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+====== CTET Calculation Sheet and OMR: Why RTI Is Not Enough ======
+If you filed an RTI asking CBSE for your CTET OMR sheet or calculation sheet and were told your RTI does not count and you must apply again with a fee, that is because CBSE runs its own paid request route for these documents. For CTET February 2026 the Board set a fee of Rs 500, a single application window, and it asked candidates who had already used the RTI Act to apply afresh.
+===== One candidate's February 2026 request =====
+Take a candidate who sat the CTET February 2026 paper, missed the qualifying mark by a small margin, and wanted to see how her own answers were scored. She did what many well-informed citizens do first. She filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 asking CBSE for a copy of her OMR sheet and the calculation sheet that showed how her marks were worked out.
+Instead of the documents, she was pointed to a public notice. On 01 April 2026 CBSE had issued Public Notice No. CBSE/CTET/February-2026. It said the Board had decided to provide the calculation sheet with a copy of the OMR sheet to candidates who appeared in CTET February 2026, on their request and on payment of a prescribed fee. The notice added, in plain words, that candidates who had already applied under the RTI Act, 2005 or otherwise had to apply afresh with the fee.
+So her RTI, on its own, did not get her the sheets. To actually receive them she had to send a fresh application to the Director, CTET, with a bank draft for Rs 500 in favour of the Secretary, CBSE, before the last date the notice set. For that cycle the last date was 01 May 2026. She wrote her roll number and name on the back of the draft, addressed the application to the Director CTET, and sent it by speed post to the CTET Unit in Dwarka. The sheets were then sent back to her by speed post.
+===== RTI route versus CBSE's paid request route =====
+Both routes exist. They are simply two different doors. The table below lays out the difference as the February 2026 notice framed it.
+^ Feature ^ RTI application ^ CBSE paid request per the notice ^
+| What you ask for | Information CBSE holds about you | Calculation sheet with a copy of the OMR sheet |
+| Where it goes | CBSE's Public Information Officer | Director, CTET, CTET Unit, Dwarka |
+| Fee | The fee set under the RTI Act and its rules | Rs 500 by bank draft to Secretary, CBSE |
+| How you pay | As allowed under the RTI rules | Bank draft only, payable at Delhi, from a scheduled bank |
+| For Feb 2026, was an old RTI enough? | No, the notice asked such applicants to apply afresh | Yes, this was the route the notice pointed to |
+The key thing the notice does is this. For the CTET February 2026 result, it channels OMR and calculation-sheet requests into the paid application above, and it expressly asked candidates who had already gone the RTI route to file again with the fee.
+===== How to find the notice for your cycle =====
+The Rs 500 fee and the 01 May 2026 last date above belong to the February 2026 cycle only. That window has closed. Do not treat 01 May 2026 as a live deadline. Each CTET cycle gets its own public notice with its own fee and its own last date, and CBSE can change either.
+To find the notice that applies to you:
+  - Open the official CTET site at https://ctet.nic.in.
+  - Look in the public notices or latest news area for a notice about the Calculation Sheet or Copy of OMR for your exam month and year.
+  - Open the PDF and read the fee, the payment mode, the address, and the last date straight from it.
+  - Follow that notice, not this page, for the exact figures.
+If no such notice is up for your cycle yet, that is common just after a result is declared. Check back, and keep your roll number handy.
+===== If you believe your RTI was wrongly dealt with =====
+This page does not decide whether the notice is right or wrong, or whether it changes anything about the RTI Act. That is a legal question we have not tested. What we can say plainly is what your options are.
+If you followed CBSE's paid route, you receive the sheets by speed post once your application is in order. If instead you believe your RTI request was not handled the way the RTI Act, 2005 requires, the Act carries its own remedy. You can pursue a first appeal to the designated appellate authority, and after that the Central Information Commission. Using that appeal route is your right, and this page does not predict how any such appeal would end. For a plain-language walkthrough of RTI, first appeals, and how the Act is meant to work, see [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/book|The RTI Playbook]].
+===== Frequently asked questions =====
+==== Can I still use my old RTI to get the CTET February 2026 sheets? ====
+For the February 2026 cycle the notice asked candidates who had already applied under the RTI Act, 2005 or otherwise to apply afresh with the Rs 500 fee before the stipulated date. That date, 01 May 2026, has passed, and the notice said no request received after it would be entertained. For any current exam, follow the fresh notice on ctet.nic.in.
+==== How much did CBSE charge and how was it paid? ====
+For CTET February 2026 the fee was Rs 500, paid only by bank draft in favour of the Secretary, CBSE, payable at Delhi and issued by a scheduled bank. The candidate had to write the roll number and name on the back of the draft and send it to the Director, CTET. Later cycles may set a different fee, so check the current notice.
