The invention relates to a method for preparing a polyester film for a photovoltaic cell backplane, which comprises:1, a process step of synthesizing polyester chips, which is to first add terephthalic acid, glycol and antimony acetate serving as a catalyst into a reaction kettle to perform esterification, then to add triethyl phosphate and antioxidant 1010 which are blended with glycol to perform an reaction and finally to discharge the products of the reaction; 2, a process step of preparing mother particles, which is to crush the polyester chips synthesized by the step 1, dry the crushed polyester chips, add polycarbodiimide, an ultraviolet absorber MV 3638, triethyl phosphate and antioxidant 1010, mix the mixture and extrude the mixture by a double-screw extruder to produce the particles; and 3, a process step of producing a film by biaxial tension, which is to place the polyester chips synthesized by the step 1, the mother particles prepared by the step 2 and SiO2 3,000+/-100ppm PET polyester chips into the double-screw extruder for blending the mixture, melt and extrude the mixture in the double-screw extruder, casting a piece by a casting piece machine and prepare the film by biaxial tension. The method of the invention can change an active terminal carboxyl group into a stable group, so the polyester film has high aging resistance.