New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday (March 13) stated the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for government jobs recruitment is likely to be held around September this 12 months.
He stated the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting the CET has been constituted with the approval of the Union Cabinet.
“As a major boon for the youth, particularly the government job aspirants, a Common Eligibility Test (CET) will be conducted across the country from this year to screen and shortlist candidates for recruitment to central government jobs,” stated Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel.
The first such check is likely to be held within the later a part of 2021, most likely around September or so, he instructed PTI right here. Singh stated the “path-breaking transformational reform” carried out by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) was potential due to the non-public intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his deep concern for the youth.
The NRA, he stated, will be a multi-agency physique that may conduct the widespread check to display screen and shortlist candidates for Group B and C (non-technical) posts. The most vital function of this reform is that each district within the nation may have a minimum of one examination centre which might enormously improve entry to the candidates dwelling in far-flung areas, the minister stated.
One of the vital targets of this historic reform, stated Singh, is to present a degree taking part in area to each candidate in order that not one of the job aspirants is at a drawback and has an equal alternative, no matter his or her background or socio-economic standing.
This may also be helpful for girls and Divyang candidates in addition to those that discover it financially unaffordable to seem for a number of assessments by travelling to completely different centres, he stated.
Singh additionally identified that the NRA will be an unbiased, autonomous organisation accountable for shortlisting candidates for sure classes for which recruitment is carried by way of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).
However, the prevailing central recruiting businesses like SSC, RRBs and IBPS would proceed to conduct particular recruitment as per their necessities and the CET will solely be the check for preliminary screening of candidates for the jobs, he clarified.
