CTET Answer Key 2026 Release Date: CBSE Paper 1 & 2 Key Expected by Feb 24; Last 3 Year Trends

Confused, when will CTET Answer Key 2026 be released? Catch up with out laets update on the expected release date for the provisional keys here.

Sudeshna Chakrabarti

Updated on - Feb 9, 2026 | 8:34:00 PM

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CTET Answer Key 2026 Release Date: The Central Teacher Eligibility Test provisional answer keys are now awaited for both Paper 1 and Paper 2. As per student review, the exam difficulty level was moderate with a few challenging questions. With the conclusion of the exam, participants might be worried about their performance. Provisional answer keys are generally released around 15 to 17 days after the exam; the same trend can be expected this year, too.

There’s no official update regarding the exact date of the key release ever. Candidates can expect the answer keys for Papers 1 and 2 to be out by the third week of February. Candidates can find the provisional keys helpful in analysing the total number of correct and incorrect attempts. Based on trend analysis, we have provided CTET answer key 2026 release date on this page.

CTET Answer Key 2026 Date: When to expect the provisional keys?

CBSE will release both the answer key and response sheet on its official portal. We have compared the gap existing between the exam and the answer key publication to provide the expected date for CTET answer key 2026 here:

Year	CTET Answer Key Date	CTET Exam Date
2026	February 23 to 25, 2026 (expected)	February 7 and 8, 2026
2025	January 1, 2025	December 14 and 15, 2024
2024	February 7, 2024	January 21, 2024
2023	February 14, 2023	December 28, 2022, to February 7, 2023

Important Details Regarding CTET 2026 Answer Key

Here are some important details concerning CTET answer key 2026 that candidates can review:

The CTET provisional answer key will be released by CBSE at ctet.nic.in.
Candidates who have appeared for Paper 1 or 2 on Feb 7/Feb 8 can log in to the CTET portal to download answer keys.
There will be two phases of the answer key: provisional and final.
After the release of answer keys, candidates will be given a scope to object to the official responses in case of any errors.
For raising objections, candidates are required to pay Rs 1,000 per question.

CTET 2026 Response Sheet Link (SOON) LIVE Updates: Answer Key for Paper 1 & 2 Expected Soon

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