In a major recruitment reform, the Narendra Modi government has approved setting up of National Recruitment Authority.

This means NRA will now conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET)for recruitment for central government non - gazetted jobs. 

In other words, it means a path-breaking reform in the recruitment process followed for central govt jobs.

In fact, this is the outcome of Union Cabinet’s approval to the proposal to set up a National Recruitment Agency, NRA for conducting the Common Eligibility Test, CET. 

CET is conducted for recruitment to all non-gazetted posts in central government and for posts in public sector banks as well.

With this approval, the aspirants will have to appear for a single, online CET exam across the country. 

This CET score will remain valid for three years.