Common Eligibility Test (NRA CET) is an upcoming preliminary test to manage the recruitment process for the non-gazetted posts in RRB, SSC, IBPS, and other participating government and private institutions. It will be conducted and managed by the newly formed central-level recruitment agency ‘National Recruitment Agency’.
NRA will conduct the first Common Eligibility Test in 2024. In this article, we are sharing important information and new updates related to the CET exam by NRA including exam date, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, the online application process, syllabus, Age Limit, etc.
Latest Update
- January 2024 – As per the 2022-23 Annual Report of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions1, the national recruitment agency has been formed to manage the exam, 33 posts have been filled and 7 posts are vacant. There is still no news or notification about the Common Eligibility Test, on its official website, and notification. We are monitoring all the government websites and Twitter handles. If there is any new update, we will inform everyone.
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Union Cabinet has approved a proposal shared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions on 19th August 2020[2] to start the formation of a new Recruitment Agency for managing the recruitment of already existing government recruiting agencies at the initial level.
The newly formed agency will be responsible for arranging a single primary-level (Tier 1) examination. Common Eligibility Test will be common for all recruiting agencies at the initial level.
What is the Common Eligibility Test (CET Exam)?
Common Eligibility Test (CET) is an upcoming national-level combined competitive exam that will shortlist candidates at the primary (Tier-I) level for non-gazetted, non-technical group ‘B’, and group ‘C’ posts of the central government.
It will be conducted by a newly set up multi-agency body National Recruitment Agency (NRA).
To begin with, the Common Eligibility Test will be conducted for the central-level posts in the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Board (RRBs), and Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS).
The test will be conducted in 2024. Exact Exam dates will be announced after the release of the official notification which is yet to be released by the National Recruitment Agency.
What is the full form of CET?
CET full form in English: Common Eligibility Test.
CET full form हिंदी में: “सामान्य पात्रता परीक्षा”
Highlights
Particulars | Summary |
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Exam Name | Common Eligibility Test (NRA CET) |
Exam Conducting Body | National Recruitment Agency (NRA) |
First Announced | 2019 |
Started in | 2024 (Tentative) |
Exam Level | National |
Exam Type | Objective type test |
Exam Language | 12 languages including English and Hindi |
Country | India |
Types of CET exam | Three types (10th class, 12th class, graduate-level) |
Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
Exam Purpose | Shortlist candidates for Tier-2, and Tier-3 exams for Group-B and Group C non-technical posts |
Number of attempts | No restrictions |
Validity of CET score | Three years |
Official Website | to be updated |
Which exams will be conducted through NRA CET?
Initially, the below-given exams may be conducted by the National recruitment agency.
CET Level | SSC | IBPS | RRB |
---|---|---|---|
Matric level CET | SSC GD constable paper 1, SSC MTS Paper 1, SSC Selection Post | RRB Group D Tier 1 exam, RRB NTPC Tier-1 exam | |
Higher-Secondary level CET | SSC Constable (GD) Delhi police, SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam, SSC Stenographer Grade C exam, SSC Selection Post | RRB NTPC Tier-1 exam | |
Graduate-level CET | SSC CGL Tier 1 exam, SSC Sub-Inspector CPO Tier 1 exam, SSC Selection Post | IBPS Clerk preliminary exam, IBPS PO preliminary exam, IBPS RRB Clerk prelims, IBPS RRB PO prelims | RRB NTPC Tier-1 exam |
What is the National Recruitment Agency (NRA)?
National Recruitment Agency (NRA) is a newly established central-level multi-agency body that will be responsible for conducting a Common Eligibility Test for the Tier-I screening of Group B, Group C non-gazetted posts for the Staff Selection Commission, IBPS, and Indian Railways.
Union Cabinet has already approved a proposal to establish NRA. It would be registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, of 1860. It will have six regional offices in East, West, South, North, Central, and North-East and its headquarters will be in New Delhi.
It will have 7 functional Divisions such as Controller of Examination, IEC, Strategic Directions, Administration, Finance and Research, IT Solutions, and Content Development.
Particulars | Summary |
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Name of the agency | National Recruitment Agency |
Organization type | Central-level recruiting agency |
Abbreviation | NRA |
Establishment | 19th August 2020 |
Responsibility | To conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for the Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ (non-technical) staff for SSC, IBPS, and RRBs |
Headquarter | New Delhi |
Departments | 7 functional Divisions |
Official website | Will be updated |
National Recruitment Agency is set up by the Union Cabinet chaired by the honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to conduct the Common Eligibility Test. Now candidates will appear for a single exam.
