Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission commonly known as TNPSC is a department of the Government of Tamil Nadu that is responsible for governing the recruitment of personnel into the state's public services.
It is the successor of the Madras Service Commission, which came into being under an Act of the Madras Legislature in 1929, and was the first Provincial Public Service Commission in India.
TNPSC 2020 Result Schedule has been released
Latest Updates :
September 2, 2020: The notification for TNPSC Group 4 will be out today and the exam date is December 6, 2020. The application form will be available on the official website from September 2, 2020, to October 2, 2020.
- What is the TNPSC 2020 Exam?
- TNPSC 2020 Notification
- TNPSC 2020 Recruitment
- TNPSC 2020 Exams Date
- TNPSC 2020 Vacancy
- TNPSC 2020 Eligibility
- TNPSC 2020 Syllabus
- TNPSC 2020 Exam Pattern
- TNPSC 2020 Registration
- TNPSC 2020 Hall Ticket
- TNPSC 2020 Result
- Contact Details
- Related Exams
What is the TNPSC 2020 Exam?
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) is appointed to conduct the state's public service exam for the recruitment of candidates to entry-level appointments of the various posts in the Tamil Nadu State Public Service. TNPSC headquarters is located at TNPSC Road, V.O.C. Nagar, Park Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
TNPSC 2020 exam is a State-level examination. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission conducts the TNPSC recruitment exam for the enrollment into the posts of Civil Judge Assistant in Various Departments in the TN Ministerial Service.
Category | Details |
---|---|
Exam Name | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Exam |
Level of exam | State-level |
Mode of Test | Prelims: Online Mains: Offline |
Frequency | Once a year |
Conducting Authority | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
Application Process | Online |
Website | www.tnpsc.gov.in |
Similar Exams | TSPSC/APPSC/RPSC/UPPSC |

TNPSC 2020 Notification
The conducting authority will release an official notification in order to provide all the relevant information to the aspiring candidates. TNPSC has released notifications about Group I services, Group IV services, Archeological Officer, Assistant section officer, etc. Details like the number of vacancies, the eligibility for each post, the syllabus and the exam dates will be available in the notification.
Know more about TNPSC 2020 Notification
TNPSC 2020 Recruitments (Ongoing)
Post Name | Notification Date | Application Dates | Last date for Payment | Date of Examination | |
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Start | End | ||||
Assistant Director of Industries and Commerce (Technical) and Assistant Superintendant (Chemical Wing) | 9 December 2019 | 9 December 2019 | 1 January 2020 | 10 January 2020 | 25 & 26 April 2020 |
Archaeological Officer in Archaeology Department in Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service | 28 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 27 December 2019 | 30 December 2019 | 29 February 2020 |
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Service | 18 November 2019 | 18 November 2019 | 17 December 2019 | 19 December 2019 | 23 February 2020 |
ASO (Translation) in Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service | 8 November 2019 | 8 November 2019 | 8 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 | 11 January 2020 |
Jailor in Tamil Nadu Jail Service | 3 October 2019 | 3 October 2019 | 31 October 2019 | 2 November 2019 | 22 December 2019 |
Assistant Developer and Child Development Project Officer in Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Program Department Include in Tamil Nadu General Service | 13 August 2019 | 13 August 2019 | 11 September 2019 | 13 September 2019 | 16 & 17 November 2019 |
Post of Assistant Tourist Officer, Grade-II in Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service | 22 July 2019 | 22 July 2019 | 20 August 2019 | 22 August 2019 | 29 September 2019 |
Sociologist and Economist in the Office of the Addition Director General of Police, Social Justice and Human Rights, Chennai included in Tamil Nadu General Service | 24 June 2019 | 24 June 2019 | 23 July 2019 | 25 July 2019 | 24 August 2019 |
Posts included in Combined Civil Services-I (Group-I Services) | 20 January 2020 | 19 January 2020 | 19 February 2020 | 21 February 2020 | 5 April 2020 |
TNPSC 2020 Exam Date
The conducting body will release the official notification containing all the important dates related to the exam on its official website. Candidates need to go through it and make sure that they complete all the relevant process before the specified last date.
