TNPSC Syllabus 2023: Subject-wise Syllabus, Pdf Download

TNPSC Syllabus 2023 is drafted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission for Group 1, Group 2, Group 4, and other posts. Candidates can visit the official website at tnpsc.gov.in to get access to the document.

TNPSC 2023 syllabus is released for each group and is common for all the posts that fall under that group. TNPSC exam syllabus includes General Studies, Current Events, General Science, History, Geography, Indian Polity, Economics, Aptitude, and many more.

TNPSC 2023 syllabus is divided into one Prelims paper (objective type) for 300 marks and three Mains papers (descriptive) for a total of 750 marks.

Also Read: TNPSC Exam Pattern 2023

Table of Content

• TNPSC Syllabus 2023 Download
• TNPSC Group 1 Syllabus 2023
• TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus 2023
• TNPSC Group 3 Syllabus 2023
• TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2023
• TNPSC Syllabus 2023: CESE
• TNPSC 2023 Syllabus: VAO
• TNPSC Syllabus 2023: Assistant Engineering

TNPSC Syllabus 2023 Download

Candidates can download the TNPSC group-wise syllabus for all the posts from the below-mentioned steps.

• Step 1: Visit TNPSC official webiste tnpsc.gov.in/Home.aspx
• Step 2: Click on Recruitment Tab on the top panel.
• Step 3: Select the Syllabus option.
• Step 4: Click on the REVISED/OLD syllabus option.
• Step 5: The page will open for all the group-wise TNPSC Syllabus for all the posts of the exam.

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TNPSC Group 1 Syllabus 2023

TNPSC syllabus for Group 1 is essential for candidates to understand. The TNPSC syllabus 2023 is divided into the following category.

• Prelim Exam
• Mains Exam
• Interview

TNPSC exam syllabus for Group 1 is common for all the posts under it. In addition, the exam pattern based on the TNPSC new syllabus 2023 for Group 1 is also the same. The posts under the TNPSC Group 1 2023 are as follows.

• Deputy Collector
• Deputy Superintendent of Police (Category – I)
• Assistant Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Service
• Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies
• Assistant Director of rural development
• District Officer (Fire Rescue Services)

TNPSC Group 1 Prelim Syllabus

As discussed above, the TNPSC syllabus for Group 1 is divided between two written exams. The TNPSC syllabus 2023 for Group 1 Prelims exam is provided below for the candidates.

General Studies

The Group 1 Prelims general studies syllabus for TNPSC is discussed below for the candidates.

UNIT	Name	Topics
Unit I	General Science	Science and reasoning, Universe laws, mechanics, force, electricity, sound, nuclear physics, laser, electronics, magnetism, light,  Elements and compounds, petroleum and its products, fertilizers, and pesticides, Life, and evolution, nutrition, health, hygiene, and diseases.
Unit II	Current Affairs	Historical events, sports, books and their authors, politics of India, Geography, economics, and latest scientific endeavors.
Unit III	Geography of India	Resources of India, location, seasons and weather, transport and communication, Population, disaster management, and climate change.
Unit IV	History and Culture of India	Civilizations and Rulers of India, Bahmani Kingdoms, South Indian History change in socio-cultural history of India, Unity in Diversity in India, and secularism.
Unit V	Indian Politics	Constitution of India and its parts, executive, legislature, and judiciary in India, Federalism, the election process in India, Corruption, and its effect on the Indian society.
Unit VI	Indian Economy	Indian economy and Planning Commission, Financial commission and revenue in India, State of Indian Economy and employment rate, and its growth.
Unit VII	Indian National Movement	The uprising against British rule, The formation of Indian National Congress, prominent leaders of India, Satyagrah and Militant movement.
Unit VIII	History, Culture and Socio-Political Movement in Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu and its history, Tamil literature, Thirukkural, The role of Tamil Nadu in the struggle of freedom, Socio-Political movement in the last two centuries in Tamil Nadu.
Unit IX	Development Administration in Tamil Nadu	Development of human resources, Economic trends, the welfare of various sections of society, Social justice and harmony, education, and health in Tamil Nadu.

Aptitude and Mental Ability

The TNPSC Maths syllabus for Group 1 includes the following topics.

• HCF, LCM, Percentage, Simple and compound interest, ratio and proportion, area, volume, and logical reasoning.

TNPSC Group 1 Main Syllabus

The second part of the TNPSC syllabus for Group 1 is Mains. The TNPSC Mains syllabus for Group 1 is discussed below for the candidates.

