Examination scheduled for 6 SeptemberNotice verifiedCentral · All India

Central Board of Secondary Education — CTET

Central Teacher Eligibility Test — September 2026

CBSE's central eligibility examination for teaching Classes I–V and/or VI–VIII under the applicable NCTE qualification rules.

01

At a glance

The facts most likely to change your decision.

Vacancies
Not applicable / not announced
Eligibility examinations do not themselves guarantee a vacancy or appointment; recruitment/admission follows the relevant institution's rules.
Education
12th · Graduate · Professional degree
Paper- and class-level qualification combinations are set out in the CTET September 2026 Information Bulletin.
Age
See the current-cycle official bulletin for any applicable age conditions.
Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
Application fee
Category- and paper-specific; see the current official bulletin.
Use the official payment instructions only.
Pay
CTET is an eligibility test, not an appointment or pay offer.
Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
Recruitment cycle
September 2026
Central · All India
02

Vacancies & reservation

What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.

Current published countNot applicable / not announced
Check source ↗

Category table not available here

Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.

How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.

03

Complete timeline

One record from notification to final outcome.

  1. Applications opened

    11 May 2026

    completed
  2. Applications closed

    10 Jun 2026, 11:59 PM

    completed
  3. Correction-window notice

    15 Jun 2026

    completed
  4. Correction window closed

    18 Jun 2026

    completed
  5. Possible additional examination day

    5 Sep 2026 — only if required

    scheduled
  6. Main examination

    6 Sep 2026

    scheduled
04

Who can apply?

A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.

Basic eligibility paths

  • Meet the education, subject, category and documentary requirements in the cycle-specific official bulletin.

Relaxations & certificates

  • SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
  • Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
05

Selection process & syllabus

Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.

Selection stages

  1. 1Paper I and/or Paper II
  2. 2Answer-key process
  3. 3Result and eligibility certificate

Syllabus snapshot

  • Child Development and Pedagogy plus paper/language and subject sections prescribed in the September 2026 bulletin.
06

Application document checklist

Prepare before the portal gets busy.

Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature

Government photo ID with the same name used in the application

Education certificates and marksheets

Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed

Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it

07

Official links & source record

Go straight to the recruiting body.

Primary source
CTET September 2026 Information Bulletin
Published / changed
Information Bulletin published 11 May 2026; correction notice published 15 Jun 2026
Last checked
4 Aug 2026, 15:30 IST

Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.