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NRA CET Exam Date Announced : Conduct from September 2021 Onwards

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NRA CET exam date announced by the indian government. NRA CET will start conducting from September 2021 onwards.

NRA CET Exam Date Announced: Conduct from September 2021 Onwards

Dr. Jitendra Singh Announced the NRA CET exam conduct date and said that NRA CET will start conducting from September 2021 onwards.
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today that NRA is expected to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) from September,2021 onwards.

Important Information: Common Eligibility Test (CET) Exam

Name Of ExamCommon Eligibility Test (CET)
Name Of OrganizationNational Recruitment Agency
Exams CoveredPrelims Exam Of SSC, Railway, Banking
Agency TypeMulti Agency Body
CET Exam ModeComputer Based Mode
CET Exam CentersAtleast One Center In Every District
Number Of Attempts For CETUnlimited (Till the age limit)
StatusExam Dates Announced
CET Exam Dates 2021September 2021
Official SiteTo be launched soon*

Government has set up National Recruitment Agency (NRA) vide order dated 28.08.2020, as an independent, professional, specialist organization for conduct of computer based online common eligibility test (CET) to shortlist candidates for vacancies of Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted posts, Group ‘B’ Gazetted posts, which are exempted from consultation with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC); Group ‘C’ posts in the Government and equivalent posts (where no such classifications exist) in instrumentalities of the Government, for which similar eligibility conditions have been prescribed. NRA has been set up to provide the same platform to all candidates at the nearest District HQ and with a view to set a new standard of equity and inclusiveness in recruitment.

NRA will conduct CET to screen/shortlist candidates for jobs in Government sector for which recruitment is presently carried out through the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

NRA will conduct only preliminary screening of candidates. The final recruitment will be done through domain specific examinations/tests to be conducted by respective agencies viz. SSC, RRBs and IBPS. Based on the score obtained in CET conducted by NRA, candidates may appear in domain specific exam/tests to be conducted by respective recruitment agencies.

What is CET – NRA? 

  • National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will be a multi-agency nodal body.
  • It will conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Government Jobs to screen/shortlist candidates for Group B and C (non-technical) posts.
  • It will be a specialist body that will bring state-of-the-art technology and best practices to the field of Central Government recruitment.

Composition

National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will have representatives of the following:

  • Ministry of Railways
  • Ministry of Finance/Department of Financial Services
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
  • Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

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