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    How many members are applied for CTET?

    How many members are applied for CTET?

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    Vishnukumar VUpdated on 07 Feb 2026, 09:39 AM IST
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    The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announces how many students applied for the CTET exam on the official website after closing the CTET 2026 application form on December 18, 2025. Total of 25,30,436 candidates applied for the CTET exam in the duration of 22 days. In the last three days that is on December 16, 17, and 18, 2025 the registrations were 193,182, 3,53,218 and 414,981, respectively.

    This Story also Contains

    1. CTET Exam 2026 - Overview
    2. CTET Exam Statistics (Previous years)
    3. CTET Eligibility Criteria 2026
    4. CTET Application Form 2026
    5. CTET Qualifying Marks 2026
    How many members are applied for CTET?
    How many members are applied for CTET?

    As per the previous year CTET exam reports released by the CBSE a total of 2,025,554 and 1,672,748 candidates applied for July 2024 and December 2024. Aspirants can go through the full article to know how many candidates applied in the CTET exam every year.

    CTET Exam 2026 - Overview

    Check the CTET 2026 exam information from the table below.

    Exam

    Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

    Exam Body

    Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

    Mode of application

    Online

    Mode of examination

    Offline (MCQ type)

    CTET Papers

    Paper-I and II

    Total marks for each paper

    150

    Duration for each paper

    2 hours 30 minutes

    The validity of CTET certificate

    Lifetime

    Medium

    Hindi and English

    Official Website

    ctet.nic.in

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    CTET Exam Statistics (Previous years)

    CTET Exam Statistics of Previous Years are as follows:

    Year

    Applied Candidates (Both sessions)

    Appeared Candidates

    Qualified Candidates

    2026 (February)TBATBATBATBATBA

    2024

    (January)

    Paper 1 - 9,58,193

    Paper 2 - 17,35,333

    Paper 1: 7,95,231

    Paper 2: 14,81,242

    Paper 1: 1,26,845

    Paper 2: 1,12,033

    2023

    Paper 1 - 15,01,474

    Paper 2 - 14,02,022

    Paper 1: 12,13,704

    Paper 2: 11,66,178

    Paper 1: 2,98,758

    Paper 2: 1,01,057

    2022

    Paper 1 - 17,04,282

    Paper 2 - 15,38,464

    Paper 1: 14,22,959

    Paper 2: 12,76,071

    Paper 1: 5,79,844

    Paper 2: 3,76,025

    2021

    Paper 1 - 18,92,276

    Paper 2 - 16,62,886

    Paper 1: 14,95,511

    Paper 2: 12,78,165

    Paper 1: 4,45,467

    Paper 2: 2,20,069

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    CTET Eligibility Criteria 2026

    The exam conducting body determines the CTET 2026 eligibility criteria and mentions on the official notification. The eligibility criteria of CTET exam compress of the following factors.

    • Nationality - Indian

    • Age limit - No restriction

    • Educational Qualification - Passed class 12th, diploma or graduation with a minimum of 50 % marks

    CTET Application Form 2026

    CBSE released the CTET 2026 application form from November 27 to December 18, 2025 on the official website. Candidates who fullfil the minimum eligibility can fill and submit the CTET application form. Candidates are required to fill in all the important details in the application form such as personal, contact and academic details.

    Steps to fill CTET Form 2026

    • Visit the CTET official website - ctet.nic.in

    • Complete the registration process by filling the basic information.

    • Fill the other details in CTET application form 2026

    • Upload a passport sized photograph and signature.

    • Preview the CTET exam form 2026 details.

    • Pay the requisite CTET form 2026 fee

    • Download and take the print out of the acknowledgement page for future references.

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    CTET 2026 Application Fee

    Categories

    Fee for Paper-I or Paper-II

    Fee for both Paper-I & II

    General/OBC (NCL)

    Rs. 1000

    Rs. 1200

    SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person

    Rs. 500

    Rs. 600

    CTET Qualifying Marks 2026

    CBSE prescribes the minimum marks to be considered to have passed the CTET exam. Category wise CTET qualifying marks are as follows:

    CTET 2026 Qualifying Marks

    Category

    Qualifying Marks

    UR

    90

    SC/ST/OBC/PwD

    82.5

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many members applied in CTET?
    A:

    Approximately  25,30,436 candidates applied for the CTET exam 2026 this year for Februray session.

    Q: How can we know how many students applied in CTET exam?
    A:

    Along with announcement of CTET result, CBSE will release the report.

    Q: Will the CBSE announce separately how many candidates applied in the CTET exam?
    A:

    Yes, CBSE will release the separate statistics about applied, appeared and qualified for paper 1 and paper 2 of the CTET exam.

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    Hello,

    If your college name is not listed in the CTET 2024 form but is shown on the Examination Regulatory Authority site and not on the NCTE site, you can choose the "OTHERS" option in the form.

    However, it's important to confirm whether your college is recognized by NCTE, as

    For CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) Paper 1 and Paper 2 solved papers, you can access various resources online. Here's how you can find and use them:

    1. Official Website :

      • Visit the official CTET website where they may provide past year papers or sample papers.
    2. Educational Websites :

      • Websites like

    Its may be some clerical issue dont worry you just need to submit correction application form available on CTET website attached the required documents along with CTET certificate which is mistaken and all the necessary documents which is asked in application form and then pay correction fee.you will get your

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    1. Subject Qualification for TGT (Maths): To become a TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) in Mathematics, most government schools require candidates to have a

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