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NRA-CET

Q1. What is NRA-CET?
National Recruitment Agency - Common Eligibility Test.

NRA

 An autonomous society under the Societies Act.
 The plan for screening the candidates was proposed by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
 According to the NRA CET approved by Union Cabinet, there will be a single entrance exam
to conduct Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) exam for non-gazetted posts (Group B and
C).

CET
Through CET, a candidate will have to just prepare for one single entrance exam (Tier 1 or Prelims)
for various Government Exams such as Bank, SSC & Railways, thus reducing their time, efforts
and stress.

Q2. How will it impact the students?

Pros:

 Only ONE screening test.
 Need to fill and pay for only one form.
 Better transparency.
 Enactment of NRA CET will substantially decrease the overlapping aspirants.
Cons:

 Only TWO chance in a year.
 Higher competition.
 Increased cutoff.

Q3. Is it beneficial or not?

 One Exam One Fee (reduce financial burden)
 Single preliminary exam (CET)
 No restrictions on number of attempts.
 Scores can be improved through multiple attempts.
 Exam will be conducted in multiple language.
 Exam centers in almost every district.
 Not beneficial if there is no vacancy.