FINALLY, NRA CET 2021 APPROVED!!!!
Union Cabinet has approved the creation of the National Recruitment Agency to reorganize the selection process of various government jobs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has analyzed and guided the relevant authorities to work on the program with immediate effect. The NRA CET will substitute the 1st level tests conducted by the three agencies such as Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for the recruitment to Group B and C non-gazetted posts.
The move is anticipated to highly benefit the job-seeking youth of the country bringing a key reform in the recruitment process. With the implementation of NRA, the Preliminary exam for all non-gazetted posts will be common from aspirants qualifying the common eligibility test will be eligible to apply for the higher level of examination.
The scores acquired by the aspirants in CET will be valid for three years and there is no limit for the number of attempts for the exam by the aspirants. The exam is anticipated to be conducted twice a year. Every year approximately 3 crore aspirants appear for various recruitment examinations to get around 1.25 lakh government jobs. In order to relieve the recruitment process, the step has been taken by the government to set up NRA Exam.
CET 2021 Exam Dates
National Recruitment Agency(NRA) CET 2021 will take place after the recruitment agency is fully set up. However, there is no official notification released by the National Recruitment Agency on the CET exam dates. Expected NRA CET Exam Dates are given below.
CET (I) 2021 Expected Dates :
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CET Online Registration Starts
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Jan 2021(Expected)
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Last Date to Apply Online for CET
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Feb 2021(Expected)
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CET Admit Card
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May 2021 (Expected)
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CET Exam (Bank, SSC & RRB)
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June 2021 (Expected)
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CET Result
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July 2021 (Expected)
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CET (II) 2021 Expected Dates :
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Dates
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CET Online Registration Starts
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Sep 2021 (Expected)
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Last Date to Apply Online for CET
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Oct 2021 (Expected)
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CET Admit Card
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Nov-2021 (Expected)
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CET Exam (Bank, SSC & RRB)
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Nov- 2021 (Expected)
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CET Result
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Dec- 2021 (Expected)
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What is CET or Common Eligibility Test?
CET is going to be the only online exam that will be conducted by the NRA National Recruitment agency. Every year government job seekers appear in multiple examinations held by multiple agencies and Candidates pay recurring fees, travel great distances to recruitment centers, several times a year. NRA will eliminate this soreness with a common admission test for the Tier 1/Phase-1 exam for multiple Government job exams.
Significant features of CET:
1. To begin with, the NRA will conduct CET twice a year.
2. There will be separate CET to be held for three levels -
- Graduate
- Higher Secondary (12th)
- Matriculate (1Oth pass)
3. CET exam will comprise of multiple choice objective type question paper.
4. For Non-technical posts, CET may reinstate the Tier I/Phase-1 exam held by SSC, Railway recruitment boards & Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.
5. CET to be held in multiple Indian languages, maximum 12 Official Languages announced under the scheme.
6. The final selection will be based on CET score which will include separate specialized Tier 2/Tier 3 examinations conducted by the respective recruitment agencies.
7. The score-card of CET of a candidate will be valid for 3 years and the best available score for 3 years will be the current score.
8. CET will have no restriction on the number of attempts by the aspirants.
9. The Age limit will be mentioned in the notification which may vary from time to time. It will include relaxation in upper age limit of the eligible candidates of SC/ST/OBC/PWD.
10. Candidates will be able to schedule tests and choose the centre of their preference.
11. CET scores will be valid for Central Govt, State Govt, UTs,PSU, Private Sector.
12. NRA will conduct the first-level /Tier I Examination which is the stepping stone for many other selections which is going to be bonanza for rural candidates as they need to pay just once for number of exams.
13. A single eligibility test would significantly reduce the recruitment cycle and the candidates will be called for joining without any long wait.
14. CET is an online Common Eligibility Test for the recruitment of Central Government Job Posts across the different states, cities, and districts of India, means ALL IN ONE PACKAGE FOR THE GOVERNMENT JOB ASPIRANTS…
LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEN THIS PANDORA BOX GIVING A LIFELONG RELIEF TO THE APSIRNING CANDIDATES AND THE EXAMINING BODIES!!!
