An official notice has been issued in the budget of 2020-21 disclosing the set up of National Agency Recruitment, NRA as an independent, professional, and specialist organization to conduct Computer Based online common eligibility test for the recruitment of non gazetted posts.
Candidates will be shortlisted for certain categories of posts released under the recruitment of Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). However, the final screening of the candidates will be done through separate specialized examinations to be conducted by respective recruitment agencies.
National Recruitment Agency (NRA) Common Entrance Test (CET), or NRA CET, is a brand new competitive examination for government jobs. NRA was set up by the central government in August 2020. It is gearing up to organize its first CET in early 2022.
NRA CET for Graduates is the top-tier competitive examination in the NRA CET series, where other examinations would be for class 10th and class 12th pass candidates.
The NRA CET exam will screen candidates seeking government jobs where the minimum educational qualification is graduation, such as the Bank PO or SSC Assistant Grade jobs.
The recruitment boards will be able to notify an NRA CET cut-off score for candidates who want to apply for the jobs on offer. This helps the agencies screen eligible students and limit the number of candidates appearing in the examination.
Based on the NRA CET score, you would know whether you need to prepare further and improve your score or are fit for the tier-II and tier-III exams that lead to the jobs.
NRA CET will organize two examinations each year where students with a bachelor’s degree or in the final year of graduation can take the test. It will be an online test, and results will be available almost instantly.
The application for NRA CET for Graduates will be found online. The admit card will also be available to download on the candidate’s account on the official NRA CET website.
Who Can Apply | Candidates with graduation and above qualification |
Organizer | National Recruitment Agency (NRA) |
User Recruiting Agencies | SSC, RRB, IBPS, other state and UT governments, and PSUs |
Type of Jobs | Non-gazetted and non-technical Group B, C, and D jobs |
Frequency | Twice a year |
Examination Fee | The information is not available at the moment. Please wait for official NRA notification. |
National-Level Examination | It will be organized across the country at about 1000 centres. |
NRA CET aims to make the government recruitment process better and more efficient. It plans to achieve these objectives by using state-of-the-art technology and industry best practices. There are several benefits of NRA CET for graduates looking for jobs.
NRA was constituted only about a year ago, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, it still has to get started on a practical note. For example, the official NRA website is still not up and running.
Given the huge popularity of government jobs in India, there can be some unscrupulous websites that might try to cheat job seekers. In December 2020, the fact-checking department of the central government’s press information bureau (PIB) had busted a fake NRA website.
As such, applicants should be careful and vigilant when applying for the NRA CET.
NRA CET is going to bring in a new era of competitive examinations for government jobs in India. Recruitment agencies such as SSC, RRB, and IBPS will use CET cut-off marks as a screening tool to weed out undeserving candidates. This will reduce the hassles both for students and the recruitment agencies.
NRA CET will use technology and industry best practices to reform the examination system. For the starter, it will use the online mode for application, examination, and results.
However, much of the information about NRA CET is yet to come from official sources. You should watch out for official NRA notifications before taking any move with respect to the NRA CET exam.
Yes. The NRA will share the CET with state governments and PSUs. They may use the score to screen the candidates or give them jobs directly.
Yes, they can. However, the exact details are yet to come from the NRA.
No, there is no cap on the number of attempts. However, most government jobs have a maximum age limit. Beyond that, your NRA CET score will not be valid.
As per reports, NRA is planning to organize the first CET in early 2022.
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