NRA CET for SSC, RRB and IBPS exams likely to be held in September 2021

NRA CET for SSC, RRB and IBPS preliminary exam is likely to be held in September 2021. Check details below.

The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) is likely to conduct the first ever Common Eligibility Test (CET) in September 2021, as per Union Minister, Jitendra Singh. In reply to questions asked on NRA, Singh said that the agency will conduct only preliminary paper of the recruitment exams conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). The rest of the stages of the recruitment exams will be conducted by the respective recruiting agencies.

On answering a question on the purpose of setting up NRA, Singh said that NRA has been setup to provide the same platform to all candidates at the nearest district headquarter and with a view to set a new standard of equity and inclusiveness in recruitment. The National Recruitment Agency was approved by the Union Cabinet in August 2020.

The NRA CET will be conducted in online mode as a computer-based test (CBT). Based on the scores obtained in NRA CET, candidates can appear for the next stages of their respective recruitment tests.  

Currently, RRB is scheduled to conduct its recruitment exams such as NTPC and Group D in December 2020. SSC is scheduled to announce the revised exam dates calendar for CGL, CHSL, JE and Stenographer exams today. IBPS is currently conducting recruitment exam for regional rural banks (RRBs).