The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release the CTET answer key 2026 soon. The Central Teacher Eligibility Test was held on 7th and 8th February 2026. The test has been conducted into two shifts each day for paper 1 and paper 2. According to the previous trends, the provisional answer key was released by the CBSE after 10 to 15 days of the exam date.
Accordingly, the CTET Exam 2026 provisional answer key is expected to be released this week. Once it is released on the official CBSE or CTET website, participants can download it as a PDF to check their marks and correct answers. After the release of the provisional answer key, the objection window opens for 2 to 3 days for the candidates to challenge any wrong answered question from the key.
How to Download CTET Answer Key 2026
Candidates can follow the given steps to download the CTET provisional answer key 2026. Here are the steps:
- Visit the official website of CTET.
- Click on the ‘answer key link’ to download.
- Submit important details like: application number, password etc.
- Tap on the ‘submit’ button to check the answer key.
- After that answer key will appear.
- You should click on the ‘download’ option to save a softcopy of the answer key for future reference.
CTET Final Answer Key 2026 and Result
The CTET 2026 final answer key is expected to be released in the second week of March 2026 and thereafter, the result will be announced. CBSE takes one week after the closing of the objection window to release the final answer key. So, the authentication of the result will remain in favour of students or aspiring teachers.
It is advised to all the candidates to check the CTET official website regularly for updates related to the provisional answer key, objection window and result. Besides that, you can also follow this page for more updated news on these topics.











