Choosing your preferred CTET 2025 Exam Centres is a crucial step while filling out the CTET Application Form 2025. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) typically provides a list of cities across India where the CTET examination will be conducted. To make this process easier for you, we have compiled a state-wise list of tentative test cities and their corresponding codes.
Please note: This list is based on previous years’ information and is subject to change in the official CTET 2025 Notification. We strongly advise you to refer to the official notification released on https://ctet.nic.in for the final and accurate list of CTET 2025 Exam Centres and their codes when you CTET Apply Online 2025.
Understanding the test city codes will help you accurately fill in your preferences in the CTET Application Form 2025. Usually, you will be asked to select a few preferred cities. While CBSE tries to accommodate your choices, the final allotment of the CTET Exam Centre will be mentioned on your CTET Admit Card.
Highlights for CTET 2025 exam centres are provided below.
CTET 2025
Details
Exam Name
Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)
Conducting Authority
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Mode of CTET exam
Offline
Choices for CTET 2025 exam centre cities
Four
Total exam cities
236
Intimation of CTET exam centre
Admit card
CTET Exam Centres 2025: Important Instructions while making choice
Candidates need to choose the CTET exam centres cities at the time of filling out the CTET application form. Have a look at the important points to note:
CTET 2025 exam centres are allotted on a first-come-firts-served basis.
Candidates can make changes in their choice of CTET exam centres during the application form correction facility provided by the CBSE.
Once the CTET exam centre correction link is closed, none of the queries are entertained.
CTET exam centre allocation is intimated through the admit card.
The CTET test centre name, location, and important instruction details are also mentioned on CTET admit card 2025.
It is important to note that if CBSE finds that the total number of candidates is less at a particular exam centre in the city, then they might not conduct the exam at that particular exam centre. In this case, CBSE will allocate the exam centre in the city that was chosen as the second, third, or fourth choice by the candidate.
CTET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CTET 2025 exam
Dates
Past Exam Dates
14 Dec ‘ 25
CTET 2024 Exam Date
12 Dec ‘ 25
CTET Admit Card 2025
03 Dec ‘ 25
CTET 2024 Pre-Admit Card
21 Oct ‘ 25 – 25 Oct ‘ 25
CTET Form Correction
17 Sep ‘ 25
Release of CTET notification
17 Sep ‘ 25 – 16 Oct ‘ 25
CTET Application Dates
24 Jun ‘ 25
CTET 2024 Pre-Admit Card
List of CTET Exam Centres 2025: State-Wise
Have a look at the complete list of exam centre cities in which the CTET exam is held.
CTET Exam Centre in Andaman & Nicobar
City Code
State
City
101
Andaman & Nicobar
Port Blair
CTET Exam Centres in Andhra Pradesh
City Code
State
City
102
Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur
103
Andhra Pradesh
Eluru
104
Andhra Pradesh
Guntur
105
Andhra Pradesh
Kadapa
106
Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada
107
Andhra Pradesh
Kurnool
108
Andhra Pradesh
Narsaraopeta
109
Andhra Pradesh
Nellore
110
Andhra Pradesh
Ongole
111
Andhra Pradesh
Rajahmundry
112
Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati
113
Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada
114
Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam
CTET Exam Centre in Arunachal
City Code
State
City
115
