The minimum educational qualification required for this position is 12th + D.El.Ed / Graduate + B.Ed (refer to the official notification for the exact discipline, stream or trade required). Candidates appearing in the final year of their qualifying examination may apply provisionally, provided they can produce the marksheet at the document verification stage.
Nationality requirement: the candidate must be a citizen of India (or hold the eligibility documents specified by the recruiting body). This is an All-India recruitment, so eligible candidates from any state of India may apply.
Applications are now open for the CTET September 2026 Notification Out – Apply by 10 Jun recruitment announced by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Candidates who meet the 12th + D.El.Ed / Graduate + B.Ed eligibility can apply through the official portal before 10 Jun 2026.
Always confirm the final details in the official notification — it is the binding source for eligibility, dates, and fees.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) postings provide a regulated state-government role with the pay structure laid down by the state pay revision committee, pension under the New Pension System or older OPS as applicable, and the stability of a permanent or long-tenure state-cadre position close to one's home district.
The entire application is online — candidates register on the official portal, fill the form, upload documents, pay the fee online, and download the confirmation. Follow the numbered steps below carefully, because once submitted most fields cannot be edited.
The Last Date to Apply for this application is 10 Jun 2026. We strongly recommend completing the application at least 2-3 days before the deadline — the official portal usually sees heavy load on the last day, and payment-gateway timeouts in the final hours can cause submissions to fail.
The application fee varies by category and is listed in the Application Fee section below. Payment can be made online using debit card, credit card, net banking, UPI, or any accepted digital wallet. Save the payment receipt — you will need it if the system requires manual verification.
The selection process is conducted in 3 stages: Written Examination (Paper I and/or Paper II — offline MCQ format), Declaration of Result & Merit List and Issue of CTET Eligibility Certificate to qualifying candidates (60% and above). Candidates must clear each stage to be eligible for the next, and the final merit list is prepared on the combined performance across all stages. Detailed marking schemes, qualifying cut-offs, and any tie-breaker rules are listed in the official notification linked above.
The deadline to submit your online application and complete fee payment is 10 June 2026 by 11:59 PM.
The exam is scheduled for 06 September 2026 (Sunday). If registrations are very high, an additional date of 05 September 2026 may also be used.
General and OBC-NCL candidates pay ₹1,000 for one paper and ₹1,200 for both papers. SC/ST and Differently Abled candidates pay ₹500 for one paper and ₹600 for both.
Paper I requires Senior Secondary (10+2) plus D.El.Ed or B.El.Ed. Paper II requires a Graduation degree plus B.Ed or equivalent teacher training qualification.
No age limit has been specified for the CTET September 2026 examination.
The examination will be held across 132 cities throughout India in 27 languages. Candidates cannot choose their exam city; CBSE will allocate the centre automatically.
The hall ticket / admit card will be made available on ctet.nic.in approximately two days before the exam date.
Applications are accepted exclusively through the official CTET portal at ctet.nic.in. There is no offline application mode.
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