CTET registration 2021 is ongoing for the December session. CBSE has released the updated list of CTET exam centres. Read further to check the complete list of exam centres.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is currently carrying out the online registration and application process for the CTET December 2021 session. While filling the CTET application form 2021, candidates need to choose four different options for exam centres cities in order of preference where they want to appear for the exam. All the four choices of the centres need to be different.
This time, the CBSE has added more cities to the CTET exam centre list. The CTET 2021 exam will be conducted in a total of 218 exam centre cities. Candidates can select the exam centre at their convenience.
- CTET Exam Centre List 2021
- No Facility for change of CTET Exam Centre
- CTET 2021 exam to be held online as CBT
CTET Exam Centre List 2021
The table below contains the full list of CTET exam centre cities where the December 2021 exam will be held.
| City Code |
State |
City |
|---|---|---|
| 101 |
Andaman & Nicobar |
Port Blair |
| 102 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Anantapur |
| 103 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Bhimavaram |
| 104 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Chirala |
| 105 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Eluru |
| 106 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Guntur |
| 107 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Kadapa |
| 108 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Kakinada |
| 109 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Kurnool |
| 110 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Nandyala |
| 111 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Narsaraopeta |
| 112 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Nellore |
| 113 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Proddatur |
| 114 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Rajahmundry |
| 115 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Srikakulam |
| 116 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Tirupati |
| 117 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Vijayawada |
| 118 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Visakhapatnam |
| 119 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Vizianagaram |
| 120 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar (Naharlagun) |
| 121 |
Assam |
Dibrugarh |
| 122 |
Assam |
Guwahati |
| 123 |
Assam |
Jorhat |
| 124 |
Assam |
Silchar |
| 125 |
Assam |
Tezpur |
| 126 |
Bihar |
Bhagalpur |
| 127 |
Bihar |
Bhojpur (Ara) |
| 128 |
Bihar |
Darbhanga |
| 129 |
Bihar |
Gaya |
| 130 |
Bihar |
Muzaffarpur |
| 131 |
Bihar |
Patna |
| 132 |
Bihar |
Purnea |
| 133 |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh (Mohali) |
| 134 |
Chhattisgarh |
Bhilai Nagar (Durg) |
| 135 |
Chhattisgarh |
Bilaspur |
| 136 |
Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
| 137 |
Dadar And Nagar Haveli |
Dadar And Nagar Haveli |
| 138 |
Daman & Diu |
Daman |
| 139 |
Delhi |
New Delhi |
| 140 |
Goa |
Panaji (Madgaon) |
| 141 |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad |
| 142 |
Gujarat |
Anand |
| 143 |
Gujarat |
Bardoli |
| 144 |
Gujarat |
Gandhinagar |
| 145 |
Gujarat |
Jamnagar |
| 146 |
Gujarat |
Mehsana |
| 147 |
Gujarat |
Rajkot |
| 148 |
Gujarat |
Surat |
| 149 |
Gujarat |
Vadodara |
| 150 |
Gujarat |
Valsad |
| 151 |
Gujarat |
Vapi |
| 152 |
Haryana |
Ambala |
| 153 |
Haryana |
Faridabad |
| 154 |
Haryana |
Gurugram |
| 155 |
Haryana |
Hisar |
| 156 |
Haryana |
Karnal |
| 157 |
Haryana |
Kurukshetra |
| 158 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Bilaspur |
| 159 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Hamirpur |
| 160 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Kullu |
| 161 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Mandi |
| 162 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
| 163 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Solan |
