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Eligibility checker: CTET

A quick self-check from the official notice. It can say "likely eligible" — only the notification and the document verification decide.

The official notice for this exam sets no minimum or maximum age. Eligibility depends on your qualifications below.

Age rules (official)

Age limit

The CTET 2026 bulletin prescribes no minimum or maximum age.

Source: CBSE — CTET September 2026 Information Bulletin (22nd edition) · p. 2, 22–24 · checked 30 Oct 2026

Qualification checklist (official)

Tick off each one yourself. If any is unclear for your degree or diploma, the notification and the conducting body decide.

Eligibility basis

Minimum qualifications for appearing are those notified by NCTE (Regulations on minimum qualifications for teachers, as amended) and the minimum qualifications in the Recruitment Rules of the appropriate Government where the school is situated, or of KVS/NVS. The candidate must check eligibility before applying; being allowed to sit CTET does not mean eligibility has been verified — the recruiting agency/appointing authority verifies it.

Source: CBSE — CTET September 2026 Information Bulletin (22nd edition) · p. 2 · checked 30 Oct 2026

Eligibility paper1

Paper I: persons holding the NCTE-notified minimum qualifications for teachers of classes I–V (Primary).

Source: CBSE — CTET September 2026 Information Bulletin (22nd edition) · p. 2, 3, 23 · checked 30 Oct 2026

Eligibility paper2

Paper II: persons holding the NCTE-notified minimum qualifications for teachers of classes VI–VIII (Upper Primary/Elementary).

Source: CBSE — CTET September 2026 Information Bulletin (22nd edition) · p. 2, 3, 23 · checked 30 Oct 2026

Qualification relaxation

Up to 5% relaxation in the qualifying marks of the minimum educational qualification for reserved categories such as SC/ST/OBC/differently-abled (as notified by NCTE).

Source: CBSE — CTET September 2026 Information Bulletin (22nd edition) · p. 2 · checked 30 Oct 2026

Essential qualificationAwaiting official confirmation

Detailed qualification list (which degree/diploma combinations qualify for Paper I and Paper II) is not printed in the CTET 2026 bulletin. Awaiting check against the NCTE minimum-qualification regulations.

Source: CBSE — CTET September 2026 Information Bulletin (22nd edition) · p. 2

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