TNPSC 2020 Exam Dates for the post of Archaeological Officer is out. TNPSC online application form is available only on the official website and the last date to fill the online application form for Archaeological Officer is 27 December 2019.
TNPSC 2020 Group 1 Exam Dates
The exam dates for the TNPSC 2020 Group 1 are given below.
Events |
Dates |
Official Notification Release |
January 20, 2020 |
Start of the Online Application |
January 20, 2020 |
End of the Online Application |
February 19, 2020 |
Admit Card for Prelims |
February 2020 |
Prelims Exam |
To be announced |
Prelims Result |
To be announced |
Mains Exam |
To be announced |
Mains Result |
To be announced |
Interview |
To be announced |
TNPSC 2020 Group 2 Exam Dates
The exam dates for the TNPSC 2020 Group 2 are given below.
Events |
Dates (Tentative) |
Start of the Online Application |
June 2020 |
End of the Online Application |
July 2020 |
Admit Card for Prelims |
August 2020 |
Prelims Exam |
August 2020 |
Prelims Result |
September 2020 |
Mains Exam |
November 2020 |
Mains Result |
December 2020 |
TNPSC 2020 Group 3 Exam Dates
The exam dates for the TNPSC 2020 Group 3 will be updated in the table below once the notification is out.
Events |
Dates |
Admit Card Release Date |
To be announced |
Mains Exam |
To be announced |
Mains Result |
To be announced |
TNPSC 2020 Group 4 Exam Dates
The TNPSC 2020 Group 4 exam dates are given below in the table.
Events |
Dates |
Application Start Date |
September 2020 |
Application Last Date |
October 2, 2020 |
Exam Date |
December 6, 2020 |
Result |
January 2021 |
TNPSC 2020 Vacancy
The conducting body will release an official notification which will have the number of vacancies available. The examination will be conducted based on the number of vacancies. Candidates can go through the list of vacancies and apply for the post that they are interested in and eligible for. TNPSC exam is conducted for recruitment of candidates for the posts of Agricultural Officer, Civil Judge, Archaeological Officer, and Assistant in Various Departments in the TN Ministerial Service.
The TNPSC 2020 vacancies for the Archaeological Officer post are 18.
The TNPSC 2020 vacancies for the Combined Civil Services-I (Group-I) posts are 69.
Note: The number of vacancies notified is approximate and liable for modification before the publication of the results of the preliminary examination
TNPSC 2020 Eligibility
Candidates must be aware of the Tamil language and must have a graduate degree in the respective trade. The age limit varies for each post. The TNPSC 2020 Eligibility Criteria is different for different posts. Candidates must go through the eligibility criteria in detail to make sure that they satisfy all the relevant factors before applying for the examination. The official notification will have all the relevant details related to the exam including the number of vacancies, eligibility, and all the important dates.
Exam Name |
Educational Qualification |
Upper Age Limit |
TNPSC Group 1 Exam |
Graduation |
32 years |
TNPSC Group 2 exam |
Graduation |
30 years |
TNPSC Group 3 exam |
Graduation |
42 years |
TNPSC Group 4 |
S.S.L.C |
30 years |
TNPSC VAO exam |
S.S.L.C |
30 years |
TNPSC Combined Engineering Services exam |
B.E. or B.Tech Degree |
30 years |
TNPSC Assistant Engineer exam |
B.E. or B.Tech Degree |
30 years |
TNPSC District Educational Officer exam |
Master’s Degree, B.T, or B.Ed. Degree |
48 years |
TNPSC 2020 Syllabus
TNPSC 2020 Syllabus for various posts are given below: Candidates can go through the detailed syllabus and prepare each topic with utmost care in order to score well.
