TNPSC Group 2

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission – TNPSC conducts Group 2 (Combined Subordinate Service Examination-I) for the recruitment of various vacancies in Tamil Nadu State Government Departments. Candidates to gain eligibility to apply for Group 2 (CSSE-I) must satisfy the below given eligibility criteria. The following are the eligibility details…

Eligibility Criteria:

I. Age Limit:

S.No	Category of Candidates	Minimum Age (Should have completed)	Maximum Age (Should not have completed)
1.	Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars), Scheduled Tribes Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes, Backward Classes (Muslims) and Destitute Widows of all castes	18 Years	35 Years
2.	“Others”  [ i.e  Candidates  not belonging to SCs,  SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs ]	18 Years	30 Years

The minimum and maximum age limits will be applicable to all the posts except for the following posts:

S.No	Post Name	Minimum Age (Should have completed)	Maximum Age (Should not have completed)
1.	Sub-Registrar, Grade-II	20 Years	30 Years
2.	Junior Employment Officer (DA)	18 Years	40 Years

Note:

i. No maximum age limit for SCs, SC (Arunthathiyar), STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs (Other than BCMs), BCMs and Destitute Widows of all castes.

ii. Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC (Arunthathiyar), STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs(Other than BCMs), BCMs  (i.e. others) who have put in five years of service in the State/Central Government are not eligible to apply, even though they are within the age limit.

II. Educational Qualification: Any Degree or A Degree in BA/B.Com/B.Sc or A Degree in Arts/Science/Commerce/Engineering from a recognized university.

III. Knowledge of Tamil: Candidates should possess adequate knowledge of Tamil.

Note:

i. The qualification prescribed for these posts should have been obtained by passing the required qualification in the order of studies 10th, HSC, U.G. degree, P.G. degree. (i.e., 10 +2 +3 pattern)

ii. Persons claiming equivalence of qualification should enclose evidence for such claim failing which their application will be summarily rejected.

Exam Pattern:

The selection of candidates for appointment to the interview or non interview posts included in the Group 2 (CSSE-I) Examination will be made in two successive stages.

For Interview Posts:  i. Written Examination

          ii. Oral Test (Interview)

For Non Interview Posts: i. Written Examination

     ii. Document Verification

Written Examination:

1. The written examination is of Objective Type, which consists General Knowledge, General English, General Tamil.

2. Two Types of Question Papers will be set. One is general Knowledge with General Tamil and another one is General Knowledge with General English.

3. The question paper will be framed in such a way that 100 questions will be on General Knowledge & remaining 100 questions will be either in General English or General Tamil.

4. The questions on General Knowledge will be set both in English and in Tamil and it is of Degree standard, the questions on General Tamil/General English will be set in the respective languages and it is of SSLC standard.

5. Time duration is 3 hours and maximum marks are 340 (Both Written Exam & Oral Test).

6. Minimum qualifying marks for selection for written cum oral test is 102 and for only written test is 90 marks.

7. The candidates are given the option to choose either General Tamil or General English for answering the second 100 items apart from answering the first 100 items on General Knowledge.

  

Scheme of Written Examination (Objective Type) & Oral Test:

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for Selection
			Written Cum Oral Test	Written Test Only
Single Paper in General Knowledge(Degree Std.) (100 items) + General Tamil / General English (S.S.L.C. Std.) (100 items) Oral test	3 Hours	150+150 = 300 40	102	90
Total		340

For more details : http://www.tnpsctamil.in/