Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for the recruitment of all non-gazetted posts in the Central Government and public sector banks by the National Recruitment Agency (NRA).
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Union Minister Prakash Keshav Javadekar announced the same in a press conference on 19th August.
"This decision will benefit job seeking youth of the country," said Javadekar.
Candidates will have to appear in a single entrance examination for all non-gazetted posts of Group B and C. The results of CET will have a validity of three years during which candidates can apply for jobs of higher levels in different sectors depending upon his/her aptitude and preferences.
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Initially, the exams conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), and the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will be unified. The other agencies are to be unified later.
"It will provide level playing field, a great boon particularly for economically deprived who cannot afford travelling to multiple centres, youth in far-flung areas with difficulty to reach different centres and women candidates who are unable to travel to different cities because of constraints of travel and stay," said Union Minister Jitendra Singh.