CTET Notification 2026

CTET 2026 Notification

CBSE released the information bulletin for the 22nd edition of CTET on 11 May 2026, with online applications open till 10 June 2026. The exam was originally fixed for 6 September 2026, with 5 September 2026 as a reserve date.

What changed after the notification

• In compliance with a Supreme Court judgment on TET requirements, CBSE reopened the application form from 25 August to 1 September 2026.
• The 6 September exam was postponed.
• An application correction window ran from 7 to 10 September 2026.
• Through a public notice dated 14 September 2026, CBSE announced the revised exam dates: 12 and 13 December 2026.

Notification highlights

Important points from the bulletin

• Exam cities are allotted by the board, and requests to change the allotted city or date are not accepted.
• Paper II is held in the morning shift and Paper I in the evening shift in the usual CTET schedule. The paper-wise split between 12 and 13 December has not been published in the sources we checked.
• The bulletin and all notices are released only on the official website, ctet.nic.in.

Previous session: the 21st CTET (February 2026) was held on 7 and 8 February 2026, with a Paper II retest on 1 March 2026 at two places in Bihar.

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