The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release the CTET answer key 2026 shortly on the official website. Candidates who appeared for the national-level examination will be able to access the provisional key on the official website, ctet.nic.in. The CBSE conducted the CTET examination on February 7 and 8, 2026, at multiple centres across the country. The test was held in two shifts on both days.The first session ran from 9.30 am to 12 noon, while the second session was conducted from 2.30 pm to 5 pm. Candidates appeared for Paper I and Paper II depending on their eligibility and teaching aspirations.The provisional answer key will be availed to the official site two to three days after release. In this stage, applicants will be able to download the key and compare their answers.CBSE will also open up the objection window and also the answer key. This window shall give the candidates a chance to object to any response they feel is erroneous.The applicants who want to appeal any response on the tentative key will have to pay 1000 as processing fee per question.The Board has clarified that, the challenges that will be received are limited to paid challenges that come along the stipulated time period.
₹1000 per question to raise objection
Candidates seeking to challenge any answer in the provisional key will be required to pay ₹1000 per question as processing charges.The Board has made it clear that only paid challenges submitted within the stipulated time frame will be considered. Objections sent without payment or through any other medium will be rejected outright. This strict mechanism is aimed at ensuring that only serious and well-supported challenges are reviewed.
Subject experts to review challenges
All objections received during the designated period will be examined by subject experts. After a thorough review, the final answer key will be prepared.The CTET Result 2026 will be declared strictly on the basis of this final answer key. No further appeals will be entertained once the final key is issued.
CTET answer key 2026: Steps to download
Candidates can follow the steps elucidated here tof download the CTET answer key 2026 from the official website:
- Move to the official website, ctet.nic.in
- Click on the CTET Answer Key 2026 link on the homepage
- Log in using your Application Number and Date of Birth
- View the provisional answer key on the screen
- Download and save the PDF for future reference
Candidates are advised to stay tuned to the official website to get the latest updates regarding CTET answer key 2026.
