Job.info Name of exam: Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), February 2026
Date of exam: 08th February, 2026
Type of exam: Offline
Exam centres in Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati and Silchar
Validity of CTET certificate: Lifetime
Application mode: Online
Last date of submission of application: 18th December 2025
Classes I-V or Primary Stage
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*.
OR
“Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)”
“(a) who has acquired the qualification or Bachelor of Education from any NCTE recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in classes I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by the NCTE, within two year of such appointment as primary teacher”.
Classes VI-VIII or Elementary Stage
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)*.
OR
Any candidate having qualified B.Ed. Programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET. Moreover, as per the existing TET guidelines circulated vide NCTE letter dated 11-02-2011, a person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010 is also qualified to appear in the TET/CTET.
Application Fee:
All the candidates have to pay a certain amount as application fee. Category-wise application fee for the year 2026 is as given below .
| Category | Only Paper I or II | Both Paper I & II |
| General/OBC-NCL | Rs.1000/- | Rs.1200/- |
| SC/ST/PWD | Rs.500/- | Rs.600/- |
Mode of Payment: By Online-mode (Payment by Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking).
How to Apply:
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for CTET February 2026 by visiting at official portal of CBSE CTET.
Important Dates:
# Starting date of submission of online application: 27th November 2025
# Last date of submission of online application: 18th December 2025
# Issue of CTET Admit Card: To be updated
# Date of CTET Examination 2026: 08th February 2026