CTET — last-minute checklist
Built from the Central Teacher Eligibility Test records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (a secondary source — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
Next exam day: 9 Oct (reported) — 25 days to go. Source ↗
Tracker row: CTET September 2026 exam (Paper I & II)
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 9 Oct (reported): Rescheduled from Sep 6, 2026; conducted in two shifts (9:30 AM-12 PM and 2:30 PM-5 PM) · no key published for this stage
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card (hall ticket / call letter), printed — the instructions printed on it override anything on this page
- Original photo ID with the same name as your admit card (Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID, passport or driving licence — your admit card lists which it accepts); a photocopy alone is not enough
- Leave your phone, smartwatch, earphones and other electronic gadgets at home or outside — they are not allowed in the exam hall, and do not count on a cloakroom at the centre
- Reporting time and gate-closing time are printed on your admit card — late entry is refused, so plan to reach well before
- Passport-size photographs, if your admit card asks for them — use the same photo you uploaded in the application
- Pen: an offline OMR sheet needs a ballpoint pen of the colour your admit card names (usually black); computer-based tests generally give you a pen and rough sheet at the centre — check your admit card
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
- Using a scribe or compensatory time? Carry the certificate and the scribe's own photo ID in the format your admit card or notice asks for
✅ true of every exam hall · 🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
CTET Sept 2026 admit card (expected): 4 Oct (reported) Source ↗
From the tracker row: To be released by 5 PM on October 4, 2026
📝 Exam pattern on our records
Central Teacher Eligibility Test
150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes
Marking: +1 per correct answer, no negative mark on our records — confirm it in the official notice
Subjects on our syllabus
- Child Development and Pedagogy
- Language I
- Language II
- Mathematics
- Environmental Studies
Languages: English, Hindi
Eligibility test for teaching positions in central government schools. Paper I (Class 1–5) and Paper II (Class 6–8).
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: not announced yet
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ↗
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