NRA members will be selected from the participating recruiting agencies such as IBPS, RRB, and SSC, and some members will come from central-level ministries such as the Railway and Finance Ministry. It is expected that the National recruitment agency will bring a solid technical foundation and best practices to help the Central Government’s recruitment for different verticals.
What is the full form of NRA?
NRA Full form in English: National Recruitment Agency.
NRA full form हिंदी में: “राष्ट्रीय भर्ती एजेंसी”
NRA Budget allocation and expenditure:
An estimated expenditure of Rs. 1517.57 crore will be incurred on setting up of the NRA and conduct of CETs by the NRA in the first three years[3].
As per the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 2021-22 Annual Report[4], the budget was estimated to be 129.61 crore which was revised to 58.32 crore and utilized before 31st January 2022. The budget estimate for the 2022-23 financial year was 396.00 crore.
As per the 2022-23 Annual Report by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions[5], The estimated budget was 396 crore and the revised estimate was 0.01 crore. Finally, the total expenditure was 7.68 crore (up to December 2022) in the 2022-23 financial year was met by the unutilized funds in the financial year 2021-22.
Other activities as per the 2022-23 annual report:
- NRA has shifted to its new HQ office at Jeevan Bharati Building, Connaught Place with effect from 01 April 2022.
- The Expert Advisory Committee (EAC) has shared a report related to harmonizing the syllabus for CET, suggesting a scheme of examination, deciding on fee structure, formula for normalization, and suggestions on modern technology applications.
- The first General Body (GB) meeting was held on 21st June 2022. The meeting was chaired by the Chairman NRA. The second GB meeting was held on 12th January 2023.
What is the NRA CET exam?
NRA CET full form is National Recruitment Agency – Common Eligibility Test where Common Eligibility Test is an objective type of test for central government jobs in India and NRA is the short form of National Recruitment Agency which is a newly set up organization to conduct the CET exam.
Why National Recruitment Agency formed?
One of the most obvious questions that come to everyone’s mind that Why there is a need for one more government hiring agency if there are already many existing organizations managing central-level recruitment.
The main issue is that these existing organizations are not performing as per expectation and the current situation is getting worse. For example, SSC has not released the Combined Graduate Level 2018 exam result yet[6] (Finally, the result has been announced on April 01, 2021[7]).
It’s been two years and the Railway Recruitment Board has not completed the recruitment process for the RRB NTPC 2018 exam. This two-year-long recruitment process is unacceptable.
Other SSC examinations and results:
As per the annual report by the MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, a total of 71,74,579 candidates registered for various SSC examinations. During the Financial Year 2021-22 (up to 31.12.2021), the Staff Selection Commission has recommended 25,115 candidates to various User Ministries / Departments. Please check out major examinations conducted by the Staff Selection and their result date[8].
Sl. No. | Name of the Examination | Date of Declaration of Result | Candidates Selected |
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1 | Combined Graduate Level Examination 2018 | 01.04.2021 | 11,103 |
2 | Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police, CAPFs, and ASI in CISF Examination, 2018 | 20.04.2021 | 1,570 |
3 | Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination 2018 | 30.09.2021 | 5,645 |
4 | Junior Hindi Translator, Junior Translator and Senior Hindi Translator Examination, 2020 | 29.10.2021` | 182 |
5 | Constable (Executive) Male and Female in Delhi Police Examination, 2020 | 15.12.2021 | 5,690 |
6 | Selection Posts (as of 31-12-2021) | 925 | |
Total | 25,115 |
It is clearly shown in the above table that SSC CGL 2018, CHSL 2018, and SI 2018 took almost 3 years to complete.
One more major problem is that candidates have to face the same situation again if he/she applies for any other exam such as exams conducted through Railway Recruitment.
The major task was to minimize the total time taken in the overall recruitment process for government jobs. The National Recruitment Agency is constituted after considering this long-duration process.
Now there is no need to attend multiple examinations for different departments in the central government. CET will replace the initial level shortlisting and it will drastically reduce the total time and overall cost.
Candidates will also get the benefit of a reduced time cycle the total recruitment takes for any exam. Generally, A total of 6 months is taken from the notification release date and application process to the Tier-1 exam.