Paper	Topics
Paper I	Modern History of Indian and Indian Culture, Social Issues in India and Tamil Nadu, General Aptitude and Mental Ability
Paper II	Indian Polity and Emerging Trends, Role of Science and Technology in development of India, Tamil society and Heritage.
Paper III	Geography of India and Tamil Nadu, Environment and DIsaster MAnagement, Indian Economy

TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus 2023

The TNPSC syllabus for Group 2 is also divided into two exams - Prelims and Mains. The TNPSC syllabus 2023 for both papers of the exam is discussed below for the candidates.

TNPSC Group 2 Prelims Syllabus

The TNPSC syllabus for Group 2 Prelims exams is tabulated below.

Unit	Name	Topics
Unit I	General Science	Nature of Universe - General Scientific Laws, Mechanics, Properties of Matter, Force, Motion and Energy, Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Sound, Heat, Nuclear Physics. Scientific Knowledge and temper Compounds and Elements, Acids, Bases, Salts, Fertilizers, Pesticides, Petroleum Products. Primary concepts of Life Science, Evolution, Genetics, Classification of Living Organisms, Physiology, Nutrition. Ecology and Environment
Unit II	Current Events	History - Latest diary of events, National symbols, Profile of States, eminent personalities and places in news, Sports, and books.  Political parties and political system in India, Public awareness and General administration, Welfare oriented Government schemes and their utility, Problems in Public Delivery Systems. Geography - Geographical landmarks. Economics - Current socio-economic issues.  Latest inventions in Science and Technology.
Unit III	Geography Of India	Location – Physical features, Monsoon, rainfall, weather and climate, Water resources, Rivers in India, Soil, minerals and natural resources, Forest and wildlife, Agricultural pattern. Transport - Communication Social geography – Population density and distribution, Racial, linguistic groups, and major tribes. Disaster Management, Natural Calamity, Environmental pollution: Reasons and preventive measures, Green Energy, Climate change.
Unit IV	History and Culture of India	Indus valley/ Harappan civilization - Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas, Age of Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdoms, South Indian history. Change and Continuity in the Socio, Cultural History of India. Characteristics of Indian culture, Race, language. India as a Secular State, Social Harmony.
Unit V	Indian Politics	Preamble to the Constitution, Salient features of the Constitution. Citizenship, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy. Union Executive, State Executive, Union legislature, State Legislature, Local governments. Spirit of Federalism: center-state Relationships. Election - Judiciary in India – the rule of law. Corruption in public life – Anti-corruption measures, Lokpal and Lokayukta, Right to Information, Empowerment of Women, Consumer protection forums, Human rights charter.
Unit VI	Indian Economy	Nature of Indian economy – Five-year plan models, an assessment, Planning Commission, and Niti Ayog. Sources of revenue – Reserve Bank of India, Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy, Finance Commission, Resource sharing between Union and State Governments - GST.  Structure of Indian Economy and Employment Generation, Land reforms and Agriculture - Application of Science and Technology in agriculture - Industrial growth - Rural welfare oriented programs – Social problems.
Unit VII	Indian National Movement	Early uprising against British rule - National renaissance - Indian National Congress - Emergence of leaders Growth of Satyagraha and Militant movements. Communalism and partition.
Unit VIII	History, Culture, Heritage and Socio-Political Movements in Tamil Nadu	History of Tamil Society, Archaeological discoveries, Tamil Literature from Sangam age till contemporary times. Thirukkural Early agitations against British Rule - Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle - Role of women in the freedom struggle. Socio-Political movements in Tamil Nadu - Growth of Rationalism - Self Respect Movement, Dravidian movement, Contributions of Perarignar Anna and Thanthai Periyar.
Unit IX	Tamil Nadu Administrative Development	Human Development Indicators in Tamil Nadu – Role and impact of social welfare schemes in the Socio-economic development of Tamil Nadu. Welfare schemes – Reservation Policy and access to Social Resources - Economic trends in Tamil Nadu – Political Parties Education and Health systems in Tamil Nadu. e-Governance in Tamil Nadu. Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on Economic growth.
Unit X	Aptitude And Mental Ability	Logical Reasoning - Visual Reasoning - Puzzles-Dice - Alphanumeric Reasoning – Number Series Area - Volume - Time and Work - Simple interest - Compound interest. Ratio and Proportion. Simplification – Highest Common Factor - Lowest Common Multiple - Percentage.

