NRA CET Likely to be held at the end of 2022! The candidates must stay tuned with us to get all the latest updates and check the information below regarding the conduction of the exam. The Central Government approved the setting up of the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) on 19th of August 2020. The function of this National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will conduct the Common Eligibility Test (NRA CET). This exam was proposed in the Rajya Sabha way back on 14th March 2018 whereas the concept of NRA was first proposed in the Union Budget 2020. This exam will be conducted for the selection of aspirants to the various non-gazetted Group B and Group C posts in the Central Government, State/UT Government, and the Public Sector Banks.

The idea behind this exam is to replace various other exams for the said posts with one single exam. Currently, these exams are being conducted by different hiring organizations like the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), Railways Recruitment Board (RRB), etc. The scores of this exam will be valid for three years. There will be no limitations on the number of attempts for the NRA CET Exam and the best among these scores will be considered valid. All candidates can keep visiting NRA CET official website for more details.

NRA CET Updates

13th July 2022: NRA CET Likely to be held at the end of 2022!

As announced by the Union Minister of State, Dr. Jitemdra Singh in his twitter post on Wednesday, 13th July 2022, the NRA CET is likely to be conducted at the end of the year 2022. The candidates must bookmark this article and check it regularly for the latest updates on NRA CET.

24th March 2022: NRA CET Notice Regarding Syllabus and Scheme Out!

The National Recruitment Agency has released a press note regarding the syllabus and scheme of the examination. Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. JItendra Singh has stated that an Expert Advisory Committee has since been set up by NRA to recommend, inter-alia, the common Syllabus and scheme for the CET. Check the official notice below.

Check NRA CET Notice Regarding Syllabus and Scheme of Exam

National Recruitment Agency And Common Eligibility Test

There seems to be a lot of confusion among the candidates in regards to these new terms i.e. NRA and CET. In simple words, the Common Eligibility Test will act as one single screening/shortlisting test for various Group B and Group C exams. Generally, for most of the exams, the selection takes place through multiple stages i.e. preliminary exam, main exam, skill test/interview. The NRA CET will replace the preliminary stage for all the said exams. On the other hand, the multi-agency body called the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will be responsible for the conduction of this NRA CET. The candidates who will clear this NRA CET will be assessed further through specialized tiers (i.e. tier 2, tier 3 exams) by the respective organization i.e. SSC, IBPS, etc. All candidates can check the NRA CET Notification for more details!

NRA CET Exam Dates 2022

The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will conduct the Common Eligibility Test (NRA CET) at the end of 2022. This exam will be conducted to screen candidates for various jobs in the Government Sectors which are currently conducted by SSC, RRB & IBPS. You can check the details of this announcement in the Press Release Note below.

Exams To Be Replaced By The NRA CET

As discussed earlier, the NRA will replace the Staff Selection Commission, Railways Recruitment Board & other such Govt exam conducting bodies for the conduction of preliminary tests or the screening/shortlisting test only. The final appointment or the selection will be carried out through a domain-specific exam to be conducted by respective agencies (i.e. SSC/RRB/IBPS). The NRA CET will replace the examinations from agencies:

A. Staff Selection Commission

The SSC conducts various crucial examinations for students hailing from different educational backgrounds like class 10th, class 12th, and graduate level. These various examinations like Combined Higher Secondary Level, Combined Graduate Level, Central Police Organization Exam, etc. are conducted across various stages like Tier 1, Tier 2, and so on. The first tier for all of these exams has a somewhat similar exam pattern or syllabus. The NRA CET will replace all these tier 1 exams.

B. Railways Recruitment Board

Indian Railways is one of the largest employers in the country when it comes to Govt jobs. The RRB too conducts various examinations like NTPC, Group D, etc. across various CBTs i.e. Computer Based Tests. The Common Eligibility Test will replace the CBT 1 stage for all the exams. 

C. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Board

The IBPS conducts examinations for the recruitment of various banking posts like Clerk, Bank PO, Bank SO, etc. For all such examinations, the IBPS arranges a preliminary exam. The NRA CET will replace all these preliminary examinations for all such banking posts. The further stages of selection i.e. mains, interviews, etc. will be conducted by IBPS only.

D. Graduate & Undergraduate Level Jobs

The NRA CET will be applicable not just for Central Govt job exams but also by recruitments conducted by various State Governments and Union Territories. The State/UT Governments also need candidates belonging to every educational background like graduate, 10th pass, and 12th pass. The respective exam conducting body can directly conduct the advanced selection stage once the NRA CET has been cleared by the applicant. The press release regarding the same was released recently:

State/UT Govt Recruitments Through NRA CET

Here are some of the exams for which the initial selection stage might be replaced by the NRA CET:

Advantages of NRA CET Exam

NRA CET Exam will have some major advantages which can be summed up below:

• NRA CET will reduce the number of exams conducted by the various exam conducting bodies.
• The candidate has to pay multiple application fees and has to travel to numerous examination centers in order to appear for multiple exams. This initiative will hence resume the financial burden on the student.
• It is possible that NRA CET scores may be further used by State Governments in the future if they desire to use it for short-listing candidates employing them.
• The NRA CET can curb corruption and scams to a great extent.
• There will be no restriction on the number of attempts. Hence the candidate can appear for the exam as long as he/she satisfies the age limit.
• NRA CET majorly aims to bring transparency in various government procedures, to ease the difficulty faced by the candidates after failure in the proper conduction of various exams. In the past, SSC CHSL 2013, CGL 2014, SSC Constable (GD), CAPF 2016, etc. have been canceled due to a number of reasons.

NRA CET Exam Pattern 2022

The NRA has not declared any specific NRA CET exam pattern or syllabus for this Common Eligibility Test. The details regarding the same will be released in due course of time. The National Recruitment Agency will however conduct the following three types of NRA CETs:

• Matriculation Level (10th class)
• Higher Secondary Level (12th pass)
• Graduation Level 

The syllabus for these exams will be as per the Tier I/CBT 1/ Preliminary stages of the various exams which are conducted by the SSC, IBPS, etc. for respective educational levels. Hence the recruitment will be taking place in two phases i.e. NRA CET & Specialized Tiers by respective organizations.

Challenges of NRA CET Exam 2022

Though NRA CET is a major initiative taken by the Indian Government, yet there are a few challenges that the exam may have to face after the process gets implemented.

• The major challenge in conducting the NRA CET will be the exam pattern & syllabus. As this will be a common exam for SSC, Banking, RRB, etc. then there will be big difficulty in following a single syllabus & pattern and deciding a standard pattern for NRA CET.
• There is uncertainty about whether the NRA CET will be qualifying or its marks will be added in the Mains exam & final score.

NRA CET Preparation Tips 2022

These are a few preparation tips to achieve your goal. It is important to stay dedicated and work towards the results. Don’t forget to solve online test series, attempt mock tests, solve practice sets, etc for self-evaluation. These tips will help you excel in NRA CET 2022. 

NRA CET Books For Preparations

These are some of the books that can be referred to while preparing for NRA CET 2022. 

Hopefully, this article on the NRA CET was informative for all the Govt job aspirants. Now such aspirants might be having a better understanding of the new recruitment process which will be brought into practice by 2022. For the preparation of various Govt job examinations, the candidates can download to Testbook App.