National Recruitment Agency will Now Conduct Common Eligibility Test for Government Jobs

The proposal has been approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday to set up a National Recruitment Agency to conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET). Union Minister Prakash Javadekar gave this information. The establishment of the National Recruitment Agency for CET has been described by Union Minister Jitendra Singh as one of the major historical reforms of independent India. This decision was taken in the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 
PM Narendra Modi also called it an important decision and said that crores of youth will benefit from the formation of the agency. There will be no need for many types of tests through CET, which will save the time and resources of the candidates. This will also give a big boost to transparency.
 
After the meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Javadekar told that youths currently have to take many different exams for jobs. There are currently about 20 recruitment agencies for such exams and candidates have to go to other places to take the exam.
 
He also said that there was a demand to remove problems in this regard. In view of this, the Cabinet has decided to constitute a 'National Recruitment Agency' to take the Common Eligibility Test. Union Minister Jitendra Singh termed the decision as historic and said that initially, the examinations of the three agencies would come under the ambit of the National Recruitment Agency.
 
Initially, it will be covered under the Railway Recruitment Examination, Recruitment Examination of Banks, and Staff Selection Commission (SSC). He told that the scores achieved in this examination will be valid for three years. At least one examination center will be set up in every district to conduct the examination.
He said that the merit list of the Common Entrance Test (CET) will be valid for three years. During this time, candidates can apply for jobs in various fields based on their merit and choice.
 
Jitendra Singh said that the formation of a National Recruitment Agency for CET is one of the historical reforms in the history of independent India. This will bring ease of recruitment, selection, job, and life especially for those sections of the society who have not received benefits.
 
The Common Eligibility Test (CET) will be for the selection of government job, the candidates who have appeared in various examinations will now have to sit the same exam. Government secretary C Chandramouli said that there are more than twenty recruitment agencies in the central government. We are making only three agency exams common so far.