These 6 months will be reduced to 1 month and will help in the announcement of the final result sooner than the current system.
Salient features of the NRA CET Exam
- There will be a common registration portal for all candidates and only one-time registration is required to submit the online application form to apply for the exam. All important notifications will be released through this registration portal.
- The Agency is planning to conduct the test twice a year which will be further scaled to multiple times a year as per the candidate’s preference.
- New Recruiting Agency will introduce three CET level exams and different level exams will be conducted for 10th pass, 12th Pass, and graduate pass candidates to facilitate recruitment to vacancies at various levels and at the same time maintain the difficulty level of the exam according to the candidate’s qualification.
- There is one more major change proposed to conduct the CET test in 12 major Indian languages including English and Hindi and later on increase the number of languages to make it easier to attempt by all people from different parts of the country.
- Initially, the CET test will cover the central government recruitment for three agencies that is Railway Recruitment Board, the Staff Selection Commission, and the Institute of Banking Personnel. More agencies will be included later.
- CET test will be held in 1,000 centers across India and there will be an examination center in every district of the country. There will be a special thrust on creating examination infrastructure in the 117 aspirational districts.
- All shortlisted candidates will get a CET score which will be valid for three years. After the test candidates will have to apply for exams separately to SSC, IBPS, and RRBs for the higher-level tests such as Tier-2, Tier-3, Interview, Physical Test, etc.
- CET Score will be shared with the candidates as well as with the recruiting agencies.
- There shall be no restriction on the number of attempts to be taken by a candidate to appear in the CET test subject to the upper age limit. Age relaxation for SC/ST and OBC candidates as per existing rules will apply.
Update (24th August 2020): The Indian government on 24th August 2020 shared a video on @mygovindia’s Twitter handle about how Youth is appreciating the Government’s decision of setting up #NationalRecruitmentAgency as it will simplify the recruitment process and more job opportunities can be explored easily[9]. Watch this video to know more.
Update (24th August 2020): The Indian government on 24th August 2020 shared a video on @mygovindia’s Twitter handle about the CET recruitment process and how Women can easily apply for government jobs[10].
Update (19th August 2020): The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over setting up of National Recruitment Agency. The Prime Minister said on Twitter[11], “The National Recruitment Agency will prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters. The Common Eligibility Test will eliminate multiple tests and save precious time as well as resources. This will also be a big boost to transparency.
Benefits of the Common Eligibility Test (CET)
The benefit to Candidates from Rural Areas:
Now candidates from rural areas can compete for many posts by just appearing in one examination. Till now candidates from rural could not afford to appear in multiple examinations due to financial constraints.
Now they can appear for a single Tier-1 exam which will be conducted by the newly set up recruiting agency.
CET Score will be valid for three years:
The CET score of the candidate shall be valid for three years from the date of declaration of the result. Candidates can appear for as many tests as they want and improve their scores.
There is no limit on the number of attempts. A higher CET score from multiple exams will be used for the further recruitment process. An example is given below.
CET exam | Score percentile in a different session | Percentile considered for Tier-2, Tier-3 |
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March 2024 | 80 | 80 |
September 2024 | 85 | 85 |
March 2025 | 70 | 85 |
September 2025 | 90 | 90 |
Standardized Testing:
The agency shall conduct a separate test each for the three levels of 10th Pass, higher secondary (12th pass), and graduate pass candidates for the non-technical posts.
Currently, The recruitment for non-technical posts is carried out by the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).
Candidates will be shortlisted based on the CET test score and the final selection for recruitment shall be made through separate specialized Tiers (II, III, Medical Exam, etc.) of examination which shall be conducted by the respective recruitment agencies.
A single Exam Pattern and Syllabus:
The syllabus and NRA CET exam pattern for the Common Eligibility Test would be the same. This will remove the extra burden of candidates who will have to prepare separately for different exams due to the difference in the Exam Pattern and Syllabus.
Exam Patterns and Syllabus would be different for different levels of the CET Test such as the 10th level, 12th level, and graduate level.
Scheduling Tests and choosing Centres:
Now there would be a single portal for registration and candidates can choose the exam center of their choice. Based on availability, they would be allotted Centres.
The government has planned to open exam centers in every district of the country. The ultimate aim is to reach a stage wherein candidates can schedule their tests at Centres of their choice.
