NCET 2026 Application Form will be released in the fourth week of February 2026. Candidates interested in admission to the 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) courses can fill out the NCET 2026 registration form online through the official website, i.e., exams.nta.ac.in/NCET, by creating a registered account and providing the required details.

Before filling out the form, candidates are advised to carefully check the NCET 2026 eligibility criteria to avoid losing their candidature at any stage of the admission process. The registration form will remain available on the website for about a month, and the last date to submit the NCET 2026 application form will be announced soon.

The final submission of the application form must be completed by paying the NCET 2026 registration fee online through Net Banking, Credit/Debit Card, or UPI on the official website.

Successfully registered candidates will be allowed to edit incorrect details in their application form during the NCET 2026 application correction window, which will open after the registration deadline ends.

Read this SciAstra exam page to get complete information on how to fill out the application form, NCET 2026 registration dates, eligibility criteria, documents required, and other important details.

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NCET 2026 Registration Dates

Candidates can check out the tentative NCET 2026 registration dates from here:

Exam Events

Exam Date (Tentative)

NCET 2026 Notification

Fourth week of February 2026

NCET 2026 Registration Date

Fourth week of February 2026

NCET 2026 Admit Card

Fourth week of April 2026

NCET 2026 2026 Date

Fourth week of April 2026

NCET 2026 Provisional Answer Key

Third week of May 2026

NCET 2026 Final Answer Key

Second week of June 2026

NCET 2026 Result

Third week of June 2026

NCET Eligibility Criteria 2026

While appearing for the exam, one of the prerequisites to have a hassle-free admission process is meeting the eligibility criteria. Check out the tentative NCET 2026 eligibility criteria from here:

Eligibility Criteria

Details

Age Limit

There is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12 /equivalent examination or are appearing in 2025, irrespective of their age, can appear in the NCET 2025 examination.

Note: The candidates will be required to fulfil the age criteria (if any) of the Participating Universities..

Educational Qualifications

  1. The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/ State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, etc.

  2. Intermediate or two-year \ Pre-University examination conducted by a recognised Board/ University.

  3. Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

  4. Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.

  5. Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or any foreign country is recognised as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

  6. Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.

  7. Candidates who have completed the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class 12 Examination.

How to Fill NCET 2026 Application Form

The NCET 2026 application process is long and extensive, which is why it is important for candidates to know the step-by-step procedure to fill out the application form. Check out the detailed process below:

Step 1: At first, applicants are required to visit the official website of NCET exam 2026 and click on the link mentioning- NCET 2026 Registration.

Official website link- will be provided soon.

Step 2: While applying for the registration process, the foremost step for the candidates will be creating a registered account, which will be used to fill out the registration form, download the NCET 2026 admit card, the result and other important details.

Fill in the personal details requested, such as the candidate's name, family details, nationality, category, address, and other required information, as specified by the exam officials. Fill in the details and get the registered account details by verifying your mobile number and e-mail ID.

Step 3: Log in from the registered account and fill in the educational category, university programme, courses, and exam city preferences mentioned in the application form.

Step 4: Candidates are required to upload the documents required by the exam officials for registration.

Step 5: Cross-verify all the details by the candidates thoroughly. A successful submission of the application will be made by paying the NCET 2026 registration fee.

NCET 2026 Application Fee

After filling out the basic details asked by the exam officials in the application form, candidates will be required to pay the registration fee in the mentioned deadline. Here is the category-wise NCET 2026 application fee distribution form here:

NCET 2026 Registration Fee Details

Category

Fee Details in INR

General (UR)

INR 1200

OBC- NCL/ EWS

INR 1000

SC/ST/PwBD/ Third Gender

INR 650

NOTE: 

  • The registration fee will be paid online through Internet Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card/UPI or other modes as available on the official website’s payment gateway.

  • There is no need for the candidates to send/submit any document(s), including the Confirmation Page to NTA, through Post/ Fax/WhatsApp/Email/by Hand.

Documents Required to fill NCET 2026 Application Form

While filling out the application form, candidates need to upload the documents required by NTA, exam officials in the specified format and dimensions. Check out the list of documents required to fill out the form from here:

Particulars

Details

Dimensions

Photograph

The recent photograph should be either in colour or black and white, with 80% face (without mask) visible, including ears, against a white background.

10 kb – 200 kb

File Format

The scanned photograph and signature should be in JPG/JPEG format (clearly legible).

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Photograph Size

The scanned photograph should be clearly legible.

10 kb – 200 kb

Signature

The scanned signature should be clearly legible.

4 kb – 30 kb

PwBD Certificate

The scanned copy of the PwBD certificate should be in PDF format (clearly legible).

50 kb – 300 kb

Details Required in NCET 2026 Application Form

Here is the list of details that are required to fill out the application form:

Category

Details Required

Personal Details

  • Candidate’s full name (as per Class 10 certificate) -

  • Father’s name

  • Mother’s name

  • Date of birth

  • Gender

  • Nationality

  • Category (General / SC / ST / OBC / EWS) - PwBD status (if applicable)

  • Identification type and number (Aadhaar Card / PAN / Passport / etc.)

Contact Details

  • Permanent address

  • Correspondence address

  • Mobile number

  • Email ID (active and valid for future communication)

Educational Qualification Details

  • Year of passing Class 10 and 12

  • Board name

  • School name and address

  • Roll number/ registration number

  • Marks obtained / percentage / grade - Status: Passed or Appearing

Exam Related Details

  • Choice of examination cities (usually 2–4 preferences) -

  • Preferred language for the question paper

  • Choice of ITEP course (BA B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed / B.Com B.Ed, etc.)

  • Choice of university or institution (if applicable)

Uploading Documents

  • Recent passport-size photograph (colour or black & white, 10–200 KB in JPG/JPEG format)

  • Candidate’s signature (4–30 KB in JPG/JPEG format) - PwBD certificate (if applicable, 50–300 KB in PDF format)

  • Category or EWS certificate (if applicable, in PDF format)

Fee Payment Details

  • Mode of payment (Debit/Credit Card, Net Banking, UPI, Paytm, etc.)

  • Transaction ID and payment confirmation

Declaration

  • Confirmation of the correctness of details

  • Acceptance of terms and conditions before final submission