NRA to conduct prelims exam of RRB, SSC and IBPS, know 10 special things related to NRA CET recruitment exam

National Recruitment Agency: With the approval of the National Recruitment Agency (NRA), the government has fulfilled the years of youth demand. Now they will get freedom from different exams and will save time along with money. Previously, candidates had to go to different cities to take the exam, but now an examination center will be made in every district.

This will not allow the candidates to go out of the district or state. Women candidates and Divyangs will get a lot of relief from this decision. The NRA will conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) to screen candidates for Group B and Group C (non-technical) posts. The NRA will conduct CETs twice a year via online medium.

The NRA will begin by merging the preliminary examinations of Railways, Banking, and SSC. That is, only the preliminary examinations (prelims) of RRBs, IBPS, and SSC which conduct recruitment exams will be conducted by the NRA. RRB, IBPS, and SSC will handle the recruitment process and the stages of the examination after the preliminary examinations.

Currently, the preliminary examinations conducted by Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will be merged. After this, other examinations will also be included gradually. Around 20 agencies of the center conduct recruitment exams which will be merged in a phased manner.

Know here 10 special things related to National Recruitment Agency (NRA) -

1. The selection process will be easy

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that this decision will make the process of recruitment, selection process, and placement extremely easy. Candidates, women, disabled people from rural areas had to go for hundreds of kilometers to take exams for various jobs.

The family also used to get upset due to this. Now you will get rid of this problem. Lower class candidates will be particularly benefited. Jitendra Singh said that first of all, examination centers will be set up in 117 aspirational districts of the country.

2. NRA will work as an autonomous organization

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced to conduct a joint eligibility test in the general budget. He had said that there will be only one online examination for recruitment to non-gazetted government posts and in government banks. The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will function as an autonomous body.

The president of this society will be a secretary-level officer. Its governing body will include representatives from the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Finance / Department of Financial Services, SSC, RRB, and IBPS. It will be an expert body with state-of-the-art technology.

3. The introduction of NRA in place of recruitment agencies will be a big benefit

• Relief to poor candidates- Due to many examinations, many poor students were unable to apply for jobs due to fear of paying the examination fees to the candidates again and again and again to pay for the travel and stay in the cities. But now they will not have to fill the form repeatedly for every exam.
• Facilitate women - All the female candidates and Divyang did not fill the form just because they had to go to another city to take the exam. Security was also a big reason. She will be encouraged again by the new decision because, in a few hours, she will be able to come home again after giving exams.
• The burden on agencies will be reduced - Different recruitment examinations are not only candidates but also the related recruitment agencies. Each time they had to make different preparations. Now it will be convenient for them too. One has to conduct the examination once and the result will have to be drawn.
• Benefits to State Governments- The Center will share the results of the examination conducted by the National Recruitment Agency with the State Governments. If the states accept this, then appointments in the states will also be done by this.
• Will be able to give options of centers - Candidates will soon have the facility of registration and choice of examination centers on a common portal. Centers will be allocated based on availability. Earlier this used to happen but now having a test will benefit more.
• Tests of millions simultaneously - The biggest advantage will be that the test of millions of people can be taken simultaneously, there will be no need to spend a lot of resources for this. Spending will also come down considerably and transparency will also remain.

4. Everything online

The registration of candidates, issue of roll number and admit card, mark sheet and merit list will be released online. There will be no need for physical verification. This will help prevent rigging.

5. Important figures

• 6,83,823 posts are vacant in various central government departments
• There are 5,74,289 posts of Group C jobs
• 89,638 posts are vacant in Group B jobs
• 19,896 posts are vacant for Group A jobs

(As per official data of 1 March 2018)

6. Bank, railway and SSC exams by the end of the year

The National Recruitment Agency has just got the responsibility of conducting a preliminary examination of Bank, Railways, and SSC. Some of these exams have not been scheduled till the end of the year and some due to corona.

7. 10th-12th and Graduation - Examination will be of three levels

The Common Eligibility Test (CET) conducted by the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will be of three levels. Candidates will be able to choose the exam according to their qualifications. According to the Ministry of Personnel, these three levels of CET have been set for candidates studying up to Graduate, Intermediate, and High School. The entire process of applying for the test and getting the admit card will be online. Hopefully, you will be able to choose your exam center.

8. There is no maximum limit to sit in the examination

No maximum ceiling has been fixed for the candidate in the CET. If a state wants to recruit with the score of CET, then this facility will be made available to them. CET will save both time and money. The CET will be an examination based on multiple-choice (multiple choice) questions and its scorecard will be valid for three years.

9. CET exam will be held in 12 languages

Personnel Secretary C. Chandramouli told that this agency will conduct the examination in 12 languages. The score will be valid for three years. Meanwhile, the candidate will be able to sit in the upcoming exam to improve his score. Examination questions will be taken from a combined question bank.

10. An examination for one of a kind posts

The same examination will be conducted for the same type of government posts in different departments. The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will screen candidates for Group B and Group C (non-technical) posts through a shared eligibility test.