CET Test Score access to multiple recruitment agencies:
Initially, the scores would be used by the three major recruitment agencies SSC, IBPS, and RRBs. After some time this score can be shared with other Central Governments, State governments, Union Territories, and public sector companies.
Further, Any recruitment agency can adopt recruitment through the CET score if they choose to do that. This would help such organizations in saving costs and time spent on recruitment.
Earlier, On 2nd December 2019 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) shared a proposal with the government and asked for their comments on the proposal to set up a specialized agency for government recruitment[12].
The objectives of the proposal are as under:
- (a) To mitigate the hardship faced by candidates who have to appear for multiple examinations conducted by multiple agencies, where similar eligibility conditions have been prescribed.
- (b) To bring in savings to the candidates towards multiple application fees and travel costs to appear in these examinations.
- (c) To improve access to rural candidates by setting up at least one test center in every district.
- (d) To facilitate candidates to schedule tests and choose an examination center of their choice.
- (e) To reduce the time taken in the selection process.
- (f) To facilitate employment generation.
NRA CET Official Website
The official website is not available yet. There is no official information about the availability of the online portal. The NRA official website is most likely constructed by the NIC and information about the Common Entrance Test will be uploaded.
NIC is responsible for the new government website design, updating the necessary data, and website overall maintenance such as server upgrades, etc.
After the website development candidates can check the NRA CET website domain which may be similar to the…
- www.cet.nic.in
- www.cet.gov.in
- www.nra.nic.in
- www.nra.gov.in
- www.nracet.nic.in
- www.nracet.gov.in
- www.cettest.nic.in
- www.cettest.gov.in
Note: Please check that the domain has .nic.in or .gov.in at the end of the domain name. Some websites are claiming that the official website will be www.nracet.nic.in which is not true.
There is no announcement available yet related to this. We will let you know the exact official website link.
As there is no official website information as of now, candidates are advised to avoid any fraudulent website that claims to be an official website.
Madhya Pradesh will use the CET score for their recruitment:
CM Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan announced one day after the approval of the National Recruitment Agency that Madhya Pradesh will use the CET score for the hiring of Group C and Group D vacancies13.
Madhya Pradesh became the first state will use the CET score. Shivraj Singh Chauhan said on Twitter in hindi, “#NRA द्वारा आयोजित परीक्षाओं में प्राप्त अंकों के आधार पर ही नौकरी देने का अभूतपूर्व निर्णय लेने वाला मध्यप्रदेश पहला राज्य है। इससे युवाओं का जीवन सहज, सुगम बनेगा। देश के दूसरे राज्य भी मध्यप्रदेश की इस पहल को अपनाकर अपने प्रदेश के बेटे-बेटियों को बड़ी राहत दे सकते हैं।[14].”
He also said in another tweet, “अपने युवा बेटे-बेटियों के कल्याण के लिए हमने एक और अनूठा व क्रांतिकारी निर्णय लिया है। प्रदेश की शासकीय नौकरियों के लिए युवाओं को अलग से कोई परीक्षा देने की आवश्यकता नहीं होगी। #NRA द्वारा आयोजित परीक्षा में प्राप्त अंकों के आधार पर ही इन्हें प्रदेश की शासकीय नौकरियां मिलेंगी।[15]“
He again tweeted in hindi, “मध्यप्रदेश की शासकीय नौकरियों पर केवल प्रदेश के युवाओं का हक होगा, यह हमने पहले ही तय कर दिया है। अब आपको बार-बार की परीक्षाओं के कारण होने वाले निरर्थक व्यय और आवागमन से भी मुक्ति मिल जायेगी। मेरे बच्चों तुम्हारा जीवन आनंददायी और बेहतर बने, यही मेरी प्राथमिकता है।[16]“
Posts for National Recruitment Agency
Initially, after the approval from the Ministry of Finance, the Below posts were created for the NRA. This information has been made available through a notification issued on 11 January 2021[17]. You may check the notification in the reference section below.
Sr. No. | Name of Post | Level of post as per 7th CPC | NRA HQ | Regional offices |
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1. | Director | (Level-13) | 03 | — |
2. | Deputy Secretary | (Level-12) | — | 03 |
3. | Deputy Director | (Level-11) | 07 | — |
4. | Assistant Director | (Level-10) | — | 06 |
5. | Senior PPS (For Chairman Office) | (Level-12) | 01 | 00 |
6. | PPS (for Secretary cum-Controller of Examinations Office) | (Level-11) | 01 | 00 |
7. | Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | (Level-7) | 04 | 03 |
8. | Executives (ASO) | (Level-7) | 15 | 12 |
Total | 31 | 24 |
The number of posts will increase after the proper functioning of all departments and offices.
