Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2026

• CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST(CTET) •

Educational Qualification: The minimum qualifications for appearing in

the CTET are as notified by NCTE.

Examination Fee:

Only Paper- I or II :

General/OBC(NCL) – Rs.1000/- 

SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person – Rs.500/-

Both Paper-I & II :

General/OBC(NCL) – Rs.1200/-

SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person – Rs.600/-

• CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST IMPORTANT DATES •

Duration of Online Application: 27.11.2025 to 18.12.2025

Last date for submission of online Application: 18.12.2025 (Before 11:59PM)

Last date for submission of fee: 18.12.2025 (Before11:59PM)

Date of Examination: 08th February, 2026 (Sunday)

Paper-II Morning 09:30 AM to 12:00 NOON
Paper-I Evening 02:30 PM to 05:00 PM

In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 and 29th JULY, 2011 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for class I to VIII. It had been inter alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in Clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE.