Minimum Age -21 Years
Maximum Age (OC) -32 years , 33 years (Law Degree)
Maximum Age (Others)- 37 years, 38 years (Law Degree)
Qualification- UG in any Degree
Minimum Age-21 Years
Maximum Age -No maximum age limit
Qualification-UG in any Degree
Stage I : (Preliminary – Objective Type)
Subject-General Studies(175)+Mental Ability(25)
Questions=200
Marks=300 (3 hours)
Stage II (Mains – Descriptive)
Subject-Paper I (Tamil Eligibility Test)
Marks-100
Time-3 hours (each)
Subject-Paper II,III,IV
Marks-750 (each 250)
Time-3 hours(each)
Stage III (Interview)
Subject-Interview and Records
Marks-100
Stage I : (Preliminary – Objective Type)
Subject-General Studies(75)+Aptitude(25), General Tamil / English (100)
Questions-200
Marks-300 (3 hours)
Stage II (Mains – Descriptive)
Subject-Paper I
Marks-100
Time-3 hours
Subject-Paper II
Marks-300
Time-3 hours
Stage III (Interview)
Note: For Gr-IIA, no interview.
Subject-Oral-Personal Interview
Marks-40
TNPSC Group I, Group II and Group II A Preliminary Examination – Questions will be asked from the following topics*
General Science | Current events | Geography | History and Culture of India | Indian Polity | Indian Economy | Indian National Movement | Aptitude and Mental Ability
Language: General Tamil (or) General English (Only for Group II, Group II A).
PAPER – I
Mandatory Tamil Eligibility Paper
PAPER – II (GS)
PAPER – III
Role and Impact of Science and Technology in the development of India
Tamil society–its culture and heritage
PAPER – IV
PAPER – I
Mandatory Tamil Eligibility Paper
PAPER – II (GS)
Unit I
Unit II and III
Administration of Union and States with special reference to Tamil Nadu
Socio-economic issues in India and Tamil Nadu
Unit IV and V
Current Issues at National Level
Current Issues at State Level