As per the 2022-23 annual report by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions[18] the organizational structure of NRA is as follows.
Sr. No. | Name of Post | Pay Level 7th CPC | Number of posts | Current position |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chairman | (Level-17) | 01 | 01 |
2 | Secretary cum CoE | (Level-14) | 01 | 01 |
3 | Director | (Level-13) | 03 | 01 |
4 | Deputy Secretary | (Level-12) | — | 01 |
5 | Deputy Director (Under Secretary Level) | (Level-11) | 07 | 01 |
6 | Assistant Director | (Level-10) | — | 0 |
7 | Senior PPS (For Chairman Office) | (Level-12) | 01 | 0 |
8 | PPS (for Secretary cum-CoE Office) | (Level-11) | 01 | 0 |
9 | Stenographer Grade ‘C’ | (Level-7) | 04 | |
10 | Executives (ASO) | (Level-7) | 15 | 02 |
Total | 33 | 7 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the syllabus of the Common Eligibility Test?
As of now, there is no syllabus issued by the government. The syllabus will be issued later after setting up the official examination portal. All official information will be listed on the official website.
The Syllabus would be similar to the Tier-1 Bank Exam, SSC Exam, and RRB exam. In the syllabus, questions may be asked on topics such as Reasoning, Mathematics, and English. The difficulty level would be different for the 10th class, 12th class, and graduate-level CET.
What is the exam pattern of the Common Eligibility Test?
Exam patterns will be made available by the National Recruitment Agency when it starts the examination process. The only available information right now is that the Exam pattern for different levels such as 10th class, 12th class, and graduate will be different.
Exam patterns will be made available on the official website which is currently under construction.
CET exam pattern will be similar to the Bank, SSC, and RRBs Tier-1 exam where candidates answer objective type of questions with Multiple choice and will have three sections Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and General English.
There may be some differences in the exam pattern for the class 10th level, class 12th level, and graduate level.
What is the eligibility for the NRA CET Exam?
Candidates who have passed the 10th class, 12th class, and graduate can appear for different levels of CET exams such as 10th class level, 12th class level, and graduate level. Age criteria will be similar to SSC, IBPS, and RRB Tier-1 exams.
Age relaxation will be applicable as per the existing rules of the Government of India.
Official Eligibility Criteria and details such as Age limit, Nationality, and Educational qualifications will be updated after the launch of the official website.
Which exams will be conducted by the National recruitment agency?
Initially, The agency will cover the examinations of Group B and Group C posts for the Railway Recruitment Board, Staff Selection Commission, and Institute of Banking Personnel.
It will conduct the Tier-1 Common Eligibility Test for popular examinations such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D, RRB JE, IBPS RRB, IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS SO, SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, SSC JE, SSC Stenographer, SSC JHT, etc.
How many times CET exam is conducted?
Initially, The Common Eligibility Test will be conducted two times a year.
NRA shall enhance the frequency of the exam at each level in a planned manner to reach a stage where it shall allow a candidate to book and take the test on the date and time requested by him.
Will the NRA CET exam replace the CTET and TET exams?
Common Eligibility Test will be conducted for Group B non-gazetted, Certain Group B Gazetted, and Group C non-technical posts.
This test will not replace the CTET and TET exams and These exams will be conducted by their respective exam authority departments.
Will the SSC CGL 2021-22 also be conducted by the National Recruitment Agency?
Yes, CET will come into force in 2024 and a common eligibility test will be conducted for all participating government recruitment agencies including the Staff Selection Commission.
The agency will release its first notification for the test in 2024. All important information such as eligibility criteria, syllabus, exam pattern, etc. will also be made available by the Recruitment Agency along with the official notification.
What is the age limit for OBC category writing for the common entrance test?
The age limit will be similar or 1 year more or less to the current examinations conducted by the different government agencies such as SSC, IBPS, and RRB. The age limit will also depend on the exam level.
The age limit will be different for all CET levels such as the 10th level exam, 12th level exam, and graduation level exam.
For example, the Age limit in the SSC CHSL exam is 18 to 27 years so for the 12th level exam we can expect the age limit from 18 to 27 years.
