"The National Recruitment Agency will prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet. "Through the Common Eligibility Test, it will eliminate multiple tests and save precious time as well as resources. "Cabinet Decision to set up National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) for preliminary selection to various Government vacancies is a revolutionary reform. Also watchNational Recruitment Agency will conduct a common eligibility test for Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and the Institute of Banking Service Personnel (IBPS). The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) was first proposed by the government in the Union Budget 2020.

Source: Mint August 19, 2020 10:08 UTC