The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reopened the application window for the CTET February exam, and it will be open until 11:59 PM on December 30, 2025. CBSE has stated that this is the only chance that candidates will have to finish their application forms. The correction window will not be available again after the last submission. Moreover, the Board has communicated that fresh entries will be disallowed at the time of this reopening of the application session.
The CBSE reportedly found that more than 161,000 applications were left incomplete on the online registration portal, and therefore, final submissions were not made. To ensure these candidates register for the CTET 2026 exam, CBSE has given them a last chance to complete their forms.
Moreover, the Board disclosed that the online application process for the 21st edition of the CTET started on November 27, 2025, and ended on December 18, 2025. During this time, a total of 25,30,581 candidates have successfully submitted their applications. Of these, 3,53,218 candidates submitted their applications on the second-to-last day, while 4,14,981 candidates applied on the final day.
CTET Registration 2026: Steps to Complete Your Application
Step 1: Head to the official CTET website at ctet.nic.in.
Step 2: On the homepage, you will see a link "CTET February 2026 Complete Pending Application". Click on that.
Step 3: Log in using your registration number and password or date of birth.
Step 4: Check your personal information, academic credentials, and contact information.
Step 5: Make sure all the corrections have been made before moving to the next step.
Step 6: If the candidates have not uploaded the documents, photo, or signature, then do it now.
Step 7: If the application fee has not been paid, then do it.
Step 8: Complete the application form and print the confirmation page.
The registration fee for the CTET February 2026 Session is INR 1000 for General and OBC candidates for one paper and INR 1200 for both papers. For SC, ST, and Differently abled categories, the amount payable is INR 500 for one paper and INR 600 for both papers. Applicants should also be aware that bank charges may be added. The payment can be made online using a debit card, credit card, or net banking facility or offline through an e-challan.