Arunachal
Namsai
CTET Exam Centres in Assam
City Code
State
City
116
Assam
Dibrugarh
117
Assam
Guwahati
118
Assam
Jorhat
119
Assam
Silchar
120
Assam
Tezpur
CTET Exam Centres in Bihar
City Code
State
City
121
Bihar
Arrah
122
Bihar
Bhagalpur
123
Bihar
Darbhanga
124
Bihar
Gaya
125
Bihar
Muzaffarpur
126
Bihar
Patna
127
Bihar
Samastipur
CTET Exam Centre in Chandigarh
City Code
State
City
128
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
CTET Exam Centres in Chhattisgarh
City Code
State
City
129
Chhattisgarh
Bhilai/Durg
130
Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur
131
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
CTET Exam Centre in Delhi
City Code
State
City
132
Delhi
New Delhi
CTET Exam Centre in Gangtok
City Code
State
City
133
Gangtok
Sikkim
CTET Exam Centre in Goa
City Code
State
City
134
Goa
Assagao
CTET Exam Centre in Gujarat
City Code
State
City
135
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
136
Gujarat
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar
137
Gujarat
Anand
138
Gujarat
Himmatnagar
139
Gujarat
Jamnagar
140
Gujarat
Junagadh
141
Gujarat
Mehsana
142
Gujarat
Rajkot
143
Gujarat
Surat
144
Gujarat
Vadodara
145
Gujarat
Valsad/Vapi
CTET Exam Centre in Haryana
City Code
State
City
146
Haryana
Ambala
147
Haryana
Faridabad
148
Haryana
Gurugram
149
Haryana
Hisar
150
Haryana
Karnal
151
Haryana
Kurukshetra
CTET Exam Centre in Himachal Pradesh
City Code
State
City
152
Himachal Pradesh
Chamba
153
Himachal Pradesh
Hamirpur
154
Himachal Pradesh
Kangra
155
Himachal Pradesh
Kullu
156
Himachal Pradesh
Mandi
157
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
158
Himachal Pradesh
Solan
159
Himachal Pradesh
Una
CTET Exam Centre in Jammu and Kashmir
City Code
State
City
160
Jammu And Kashmir
Baramulla
161
Jammu And Kashmir
Jammu
162
Jammu And Kashmir
Samba
163
Jammu And Kashmir
Srinagar
CTET Exam Centre in Jharkhand
City Code
State
City
164
Jharkhand
Bokaro
165
Jharkhand
Deoghar
166
Jharkhand
Dhanbad
167
Jharkhand
Jamshedpur
168
Jharkhand
Ranchi
CTET Exam Centre in Karnataka
City Code
State
City
169
Karnataka
Belgaum
170
Karnataka
Bengaluru
171
Karnataka
Bidar
172
Karnataka
Gulbarga
173
Karnataka
Hubli
174
Karnataka
Mangaluru (Mangalore)
175
Karnataka
Mysore
176
Karnataka
Shivamogga (Shimoga)
177
Karnataka
Udupi
CTET Exam Centre in Kerala
City Code
State
City
178
Kerala
Alappuzha
179
Kerala
Ernakulam (Kochi)
180
Kerala
Idukki
181
Kerala
Kannur
182
Kerala
Kasaragod
183
Kerala
Kollam
184
Kerala
Kottayam
185
Kerala
Kozhikode
186
Kerala
Malappuram
187
Kerala
Palakkad
188
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
189
Kerala
Thrissur
190
Kerala
Wayanad
CTET Exam Centre in Ladakh
City Code
State
City
191
Ladakh
Leh
CTET Exam Centre in Madhya Pradesh
City Code
State
City
192
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
193
Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior
194
Madhya Pradesh
Indore
195
Madhya Pradesh
Jabalpur
196
Madhya Pradesh
Rewa
197
Madhya Pradesh
Sagar
198
Madhya Pradesh
Satna
199
Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain
CTET Exam Centre in Maharashtra
City Code
State
City
200
Maharashtra
Ahmednagar
201
Maharashtra
Akola
202
Maharashtra
Amravati
203
Maharashtra
Aurangabad
204
Maharashtra
Beed
205
Maharashtra
Chandrapur
206
Maharashtra
Dhule
207
Maharashtra
Jalgaon
208
Maharashtra
Kashti
209
Maharashtra
Kolhapur
210
Maharashtra
Latur
211
Maharashtra
Mumbai (Navi Mumbai)
212
Maharashtra
Nagpur
213
Maharashtra
Nanded
214
Maharashtra
Nashik
215
Maharashtra
Osmanabad
216
Maharashtra
Pandharpur
217
Maharashtra
Pune
218
Maharashtra
Sangli
219
Maharashtra
Satara
220
Maharashtra
