CET Senior Secondary Level 2026
Exam on 1–3 Dec 2026 (tentative) · 120 questions · 2 hours 30 min · 1/3 negative marking
CET Senior Secondary Level Answer Key 2026
Exam on Tuesday, 1 December 2026 · key, objections and score calculator
Where things stand
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Exam
1–3 December 2026, two shifts a day (tentative)
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TopKaro key
Each shift's evening. Unofficial, by our teachers.
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RSSB model key
After the last shift, for every shift
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Objections
Online on RSSB's site, for a fee per question
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Final key and result
Scores normalised across shifts; qualifying marks 40% of 240 (35% for SC/ST)
Check your score
Blank: 120 · +2 for right · −0.67 for wrong or blank · each question 2 marks
0 / 240
How marks are counted
- 120 questions, 240 marks: each question is worth 240 ÷ 120 = 2 marks.
- A wrong answer costs one third of a question's marks (−0.67).
- Option E (“question not attempted”) scores 0: nothing added, nothing cut.
- A question with no option filled in at all, not even E, is a blank: it costs the same as a wrong answer. More than 12 blanks (10% of 120) and the candidate is disqualified.
- If RSSB deletes questions, they count for no one and their marks are spread over the rest.
Frequently asked questions
When will RSSB release the CET Senior Secondary Level 2026 answer key?
RSSB usually releases its model answer key within a few days of the exam, on its website. We will add the date here when RSSB announces it. On exam evening, TopKaro's teachers publish an unofficial key on this page so you can check your score sooner.
How do I raise an objection?
After the model key is out, RSSB takes objections online on its website for a few days. You log in, pick the question, give your reason with a source, and pay a fee per question as set in RSSB's notice. The final key comes after experts review the objections.
How is the score calculated?
Each of the 120 questions is worth 240 ÷ 120 = 2 marks. A wrong answer costs one third of that (−0.67), and so does a question left with no option at all; option E scores 0. If questions are deleted, the 240 marks are spread over the questions that remain. The calculator above does all of this for you.
What is option E?
Every question has a fifth circle, E, for “question not attempted”. Marking E scores 0, with no negative mark. If more than 10% of the questions (12 of 120) have none of the five circles filled in, the candidate is disqualified.
Is the TopKaro key official?
No. Only RSSB's model and final keys are official. TopKaro's key is prepared by our teachers on exam evening so you can estimate your score early; answers we are not sure of are marked “?”, and we update the key when RSSB publishes its own.