CTET 22nd edition first notified for 6 September 2026
Central Board of Secondary Education · CTET public notice, 8 May 2026 · dated 8 May 2026
A later notice replaces this one: CTET 22nd edition will be held on 12 and 13 December 2026
Checked against the official notice on 30 Sept 2026, 11:30 pm. Even so, confirm anything you act on with the Board directly.
The notice that opened this cycle: Paper I and Paper II on 6 September 2026, applications from 11 May to 10 June 2026, the test in 27 languages across 132 cities. The examination was later moved to 12 and 13 December 2026.
CBSE public notice F. No. CBSE/CTET/Sept./2026/e-73233, dated 8 May 2026.
It announced that the 22nd edition of CTET (Paper I and Paper II) would be conducted on 6 September 2026, a Sunday, in twenty-seven languages in 132 cities.
The schedule it printed: online applications from 11 May 2026; last date for the application form and for the fee, 10 June 2026 up to 23:59; online correction of particulars from 15 to 18 June 2026; admit card two days before the examination; result by the end of October 2026, marked tentative. The notice added that if the number of candidates increased, the examination might also be held on 5 September 2026, a Saturday.
None of those dates now stands. The application window was reopened in August, and the examination was fixed for 12 and 13 December 2026 by the notice of 14 September 2026. This entry is kept because a candidate who applied in May was working to this schedule.
Official source
Always confirm on the official WBBPE website before acting on it.
https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3443dec3062d0286986e21dc0631734c9/uploads/2026/05/2026051163782266.pdf