The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the online notification for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test- CTET February 2026 admit card and exam city. The 21st CTET exam will be held on February 8, 2026, at the designated exam centers in various cities across the country. Eligible and interested candidates can check their exam city and download their admit card for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test- CTET February 2026 admit card on the official website, ctet.nic.in.
All eligible candidates are requested to check their exam city before the admit card.
CTET February 2026 Admit Card
Important Dates | Application Fee |
| General/ BC/ EBC:
SC/ ST/ PWD:
Pay the application fee through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking. |
CTET February 2026 : Education Qualification For Paper -1 (1 to 5) |
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| Qualification Id | Education Qualification |
| 1. | 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). |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | 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.El.Ed). |
| 4. | 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)*. |
| 5. | “Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year 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”. |
| 6. | Post-Graduation with a minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade and passed or appearing in final year of three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. |
CTET February 2026 : Education Qualification For Paper -2 (6 to 8) |
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| Qualification Id | Education Qualification |
| 1. | Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known). |
| 2. | At least 50% marks either in Graduation or in PostGraduation and passed or appearing in final year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) |
| 3. | Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard. |
| 4. | 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.El.Ed). |
| 5. | 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. |
| 6. | Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year B.Ed. (Special Education)*. |
| 7. | 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. |
| 8. | Post-Graduation with a minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade and passed or appearing in final year of three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. |
CTET February 2026 : Important Links | |
| Admit Card Download | Click Here |
| Exam City | Click Here |
| Correction | Click Here |
| Apply Online | Apply |
| Applicant Login | Click Here To Login |
| Download Information Bulletin | Information Bulletin |
| Download Notificaiton | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
| Join Telegram | Click Here |
| Join WhatsApp | Click Here |
CTET February 2026 Application Form : Summary | |
| Exam Department | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Exam Name | Central Teacher Eligibilty Test (CTET) |
| Test Name | CTET February 2026 |
| Application Start Date | 27-11-2025 |
| Application Last Date | 18-12-2025 |
| Fee Payment Last Date | 18-12-2025 |
| Correction Date | 23 to 26 Dec 2025 |
| Exam City | Allouted |
| Admit Card Date | February 2026 |
| Exam Date | 08-02-2026 |
| Notification | Download |
| Ofiicial Website | ctet.nic.in |
CTET February 2026 Admit Card Download Process |
| The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will release the Central Teacher Eligibility Test CTET February 2026 admit card and exam date on the official CTET website ctet.nic.in, which all eligible candidates can view and download using their registration number and password. The complete process and download link for downloading the CTET February 2026 admit card is given in this post. All you candidates should download and keep the CTET February 2026 admit card and also take a printout of it. |
CTET February 2026 : Exam Process |
| Applicants will be selected through a CBT (Computer Based Test – Online), which will be held on February 8, 2026, at the allotted exam center as per the Central Board of Secondary Education (CTET) February 2026 departmental rules. All questions in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test will be multiple-choice questions (MCQs). You can find details of the exam pattern and syllabus in this article. |
CTET February 2026 : Syllabus And Exam Pattern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All questions in the CTET will be multiple-choice questions (MCQs), with four options, one of which will be correct. Each correct answer will carry one mark, and there will be no negative marking for incorrect answers. The CTET will have two papers. Paper I – For those who wish to become teachers for classes 1 to 5. Paper II – For those who wish to become teachers for classes 6 to 8. Note: Those who wish to become teachers at both levels (classes 1 to 5 and 6 to 8) will have to appear for both papers (Paper I and Paper II). Paper I – Syllabus & Pattern:-
Paper 2 – Syllabus & Pattern:-
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FAQs CTET February 2026 Admit Card and Exam City |
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