CET

CET Stands for Common Eligibility Test.

Common Eligibility Test for Group B, Group C Jobs (Proposal)

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“It is proposed to set up a specialised agency to conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) to shortlist candidates for appointment to Group ”B” non-gazetted posts, certain Group ”B” gazetted posts, Group ”C” posts in the government and equivalent posts in instrumentalities of the government,” the Personnel Ministry said.

Features of CET

Key features of CET proposal

• Common registration of candidates through an on-line Portal.
• Separate CETs may be conducted for the Graduate, the Higher Secondary (12t11 pass) and the Matriculate (10th pass) candidates for non-technical posts for which recruitment is currently carried through the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Boards(RRBs) and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (1BPS).
• The score obtained by the candidate in the GET will be made available to him as well as to the individual recruitment agency.
• The score of a candidate will be valid for a period of three years from the date of declaration of result.
• Each candidate will have two additional chances to improve his score, and the best of all available scores shall be deemed to be the current score of the candidate.
• Final selection for recruitment shall be made through separate specialized examinations to be conducted by the respective recruitment agencies

the Centre has proposed that all recruitment for Group B and C posts be done by a specialised agency through a single examination — the Common Eligibility Test (CET).

“It is one of the many innovative steps taken by the government under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring in ease of governance and thereby ease of living,” Mr Singh told PTI.

Every year, approximately 2.5 crore candidates appear in multiple such recruitment examinations for approximately 1.25 lakh vacancies.

The score obtained by the candidate in the CET will be made available to him as well as to the individual recruitment agency. The score will be valid for a period of three years from the date of declaration of result, it said.

“Each candidate will have two additional chances to improve his score, and the best of all available scores shall be deemed to be the current score of the candidate,” the proposal said.

State governments and UT administrations may also use the results of CET on cost-sharing basis by entering into Memorandums of Understanding with the specialised agency for the CET, the proposal said.

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