NRA CET Eligibility

Primarily known as NRA CET, the National Recruitment Agency Common Eligibility test is a national-level examination. It aims to recruit staff to non-gazetted posts in the central government, public sector banks, and Indian Railways. The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) is the authoritative body that will conduct this exam to recruit staff members for the Central Government under the non-technical group B and group C. Candidates must note that the authorities are yet to declare the official details like the syllabus and pattern regarding the exam. However, the tentative NRA CET eligibility for the exam has been released.

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NRA CET Eligibility 2023 Details

The NRA will initially conduct the CET for three sectors:

• Railway Recruitment Board
• Staff Selection Commission
• Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

It will be held separately for three levels – graduate, 12th pass and 10th pass – for the non-technical posts of the three agencies. The NRA will conduct a common preliminary exam for all IBPS, SSC, and RRB posts.

The list of exams to be subsumed under the NRA CET Exam are as follows:

• SSC CGL
• SSC CHSL
• SSC CPO
• SSC MTS
• SSC GD
• SSC JHT
• SSC Stenographer
• SSC Selection Post Exam
• IBPS Clerk
• IBPS PO
• IBPS RRB PO
• IBPS RRB Clerk
• RRB NTPC
• RRB Group-D

The eligibility criteria for NRA CET will be discussed below:

Age Limit

• While the details are very scarce, the minimum age limit for applying for the NRA CET exam is 18 years. However, based on what level a candidate wants to apply to, the age limit might change. The competitive exam will be conducted on three levels; class 10, class 12, and graduation level.
• The upper age limit for applying to this exam is 32 years. However, there are certain relaxations in place in case of reservations. The exact details regarding these relaxations are yet to be released by the official authorities. This article will be updated as soon as the details are released.

Candidates also take note that the exam will be conducted twice every year, and there are no restrictions on how many times one can apply within the given age limit.

Educational Qualification

As mentioned earlier, the NRA CET exams will be conducted for three educational levels. These three levels are:

1. Class 10th level
2. Class 12th level
3. Graduate-level

To apply to any of these levels, the candidates must hold the minimum level of education required for that level.

Nationality

All applicants who want to sit for the NRA CET exams must be of Indian nationality. Citizens from any other country are not eligible for the exam.

PWD and EWS Criteria

While there will be certain relaxations to the upper age limit for people belonging to the PWD and EWS categories, the official details are yet to be released by the concerned authorities. This article will be updated as soon as those details are released.

Reservation Details

Categories other than general will have some relaxation imposed in the upper age limit. However, the exact details regarding the same are yet to be announced by the official authorities. This article will be updated as soon as those details are released.

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NRA CET Eligibility Criteria for Tier-II Exam

The CET will be the first stage of the exam. Then, IBPS, RRB, and SSC will conduct the exams from Tier-II. After that, individual authorities will undertake the further stages of these exams. So, the eligibility criteria will be set individually by them only.

As for the 2022 exam, the authorities have not released a separate set of eligibility criteria for the second and further stages of the exams yet. Therefore, candidates are advised to regularly log in to the official website or our page for updated notifications.

Note – The official website of NRA CET is under construction. Once the official website announces any updates regarding the NRA CET Exam, it will be updated here.

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