The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the official notification regarding the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), February 2026 on its official website.
CBSE will be conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 08th February, 2026, in twenty languages in 132 cities at various examination centers spread across the country. Candidates who want to pursue teaching in school level as their profession must appear and qualify in CTET. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here
Eligibility Criteria of CTET Exam
The minimum educational qualifications for appearing in the CTET are as notified by NCTE. The candidates are advised to visit the website of NCTE https://ncte.gov.in to ascertain their eligibility.
Paper I or Classes I-V:
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
OR
Senior
Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing
in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name
known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure),
Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior
Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing
in final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed).
OR
Senior
Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing
in final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*.
OR
“Graduation
with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)”
“(a) who has acquired the qualification or Bachelor of Education from any NCTE
recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in
classes I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily
undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by the
NCTE, within two year of such appointment as primary teacher”.
Paper II or Classes VI-VIII:
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year
Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation
with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education
(B.Ed).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing
in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE
(Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this
regard.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50%
marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary
Education (B.EI.Ed).
OR
Senior
Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing
in final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
OR
Graduation
with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special
Education)*.
OR
Any
candidate having qualified B.Ed. Programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible
to appear in TET/CTET. Moreover, as per the existing TET guidelines circulated
vide NCTE letter dated 11-02-2011, a person who is pursuing any of the teacher
education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be)
specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010 is also qualified to
appear in the TET/CTET.
All the candidates have to pay a certain amount as application fee. Category-wise application fee for the year 2026 is as given below:
• General/OBC:
• One Paper: ₹ 1000/-
• Both Papers: ₹ 1,200/-
• SC/ST/Differently-abled:
• One Paper: ₹500/-
• Both Papers: ₹600/-
Notification Release : November 27,2025
Start of Online Application : November 27,2025
Last Date to Apply & Pay Fee : December 18, 2025 (11:59 PM)
Date of Examination : February 8, 2026 (Sunday)
Application Correction Window : December 23- 26, 2025
How to Apply:
Interested and
eligible candidates may apply online for CTET February 2026 by visiting at
official portal of CBSE CTET. They may follow below mentioned steps .
→ Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section.
→ Click on Online Application Form link.
→ A new webpage will be opened.
→ Enter all your personal and educational details as required.
→ Upload your passport sized photograph and signature and other required
documents.
→ Pay the examination fee as per your category and at the end click on submit
button.
→ Don’t forget to take a print of submitted application form.
Important Link:
Online Application Form
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