Introduction
As you all are aware, for the first time India is conducting Common Eligibility Test (CET) for SSC, railway and banking. But if you also wonder what this exam really is and how it is better for us, you have reached correct purport.
In this blog, we will discuss:
- What is NRA?
- What is CET?
- Syllabus of CET
- Salient Features
- Challenges to CET
- Possible Solutions
- Things Unconfirmed
What is NRA?
NRA stands for National Recruitment Agency. It is an educational body which is responsible for conducting CET across the country.
What is CET?
CET is a screening test for three organizations which consists of SSC, Railway
and Banking. It means that now students need not to give pre stage of these
exams separately but they all need to give is CET whose marks will be
considered while checking cut-off for various post and departments. Still not clear, let's
take an example.
Suppose that that you scored 140 marks out
of 200 in CET exam. If 130, 150 and 160 are the cut-off of SSC, Railway and
Banking respectively, then you can appear for the next
tier (or stage) of SSC only because you are still 10 and 20 marks behind to
qualify for Railway and Banking.
Syllabus of CET
Since the exam is to be conducted for the first time, there is a little
confusion about the syllabus of CET exam. But most probably, it will include
four sections:-
- Reasoning
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Language
You can also refer to the topics included in the above subject
here
All the questions will be objective type and the total number questions are predicted to be 100.
Salient Features
- Students can give only 1 exam instead of 3 screening exams.
- It will be conducted twice in a year
- The CET score is valid for the next 3 years
- Students can increase their CET scores number of attempts are limitless provided they fulfill the upper age criteria of different posts.
- The number of students appearing in the subsequent stages of SSC, railway and banking separately is expected to reduce by 5%.
- It will be conducted at all three levels i.e. 10, 12 and graduation level and the marks will be valid accordingly.
Challenges to CET
- The number of students appearing for this exam will be quite large
- Since the vacancy in these jobs do not come frequently, more students will appear for the next stages (mains) on the basis of marks they scored in the previous three year
Possible Solutions
- The institutions should consider the marks of the subjects of utmost importance according to the requirements in their respective organisations.
- Government should focus on creating more job opportunities.
These are some of the suggestions from our side but we would love to add yours too. So, don't forget to write your views and ideas in the comment section below.
Things Unconfirmed
- The NRA CET is expected to be held in September otherwise in early 2022
- The students will be allowed to choose from 12 languages, among the 22 listed in the Indian Constitution, which are yet not finalized but these will definitely include English and Hindi.