| 164 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Una |
| 165 |
Jammu And Kashmir |
Baramulla |
| 166 |
Jammu And Kashmir |
Jammu |
| 167 |
Jammu And Kashmir |
Samba |
| 168 |
Jammu And Kashmir |
Srinagar |
| 169 |
Jharkhand |
Bokaro |
| 170 |
Jharkhand |
Dhanbad |
| 171 |
Jharkhand |
Hazaribagh |
| 172 |
Jharkhand |
Jamshedpur |
| 173 |
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
| 174 |
Karnataka |
Belagavi(Belgaum) |
| 175 |
Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
| 176 |
Karnataka |
Hubballi (Dharwad) |
| 177 |
Karnataka |
Kalaburagi(Gulbarga) |
| 178 |
Karnataka |
Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
| 179 |
Karnataka |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
| 180 |
Karnataka |
Shivamogga (Shimoga) |
| 181 |
Karnataka |
Udupi (Manipal) |
| 182 |
Kerala |
Alappuzha |
| 183 |
Kerala |
Ernakulam (Kochi) |
| 184 |
Kerala |
Idukki |
| 185 |
Kerala |
Kannur |
| 186 |
Kerala |
Kasaragod |
| 187 |
Kerala |
Kollam |
| 188 |
Kerala |
Kottayam |
| 189 |
Kerala |
Kozhikode |
| 190 |
Kerala |
Malappuram |
| 191 |
Kerala |
Palakkad |
| 192 |
Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| 193 |
Kerala |
Thrissur |
| 194 |
Lakshwadeep |
Kavaratti |
| 195 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
| 196 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Gwalior |
| 197 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Indore |
| 198 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Jabalpur |
| 199 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Sagar |
| 200 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Satna |
| 201 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Ujjain |
| 202 |
Maharashtra |
Ahmednagar |
| 203 |
Maharashtra |
Amravati |
| 204 |
Maharashtra |
Aurangabad |
| 205 |
Maharashtra |
Baramati |
| 206 |
Maharashtra |
Chandrapur |
| 207 |
Maharashtra |
Dhule |
| 208 |
Maharashtra |
Jalgaon |
| 209 |
Maharashtra |
Kashti |
| 210 |
Maharashtra |
Kolhapur |
| 211 |
Maharashtra |
Kopargaon |
| 212 |
Maharashtra |
Latur |
| 213 |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai (Navi Mumbai) |
| 214 |
Maharashtra |
Nagpur |
| 215 |
Maharashtra |
Nanded |
| 216 |
Maharashtra |
Nashik |
| 217 |
Maharashtra |
Pandharpur |
| 218 |
Maharashtra |
Pune |
| 219 |
Maharashtra |
Ratnagiri |
| 220 |
Maharashtra |
Sangamner |
| 221 |
Maharashtra |
Sangli |
| 222 |
Maharashtra |
Satara |
| 223 |
Maharashtra |
Sindhudurg |
| 224 |
Maharashtra |
Solapur |
| 225 |
Manipur |
Imphal |
| 226 |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| 227 |
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
| 228 |
Nagaland |
Dimapur |
| 229 |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
| 230 |
Odisha |
Balasore |
| 231 |
Odisha |
Berhampur-Ganjam |
| 232 |
Odisha |
Bhubaneswar |
| 233 |
Odisha |
Cuttack |
| 234 |
Odisha |
Dhenkanal |
| 235 |
Odisha |
Rourkela |
| 236 |
Odisha |
Sambalpur |
| 237 |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
| 238 |
Punjab |
Amritsar |
| 239 |
Punjab |
Bhatinda |
| 240 |
Punjab |
Fatehgarh Sahib |
| 241 |
Punjab |
Jalandhar |
| 242 |
Punjab |
Ludhiana |
| 243 |
Punjab |
Pathankot |
| 244 |
Punjab |
Patiala |
| 245 |
Punjab |
Sangrur |
| 246 |
Rajasthan |
Ajmer |
| 247 |
Rajasthan |
Alwar |
| 248 |
Rajasthan |
Bikaner |
| 249 |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
| 250 |
Rajasthan |
Jodhpur |
| 251 |
Rajasthan |
Kota |
| 252 |
Rajasthan |
Sikar |
| 253 |
Rajasthan |
Udaipur |
| 254 |
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
| 255 |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
| 256 |
Tamil Nadu |
Coimbatore |
| 257 |
Tamil Nadu |
Cuddalore |
| 258 |
Tamil Nadu |
Dindigul |
| 259 |
Tamil Nadu |
Erode |
| 260 |
Tamil Nadu |
Kanchipuram |
| 261 |
Tamil Nadu |
Karur |
| 262 |
Tamil Nadu |
Madurai |
| 263 |
Tamil Nadu |
Nagercoil (Kanyakumari) |
| 264 |
Tamil Nadu |
Namakkal |
| 265 |
Tamil Nadu |
Salem |
| 266 |
Tamil Nadu |
Thanjavur |
| 267 |
Tamil Nadu |
Thoothukudi |
| 268 |
Tamil Nadu |
Tiruchirappalli |
| 269 |
Tamil Nadu |