TNPSC Group 2 Mains Syllabus

The TNPSC syllabus for Group 2 is based on the written skills of the candidates. The TNPSC Mains syllabus for the Group 2 posts is provided below for the candidates.

TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus for Culture and Heritage of Tamil Nadu

• Origin and Development of Tamil Civilization
• Musical Tradition of Tamil Nadu
• Sangam Period Literature
• Dramatic Art Form
• Rationalist Movements 
• Socio-Economic History
• Contribution of Social Reform Movements for the Socio-Economic Development of Tamil Nadu
• Feminism
• Contemporary Tamil Language

TNPSC Group 3 Syllabus 2023

TNPSC Group 3 syllabus is announced online along with the official announcement. General Studies, Aptitude & Mental Ability Test, and English/Tamil are all part of the TNPSC Group 3 syllabus. All of these topics are separated into the divisions that are listed below.

TNPSC Group 3 Syllabus for General Studies

• General Science
• Geography
• Current Events
• History and culture of India
• Indian national movement
• Indian polity 
• Indian economy

TNPSC Group 3 Syllabus for Aptitude & Mental Ability Test 

• Conversion of information to data collection
• Analytical interpretation of data 
• Compilation, and presentation of data
• Graphs, diagrams 
• Tables
• Simplification 

TNPSC Group 3 Syllabus for English/Tamil 

• Tamil Society (Culture and Heritage)
• Social Issues in India and Tamil Nadu
• Synonyms & Antonyms
• Match the following words
• Geography of India with special reference to Tamil Nadu

TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2023

The TNPSC syllabus for Group 4 is discussed below for the candidates.

Units	Subtopics
General Science	Physics - Nature of Universe, Mechanics, and properties of matter, physical quantities, standards and units, Force, motion and energy, Heat, Light and Sound, Electricity, Magnetism, and Electronics. Chemistry-Elements, and Compounds, Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, Acids, bases and salts Botany-Classification of living organisms, Nutrition Zoology -  Blood and blood circulation, Animals, plants and human life, Reproductive system Ecology: Health and hygiene, Human diseases, prevention and remedies
Current Events	History- The latest diary of national events, National symbols, a profile of States, awards & honors, India and its neighbors, eminent persons & places in news, sports & games, books & authors. Political Science - Public awareness & General administration, welfare-oriented govt. schemes, their utility, public elections, political parties, and political system in India. Economics -  Current socio-economic problems Geography - Geographical landmarks
Geography	Solar System, Earth and Universe, Water resources, Monsoon, rainfall, weather, Soil, Mineral and Natural resources, Forest and Wildlife, Agriculture Pattern, Transportation, Population: Density and Distribution, Natural Calamities and Disaster Management.
History and Culture of India (Special importance to Tamilnadu)	Indus Valley Civilization, Delhi Sultans, Mughals, Marathas, History of South India, Vijayanagar Empire and the Bahmanis, Indian Culture and its characteristics, India after Independence, India as a Secular State, Dravidian Movement, Growth of Rationalist, Political Parties and Populist scheme.
Indian Polity: Citizenship	Rights and Duties, Constitution of India and its salient features, Union Legislature, State Executive, Local Government, Panchayat Raj, Elections, Right to information, Women Empowerment, Official Language
Indian Economy	Five-year plan models, Applications of Science in Agriculture, Nature of Indian Economy, Poverty: Economic Trends in Tamil Nadu, Social sector problems, Industrial Growth and Rural Welfare, Land Reforms
Indian National Movement	The emergence of National leaders,The National Renaissance, Different modes of Agitation, Role of Tamil Nadu in the freedom struggle

TNPSC Group 4 Exam Syllabus: Aptitude Test

The topics for the TNPSC syllabus for Group 4 Aptitude Test are pointed below for the candidates.

• Collection, Compilation, and presentation of data, Analytical Interpretation of data.
• Simplification, Percentage and Ratio, Volume, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Time and Work.
• Number series, Logical reasoning, Visual Reasoning, Alpha Numeric Reasoning

TNPSC Group-4 Exam Syllabus: General English

• Part A: Grammar: Phrases and Meanings, Prefix and Suffix, Articles, Synonyms and Antonyms, Question Tag, Tense, Voice, Homophones, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Plural, Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences, Compound words, Degree.
• Part B: Literature: Figures of speech, Poems, Biography, Shakespeare, Motivational Essays, Oscar Wilde, Appreciation questions from the poem
• Part C: Authors and Literary work: Nationality of story, Author of the short story, Nationality of poets, About Dramatist, Themes in literary works, Match poems with poets, Famous lines, characters, quotes from Julius Caesar and the Merchant of Venice.