Solapur
CTET Exam Centre in Manipur
City Code
State
City
221
Manipur
Imphal
CTET Exam Centre in Meghalaya
City Code
State
City
222
Meghalaya
Shillong
CTET Exam Centre in Mizoram
City Code
State
City
223
Mizoram
Aizawl
CTET Exam Centre in Nagaland
City Code
State
City
224
Nagaland
Dimapur
CTET Exam Centre in Odisha
City Code
State
City
225
Odisha
Angul
226
Odisha
Balasore
227
Odisha
Berhampur
228
Odisha
Bhadrak
229
Odisha
Bhubaneswar
230
Odisha
Cuttack
231
Odisha
Dhenkanal
232
Odisha
Puri
233
Odisha
Rourkela
234
Odisha
Sambalpur
CTET Exam Centre in Puducherry
City Code
State
City
235
Puducherry
Puducherry
CTET Exam Centre in Punjab
City Code
State
City
236
Punjab
Amritsar
237
Punjab
Bhatinda
238
Punjab
Ludhiana
239
Punjab
Mohali
240
Punjab
Pathankot
241
Punjab
Patiala/ Fatehgarh Sahib
242
Punjab
Phagwara
243
Punjab
Sangrur
CTET Exam Centre in Rajasthan
City Code
State
City
244
Rajasthan
Ajmer
245
Rajasthan
Alwar
246
Rajasthan
Bharatpur
247
Rajasthan
Bikaner
248
Rajasthan
Hanumangarh
249
Rajasthan
Jaipur
250
Rajasthan
Jodhpur
251
Rajasthan
Kota
252
Rajasthan
Sikar
253
Rajasthan
Sri Ganganagar
254
Rajasthan
Udaipur
CTET Exam Centre in Tamil Nadu
City Code
State
City
255
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
256
Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore
257
Tamil Nadu
Erode
258
Tamil Nadu
Karur
259
Tamil Nadu
Madurai
260
Tamil Nadu
Nagercoil
261
Tamil Nadu
Namakkal
262
Tamil Nadu
Salem
263
Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur
264
Tamil Nadu
Tiruchirappalli
265
Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli
266
Tamil Nadu
Vellore
267
Tamil Nadu
Virudhunagar
CTET Exam Centre in Telangana
City Code
State
City
268
Telangana
Hyderabad
269
Telangana
Karimnagar
270
Telangana
Khammam
271
Telangana
Mahbubnagar
272
Telangana
Nalgonda
273
Telangana
Warangal
CTET Exam Centre in Tripura
City Code
State
City
274
Tripura
Agartala
CTET Exam Centre in Uttar Pradesh
City Code
State
City
275
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
276
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad/Prayagraj
277
Uttar Pradesh
Ayodhya
278
Uttar Pradesh
Ballia
279
Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly
280
Uttar Pradesh
Basti
281
Uttar Pradesh
Bijnor
282
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
283
Uttar Pradesh
Ghazipur
284
Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur
285
Uttar Pradesh
Jhansi
286
Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur
287
Uttar Pradesh
Lakhimpur Kheri
288
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
289
Uttar Pradesh
Mathura
290
Uttar Pradesh
Meerut
291
Uttar Pradesh
Moradabad
292
Uttar Pradesh
Noida/ Greater Noida
293
Uttar Pradesh
Sitapur
294
Uttar Pradesh
Unnao
295
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
CTET Exam Centre in Uttarakhand
City Code
State
City
296
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
297
Uttarakhand
Haldwani
298
Uttarakhand
Kotdwar
299
Uttarakhand
Roorkee
CTET Exam Centre in West Bengal
City Code
State
City
300
West Bengal
Asansol
301
West Bengal
Bagmara (Jalangi)
302
West Bengal
Berhampore
303
West Bengal
Bishnupur
304
West Bengal
Burdwan (Bardhaman)
305
West Bengal
Durgapur
306
West Bengal
Hooghly
307
West Bengal
Kolkata
308
West Bengal
Malda
309
West Bengal
Paschim Medinipur
310
West Bengal
Siliguri
311
West Bengal
Suri
CTET Exam Centre 2025 Download Link
Candidates can know the allotted CTET exam centre 2025 through the admit card by following the given steps:
Visit the official website- ctet.nic.in
Click on the View Centre for CTET 2025 link.
Enter the login details.
Download the CTET exam city slip.