+==== Where do I send the application? ====
+The February 2026 notice said the application, addressed to the Director CTET, should be sent by speed post or given by hand at the CTET Unit, CBSE Integrated Office Complex, Sector-23, Phase-1, Dwarka, New Delhi-110077. Confirm the address on the current notice before you post anything.
+==== Does this notice cancel my right to file an RTI? ====
+This page does not take a view on that legal question. The notice sets out a paid request route for the OMR and calculation sheet, and it asked earlier RTI applicants to apply afresh with the fee. If you believe an RTI request of yours was not dealt with as the RTI Act requires, the Act's own appeal process remains open to you.
+==== What is the difference between the OMR sheet and the calculation sheet? ====
+The OMR sheet is the scanned answer sheet you filled in during the exam. The calculation sheet shows how your marks were worked out from it. The February 2026 notice offered both together, as a set, through the paid request.
+===== Next steps =====
+  - Go to https://ctet.nic.in and find the public notice for your exam cycle.
+  - Read the fee, payment mode, address, and last date from that notice yourself.
+  - If you want the sheets, send the application exactly as the current notice says, well before its last date.
+  - If you think an RTI request was mishandled, look at the RTI Act's own first-appeal route.
+  - Sitting a different exam? See [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/rti-for-ssc-upsc-answer-sheet-2026|our guide on using RTI for SSC and UPSC answer sheets]].
+===== Sources =====
+  - CTET official website: https://ctet.nic.in
+  - CBSE Public Notice, Calculation Sheet with copy of OMR Sheet, No. CBSE/CTET/February-2026, dated 01 April 2026: https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3443dec3062d0286986e21dc0631734c9/uploads/2026/04/202604011187448306.pdf
+===== CTET calculation sheet and OMR RTI: How to get answer sheet copy and re-evaluation? =====
+Filing RTI for CTET answer sheet and re-evaluation is a proven path. Here is the complete guide:
+  - **Step 1: What is CTET?** (a) the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is conducted by CBSE twice a year, (b) it is mandatory for teaching jobs in Central Government schools (KVS, NVS, EMRS) and many state/private schools, (c) the exam has two papers: Paper I (Class I-V) and Paper II (Class VI-VIII), (d) the qualifying mark is 60% (90 out of 150).
+  - **Step 2: Why file RTI for OMR?** (a) the candidate believes the OMR was not evaluated correctly (the machine may have misread the bubbles), (b) the candidate's result shows "not qualified" but the candidate is confident of scoring above 60%, (c) the candidate wants to verify the answer key (some questions may have wrong answers in the CBSE answer key), (d) the candidate wants the calculation sheet (how the marks were computed).
+  - **Step 3: CBSE's obligation under RTI.** (a) CBSE is a public authority under RTI Act (it is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education), (b) the Supreme Court (CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay, 2011) held that evaluated answer sheets are accessible under RTI, (c) the candidate can get: (i) a photocopy of the OMR sheet, (ii) the calculation sheet, (iii) the answer key (if not already published).
+  - **Step 4: How to file RTI.** (a) file online at rtionline.gov.in (select "Central Board of Secondary Education"), (b) the fee is Rs 10 (online payment), (c) the application should ask: (i) provide a photocopy of my OMR answer sheet for CTET [session] Roll No [number], (ii) provide the calculation sheet showing how my marks were computed, (iii) provide the answer key used for evaluation, (d) the PIO (CBSE) must respond within 30 days.
+  - **Step 5: After receiving OMR.** (a) check each question against the answer key (identify: (i) correctly marked answers that were counted as wrong, (ii) unmarked answers that were counted as marked, (iii) incorrect answers in the CBSE answer key), (b) if errors are found: file a representation with CBSE (within 30 days of receiving the OMR — with specific question numbers and the discrepancy), (c) if CBSE does not respond: file First Appeal under RTI, (d) if CBSE rejects the representation: file a writ petition in the High Court (the court can order re-evaluation).
+  - **Step 6: Re-evaluation.** (a) CBSE does not have a re-evaluation policy for CTET (only re-checking — which is a verification of the total), (b) however, the Supreme Court has held that re-evaluation can be ordered by the court if there is a prima facie error in evaluation, (c) the candidate must produce: (i) the OMR photocopy, (ii) the correct answers (from the answer key), (iii) the discrepancy (specific question numbers where the OMR shows a different answer than what was evaluated).
+  - **Step 7: Challenge answer key.** (a) CBSE publishes the answer key and allows objections (within 2-3 days of publication), (b) if the candidate missed the objection window: file RTI to get the answer key and then file a representation, (c) if CBSE refuses to correct the answer key: file a writ petition (the court can direct CBSE to correct the answer key and re-evaluate).
+See [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/guide/find-pio-2026|Find PIO]] and [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/convocation-certificate-missing|Convocation Certificate]].
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