TNPSC 2020 Syllabus for Archaeological Officer Post
Given below is the paper-wise syllabus for the Archaeological Officer Posts in TNPSC.
Paper 1
- Ancient History and Archaeology
- Indian History
- History
- Tamil Language, and Literature
Paper 2
- General Studies
- Aptitude, and Mental Ability Test
TNPSC 2020 Syllabus for Agricultural Officer Post
Below is the paper-wise syllabus for the Agricultural Officer Posts in TNPSC.
Paper 1
- Agriculture
- Government Agricultural Policies
- Crop Management & Allied Agricultural Activities
- Fundamentals of Crop Production
Paper 2
- General Science
- Mental Ability and Aptitude
- Current Events
TNPSC 2020 Syllabus for Civil Judge Post
Following is the syllabus for Civil Judge Posts for the TNPSC.
Prelims
- Commercial Acts
- Civil Procedure
- Constitution
- TN Regulation
- Criminal Law
- General Knowledge
Mains
- Tamil Translation
- Civil and Criminal Procedure
- Framing of Issues and Charges
As there are different TNPSC exam for different groups, the syllabus also varies for every TNPSC Group. The syllabus for each group of the TNPSC exam is given below.
TNPSC Group I Syllabus for Prelims
- General Studies
- Aptitude & Mental Ability
TNPSC Group I Syllabus for Mains
- Modern Indian History and Indian Culture
- Social Issues – India and Tamil Nadu
- General Aptitude & Mental Ability (SSLC Standard)
- Indian Polity and Emerging Political Trends
- Role and Impact of Science and Technology in India
- Tamil Society – Culture and Heritage
- Indian Geography – Tamil Nadu
- Biodiversity, Disaster Management
- Indian Economy – Current trends
TNPSC Group-II Syllabus for Prelims
- General Awareness
- Aptitude & Mental Ability
TNPSC Group-II Syllabus for Mains
- Translation of Tamil to English and vice versa
- History and Culture of Tamil Nadu
TNPSC Group-III Syllabus
- General Studies (Degree Standard)
- Aptitude and Mental Ability Test
- General Tamil/ General English
TNPSC Group-IV Syllabus
- General Studies
- Aptitude and Mental Ability Test
- General Tamil/ General English
The TNPSC Syllabus for other posts and designations in Engineering Services is stated below.
TNPSC Combined Engineering Services Syllabus
- Agricultural Engineering
- Automobile Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Mechanical/ Production/ Manufacturing Engineering
- Textile Technology
- Architecture Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Aptitude and Mental Ability
TNPSC Assistant System Engineer Syllabus
- Computer Science
- Electronics and Communication
- Electrical and Electronics
- Information Technology
- Numerical Ability
- Data Interpretation
- Logical Reasoning
- Computer Science
- Electronics and Communication
- Electrical and Electronics
- Information Technology
TNPSC AE Syllabus
- Agricultural Engineering
- Automobile Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Mechanical/Production/Manufacturing Engineering
- Textile Technology
- Architecture Engineering
- General Studies
- Aptitude and Mental Ability
TNPSC DEO Syllabus
- General Studies
- Aptitude and Mental Ability
- Education
TNPSC 2020 Exam Pattern
The TNPSC 2020 Exam Pattern for various posts are as follows:
TNPSC 2020 Exam Pattern for Archaeological Officer/Agricultural Officer post
Divided into 2 sections - Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 consists of 200 questions which for a total of 300 marks. Paper 2 consists of 100 questions for a total of 200 marks. The questions will be multiple choice based objective type. Exams will be conducted offline i.e OMR based test. The minimum qualifying marks specified by the conducting body is 90. Paper-1 will have three sections namely Aptitude test which will have 25 questions, the next section is General Studies which will have 75 questions, the last section is General English/ General Tamil which will have 100 questions.
