National Recruitment Agency | Common Entrance Exam | by-Tanvi Pahuja

Описание: National Recruitment Agency (NRA)
Context: Recently the government has approved the creation of a national recruitment agency.

What is NRA?

NRA is a testing agency which would be responsible for conducting the Common Eligibility Examination (CET) for non-gazetted Group B and C(non-technical) posts
To begin with, NRA CET would cover recruitment examinations for Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS Clerk, PO) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC CHSL, CGL, Steno Group C, D, JHT, etc.).
Gradually, all Central government recruitment agencies would be brought under the NRA.
NRA will be set up under the Societies Registration Act
It would have representatives of the Ministry of Railways, Department of Financial Services, the SSC, RRB and IBPS.
About Common Eligibility Test

Objective: It would merely check the eligibility of the candidates to appear for the recruitment process and is not same as a recruitment examination.
Nature of Exam: It is like a preliminary or Tier 1 examination where the general and basic aptitude of the candidate is tested.
Mode: This would be an online examination and would be time bound.
Frequency: NRA would release the schedule for the CET, which would be conducted twice every year.
Language: Candidates would be able to choose the medium of instruction from 12 major Indian languages, which will be expanded to other languages in future.
Validity: Once the exam is conducted, the candidates would be provided with their CET score, that would be valid for a period of three years.
Differentiated: Separate CET’s would be conducted for the different levels of eligibility – 10th pass, 12th pass and graduates
Utility: Based on CET Score level, final selection for recruitment shall be made through separate specialised Tiers (II, III, etc.) of examination which shall be conducted by the respective recruitment agencies