CTET February 2026 Answer Key Challenge and OMR Image Notice: Status, Dates and Fee

The CTET February 2026 answer key was put up for challenge, not declared final, in the public notice dated 12 March 2026. The notice does not use the word "provisional" or "final". But it invites candidates to challenge the keys and says the Board's decision on challenges will be final, so the key it describes was open to objections. The display and challenge window ran from 12 March 2026 to 15 March 2026 (up to 11:59 PM). As of 8 October 2026, that window is completed.

Quick facts from the notice

Is the CTET February 2026 answer key provisional or final?

What the notice supports

The notice describes a "display/challenge of answer keys" for candidates who appeared on 7 and 8 February 2026. Because candidates could challenge the keys, the keys in this notice were open to review and not presented as closed. The notice says the Board's decision on the challenges will be final and that no further communication will be entertained.

What it does not show

The notice does not name a separate final key or give a date for one. The CTET homepage has a "Final Answer Key" link, but its label refers to previous-year final answer keys. That link is not evidence that a final key for the February 2026 session was published, so this page does not claim one exists.

How candidates were to view the key and OMR images

The notice says the scanned OMR images and the answer keys were uploaded on the CTET website, ctet.nic.in, for the period 12 to 15 March 2026. It gives no step-by-step viewing or login procedure, so none is described here. The notice is a public PDF, linked from the official CTET website's Public Notices list. This page cannot confirm from the supplied evidence whether the images and keys are still viewable after the window closed.

Objection window and fee

Window

Challenges were to be made through a link on ctet.nic.in from 12 March 2026 to 15 March 2026, up to 11:59 PM. That period is over as of 8 October 2026, so no new objection can be described as open on the basis of this notice.

Fee and refund terms

• The fee was Rs 1,000 per question, payable by credit or debit card.
• The fee, once paid, is non-refundable.
• If the Board accepts a challenge, that is, if subject experts find a mistake in the key, the notice says a policy decision will be notified and the fee will be refunded.
• Any refund would go online to the same credit/debit card account, which is why the notice advises candidates to pay with their own card.
• The Board's decision on challenges is final.

Evidence limits

• The supplied text does not state which papers or languages the keys cover.
• It does not describe the outcome of any challenge or any revised key.
• Its Hindi version is garbled in the supplied extraction, so this page relies on the English text of the notice.
• Other notices on the CTET listing, such as those on results or OMR calculation sheets, are separate events and are not used here.

FAQ

Was there a fee to challenge the CTET February 2026 key?

Yes. The notice states Rs 1,000 per question, payable by credit or debit card, non-refundable unless a challenge is accepted and a refund is notified.

Can candidates still raise objections?

The window in this notice ended on 15 March 2026 at 11:59 PM. The supplied evidence does not mention any reopening.