Exam Pattern

The National Recruitment Agency will invite applications from the eligible and interested candidates to apply to the NRA CET exam which will be replacing various other Phase 1 exams that are held by SSC, IBPS & RRB. The complete information will be available in the official notification which will be released soon. 

NRA will be conducting separate tests for each of the levels of CET. The level of the exam will vary depending on the job being applied for. The NRA CET exam pattern will be different for three different levels:

  • 10th level
  • 12th level
  • Graduate level

CET LevelSSCIBPSRailway
Matric level CET SSC GD constable paper 1
SSC MTS Paper 1
SSC Selection Post
  RRB Group D Tier 1 exam
RRB NTPC Tier-1 exam
Higher-Secondary level CET SSC Constable (GD) Delhi police
SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam
SSC Stenographer Grade C exam
SSC Selection Post
  RRB NTPC Tier-1 exam
Graduate-level CET SSC CGL Tier 1 exam
SSC Sub-Inspector CPO Tier 1 exam
SSC Selection Post
IBPS Clerk preliminary exam
IBPS PO preliminary exam
IBPS RRB Clerk prelims
IBPS RRB PO prelims
RRB NTPC Tier-1 exam

As per the latest information, the NRA CET 2024 will be a single-level online objective test containing multiple choice questions which will be similar to the SSC, Bank & RRB- Tier 1 exams. The questions can be expected from the usual sections that appear in most of the government exams including SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB PO, Railways, etc. The expected sections are English Language, Reasoning Ability, General Awareness & Quantitative Aptitude. The number of questions and total marks will be confirmed once the official notification is released. The level of difficulty will vary depending on the CET exam level. The expected NRA CET exam paper pattern 2024 will look like this:

NRA CET Expected Exam Pattern

Name of the ExamNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration

General Awareness/General Knowledge/General Science

25

50

60 minutes

General Intelligence & Reasoning 

25

50

Mathematics/ Quantitative Aptitude

25

50

Language and Comprehension (Hindi/English)

25

50

Total

100

200

SSC & Railways Exams Pattern

Name of the ExamNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration
SSC CGL 100 Q  200 60 mins
SSC CHSL 100 Q  200
SSC CPO 200 Q 200 120 mins
SSC Stenographer 200 Q 200
SSC GD Constable 100 Q 100 90 mins
SSC MTS 100 Q 100
RRB NTPC 100 Q 100

Banking Exams Pattern

SubjectNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration
English Language 30 30 20 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude/
Numerical Ability
35 35 20 Minutes
Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 Minutes
Total 100 100 60 Minutes

Marking Scheme

As the NRA CET exam will replace the Tier 1 or Phase 1 of the SSC,IBPS & Railway exams, the exam pattern is also expected to be similar to these exams depending on the respective level. The questions are expected to carry 1 mark each and a penalty of 0.25 marks can also be expected for each incorrect answer.

NRA CET Marking Scheme

NRA CET Marking SchemeConsidered Marks
For correct answers 1 mark
For wrong answers -0.25 or 1/4th marks
For not attempted 0 (no marks)

Exam Language

The most important aspect of any exam is the availability and reach to most of the applicants willing to apply for the various government job opportunities. The best part about the NRA CET exam is that it will be conducted in 12 languages including English and Hindi. 

The National Recruitment Agency plans to increase the number of languages in future.

Free Mock Tests

To ace any exam, it is essential to practice as much as possible. Attempting online practice tests is very important as this helps in analyzing your preparation level. It also provides a real exam environment that shoves out any fear you may have of online examination. ixamBee provides NRA CET free mock test series which will help you in reaching to the second stage of your desired exam for various non-technical Group B & C posts.