CTET eligibility is not a teaching appointment.

This guide focuses on CBSE's actual CTET notices, teacher-qualification rules and the practical separation between registration, allocated city, admit card and school recruitment.

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Check the exam edition, paper and official public notices first.

The exam organizer is CBSE. NCTE and the applicable employment authority issue different rules that must not be confused.

01 · EXAM GUIDES

Reviewed Indian exam guides

1 researched guide

Illustrative Indian classroom with wooden desks and teaching materials used for teacher-eligibility exam preparation

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

CTET

CTET 22nd edition: CBSE's 12–13 December 2026 exam dates, Paper I versus II, marks and fees, correction rules, assigned city, admit card and why qualification does not guarantee recruitment.

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02 · SOURCE-LINKED DATES

Published CTET milestones

All milestones

12 Dec 2026

22nd CTET · examination day 1

CBSE's later public notice moved the examination to 12 and 13 December 2026. Individual allocated day and city depend on the candidate notice.

Confirmed

13 Dec 2026

22nd CTET · examination day 2

Second published CTET examination day. Individual test centre is not established by the public calendar.

Confirmed

03 · WHAT THE RULES MEAN

Know which authority makes the rule

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act and NCTE regulations form the legal context for minimum teacher qualifications; CTET is an examination administered by CBSE.

A successful CTET result does not itself guarantee a government school post. Hiring eligibility depends on the appointing body's actual vacancy notice.

We do not project a 2027 CTET date until CBSE publishes it. Other Indian examinations are added one by one after official evidence review.