Tirunelveli |
| 270 |
Tamil Nadu |
Tirupur |
| 271 |
Tamil Nadu |
Vellore |
| 272 |
Tamil Nadu |
Viluppuram |
| 273 |
Tamil Nadu |
Virudhunagar |
| 274 |
Telangana |
Hyderabad |
| 275 |
Telangana |
Karimnagar |
| 276 |
Telangana |
Khammam |
| 277 |
Telangana |
Kodad |
| 278 |
Telangana |
Mahbubnagar |
| 279 |
Telangana |
Nalgonda |
| 280 |
Telangana |
Nizamabad |
| 281 |
Telangana |
Warangal |
| 282 |
Tripura |
Agartala |
| 283 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
| 284 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Aligarh |
| 285 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bareilly |
| 286 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Basti |
| 287 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bijnor |
| 288 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bilaspur |
| 289 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Faizabad (Ayodhya) |
| 290 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Firozabad |
| 291 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Ghaziabad |
| 292 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Ghazipur |
| 293 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Gorakhpur |
| 294 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Jhansi |
| 295 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Kanpur |
| 296 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
| 297 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Mathura |
| 298 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Meerut |
| 299 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Moradabad |
| 300 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Muzaffarnagar |
| 301 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Noida (Greater Noida) |
| 302 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| 303 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Sitapur |
| 304 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
| 305 |
Uttarakhand |
Almora |
| 306 |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun |
| 307 |
Uttarakhand |
Haldwani |
| 308 |
Uttarakhand |
Pauri Garhwal |
| 309 |
Uttarakhand |
Roorkee |
| 310 |
Uttarakhand |
Rudrapur |
| 311 |
West Bengal |
Asansol |
| 312 |
West Bengal |
Burdwan |
| 313 |
West Bengal |
Durgapur |
| 314 |
West Bengal |
Howrah |
| 315 |
West Bengal |
Kalyani |
| 316 |
West Bengal |
Kolkata |
| 317 |
West Bengal |
Siliguri |
| 318 |
West Bengal |
Siuri |
Also Read: CTET Application Form 2021
No Facility for change of CTET Exam Centre
The CBSE will be allotting the exam centre to candidates on the basis of their preference, subject to availability. The centre once allotted will not be changed by the board under any circumstances.
In case wherein the number of candidates appearing for the CTET 2021 exam in a particular exam centre city is very less, the CBSE at its discretion may not conduct the exam in that city. In such a scenario, candidates who opted for that particular city as their first choice will be allotted the centre they opted for as their second or third or fourth choice. The CBSE may also allot any other centre in such a case.
Also Read: CTET Eligibility Criteria 2021
CTET 2021 exam to be held online as CBT
The CTET exam will be held online as a computer-based test (CBT) this time. The exam centres will be equipped with computers and the required hardware and software to ensure the smooth conduct of the exam. As the CTET exam is being held online for the first time ever, the CBSE has released the CTET mock test and CTET model question paper to make candidates familiar with the types of questions asked in the exam and the process to attempt the paper online.
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How to Choose Exam Centre Area in the CTET Form
Select Exam Centre City Preferences
In the application form, you'll find a section “Choice of Examination Centres” where you can select multiple preferred exam cities (usually up to 4 choices) in order of preference.
These must be different cities
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