CET 2021 Exam pattern, Apply online, Exam Syllabus

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 :

CET Online Registration Starts: Jan 2021(Expected)
Last Date to Apply Online for CET: Feb 2021(Expected)
CET Admit Card: May 2021 (Expected)
CET Exam (Bank, SSC & RRB): June 2021 (Expected)
CET Result: July 2021 (Expected)

CET (II) 2021 Expected Dates :

CET Online Registration Starts: Sep 2021 (Expected)
Last Date to Apply Online for CET: Oct 2021 (Expected)
CET Admit Card: Nov-2021 (Expected)
CET Exam (Bank, SSC & RRB): Nov- 2021 (Expected)
CET Result: Dec- 2021 (Expected)

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

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.