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Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) February 2026 Latest News 2025

(Last Updated: 29.11.2025). CBSE CTET 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released Result of CTET February 2026 Exam. The latest (21st) edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be held on 08 February 2026 as Pen OMR-based Offline Test despite Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Detailed information regarding CTET Feb. 2026 Exam Notification has been released on the official website of CBSE & CTET.

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Here you can check the latest updates on CTET February 2026 Exam - Result, Answer Key, Online Application, Syllabus, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Center List, Admit Card, Exam Scheme, Exam Schedule, Practice Sets, and previous years Solved Question Papers.

CTET February 2026 Exam Updates

CTET 2026 Latest Updates 27.11.2025: CBSE started online applications for CTET exam February 20264 that will be conducted on 08.02.2026 for paper-1 and paper-2. The TET exam of CTET 2026 February edition will be held offline in February 2026. Check here all the details about the exam. The online applications for CTET February 2026 exam have been started on the official website i.e. https://ctet.nic.in/.

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CTET February 2026 Answer Key Exam Result

CBSE will release the provisional answer keys for the CTET February 2026 Exam that will be conducted on 08 February 2026. The Board released the schedule of the CTET February 2026 Online Application. The Online application for CTET 2026 was started w.e.f. 27.11.2025 as per the schedule. The Revised Detailed Information and Notification for CTET February 2026 was released on 25.11.2025. CBSE will conduct the exam in offline mode as per the schedule released by CBSE. Check here all the details about the exam.

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CTET Result 2026 Exam -

The result of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test February 2026 will be released on the official website as per the schedule. The candidates who have applied for the test can check and download their results through their roll numbers for the exam. The result will be available on the official website.

Check CTET Result 2025

CTET Answer Key 2026 -

Download the answer key for CTET Exam February 2026. Official Answer Keys are available to download for Paper-1 and Paper-2 as and when the official and final answer keys are uploaded on the official website after the exam to be conducted in 2026.

Download CTET Answer Key 2025 (released)

CTET Admit Card 2026 -

Download the admit card for CTET Exam 2026. Admit cards are available to download for Paper-1 and Paper-2 as and when the exam hall tickets are uploaded on the official website for the exam to be conducted in 2026.

Download CTET Admit Card 2026 (as per schedule)

CTET February 2026 Important Dates -

Online Submission of application: 27.11.2025 to 18.12.2025
Last date for submission of fees: 18.12.2025
Final Verification of Fee Payment: As per the schedule
Online Corrections in Particulars: As per schedule
Download Admit Card: As per the schedule
Date of Examination: 08 February 2026

CTET Notification 2026

CTET 2026 detailed notification for the February 2026 Exam was issued by CBSE on 25.11.2025. CBSE has published the official exam schedule of CTET Feb. 2026 Exam. Interested and Eligible candidates may apply for CTET 2026 through CTET website i.e. www.ctet.nic.in.

CTET Fee Details

Category Only Paper–I/II Both Paper–I & II
General/OBC Rs.1000/- Rs.1200/-
SC/ST/Differently Abled Person Rs.500/- Rs.600/-

Service Charges & Service Taxes (as applicable) will be charged extra by the Bank

CTET Exam Schedule 2026 (February 2026)

The latest exam schedule for CTET Examination 2026 has been issued by CBSE for CTET Exam February 2026. Here is the detailed exam schedule of the exam.

CTET Exam Schedule 2026 -

Date of Exam: 08 February 2026
Duration of Exam: 2.30 Hours
Paper-2 Timing: 9.30 A.M. to 12.00 Noon
Paper-1 Timing: 2.30 P.M. to 5.00 P.M.

CTET Exam Scheme/Pattern - CTET Syllabus

CTET will be conducted for two papers - Paper-I (JBT/Primary Teacher - Class I-V) & Paper-II (TGT/Language Teacher - Class VI-VIII). CTET for Paper-I may be conducted in the Evening Session and CTET for Paper-II in the Morning Session. There will be 150 MCQ Objective-type questions for both papers - CTET Paper-I & CTET Paper-II. Here is the exam scheme of CTET paper-wise.

CTET Paper-I Exam Scheme

Name of Exam: CTET Paper I
Date & Time of Exam: As per Official Notification
Duration of Exam: 2.30 Hours
Total No. of Questions: 150 Questions
Total Marks: 150 Marks

CTET Paper-I Question/Paper Pattern/Syllabus

Part I: Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions
Part II: Mathematics 30 Questions
Part III: Environmental Studies 30 Questions
Part IV: Language I - (English/Hindi) 30 Questions
Part V: Language II - (English/Hindi) 30 Questions

CTET Paper-II Exam Scheme

Name of Exam: CTET Paper II
Date & Time of Exam: As per Official Notification
Duration of Exam: 2.30 Hours
Total No. of Questions: 150 Questions
Total Marks: 150 Marks

CTET Paper-II Question/Paper Pattern/Syllabus

Part I: Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions
Part II: Mathematics and Science (30+30) Questions
Part III: Social Studies (30+30) Questions
Part IV: Language I - (English/Hindi) 30 Questions
Part V: Language II - (English/Hindi) 30 Questions

See Also: Important Question-Answers on Pedagogy in Hindi

CTET Minimum Qualifying Marks/Criteria -

The candidates who are going to appear either in Paper-I or Paper-II of CTET Exam are required to get minimum marks in CTET to clear/qualify the test. Here are the qualifying criteria for CTET.

The candidate securing 60% and above marks in CTET will be issued CTET Eligibility Certificate.
The candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC or other reserved categories will be concession as per the institution/state/central govt.

CTET Previous Years Old/Solved Question Paper 2024

Candidates who are appearing in CTET are advised to go through old question papers of CTET for paper 1 and paper 2. CTET Previous Years Solved Question Papers will be very beneficial to all those candidates who are appearing in CTET Exam for the first time or have appeared in the last exams.

Download/see CTET Old/Previous Question Papers
Download/see CTET Solved Question Paper Sept 2016
Download/see CTET Solved Question Paper Sept. 2015
Download/see CTET Solved Question Paper Sept. 2014
Download/see CTET Solved Question Paper Feb. 2014
Download/see CTET Solved Question Papers All

How to Apply for CTET

Candidates who want to apply for CTET can apply online through the official website of CTET i.e. www.ctet.nic.in. Here are easy steps for the online application of CTET.

Step 1: Fill in the Online Application Form

Step 2: Upload Scanned Images of Photograph and Signature

Note:

The scanned images of photographs and signatures should be in jpg format.
The size of the photo image must be greater than 4 kb and less than 100 kb.
The size of the signature image must be greater than 1 kb and less than 25 kb.
Image Dimension of photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) × 4.5 cm (height)
only.
Image Dimension of signature should be 3.5 cm (length) × 1.5 cm (height) only.

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