TNPSC 2020 Exam Pattern for Civil Judge post
Divided into 2 parts: Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam
Preliminary Exam is again divided into 3 Sections - Part A, Part B, and Part C which are conducted for a combined total of 100 marks. The candidates will be provided with OMR sheets to record their answers. Mains Exam is divided into 5 different sections - Translation Paper, Law Paper I, Law Paper-II, Law Paper III all for a combined total of 400 marks (100 marks each), and a Viva Voce test which is of 60 marks.
TNPSC 2020 Registration
The conducting authority will release an official notification that will contain detailed information about the number of vacancies, the eligibility criteria, syllabus, and all the important dates related to the exam. Candidates need to go through it to make sure that they satisfy all the necessary criteria before applying for the exam. All the important dates have to be noted so that the relevant tasks are performed way before the specified last date in order to avoid any last-minute hurry. The registration process consists of four steps namely the registration, application form, uploading documents, and finally the application fee payment.
TNPSC 2020 Application Form will be available online only on the official website. The application fee can be paid through both online and offline mode. The TNPSC application fee for the Agricultural Officer post is INR 200, INR 100 for the Civil Judge post, and for the Archaeological Officer post (INR 100 towards examination fee and INR 150 towards One Time registration fee).
How to Apply for TNPSC 2020 Exam Online?
Candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps to apply for the TNPSC 2020 exam online:
- Step 1: Visit the commission’s website at www.tnpsc.gov.in
- Step 2: Candidates have to register in the Commission’s database, obtain the registration ID
- Step 3: Click on the ‘Apply Online’ link
- Step 4: Search and click on the relevant link for the TNPSC Application of your target exam
- Step 5: Thoroughly cross-check the information for any errors
- Step 6: Submit scanned documents such as signature, photograph, mark sheet, etc.
- Step 7: Click on submit.
- Step 8: Pay the application fee via the online payment gateway.
- Step 9: Download and print out the application form for future reference.
TNPSC 2020 Hall Ticket
TNPSC 2020 Admit card is available on the official website once it is released by the conducting authority. To download TNPSC admit card candidates have to give certain details that were provided during the time of registration such as the application number, date of birth as a password, and security pin. Candidates must carry the admit card to the examination hall on the day of the examination. Those candidates who do not have a valid admit card will not be allowed to attend the examination.
How To Download TNPSC 2020 Hall Ticket?
Candidates can follow the below guidelines on how to download the TNPSC 2020 hall ticket:
- Visit the official TNPSC website
- Click on the ‘Download hall ticket’ link
- You will be redirected to a notification board with different hall ticket links
- Search for the relevant hall ticket link and click on it
- Enter your login credentials
- Download and print out the hall ticket for future reference.
Details Provided on the TNPSC 2020 Admit Card
Candidates can check with the below information regarding the contents of the TNPSC 2020 Admit Card:
- Name of the Candidate
- Father’s Name
- Mother’s Name
- Gender
- Exam Centre Name
- Exam Centre Code
- Category (ST/SC/OBC & other)
- Applicant Roll Number
- Examination Name
- Exam Time and Date
- Candidate’s Date of Birth
- Exam Instructions
- Signature of the candidate and exam counsellor
TNPSC 2020 Result
TNPSC 2020 results will be updated on the official website once it is declared by the conducting authority. The result for the post of Archaeological Officer was announced in March 2020. TNPSC has uploaded the Results Schedule for different posts released by them. The notification has been given below.
*TNPSC Result Schedule Released*
**Click Here to Check Results**
TNPSC 2020 Cutoff
The cutoff for TNPSC will be announced with the results. Candidates appearing for the exam will have to qualify the minimum TNPSC 2020 cutoff to be eligible for the recruitment. Candidates who will qualify the cutoff will be called for the further recruitment process. The cutoff marks will depend on a lot of factors like the number of vacancies, the difficulty level of the exam, the total number of candidates appearing for the exam, etc.
Contact Details
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
TNPSC Road, V.O.C. Nagar, Park Town,
Chennai - 600003, Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: +91-44-25300300
Email: [email protected]
Official website: www.tnpsc.gov.in