The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national-level board of education in India, under the Union Government, responsible for conducting the Common Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Exam twice a year for lakhs of candidates interested in beginning their careers in the teaching sector. CTET Application Form 2025 will be started at www.ctet.nic.in along with the release of the CTET Notification pdf. Candidates are advised to read the instructions carefully and fill up the application form correctly to avoid any errors. Go through the article for details regarding the CTET 2025 online application including how to fill CTET Application Form, application fee payment, important dates, and other details related.

CTET Application Form 2025

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is a national-level eligibility test which is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to determine the eligibility of candidates for teacher posts for Classes 1 to 8. The CTET 2025 Notification along with CTET Application Form 2025 is expected to be released at the start of April 2025 at www.ctet.nic.in. The candidates have to register themself first to appear for the eligibility test and for CTET Exam.

CTET Apply Online 2025

Lakhs of candidates who aspire to become teachers can appear for the Common Teacher Eligibility Test- 2025 for which the application form will be started at the official website www.ctet.nic.in and the same will be shared in the article. Candidates must remember that they must submit the fees for CTET Application Form 2025 in a specific time frame released by the official. Make sure to keep all the deadlines in mind to avoid missing any event. 

CTET Application Form 2025- Important Dates
EventsDates 
CTET Notification 2025April 2025
CTET Application Form 2025 StartsApril 2025
CTET Apply Online Last DateApril 2025
Last Date of Fee Submission 
Application Correction Window 
CTET Exam Date 20256th July 2025 (Expected)

CTET Application Form 2025 Link

The online application portal for accepting the CTET Application Form 2025 will be started at https://ctet.nic.in. The candidates after knowing CTET Eligibility can fill out their application form correctly and submit their applications forms for CTET exam. Do keep in mind, that no registration form will be accepted offline or by any other means except online mode. 

CTET Application Form Fees 2025

The application form for CTET 2025 will be submitted successfully only when the required application fee is submitted. Check the below table to get an idea of what amount of fee you have to pay as per your category. The application fee differs for those who want to apply for both papers 1 and 2.

Category Only Paper – I or II Both Paper – I & II 
General / OBC (NCL) Rs. 1000 /- (One Thousand) Rs. 1200 /- (Twelve Hundred) 
SC / ST / Differently Abled Person Rs. 500 /- (Five Hundred) Rs. 600 /- (Six Hundred) 
GST (as applicable) will be charged extra by the Bank
  • Online Mode of Payment: The fee payment can be done through a Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking.
  • Offline Mode of Payment: The candidates can submit their application fee through E-Challan by depositing the prescribed fee in the CTET Exam Fee Account with Syndicate Bank or Canara Bank.

Steps to Fill CTET Application Form 2025

The candidates who are interested in applying for CTET 2025 must follow the below steps to submit their CTET Application Form 2025. Candidates are advised to keep the scanned copies of their essential documents ready while filling out the online form. 

  1. Open the official portal of CTET 2025 i.e. https://ctet.nic.in.
  2. The homepage of the website appears on the screen. Click on “Apply for CTET 2025”.
  3. A new window will appear on your screen. If you are a new user, Click on the "New Registration" button to register yourself. Otherwise, fill in your details and click on the "SIGN IN" button.
  4. Fill in all the required details: Candidate's Name, Mother’s Name, Father’s Name, and Date of Birth in capital letters.
  5. Now choose the Exam Centre and the medium of exam for CTET 2025 in which you want to attempt the paper (English/Hindi).
  6. Enter your Aadhar card number, choose your gender, and category, and finally select the status of Employment and the status of the Qualifying Exam.
  7. Now fill in your educational qualification (the most recent qualification you hold), your percentage, etc.
  8. After that, you are required to provide your communication address, phone number, and email ID.
  9. Upload your photo and signature. Both the images must be in jpg/jpeg format and must have a white background.
  10. You will be directed to the payment page. The payment can be made for the CTET 2025 Exam through online or offline mode.
  11. Click on the “SUBMIT” button. Download the confirmation page for future reference.