Please note that it is just an assumption and the actual Age Limit will be informed after the release of the official notification in 2024.
Is UPSC under NRA?
UPSC and NRA both are different recruitment agencies. UPSC is responsible for managing the central-level recruitment for mostly Group A and Group B such as the Civil Services exam.
NRA is another recruitment agency that will manage Group C and Group D recruitment for the central government.
What is HSSC CET (Common Eligibility Test)?
Haryana Staff Selection Commission has launched a one-time registration portal to recruit candidates for the Group C and Group D posts.
This one-time registration portal will be used to conduct a common eligibility test, the Haryana CET exam. The Haryana government will use this one-time registration portal and will not take any help from the National recruitment agency for their hiring.
Is CET canceled for 2021?
Yes, As per the latest announcement by Dr. Jitendra Singh on 6th July 2021, CET will be conducted in early 2022[19]. Check the references section below for the source of this information.
After doing some more research we found that the exam may be conducted in March 2022 and the application process may be started in February 2022.
As per the last update by the Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, He shared a written reply in Lok Sabha that the Common Eligibility Test will be conducted from September 2021.
As of now, there is no official information available about the postponement of the exam. It is likely to be postponed if the current COVID-19 situation does not improve before September.
As per the decreasing graph of the COVID cases day by day and the increase in the positivity rate we hope that the situation may become normal from July onwards.
Also As per the announcement made by the Niti Aayog about sharing the Covaxin formula with other domestic manufacturers and other vaccine approvals such as Sputnik V, we can easily vaccinate a large percentage of the people from 18 to 44 years of age group which will help in conducting the Common Eligibility Test.
The National Recruitment Agency will take the final decision considering the situation.
Is NRA CET tough?
You are going to face the biggest competition among a large group of job seekers. We have seen a lot of applications for popular exams such as SSC CHSL, Bank Clerks, and Railway exams.
But now all job seekers who used to attend different exams at different times will attend a single exam.
So there will be a huge crowd and you have to prove your eligibility among them for the next phase of the selection process.
The more the number of applicants more the exam becomes tough. So you can expect a higher cut-off mark which will not be an easy task for the candidates to crack without proper planning. But the good news is that you can again apply for the CET exam after 6 months.
So just focus on your studies and be ready for the upcoming challenge.
Previous Updates about the NRA CET exam
May 22, 2022 – Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the first-ever Common Eligibility Test for the central government jobs will be conducted before this year probably in the last quarter of 2022[20].
It was speculated that the CET exam was supposed to be conducted in early 2022 but it was again delayed due to some reasons. Dr. Jitendra Singh shared this information while chairing a meeting of all the six Autonomous Bodies under the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).
March 24, 2022 – Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office shared a written reply in Rajya Sabha today about the NRA CET exam[21].
He said that the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) would be set up as an independent, professional, and specialist organization. An Expert Advisory Committee has since been set up and this committee will share its recommendations about the syllabus, exam pattern, and scheme for the NRA CET exam.
The officers/officials posted in NRA include the Chairman, Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations, Director and Deputy Secretary, etc.
September 11, 2021 – Dr. Jitendra Singh again confirmed the NRA CET exam date. Common Eligibility Test will be conducted from early 2022 across the country.
There will be two exam centers in Leh and Kargil under the Ladakh union territory and one exclusive exam center in Leh for the civil services exam Dr. Jitendra Singh said while inaugurating a two-day workshop on Capacity Building for Ladakh Officials at Leh[22]. read more
July 6, 2021 – The CET Test will be conducted in early 2022 to shortlist candidates at the primary level for the central government jobs.
After the launch of the e-Book Civil List-2021 of IAS officers, Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh said that due to the Corona pandemic, the CET is likely to get delayed till early 2022. There was no deadline mentioned by Dr. Jitendra Singh.
