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CTET Apply Online 2025 Ending Today, Submit Your Online Form Now at ctet.nic.in

The online form-filling process for the Common Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for the February 2026 exam is going to end today, on 18th December 2025. This is the final reminder for teaching aspirants to submit their online forms by visiting the official website, https://ctet.nic.in or the direct link shared in the article.

CTET Apply Online 2025 Ending Today

CTET is also known as the Central Teacher Eligibility Test, a national-level eligibility test conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to determine the eligibility of candidates as teachers in Central Government Schools such as KVS, NVS, and others. CTET Exam consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is held for those candidates who intend to teach the primary classes, i.e., Classes 1 to 5, while Paper 2 is for those who wish to teach classes 6 to 8.

Candidates who want to appear for the CTET Exam 2026 scheduled for 8th February 2026 must ensure to sumbmit their application form today itself, through the official website https://ctet.nic.in.

CTET Online Form 2025 Link

Interested and eligible candidates who want to apply for teaching positions for Classes 1 to 8 must complete their CTET Application Form 2025 before the last date through the official portal of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). As per the schedule, the last date to apply online for the CTET exam for the Feb 2026 cycle is 18th December 2025. Once the application link is inactivated by CBSE, no application will be accepted under any circumstances.

CTET Application Fee 2025

Candidates applying for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test need to pay an application fee for each paper that she/he wishes to appear for. The paper-wise and category-wise application fee is as follows:

CTET Application Fee 2025
Paper Application Fees
General / OBC (NCL) SC / ST / Differently Abled Person
Paper-I Rs. 1000/- Rs. 500 /-
Paper-II Rs. 1000/- Rs. 500 /-
Paper-I & Paper-II Rs. 1200 /- Rs. 600 /-

Steps to Fill CTET Online Form 2025

Candidates are supposed to apply online to register to appear for the CTET Exam. Here we have shared the step-by-step process to apply online for the CTET Exam 2025.

Step 1 – Apply For Online Registration

  • Visit the official website of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) at https://ctet.nic.in.
  • Fill the Registration Form by filling in details like State, Identification type (select any Identity as
    applicable), Candidate’s Name, Date of Birth, and Gender.
  • Enter your Aadhar card number, choose your gender and category, and finally select the status of Employment and the status of the Qualifying Exam.

Step 2- Fill Online Application Form

  • Fill complete online Application Form and choose a password.
  • After submission, a Registration Number/Application Number gets generated.
  • Now fill in your educational qualification (the most recent qualification you hold), your percentage, etc.
  • Upload of scanned Photo and Signature as per specifications mentioned in the notification pdf.

Step 3 – Pay Examination Fee

  • Candidates are directed to the payment page. The payment can be made for the CTET  Exam through online mode (Payment by Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking)
  • Pay the Application Fee as per category.

Step 4 – Download Confirmation Page

  • Cross-check all details provided in the CTET Application Form 205 are correct.
  • Candidates are required to take a printout of the Confirmation Page and keep it for their reference.

Pre-requisite for CTET Application Form 2025

Candidates need to upload his/her latest photo and signature in jpg/jpeg format. The size and format for the recent photograph and signature are as follows-

Parameter Size Dimension
Photograph 10 kb – 100 kb 3.5 cm(width) * 4.5 cm(Height)
Signature 3 kb- 30 kb 3.5 cm(length) * 1.5 cm(Height)

Pre-Requisites for CTET 2025 Application Form

Before applying for the CTET 2025 exam, a candidate must hold the following pre-requisites to avoid any last-minute problems and hassle in the online application process:

  1. Candidates must have a scanned Photograph and Signature (in JPG format) Ready in the required format before applying for the CTET Application Form 2025.
  2. Candidates should not sign in CAPITAL LETTERS.
  3. Candidates must keep all necessary documents ready at the time of Online Payment.
  4. A Valid Email ID must be provided at the time of Registration for CTET 2025.
  5. No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through fax/application or by email etc. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.

CTET 2025 Examination Centre

Candidates are required to choose at least 4 different centres from the list in order of their preference and fill them out the same in the CTET Online Form 2026.

CTET February 2026 Exam Centre
States Cities
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh Anantapur, Bhimavaran, Chirala, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nandyala, Narsaraopeta, Nellore, Proddatur, Rajamundry, Srikulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
Bihar Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea,
Chhattisgarh Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
Chandigarh Chandigarh
Dadar & Nagar Haveli Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu Daman
Delhi New Delhi
Goa Panaji
Gujarat Ahmedabad, Anand, Bardoli, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi
Haryana Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Karnal, Hisar, Kurukshetra
Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
Jammu Jammu, Samba, Srinagar
Jharkhand Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka Belagavi, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi
Kerala Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Lakshadweep Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra Ahmedanagar, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kashti, Kolhapur, Kopragaon, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pandharpur, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangmner, Sangoli, Satara, Sindurpur, Solapur
Manipur Imphal
Meghalaya Shillong
Mizoram Aizwal
Nagaland Dimapur, Kohima
Odisha Balasore, Berhampur- Ganjam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry  Puducherry
Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur
Rajasthan Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Sikkim Gangtok
Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Karur, Mahurai, Kanyakumari, Nammakal, Salem, Thanjavar, Thoothukhudi, Tiruchirappali, Tirupur, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar
Tripura Agartala
Uttar Pradesh Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Bilaspur, Faizabad, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Mathura, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Pryagraj, Sitapur, Varanasi
Uttarakhand Almora, Dehradun, Haldwani, Pauri Garhwal, Roorkee, Rudrapur
West Bengal Asansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkatta, Siliguri, Siuri
Related Links
CTET Eligibility Criteria 2026 CTET Syllabus 2026 
CTET Exam Pattern 2026 CTET Previous Year Question Papers
CTET Online Coaching CTET Mock Test
CTET Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 CTET Exam Date 2026
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