The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the **re-exam schedule for the 21st edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2026 after Paper-II could not be conducted at two examination centres in Vaishali district, Bihar earlier this month. The test is being rescheduled exclusively for affected candidates whose exams were cancelled due to administrative reasons.
CTET 2026 Re-Exam Date and Centres
As per the official notice issued on 24 February 2026, the CTET 2026 Paper-II re-exam will now be held on 1 March 2026 (Sunday) for candidates assigned to the following centres:
- The affected candidates from St. John’s Academy, Basmati Nagar, Vaishali
- The affected candidates from Lakshya International Academy, Vaishali
Only those candidates who were allotted these centres and could not attempt the Paper-II on the original date will be eligible to sit for this re-examination. No request for centre or date change will be accepted under any circumstances.
CTET 2026 Revised Admit Cards and Reporting Instructions
CBSE has clarified that revised admit cards for the re-exam will be made available shortly on the official CTET portal ctet.nic.in. Candidates are advised to download their updated hall tickets using their login credentials and check all exam details, including reporting time and venue, before the test day. The re-exam date of 1 March 2026 will be the only opportunity provided to the affected candidates to appear in the 21st edition of CTET. After this rescheduled date, no further chances will be granted.
What Happened Earlier?
The CTET 2026 examinations were initially conducted on 7 and 8 February 2026 at over 1,800 centres nationwide. While most centres completed both Paper-I and Paper-II successfully, the Paper-II session at the two centres in Bihar’s Vaishali district was cancelled due to administrative issues that disrupted the test process on the scheduled day.