CET Expected Exam Pattern
The exam pattern of NRA CET EXAM may comprise of three sections as these are the main sections of almost every government exam conducted till date these are:
1. English Language
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. Reasoning Ability
It will be of 100 marks with 60 minutes duration having 30 questions in English and Quantitative Section and 35 questions in Reasoning Ability section carrying one mark each.
CET Exam Syllabus
The expected syllabus of these three subjects will be as follows:
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English Language
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Quantitative Aptitude
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Reasoning Ability
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Reading Comprehension
Idioms & Phrases
Paragraph Jumbles
Tenses Rules
(Fill in the blanks)/Cloze Test
Error Detection
Rules for Tenses
Multiple Meanings(Contextual Usage)
Paragraph and passage completion
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Simplification
Profit and Loss
Mixtures and Alligations
Simple and Compound Interest
Surds and Indices
Work and Time Equations
Time and Distance Equations
Mensuration: Cylinder, Cone, Sphere and Cuboid
Data Interpretation
Ratio And Proportion
Percentages
Number Systems
Series and Sequences
Permutation and Combination
Measures of Central Tendency and Variation
Probability
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Logical Reasoning
Alphanumeric Series
Directions
Ranking
Alphabet Combination
Data Sufficiency Tests
Coded Inequalities
Seating Arrangements
Picture Series Puzzles
Tabulation
Syllogism
Relationships
Input/output
Coding and Decoding
Assertion and Reason
Statement, Argument and Assumption
Word Formation
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CET 2020-2021 Exam FAQ
Q. What is the full form of NRA?
Ans. NRA means National Recruitment Agency, which is proposed with a view to reorganize the recruitment process of various exam testing agencies.
Q. Why do we need NRA?
Ans. At present, candidates have to fill up numerous forms and have to pay multiple fee which result in financial burden to the unemployed candidates. Women candidates and Specially able students were facing problem in moving for multiple exams in year and hence to decrease all these hard work and to cut the application cost, NRA has been situate in a single form will be filled and candidate can choose the centre of his/her own choice and take the common test for almost all the exams.
Q. What does CET stands for?
Ans. CET means Common Eligibility test. It will be an exam which will assist the candidates to be qualified to apply for the next round of their chosen recruitment Process. This will be an alternate test in place of Preliminary examination.
Q. What will be the expected Syllabus of CET?
Ans. The syllabus of CET is yet to be released which will common for all and it is expected that it will include the exam pattern of all the testing agencies namely: SSC, IBPS and Railways etc. There is not anything to worry about. We are expecting three sections namely: Reasoning Ability, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude as these are the common sections of almost all the government exams conducted so far.
Q. Is there any change in the stages of the respective exams?
Ans. No, there are no changes implemented in the stages of the respective exams. Every exam will have unchanged number of stages such as If there are three stages in IBPS PO i.e: Prelims, Mains and Interview then it will be conducted in three stages. The only difference is that the prelim will remain common for no matter which exam you want to apply for and Mains and Interview will be conducted by the earlier exam testing agencies. In this case, it will be conducted by IBPS. Hence it is a common test drive for preliminary exams only.
Q. What will the validity of CET score?
Ans. The CET score will be applicable for three years from the date of the declaration of exam results. A candidate can undertake any number of attempts till he or she attains the upper age limit.
Q. Does CET allow taking exam in more than one language?
Ans. Yes, candidate can attempt CET in 12 multiple and official languages as mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
Q. Will this year exams be organized by NRA?
Ans. The exams whose announcement are already out will be carried out as usual and also NRA is yet to be set up and it might take time and hence we can anticipate the next year exams to be conducted by NRA. Hence this year all the exams be conducted by their individual exam testing agencies
Q. What will be the mode of CET exam: Online or Offline Mode?
Ans. The CET exam will conducted in an Online Mode.