CTET 2026 LIVE: CBSE CTET registration to begin soon at ctet.nic.in; application process, eligibility criteria

CTET 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education has declared the dates of the CTET 2026 exam, which is February 8, 2026. It is expected that CBSE will soon make the CTET 2026 notification and application form available on the official website, ctet.nic.in. Before completing the CTET 2026 application form, interested applicants are urged to carefully read the CTET notification.

The CBSE administers the CTET exam twice a year. The CTET exam 2026 is going to be administered in an offline mode. According to the trends, the CTET exam 2026 will be administered in 132 cities nationwide in twenty different languages.

Candidates must note that, “The Supreme Court's TET mandate states that candidates who want to become teachers must take the CTET exam. Additionally, if they have less than five years of work left, prospective and present teachers who were hired prior to the RTE Act are exempt from taking the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET).”

CTET Exam 2026: Eligibility criteria

For the candidate's reference, below is the CTET eligibility criteria 2026:

• Nationality: Indian citizens only.
• Paper 1 (Classes 1-5): Class 12 with 50%/45% marks + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/Education or 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education, or Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree + BEd.
• Paper 2 (Classes 6-8): Graduation with 50%/40% marks + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education or B.Ed or 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education, or Senior Secondary with 50% marks + cleared/appearing in final year of B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed or B.A/B.Sc.Ed.

CTET 2026: Application form fee

Candidates can check the CTET 2026 application form fee for different categories below:

How to register for the CTET 2026?

Candidates can follow the steps given below to register themselves for the CTET exam 2026.

• Go to ctet.nic.in, the official CTET website.
• From the "New Candidate Registration" menu, select "Apply."
• To register, enter your contact and personal information.
• Once the registration process has been completed, log in with the generated password and application number.
• Complete the CTET application.
• Upload a scanned copy of your signature together with a passport-sized photo.
• Finish the application process and send in the application fee.