The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will reopen the application window for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) February 2026 from December 27 to December 30, 2025. This one-time facility is for candidates who initiated registration but could not complete their applications, with over 1.61 lakh registrations remaining incomplete. No fresh registrations will be permitted. The CTET is a mandatory exam for teaching positions in central government schools. The original application period was November 27 to December 18, 2025.