Footnotes:
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23, 41, https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/AR2022-23English.pdf ↩︎
- “Union Cabinet approves setting up of National Recruitment Agency,” Press Information Bureau Government of India, August 19, 2020, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1647000 ↩︎
- Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel and Training, No.DOPT-1673564708486, August 28, 2020, https://doptcirculars.nic.in/OM/ViewOM.aspx?id=370&headid=2 ↩︎
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, ANNUAL REPORT 202I-22, 186, https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/AR%202021-22%20English.pdf ↩︎
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23, 42, https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/AR2022-23English.pdf ↩︎
- “Two Years On, We’ve No Idea When SSC Will Release 2018 CGL Results,” The Quint, September 04, 2020, https://www.thequint.com/my-report/ssc-staff-selection-commission-yet-to-declare-2018-cgl-results-speakupforsscrailwaystudents-trends-on-twitter ↩︎
- Scroll Staff, “SSC CGL 2018 final result announced at ssc.nic.in; 11103 candidates appointed,” Scroll.in, https://scroll.in/announcements/991185/ssc-cgl-2018-final-result-announced-at-ssc-nic-in-11103-candidates-appointed ↩︎
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, ANNUAL REPORT 202I-22, December 2, 2019, 28, https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/AR%202021-22%20English.pdf ↩︎
- MyGovIndia (@mygovindia), “Youth is appreciating the Government’s decision of setting up #NationalRecruitmentAgency as it will simplify the recruitment process,” X, Aug 24, 2020, https://twitter.com/mygovindia/status/1297794520721965056 ↩︎
- MyGovIndia (@mygovindia), “Watch this video to know how the recruitment process and applying for jobs is easier for women with the set up of #NationalRecruitmentAgency,” X, Aug 24, 2020, https://twitter.com/mygovindia/status/1297858695125073920 ↩︎
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi), “The #NationalRecruitmentAgency will prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters. Through the Common Eligibility Test,” X, August 19, 2020, https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1296044829550370816 ↩︎
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, PUBLIC NOTICE F. No. 39020/01/2017 Estt. (B), December 2, 2019, https://documents.doptcirculars.nic.in/D2/D02est/EnglishNRAXWdB0.PDF ↩︎
- “Madhya Pradesh to offer govt jobs on basis of NRA test score: Shivraj Singh Chouhan,” economictimes.indiatimes.com, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., August 20, 2020, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/madhya-pradesh-to-offer-govt-jobs-on-basis-of-nra-test-score-shivraj-singh-chouhan/articleshow/77658954.cms ↩︎
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj), “#NRA द्वारा आयोजित परीक्षाओं में प्राप्त अंकों के आधार पर ही नौकरी देने का अभूतपूर्व निर्णय लेने वाला मध्यप्रदेश पहला राज्य है। इससे युवाओं का जीवन सहज, सुगम बनेगा।,” X, August 20, 2020, https://twitter.com/ChouhanShivraj/status/1296373547888066561 ↩︎
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj), “अपने युवा बेटे-बेटियों के कल्याण के लिए हमने एक और अनूठा व क्रांतिकारी निर्णय लिया है।,” X, August 20, 2020, https://twitter.com/ChouhanShivraj/status/1296373543211421696 ↩︎
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj), “मध्यप्रदेश की शासकीय नौकरियों पर केवल प्रदेश के युवाओं का हक होगा, यह हमने पहले ही तय कर दिया है।,” X, August 20, 2020, https://twitter.com/ChouhanShivraj/status/1296373545598033921 ↩︎
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, PUBLIC NOTICE F. No. 39020/01/2017 Estt. (B), January 11, 2021, https://documents.doptcirculars.nic.in/D2/D02est/Creation%20of%20postsV4fQy.PDF ↩︎
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23, 41, https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/AR2022-23English.pdf ↩︎
- “Union Minister Dr Jitendra says, a Common Eligibility Test will be conducted across the country from early 2022 to screen and shortlist candidates for recruitment to Central government jobs,” Press Information Bureau, July 06, 2021, https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1733149 ↩︎
- “NRA gearing up to conduct computer-based online Common Eligibility Test (CET) for recruitment to Non-Gazetted posts by the year-end: Dr Jitendra Singh Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, “Whole of Govt Concept” introduced by Prime Minister Modi The Minister chairs the joint meeting of all the Six Autonomous Bodies of DoPT; Calls for efficient use of public funds and promote people-friendly governance Dr Jitendra Singh asks senior officials to explore the possibility of the merger of Grih Kalyan Kendras (GKK) and Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board (CCSCSB) due to overlapping mandate and aims and objectives,” Press Information Bureau Government of India, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1827415 ↩︎
- “National Recruitment Agency,” Press Information Bureau Government of India, March. 24, 2022, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1809083 ↩︎
- “Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, goals and targets set by the Prime Minister for the new UT of Ladakh would be met in time to make it one of the best UTs in the Country,” Press Information Bureau Government of India, September 09, 2021, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1753585 ↩︎