TNPSC Syllabus 2023: CESE

As already stated, the candidate can find the syllabus for any post (such as the TNPSC CESE syllabus) on the official website of TNPSC. The TNPSC CESE syllabus for 2023 is discussed below for the candidates.

Architectural Engineering

The topics under the combined engineering services examination TNPSC syllabus are discussed below for the candidates.

• Theory of Architecture, History of Architecture and Culture, Materials and construction techniques, building systems and services.
• Human settlements planning, Urban Studies, Environmental Studies and Site Planning, Climatic design and Energy-efficient architecture, Construction Technology and Project Management, and Professional Ethics.

Agricultural Engineering

The topics under the TNPSC agricultural officer syllabus 2023 are discussed below for the candidates.

• Surveying and Hydrology, Soil erosion and Conservation, Watershed Development and Management, Irrigation and Drainage, Farm and Irrigation Structures.
• Farm Power, Farm Machinery, Unit Operations in Food and, Agricultural Processing, Renewable and Bioenergy, Process Engineering of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops.

Automobile Engineering

The TNPSC syllabus for Automobile Engineering is discussed below for the candidates.

• Engines, Automotive Chassis, Suspension and Braking System, Automotive Transmission, Automotive Electrical and Electronics.
• Vehicle Body Engineering, Vehicle Dynamics, Vehicle Control Systems, Automotive Pollution and Control, Servicing and Maintenance.

Chemical Engineering

The combined engineering services TNPSC syllabus is discussed below for the candidates.

• Chemical Process Calculation and Engineering Thermodynamics, Mechanical Operations and Engineering Materials.
• Chemical Technology and Renewable Energy Sources, Transfer Operations, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Instrumentation and Process Control.
• Numerical and Computational Methods, Separation Operations, Environmental Engineering and Safety in Chemical Industries, Design and Optimization.

Civil Engineering

The topics under the TNPSC syllabus for Civil Engineering is discussed below.

• Building Materials and Construction Practices, Engineering Survey, Strength of Materials.
• Structural Analysis, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control, Design of Reinforced Concrete and Steel Structures.
• Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, Urban and Transportation, Project Management and Estimation.

Electrical Engineering

TNPSC combined engineering services examination syllabus for electrical is provided below for the candidates.

• Electrical Circuits, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Measurements and Instrumentation.
• Control Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Analog and Digital Electronics.
• Power Electronics and Drives, Digital Processors and Communication, Renewable Energy Resources.

Mechanical Engineering

The TNPSC mechanical engineering syllabus is as follows.

• Mechanics, Kinetics and Dynamics, Strength of Materials and Design, Fluid Mechanics and Turbo Machinery.
• Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Materials Science and Metallurgy.
• Production Technology, Metrology and Quality Control, CAD/CAM/CIM/FEA, Industrial Engineering and Management.

Textile Engineering

TNPSC syllabus for Textile Engineering is discussed below for the candidates.

• Fibre Identification and Blend Analysis, Physical Properties of Fibre, Synthetic Fibre Spinning and Post Spinning Operations, Spinning.
• Weaving, Testing and Quality Control, Chemical Processing, Knitting and Garments, Textile Management and Environment Conservation, Nonwovens and Technical Textiles.

TNPSC CESE 2023 Paper 2 Syllabus

The TNPSC CESE syllabus for Paper 2 is provided below for the candidates.

• General Science
• Current Events
• Geography
• History and Culture of India
• Indian Polity
• Indian Economy
• Indian National Movement
• Aptitude and Mental Ability Test

TNPSC 2023 Syllabus: VAO

The VAO TNPSC syllabus is divided into 3 categories: 

• General Awareness
• Aptitude and Mental Ability
• General Tamil or General English

The VAO TNPSC syllabus for all three units is tabulated below.

