NRA CET Notification 2021: Exam Dates, Registration, Vacancy, Results

National Recruitment Agency Common Eligibility Test will replace the screening paper of several exams conducted by SSC, RRB and IBPS. The agency will only conduct the prelims/Tier-II exam, however, the further stages of selection process will be carried out by the respective exam conducting agencies-SSC, RRB and IBPS. The exam will be conducted to shortlist candidates for various Group B and C non-technical and non-gazetted posts.

• NRA CET will replace the tier-1/prelims exam conducted to screen candidates in the exams conducted by SSC, IBPS, and RRB
• On the basis of NRA CET score, the final selection will be done the respective examination agencies. The mains/tier II/tier III/interview will be conducted by SSC, RRB and IBPS.
• NRA CET will be conducted online twice a year
• There will be three separate online NRA CETs for different categories namely graduates, Class 12 and Class 10 candidates
• The exam authority will release mock tests and a 24X7 helpline
• Candidates will be able to schedule their test and choose exam centre of their own
• NRA CET score will be valid for three years. The best available score of three years will be taken into consideration for selection to the further rounds
• The scores of NRA CET will be shared with the central government, state government, private sector, Union Territories (UTs), Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for their recruitment

Although the final NRA CET eligibility criteria will be mentioned in the official notification. Candidates can find below the basic eligibility criteria for NRA CET exam.

NRA CET application form will be released online along with the notification. The fees will be decided as per the standard of other competitive exams. Read More

The exam will be conducted at over 1000 centres and every district will have one or more centres. The infrastructure of the exam will be create in about aspirational 117 districts. Candidates need not to go too far places to appear for the exam. This will also reduce the expense of poor candidates in terms of examination fees, travelling charges, lodging and other expenses. Read More

NRA CET exam pattern and syllabus will be at par with the other competitive exams. The CET will be conducted in 12 major Indian Languages including English and Hindi. The question paper will contain objective type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) only. The syllabus and level of difficulty of the questions will be in line with the educational qualification of a candidate belonging to Class 10, Class 12, or Graduation, according to the level of the exam. Read more on CET exam pattern and syllabus.