CTET Exam Date 2025: Exam Schedule, Timeline & Time Table
Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2025 ( CTET )
CTET Exam Date 2025: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release the notification for the CTET December 2025 exam in October 2025 on the official website- ctet.nic.in. The CBSE CTET form will be released along with the notification. The 21st edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) may likely be held in December 2025. The official CTET exam date 2025 will be announced soon.
The CTET dates 2025 highlight critical events related to the exam, such as the release of the CTET Application Form, the release of the admit card, the conduct of the exam, and the declaration of the result. Candidates should know the latest Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) dates so they do not miss important events.
- CTET Exam Date 2025: Tentative Schedule
- CTET Exam Time Table 2025: Exam Schedule
- CTET Exam Events 2025
- CTET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
- CTET Exam Dates 2025 FAQs
CTET Exam Date 2025: Tentative Schedule
The CTET dates related to the notification, registration, admit card, exam, answer key and result will be announced in the official notification. However, we have listed below the tentative calendar of CTET exam dates 2025 related to all the events. Aspirants can plan their preparations with the help of these dates.
| Event |
Date |
|---|---|
| Release of the CTET notification |
October 2025 |
| CTET application form |
October - November 2025 |
| December |
|
| Exam |
December |
| Answer Key |
December 2025/ January 2026 |
| Result |
January 2026 |
Note: These dates of the CTET 2025 exam are curated based on previous years' exam sessions. The official dates will be announced soon.
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CTET Exam Time Table 2025: Exam Schedule
The CTET exam timetable includes the exam timings, such as the CTET first shift time and second shift time. Paper 2 is generally conducted in the first shift and Paper 1 in the second shift. Check below the CTET shift timings.
| Events |
Paper 2 |
Paper 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Soon |
Soon |
|
| Reporting Time |
7:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
| Checking of Admit Cards |
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM |
2:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
| Checking of Computer |
9:15 AM |
2:15 PM |
| Last Entry in the Examination Centre |
9:30 AM |
2:30 PM |
| Test Commences |
9:30 AM |
2:30 PM |
| Test Concludes |
12:00 Noon |
5:00 PM |
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- CTET Question Paper 2024: Paper 1 & Paper 2 All Sets PDF Download
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CTET Exam Events 2025
Check important CTET exam events below:
- CTET notification: CTET notification contains important details regarding the exam, such as exam dates, the application process, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus and exam day guidelines. The notification is released on the official website and is the first important document regarding the exam
- CTET application form: The CTET application starts once the notification is released. Candidates who fulfil the CTET eligibility criteria can fill out the CTET application form. To submit the form, candidates need to pay the application fee. The complete process is conducted online.
- CTET admit card: The CTET admit card is released on the official website of the exam. The admit card is released around two weeks before the exam. Candidates need to download the card and carry it to the exam centre on the day of the examination
- CTET exam: The CTET exam is conducted offline for Paper 1 and Paper 2. The CTET exam date is released on the official website.
- CTET answer key: The official provisional CTET answer key is released a few weeks after the exam's conduct. Candidates can challenge the provisional key on the official website of the exam. The CTET final answer key is released along with the result.
- CTET result: CTET result is announced by CBSE within six weeks of the conduct of the exam. Candidates can check their results online on the official website by logging in with their roll number
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CTET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CTET 2025 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Oct ' 25 | Release of CTET notification TENTATIVE |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 09 Jan ' 25 | CTET Result 2024 (Dec) |
| 01 Jan ' 25 | CTET Answer Key |
| 14 Dec ' 24 | CTET 2024 Exam Date |
CTET Exam Dates 2025 FAQs
Have a look at the CTET exam dates FAQs below:
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The CTET 2025 notification has not been released as of now. It is expected that the CBSE CTET notification will be released in October 2025. The notification will be displayed as a CTET information bulletin on the official website- ctet.nic.in. Candidates should visit this page to get the latest upd
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, you can apply for CTET Paper 1 only if you make sure that you meet the minimum teacher education requirement for Classes 1 to 5.
If we talk about Paper 1, CTET generally requires passing of Class 12 with 50% marks and also a 2-year D.El.Ed, or any certain equivalent teacher training qualificatio
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
CTET stands for Central Teacher Eligibility Test. It is an eligibility exam conducted every year to determine the eligibility of candidates to teach Classes 1 to 8 in central government schools such as KVS, NVS, etc. Passing the CTET exam is compulsory for aspirants who want to apply for teacher rec
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 2 months ago
The major difference between CTET and UPTET is that when candidates clear the CTET exam, it provides a national-level eligibility certificate that can be used across India, whereas clearing the UPTET exam provides a state-level eligibility certificate that is only valid within Uttar Pradesh state.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
No, the CTET form 2025 has not been released yet. The CBSE CTET application form 2025 is expected to be released in the coming months, especially around August 2025. Candidates need to visit the official website- ctet.nic.in regularly to get the updates about the CTET 2025 form. Moreover, the latest
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Beginner-Level 5
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