GOVT. TO INTRODUCE NEW SYSTEM TO MONITOR RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENTS FOR GOVT. JOBS! DETAILS

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new proposal to set up National Recruitment Agency. The Agency will be conducting Common Eligibility Test (CET) for the selecting candidates to fill non- gazetted posts in the central government and public sector banks. "Union Cabinet approves setting up of 'National Recruitment Agency' to conduct Common Eligibility Test. This decision will benefit job seeking youth of the country," Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has said.

A single entrance test will be held for all non- gazetted posts that fall under the Group B and C posts. Candidates who qualify CET will be applying to recruitment agencies for higher level of exams. The scores will be valid only for three years. During the course of three years, candidates can apply for jobs in different sectors depending upon their aptitude and preferences.

"Cabinet Decision to set up National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) for preliminary selection to various Government vacancies is a revolutionary reform. This will bring ease of recruitment, ease of selection and thereby ease of living for aspirant candidates," Union Minister Jitendra Singh said.

Currently exams are conducted by three agencies namely banking personnel selection agency IBPS, railway recruitment board RRB and Staff Selection Commission (SSC).

"There are almost more than 20 recruitment agencies in central govt. Although we are making exams of only three agencies common as of now, in course of time we will be able to have Common Eligibility Test for all recruitment agencies,” C Chandramouli, secretary to the government said in the Cabinet meeting.