ctet.nic.in. For this, first of all you will have to go to the website and register. After this you will have to fill your personal and educational information in the application form. Besides, candidates will also have to upload the scanned copy of their photo and signature. Then the application fee will have to be deposited through online medium. Finally, after successful submission of the form, candidates will have to take a print out of the confirmation page and keep it safe with them. CBSE has advised the candidates to fill all the information carefully while applying so that they do not face any problem later.

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There is good news for the youth who are dreaming of becoming teachers. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has officially announced the date of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET 2026). Candidates who want to appear in this examination will soon be able to apply by visiting CBSE website ctet.nic.in. This examination is the most important examination to determine eligibility for teacher recruitment in the entire country.

According to the notification of CBSE, CTET 2026 exam will be conducted on 8 February 2026 (Saturday). The examination will be conducted in 132 cities across the country. This time CBSE is conducting the 21st edition of CTET, which will include both Paper-1 and Paper-2. The examination will be held in 20 languages ​​so that candidates from different states can appear in it.

CBSE will soon release detailed information related to the exam like syllabus, eligibility criteria, exam fee, language options and list of exam centers on its website. Therefore, candidates are advised to keep visiting the website from time to time.

Eligibility to apply

CTET exam is conducted at two levels — Paper-1 (Primary Teacher) and Paper-2 (Upper Primary Teacher). Those candidates who have completed or are in the final year of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) can apply for Paper-1. At the same time, some B.Ed holder candidates are also eligible as per the rules set by CBSE. For Paper-2, the candidate should have two-year B.Ed., or four-year integrated B.Ed./B.Sc. B.Ed./BA B.Ed.

examination fee

Although CBSE has not announced the fee this time, but like previous years, it is estimated that the fee for one paper for General and OBC candidates will be around Rs 1000 and Rs 1200 for both the papers. At the same time, for SC, ST and disabled candidates this fee can be half i.e. around Rs 500 to Rs 600.

how to apply

First of all go to ctet.nic.in website and click on “CTET February 2026 Registration” link on the homepage. After this, fill the required information like name, email ID, phone number and educational qualification. Upload photo and signature, then submit the examination fee online. Check all the information once before submitting the form. Finally, take a print out of the application form and keep it safe, so that you do not have to face any problem in future.

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