Thousands of hopeful college teachers across Punjab can now see where they stand, after the province’s Higher Education Department released the tentative merit list for College Teaching Intern positions for 2026. The list was announced on October 23, 2026, through the department’s official CTI recruitment portal, and every applicant can now check their name and merit position online.
The department is urging candidates to look at the list with care rather than simply searching for their name and stopping there. Applicants should open the CTI portal at cti-hep.punjab.gov.pk, go to the Merit List section, and confirm that they are viewing the entry for the college and subject they actually applied for, since the same candidate may appear in more than one place and the details can differ between applications.
That careful check matters because the list is tentative, not final. Candidates are advised to compare what is shown against the information they submitted when they applied, including their name, their merit position and the college and subject concerned, so that any mismatch can be spotted and raised before the process moves forward. A small error at this stage, left unnoticed, could affect a candidate’s chances later on, while a timely correction keeps their application on track.
For many applicants, the CTI programme is a first step into college teaching, offering classroom experience and a foothold in the profession, so the publication of the list is a moment of real consequence. The advice from the department is simple: check early, check the right entry, and make sure every detail lines up with the original application.
