TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment Eligibility
Exam on : 2022 - 2022
TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment Eligibility
Age Limit
The upper age limit and lower age limit for the candidates is given below. Age relaxation is applicable for all the posts as per Govt. norms.
Name of Post | Age Limit |
Junior Assistant, Bill Collector, Field Surveyor, Typist, Draftsman, and Steno-Typist (Grade -III) | Minimum: 18 to Maximum: 30 |
Village Administrative Officer (VAO) | Minimum: 18 to Maximum: 30 |
Educational Qualification:-
Name of Post | Educational Qualification |
Village Administrative Officer (VAO), Junior Assistant (Security), Junior Assistant (Non-Security), Bill Collector, and Draftsmen | The candidate must have passed the SSLC exam with the minimum marks that can grant admission to higher secondary courses. |
Typist | The candidate must have passed the SSLC exam with the minimum marks that can grant admission to higher secondary courses and Government Technical Examination in typewriting. |
Steno-Typist (Grade – III) | The candidate must have passed the SSLC exam with the minimum marks that can grant admission to higher secondary courses, as well as Government Technical Examination both in typewriting and shorthand. |
Field Surveyor | For the recruitment to the post of a field surveyor, other things being equal, preference would be given to the candidates who are trained in the survey in industrial training institutes. |
Computer Qualification For Typist and Steno Typist Post:-
Candidates should have passed the certificate course in the computer on office automation awarded by the technical education department for the post of Typist and Steno typist to be eligible for TNPSC Group 4.
Knowledge in Tamil
TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment Selection Process
Based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the Written Examination, the tentative list of eligible candidates will be announced on the Commission’s website for uploading all the certificates in support of their claim for onscreen certificate verification.
After verification, the eligible candidates will be summoned for counseling to allot the post and Unit / Department in the order of rank and category to which they are eligible as per the vacancy position.
TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern for TNPSC Group 4:-
The TNPSC Group 4 paper has 300 questions and the duration of the exam is three hours. All the questions will be Objective type. The candidates need to score more than the minimum qualifying marks. The minimum qualifying mark is 90 for all the categories. The questions on General Studies will be set both in English and Tamil and the questions on General Tamil/ General English will be set in the respective languages.
Candidates are given the option to choose either General Tamil or General English for answering the second 100 items apart from answering the first (75+25)100 items on General Studies and Aptitude & Mental Ability Test.
The latest pattern of the TNPSC Group 4 exam is as follows:
Exam Type | Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration |
Objective Type (SSLC Standard) | General Studies | 75 | 300 | 90 | 3 Hours |
Aptitude Test | 25 | ||||
General Tamil / General English | 100 | ||||
Total | 200 | 300 |
Two types of question papers will be set.
Type- 1:-: General Studies (75 items) + Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (25 items) and General English (100 items).
Type-2:-: General Studies (75 items) + Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (25 items) and General Tamil (100 items)
Out of the two types, the candidates are given the choice to opt for any one of them.