NOTE: The candidate particulars can be edited till the payment of fees has not been made. Once the payment of fees has been made, candidate particulars cannot be edited at this stage. Thereafter corrections can be made only during the period in which online correction will be allowed as per the given schedule of the CTET July 2025 exam.

Pre-Requisites for CTET 2025 July Application Form

Before Applying for CTET 2025, a candidate must have hold of the following pre-requisites to avoid any last-time problems and hassle in the online application process:

  1. Candidates must have a scanned Photograph and Signature (in JPG format) Ready in the required format before applying for CTET Application Form 2025.
  2. Candidates should not sign in CAPITAL LETTERS.
  3. Candidates must keep all necessary documents ready at the time of Online Payment.
  4. A Valid Email ID must be provided at the time of Registration for CTET 2025.
  5. No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through fax/application or by email etc. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.

Important Instruction for Photograph and Signature

While filling out the CTET Online Form 2025, candidates need to upload their photographs and signatures in a prescribed format which has been discussed in detail below. 

  • The scanned images of the latest photographs and signature should be in jpg/jpeg format.
  • The size of the photograph and signature must be of the following dimensions.
ParameterSizeDimension
Photograph 10 kb - 100 kb3.5 cm(width) * 4.5 cm(Height) 
Signature3 kb- 30 kb3.5 cm(length) * 1.5 cm(Height)

CTET 2025 Examination Centre

Candidates are required to choose at least 4 different centers from the list in order of their preference and fill out the same in CTET Application Form 2025. While every effort will be made to conduct the exam at one of the places opted by the candidate, however, the Board reserves all rights to allot a center other than that of the candidate’s choice anywhere in India in case of unavailability. 

CTET July 2025 Exam Centre
StatesCities
Andaman & Nicobar IslandPort Blair
Andhra PradeshAnantapur, Bhimavaran, Chirala, Eluru, Guntur,Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nandyala, Narsaraopeta, Nellore, Proddatur, Rajamundry, Srikulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Visakhapatnam, Viziannagaram
AssamDibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
BiharBhagalpur, Bhojpur, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, 
ChhattisgarhBhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
ChandigarhChandigarh
Dadar & Nagar HaveliDadar & Nagar Haveli
Daman & DiuDaman
DelhiNew Delhi
Goa Panaji 
GujaratAhmedabad, Anand, Bardoli, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi 
HaryanaAmbala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Karnal, Hisar, Kurukshetra 
Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una 
JammuJammu, Samba, Srinagar
JharkhandBokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
KarnatakaBelagavi, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi 
Kerala Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur 
LakshadweepKavaratti
Madhya PradeshBhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain 
MaharashtraAhmedanagar, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kashti, Kolhapur, Kopragaon, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pandharpur, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangmner, Sangoli, Satara, Sindurpur, Solapur 
ManipurImphal
Meghalaya Shillong 
Mizoram Aizwal 
NagalandDimapur, Kohima 
OdishaBalasore, Berhampur- Ganjam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry  Puducherry
PunjabAmritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur 
RajasthanAjmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
SikkimGangtok
Tamil NaduChennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Karur, Mahurai, Kanyakumari, Nammakal, Salem, Thanjavar, Thoothukhudi, Tiruchirappali, Tirupur, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar
TripuraAgartala
Uttar PradeshAgra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Bilaspur, Faizabad, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Mathura, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Pryagraj, Sitapur, Varanasi
UttarakhandAlmora, Dehradun, Haldwani, Pauri Garhwal, Roorkee, Rudrapur
West BengalAsansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkatta, Siliguri, Siuri
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CTET Application Form 2025: FAQs

Ans: The registration dates to fill CTET Application Form 2025 will be released along with the release of notification pdf.

Ans: No, the application fee can be submitted through online mode only.

Ans: Rs. 1000/- is the application fee for single Paper (General and OBC category). Rs. 500/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category. For both papers (Paper I & II), the fee is Rs. 1200 and Rs. 600.

Ans: Rs. 1000/- is the application fee for single Paper (General and OBC category). Rs. 500/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category. For both papers (Paper I & II), the fee is Rs. 1200 and Rs. 600.