UNIT	Name	Topics
Unit I	General Science	Chemistry: Elements, and Compounds, Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, Acids, bases and salts Zoology: Blood and blood circulation, Animals, plants and human life, Reproductive system Physics: Nature of Universe, Mechanics, and properties of matter, physical quantities, standards and units, Force, motion and energy, Heat, Light and Sound, Electricity, Magnetism, and Electronics.  Botany: Classification of living organisms, Nutrition Ecology: Health and hygiene, Human diseases, prevention and remedies
Unit II	Current Events	History: The latest diary of national events, National symbols, a profile of States, awards & honors, India and its neighbors, eminent persons & places in news, sports & games, books & authors. Political Science: Public awareness & General administration, welfare-oriented govt. schemes, their utility, public elections, political parties, and political system in India. Geography: Geographical landmarks Economics: Current socio-economic problems
Unit III	Geography	Earth and Universe, Monsoon, weather & climate, Water resources, Rivers in India, Soil, minerals & natural resources, Forest & wildlife, Social geography, population, density and distribution, Agricultural pattern, Transport including surface transport & communication, Natural calamities, Disaster Management.
Unit IV	History and Culture of India & Tamil Nadu	Indus valley civilization, the Golden Age of Guptas, Mughals and Marathas, Age of Vijayanagaram, South Indian history, India since independence, Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu, Political parties and populist schemes, Characteristics of Indian culture, Unity in diversity, and India as a secular state. Culture and Heritage of Tamil people.
Unit V	Indian Politics	Constitution of India and its salient features, the Union, States and territories, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental duties, Human rights. The legislature of India: Union legislature, Parliament, State Executive, State Legislature, assembly, Local government, Panchayat Raj Judiciary in India: The process of law, Elections, Corruption in public life, Anti-corruption measures, Right to information, Empowerment of women, Consumer protection forms, CVC, Lok adalats, Ombudsman, CAG
Unit VI	Indian Economy	Nature of Indian economy, Five-year plan models, Land reforms & agriculture, Application of science in agriculture, Social sector problems. Economic trends in Tamil Nadu, industrial growth, Rural welfare oriented programmers, population, education, health, employment, poverty.
Unit VII	Indian National Movement	National Renaissance, the emergence of national leaders, M. Gandhi, J. Nehru, R.N. Tagore, Role of Tamil Nadu in the freedom struggle
Unit VIII	Aptitude & Mental Ability Tests	Conversion of information to data and its collection, compilation and presentation, Analytical interpretation of data, Simplification, Percentage, HCF, LCM, Ratio and Proportion, Simple and Compound interest, Area, Volume, Time and Work, Logical Reasoning, Visual Reasoning, Alphanumeric Reasoning.

TNPSC Syllabus 2023: Assistant Engineering

The syllabus for TNPSC Assistant System Engineer is comprised of Paper I, Paper II, and Paper III. 

TNPSC Assistant System Engineer Syllabus For Paper I and Paper III 

Basic Electronics (ECE & EEE), Data Structures And Algorithms, Digital Electronics And, Computer Organization, Probability And Queueing Theory, Operating Systems, Database Management Systems, Programming Inc, Object-Oriented Programming & Object-Oriented Analysis And Design , Microprocessors And Embedded Systems (Ece & Eee), Web Technology, Cloud Computing, Information Security, Machine Learning, Computer Networks, Software Engineering, Software Process And Project Management, Big Data Analytics

TNPSC Assistant System Engineer Syllabus For Paper II: Engineering Aptitude

TNPSC Assistant System Engineer 2023 Syllabus

Units	Subtopics
Logical Reasoning	Clocks, calendars, binary logic, seating arrangement, logical sequence – Logical Number, Alphabetical, Diagrammatic; Assumption, Premise, Conclusion, Linear and matrix arrangement, Puzzles - Classification, Comparison, Sequential, Selection, Family, Jumbled puzzle; Dice, Visual Reasoning, In alphabetical or miscellaneous, In coding-decoding, In blood relation, In direction and distances, In order and ranking, Data sufficiency, Statement, In syllogism.
Data Interpretation	Interpretation and analysis of data based on text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), Venn diagram.
Quantity/ Numerical Ability	Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning; the Number system; Integer Number Sequences, Rational Number Sequences, Arithmetic Sequences, Geometric Sequences; Square Numbers, Cube Numbers; Fibonacci Series; Polynomials; Algebra; Geometry – Euclid’s Geometry, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles, Coordinate Geometry, Areas Of Parallelograms And Triangles, Surface Areas And Volumes; Probability, Permutation combination; Mensuration, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean, Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Variance, Standard Deviation; Time and work; Averages, Percentages, Profit and loss; Quadratic and linear equations; Relation and Functions; Vectors; HCF & LCM, Logarithm.