NRA CET (National Recruitment Agency’s Common Eligibility Test)
National Recruitment Agency-Common Eligibility Test (NRA CET) is a kind of screening/preliminary exam /or a kind of common entrance test. This single common entrance examination for Government Jobs will be held for IBPS, SSC, and RRB as Tier 1. This single common entrance examination for all non-gazetted posts (Group B and C) will completely change the Government job recruitment process. In the process, NRA is likely to overtake the responsibility of conducting the tier-I online exam from three government recruitment bodies:
NRA CET Bodies
| Government Bodies | Exams to be Conducted by NRA |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) | SSC CGL |
| SSC CPO | |
| SSC Stenographer | |
| SSC JHT | |
| SSC MTS | |
| SSC Selection Post Exam | |
| IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection ) | IBPS PO |
| IBPS Clerk | |
| RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) | RRB Group-D |
| RRB NTPC |
NRA CET Exam Highlights
| Name of Exam | NRA CET (National Recruitment Agency Common Eligibility Test) |
| Conducting Body | NRA (National Recruitment Agency) |
| Level of Exam | National |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Frequency of Exam Duration | Twice a year |
| Exam Purpose | Screening the candidates for various Group-B and -C non-technical posts |
| Language of paper | 12 Indian languages including Hindi and English |
| Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
NRA CET Exam Eligibility
Eligibility for 10th Pass
- Nationality – Candidates must be citizens of India
- Educational Qualification – Candidates must have passed Class 10 from a recognized board. Candidates appearing for their qualifying examination (Class 10) are not eligible for the exam
- Age Limit – Candidates should be aged between 18 and 23 years
Eligibility for 12th
- Nationality – Candidates must be citizens of India
- Educational Qualification – Candidates must have passed the Class 12th/ Senior Secondary Board Exam from a recognized board.
- Age Limit – Candidates should be aged between 20 and 25 years
Eligibility for Graduate Level
- Nationality– Candidates must be citizens of India
- Educational Qualification – the candidate must be a Graduate Degree from a recognized University/Institution.
- Age Limit – Candidates should be aged between 20 and 32 years
NRA CET Important Dates
| Event | Important Dates |
| Notification | to be announced |
| Last Date of Application | to be announced |
| Admit Card | to be announced |
| Application form | to be announced |
| Exam Date | Early 2022 |
| Result | to be announced |
Expected NRA CET Exam Pattern
The Syllabus & Scheme of CET Exam 2022 is categorized into three levels namely:-
- Syllabus for 10th pass
- Syllabus for 12th pass
- Syllabus for Graduate level