Each and every year Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
conducts examinations for recruiting persons for various services of the
State Government of Tamil Nadu, including State, Subordinate and
Ministerial Services. TNPSC conducts over 170 examinations for the
recruitment in these services. Notifications for these examinations are
released from time to time. The applicants have to follow all sorts of
rules and regulations for these examinations. The candidates have to
fill an application form and submit it within the given date in order to
enroll their names for these exams.
TNPSC conducts Combined Subordinate Services Examination –I(CSSE-I)
for direct recruitment in a number of services under Tamil Nadu
Government. The services are divided in two parts: One for which both
Written and Oral Exams are conducted and one for which only written
exams are conducted. Both the examination leads candidates to a
government service. Number of vacancies in these services is available
with the notification.
Popularity of the exams:
A large number of students from across the state of Tamil Nadu appear
for TNPSC every year and the competition is quite tough. As the seats
are fixed for various services, applicants have to work hard to get the
job.
Eligibility criteria:
Candidate should be between 18 and 30 years of age as on July 1st
2009. Though there are certain services for which the lower and upper
age limit may be different. There is no upper age limit for reserved
categories. Educational Qualifications vary according to the service the
candidate applies for and will be available with the admission
notification. The candidate should also possess adequate knowledge of
Tamil.
Availability of Application Forms:
OMR Application forms will be available at all Head Post Offices and
Selected Sub-Post Offices in Tamil Nadu/Puducherry and also from TNPSC
Office Sales Counter. Candidates can also apply online through the
website www.tnpsc.gov.in.
Important Dates (Tentative):
Date of Written Examination: first week of May, 2011
Availability of Application Forms: second week of November, 2010
Last date for receipt of applications/Online Application: first week of February, 2011
Selection Procedure:
There will be a written examination of 300 marks of 3 hours duration
which will be divided in two parts: General Knowledge (Degree Std.)
& General Tamil / General English. In second part candidates have
the option to either attempt General Tamil or General English questions.
Both the parts will be of 150 marks each containing 100 questions each.
Syllabus will be available through the following link: TNPSC Syllabus.
For the services for which oral examination is also conducted the oral
test will be of 40 marks.
Contact details:
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Omanthoorar Government Estate,
Anna Salai,
Chennai – 600 002
Website: www.tnpsc.gov.in
