7th Pay Commission Latest News: Common Eligibility Test for Govt Jobs Recruitment Likely in September | Check Details Here

7th Pay Commission Latest News: The move from the Central government has come as a major boon for the youth, particularly the government job aspirants.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Manmath Nayak

Published: March 13, 2021, 10:21 PM IST

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7th Pay Commission Latest News Today: Here comes a piece of good news for candidates who are looking for government jobs. Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for government jobs recruitment is likely to be held around September this year. Speaking to news agency PTI, he added that the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting the CET has been constituted with the approval of the Union Cabinet.

The move from the Central government has come as a major boon for the youth, particularly the government job aspirants. He said that a Common Eligibility Test (CET) will be conducted across the country from this year to screen and shortlist candidates for recruitment to central government jobs.

The Union Minister also added that the NRA will be an independent, autonomous organisation responsible for shortlisting candidates for certain categories for which recruitment is carried through Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

He, however, clarified that the existing central recruiting agencies like SSC, RRBs and IBPS would continue to conduct specific recruitment as per their requirements and the CET will only be the test for preliminary screening of candidates for the jobs.

Singh also added that the “path-breaking transformational reform” carried out by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) was possible because of the personal intervention of PM Modi and his deep concern for the youth.

He also added that the NRA will be a multi-agency body which will conduct the common test to screen and shortlist candidates for Group B and C (non-technical) posts. The move from the Centre will be beneficial for women and Divyang candidates as well as those who find it financially unaffordable to appear for multiple tests by travelling to different centres.

(With inputs from PTI)