In how many languages is the NRA CET 2022 exam is going to be conducted? This is a very common question in every aspirant’s mind. The Union Cabinet on 19th August 2020 approved the proposal of setting up a National Recruitment Agency. The Agency will conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) for recruitment for personnel for all non-gazetted posts in the central government and public sector banks. In this blog, NRA CET Exam Language, we will be sharing with you the details in how many languages is NRA CET 2022 going to conduct.
The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) has been set to conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for various Government exams (non-gazetted posts) for Banking, SSC and Railways from early 2022 as said by the Union Minister Jitendra Singh on 6 July 2021.
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CET Important Dates
It has been confirmed that NRA CET will take place from 2022 by PM Narendra Modi.
| Event | Dates |
| CET Online Registration Starts | N/A |
| Last Date to Apply Online for CET | N/A |
| CET Admit Card | N/A |
| CET Tier 1 Exam (Bank, SSC & RRB) | Early 2022 |
| CET Tier 1 Result | N/A |
NRA CET Latest News
- Central Government has announced that the NRA Common Eligibility Test (CET) will be conducted across the country from early 2022.
- Haryana Chief Minister on 12th January 2021 announced that a Common Eligibility Test to be conducted by Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) for filling up different posts under Group C and D category.
NRA CET 2020-21 Exam Language
The common eligibility test (CET) for government jobs will be conducted in 12 Indian languages including English & Hindi, to begin with, while gradually other languages in the 8th schedule of the Constitution will also be included, the government said. This will facilitate the candidates from different parts of the country to take the exam.
The Common Eligibility Test will have no correlation or incompatibility with the rules of recruitment like domicile etc., followed by certain states or Union Territories, a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry has said.
Let us have a look at the languages that are included in official languages in the 8th schedule of the Indian constitution. There are a total of 22 official languages. Check the list of languages below:
| Language | Spoken in Indian State of |
| Assamese | Assam |
| Bengali | West Bengal |
| Gujarati | Gujarat |
| Hindi | North India |
| Kashmiri | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Kannada | Karnataka |
| Malayalam | Kerala |
| Marathi | Maharashtra |
| Odia | Odisha |
| Punjabi | Punjab |
| Sanskrit | Karnataka (Shivamogga District) |
| Tamil | Tamil Nadu |
| Telugu | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Urdu | Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh |
| Sindhi | Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh |
| Konkani | Goa |
| Manipuri | Manipur |
| Nepali | Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Bodo | Assam and Meghalaya |
| Dogri | Jammu and Himachal Pradesh |
| Maithili | Bihar and Jharkhand |
| Santhali | West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha |
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The above 22 languages are mentioned in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution. But, NRA CET 2022 will be conducted in 12 out of 22 languages mentioned above including English and Hindi.
Once the 12 languages are finalized will update the details here in this blog.
NRA CET 2022 – Key Points
1. A CET will be a single prelims exam that will be held for all IBPS, SSC, and RRB posts.
2. Candidates need to pay a one-time fee for all the CET exam.
3. There will be one standard for the exam and a single exam will save money as well as time.
4. CET will be a single online prelims exam.
5. The CET score of the candidate shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of declaration of the result.
6. There shall be no restriction on the number of attempts to be taken by a candidate to appear in the CET subject to the upper age limit.
7. CET scores will be shared with the central government, state government, UTs, PSUs, Private sector to facilitate more employment generation.
8. CET to be conducted at over 1000 centres, every District will have at least one exam centre, including the 117 aspirational districts.
9. There will be separate CET for graduate, higher secondary, and secondary level students.
10. There will be a separate syllabus for CET based on the qualification.
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FAQs
The NRA CET will be conducted in multiple languages. According to Minister of DoPT Jitendra Singh, the exam will be conducted in 12 languages that are in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
No, the official NRA CET exam pattern is not released.
Based on the current tier-I test patterns for SSC, RRB and IBPS exams, it is expected that questions in the NRA CET exam will be asked from four major sections – General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and Language (English, Hindi, etc.).
NRA CET score would be valid for three years.
Initially, there will be 12 languages (including Hindi & English), however, new languages will be further added.
On average, 2.5 crores -3 crores candidates appear in these examinations on a cumulative count. A common eligibility Test would enable these candidates to appear once and apply to any or all of these recruitment agencies for the higher level of examination.
The role of the NRA is to conduct the CET for three levels; 10th Pass, 12th Pass & Graduates for banking, SSC & Railways exams in a Standardized Testing form
The NRA CET exam is expected to be held in early 2022.
The mode of NRA CET exam will be online.
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