National Recruitment Agency

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Union Public Service Commission (Main)

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Kiran More

National Recruitment Agency

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About NRA
Group B
and C
Initially, the Agency will conduct
exams for Group B and C (non-
technical) posts. There is a proposal to
expand the purview of the exams.

CET
Last year, the central government
announced it has decided to set up a
common recruitment body called
National Recruitment Agency (NRA).
NRA
The Agency aims to conduct a single
online ‘Common Eligibility Test’ or CET,
the scores of which will be used for
various central government recruitment
various central
government
recruitment
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Currently, the Group B and C recruitment is done by Staff
Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Board
(RRB), and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
NRA
GROUP B & C
IBPS
Page 3
NRA will conduct a common
preliminary exam and based on the scores received
by the candidates, IBPS, SSC and RRB will conduct
the Tier II and Tier III examinations. This means
that these agencies will remain in place; however,
the preliminary exams will be conducted by the
NRA.

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News in Detail
NRA
TIER 1
TIER 2
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NRA aims to conduct separate
exams for graduate candidates,
12th pass candidates, and 10th pass
candidates. The scores received in
these exams will be valid for 3
years which can be used to apply
for Tier II recruitment.

NRA
10th
12th
3 year valid for Tier II
There is no restriction on
the number attempts a
candidate can make but
there will be an upper age
limit for candidates. The
best valid score will be
considered as the current
score.

Upper
Age
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Initially candidates will have an
option to appear for the exams in 12
languages. There are plans to expand
the number of languages in which
the exam will be conducted in the
future.
The examination will be conducted
based on a common curriculum.
12 Languages
Special focus would be given on
creating examination
infrastructure in the Aspirational
Districts.
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As of now, aspirants have to take
different exams that are
conducted by various agencies for
central government jobs.
Currently, around 2.5 crore
candidates appear for these
exams for around 1.25 lakh
vacancies.
The Agency aims to
streamline the process
of recruitment for
various central
government positions.

Why is the NRA needed?
1.25 lakh vacancies
2.5 crore
candidates
Central Government
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NRA will have representatives from the
Candidates applying for these
recruitments will no longer
have to pay repetitive fees to
multiple agencies.

Ministry of
Railways,

Ministry of
Finance/
Department of
FinancialServices
SSC, RRB & IBPS.

Advantages
For Students
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The CET score would be
generated immediately and
shall be made available for both
the candidate and the
recruitment agency. This would
help in ensuring better
transparency.
Every district across states will
have at least one CET exam
centre to help disadvantageous
sections, rural candidates and
women.

The exam will be conducted
twice a year, for different
educational levels and in
multiple Indian languages.
TWICE A YEAR
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Reduction in cost of conducting
the examination.

Better Transparency- Currently,
the recruitment cycle takes at least
18 months and is often marred by
clashing dates, leaked papers and
examination scams.

Standardized exam pattern

For Government
18
MONTHS
LEAKED
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