CTET Exam Date 2026

The 22nd CTET will be held on 12 and 13 December 2026. These dates were announced by CBSE in a public notice dated 14 September 2026, after the original date of 6 September 2026 was postponed. As of 4 November 2026, the paper-wise schedule (which paper on which day) had not been published in the sources we checked.

Important dates: 22nd CTET (December 2026)

Event	Date
Notification and online application start	11 May 2026
Last date to apply and pay fee	10 June 2026
Correction window	15–18 June 2026
Original exam date (postponed)	6 September 2026 (reserve date 5 September)
Application window reopened	25 August – 1 September 2026
Second correction window	7–10 September 2026
Notice of revised dates	14 September 2026
City intimation slip	About 15 days before the exam (not yet released)
Admit card	About 2 days before the exam
Exam	12 and 13 December 2026
Answer key and result	To be announced

Previous session: 21st CTET (February 2026)

Event	Date
Registration closed	18 December 2025
Exam	7 and 8 February 2026
Paper II retest (two places in Bihar)	1 March 2026
Provisional answer key	By 12 March 2026
Result	30 March 2026

Why the September exam was postponed

Following a Supreme Court judgment on TET qualification requirements, CBSE reopened the application form so that more candidates could apply. Because of this, the 6 September 2026 exam was moved, and the new dates of 12–13 December 2026 were announced later.

Keep checking ctet.nic.in for the city slip, the admit card and the paper-wise timetable.

Source: CareerIndia (CTET revised December dates), Careers360 News (CTET exam date out), Careers360 (CTET new exam date), Careers360 News (CTET postponement live), Careers360 News (CTET Sept 2026 notification), Free Press Journal (CTET Feb 2026 result), Careers360 News (CTET Feb 2026 answer key)

CTET Exam Date 2026