Tnpsc
About TNPSC
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is a department of the government of Tamil Nadu that is responsible for governing the recruitment of personnel into the state’s public service.
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission discharges the duties and functions specified in Article 320 of the Constitution of India. The commission is required to advise the Government on all matters relating to framing of recruitment rules, principles to be followed in making appointments and promotions and transfers from one service to another service, in respect of disciplinary matters affecting government servants and to conduct examinations for selection of candidates under direct recruitment to the State, Subordinate and Ministerial Services.
About the Examinations (Group wise Eligibility, Exam Pattern and Syllabus.)
Group - I
Posts | Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Registrar, District Registrar, etc. |
Age | Minimum Age Limit : 21 Years Maximum Age Limit : 37 (BC / BCM / MBC / DC / SC / ST / SCA) / 32 (OC) |
Educational Qualification | Applicants should possess a degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or any other Educational Institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as an University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 |
Structure of the Examination
TNPSC GROUP I EXAMINATION CONSIST OF 3 STAGES AS MENTIONED BELOW:
Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks | Minimum Marks | |
SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/ DC, BC and BCM | Others | |||
Preliminary Exam (Objective) General Studies (Degree Standard) – 150 Qns. Aptitude & Mental Ability (SSLC Standard) – 50 Qns. | 3 Hours | 300 | 90 | 120 |
Mains Exam (Descriptive) Paper-I, Paper- II, Paper-III (each 250 Marks) | 3 Hours (Each Paper) | 750 | 255 | 340 |
Interview (Oral) / Records |
| 100 | ||
Group – II & II A
Age | Minimum Age Limit : 18/20/22 Years (depends on the Post) Maximum Age Limit : No Age Limit (BC / BCM / MBC / DC / SC / ST / SCA) / 32 (OC) |
Educational Qualification | Must possess Minimum General Educational Qualification viz. Refer Official Notification for detailed educational Qualification |
Structure of the Examination
TNPSC Group II Examination consist of 3 stages and Group IIA Examination consist of 2 stages as mentioned below:
Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks | Minimum Marks | |
SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/ DC, BC and BCM | Others | |||
Preliminary Exam (Objective) General Tamil OR English (S.S.L.C. Standard) (100 Qns.) + General Studies (Degree Standard) (75 Qns.) Aptitude and Mental Ability (S.S.L.C. Standard) (25 Qns.) | 3 Hours | 300 | 90 | 90 |
Mains Exam (Descriptive) Paper I – Mandatory Tamil | 3 Hours | 100 | 40 | 40 |
Mains Exam (Descriptive) Paper II – General Studies (Degree Standard) (Descriptive) | 3 Hours | 300 | 102 | 102 |
Interview (Oral) / Records (Only to Group II) |
| 40 | ||
Note:
- Paper-II will be evaluated only if the candidate secures minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I.
- Marks secured in Paper-II alone will be considered for selection to interview
Group – IV
Posts | Village Administrative Officer, Junior Assistant, Junior Assistant, Bill Collector, Field Surveyor, Draftsman, Typist, Steno-Typist, etc. |
Age Limit VAO | Minimum Age Limit : 21 Years Maximum Age Limit : 40 (BC / BCM / MBC / DC / SC / ST / SCA) / 30 (OC) |
Age Limit Other Posts | Minimum Age Limit : 18 Years Maximum Age Limit : 35 (SC / ST / SCA) / 32 (BC / BCM / MBC / DC) 30 (OC) |
Educational Qualification | Must possess Minimum General Educational Qualification viz. Must have passed S.S.L.C Public Examination Refer Official Notification for detailed educational Qualification |
Structure of the Examination
Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks | Minimum Marks |
Single Paper (S.S.L.C Std.) General Studies (75 Qns.) + Aptitude / Mental Ability (25 Qns.)+ General Tamil / English (100 Qns.) (Total = 200 Qns.) | 3 Hours | 300 | 90
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Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has revised the syllabus of the Tamil Language Paper of TNPSC Group IV Exam. This time TNPSC has made the Tamil Language paper compulsory in the Combined Civil Service Group IV preliminary exams. The paper will consist of 100 objective-based questions in the Tamil language paper. The standard of the paper will be based on the SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) standard.
Recent Notifications
Date of Notification | 23.02.2022 |
Last date for submission of online application | 23.03.2022 |
Date of Preliminary Examination | 21.05.2022 FN |
Date of Main Written Examination | Will be announced later at the time of declaration of results of Preliminary Examination |
QUALIFICATIONS:
(B) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 23.02.2022)
Minimum Qualification is a Bachelor Degree. For detailed educational refer the TNPSC Official Notification https://tnpsc.gov.in/Document/english/2022_03_CCSE_II_Notfn_Eng_Final.pdf
TENTATIVE TIMELINE FOR THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Sl. No. | Process | Timeline |
1 | Publication of Preliminary Examination Results | June 2022 |
2 | Main Written Examination | September 2022 |
3 | Publication of Main Written Examination Results | December 2022 |
4 | Certificate Verification | January 2023 |
5 | Oral Test (Interview) | February 2023 |
6 | Counselling for Interview Posts | |
7 | Counselling for Non-Interview Posts |
