What is National Recruitment Agency?

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Asked: October 11, 20212021-10-11T00:28:18+05:30 2021-10-11T00:28:18+05:30In: Law

[Deleted User] · Answer 1 · 2021-10-11T00:32:45+05:30

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The Union Cabinet approved the plan to set up a National Recruitment Agency (NRA).

The proposed National Recruitment Agency will be an independent body to conduct examination for government jobs.
NRA will conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for recruitment to non-gazetted posts in government and public sector banks. This test aims to replace multiple examinations conducted by different recruiting agencies for selection to government jobs advertised each year, with single online test.
This agency is set up under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
NRA will have representatives from the ministry of railways, ministry of fi nance/department of fi nancial services, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

The Common Eligibility Test will be held twice a year.
There will be different CETs for graduate level, 12th Pass level and 10th pass level to facilitate recruitment to vacancies at various levels.
The CET will be conducted in 12 major Indian languages. This is a major change, as hitherto examinations for recruitment to Central Government jobs were held only in English and Hindi.
To begin with CET will cover recruitments made by three agencies : viz. Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment Board and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. This will be expanded in a phased manner.
CET will be held in 1,000 centres across India in a to bid remove the currently prevalent urban bias. There will be an examination centre in every district of the country. There will be a special thrust on creating examination infrastructure in the 117 inspirational districts.
CET will be a fi rst level test to shortlist candidates and the score will be valid for three years.
There shall be no restriction on the number of attempts to be taken by a candidate to appear in the CET subject to the upper age limit. Age relaxation for SC/ST and OBC candidates as per existing rules will apply.