The central government jobs are generally through entrance tests for the entry level positions and are conducted by various bodies. Some of the major well-known recruitment bodies are as follows:
Civil Services Exam (CSE), Engineering Services Exam (ESE), Assistant Commandant (AC), Combined Defence Services (CDS), National Defence Academy (NDA)
Combined Graduate Level (CGL), Central Police Organisation (CPO), Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL), Multitasking Staff (MTS) General Duty (GD)
Probationary Officer (PO), Clerk, Specialist Officer (SO), Regional Rural Bank-PO (RRB PO), Regional Rural Bank-Assistant
Assistant Loco-Pilot (ALP), Non-Technical Popular Category (NTPC), Group-D, Junior Engineer (JE)