CTET Exam Centres 2025: Important Instructions while making choice
Candidates are not allowed to carry the items mentioned below inside the exam centres:
Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, Geometry/Pencil Box, Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Scale, Writing Pad, Pen drives, Eraser, Calculator, Log Table, Electronic Pen/scanner, Cardboard etc.
Any communication devices like Mobile phones, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, Health band etc.
Any Watch/Wrist watch, wallet, goggles, handbags, Gold/artificial ornaments etc.
Any other item which could be used for unfair means and for hiding communication devices/gadgets like Camera, Bluetooth device etc.
The official CTET notification read, “Under no circumstances, the Centre once allotted shall be changed by the Board. In case the number of candidates in any of the notified City is very less for running the Examination Centre, the Board at its discretion may not conduct the Examination in that City and the Candidate who opted that city as 1st Choice may be allotted Examination Centre in other city opted as 2nd, 3rd or 4th choice”.
CTET Exam Centre 2025: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find the official list of CTET 2025 Exam Centres?
The official list of CTET 2025 Exam Centres will be provided in the CTET 2025 Notification released on the official CTET website: https://ctet.nic.in .
Can I choose my preferred CTET Exam Centre 2025?
Yes, while filling out the CTET Application Form 2025, you will be given the option to select a few preferred CTET Exam Centres.
Will I definitely get my first choice of CTET Exam Centre?
While CBSE tries to accommodate your preferences for the CTET Exam Centre, the final allotment depends on availability and other logistical factors.
Can I change my chosen CTET Exam Centre after submitting the application form?
Usually, CBSE provides a window for making corrections in the CTET Application Form 2025, which might include a limited option to change your preferred CTET Exam Centres, subject to availability. Check the official CTET 2025 Notification for details.
How do I know which CTET Exam Centre has been allotted to me?
Your allotted CTET Exam Centre will be clearly mentioned in your CTET Admit Card, which will be available for download from the official CTET website before the CTET 2025 Exam Date.
Are the CTET Exam Centres the same for Paper 1 and Paper 2?
Generally, the CTET Exam Centre allotted to a candidate will be the same for both CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2 if they are appearing for both. However, this is subject to CBSE’s discretion.
What are the state-wise test city codes for CTET 2025?
The state-wise test city codes for CTET 2025 will be released along with the official list of CTET Exam Centres in the CTET 2025 Notification. Refer to the official notification for the accurate codes when you CTET Apply Online 2025.
Is there a CTET Exam Centre in my state/city?
The official CTET 2025 Notification will contain a comprehensive list of all the cities across India where the CTET examination will be conducted. Check the notification to see if your state/city is included.
What if there is no CTET Exam Centre in my preferred location?
You will need to choose the closest available CTET Exam Centre from the list provided in the official CTET 2025 Notification.
Do I need to carry any ID proof to the CTET Exam Centre?
Yes, you will need to carry a valid original photo identification proof (as mentioned in the instructions along with your CTET Admit Card) along with your printed CTET Admit Card to the CTET Exam Centre on the CTET 2025 Exam Date.
Can the CTET Exam Centre be changed after the release of the Admit Card?
Generally, requests for change of CTET Exam Centre after the release of the CTET Admit Card are not entertained by CBSE unless there are exceptional circumstances and official notifications regarding the same.
What details about the CTET Exam Centre will be mentioned on the Admit Card?
Your CTET Admit Card will contain the name and complete address of your allotted CTET Exam Centre, along with the reporting time and other important instructions.
Should I visit my allotted CTET Exam Centre before the exam date?
While not mandatory, it is advisable to visit your allotted CTET Exam Centre a day before the CTET 2025 Exam Date to familiarize yourself with the location and avoid any last-minute confusion.
What if I face any issue at the CTET Exam Centre on the exam day?
In case of any issues at the CTET Exam Centre on the CTET 2025 Exam Date, you should immediately report it to the invigilator or the center superintendent.
Where can I find more information about the rules and regulations at the CTET Exam Centre?
The detailed rules and regulations to be followed at the CTET Exam Centre will be mentioned in the official CTET 2025 Notification and on your CTET Admit Card. Read these instructions carefully before appearing for the examination.
