The Combined civil services (group – I) includes various post under the government of Tamil Nadu as the Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Category – I), Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes), Deputy, Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Assistant Director of Rural Development, etc. The CCS Group 1 services are the most reputed posts in state government services. To get into these services candidates will have to clear the preliminary and main exam. Candidates can check out the syllabus given below to prepare for the exam.
The units covered under the syllabus of TNPSC for the preliminary exam of group – I as provided by the authorities are given below.
General Science
Current Events
Geography of India
History and Culture of India
Indian Polity
Indian Economy
Indian National Movement
History, Culture, Heritage and Socio – Political Movements in Tamil Nadu
Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
Aptitude and Mental Ability
The topics covered under the syllabus of TNPSC for the main exam of the group – I are as provided below:
The modern history of India and Indian culture (Paper – I)
Social issues in India and Tamil Nadu (Paper – I)
General Aptitude & Mental Ability (SSLC Standard) (Paper – I)
Indian Polity and emerging political trends across the world affecting India (Paper – II)
Role and impact of Science and Technology in the development of India (Paper – II)
Tamil Society ‐ Its Culture and Heritage (Paper – II)
Geography of India with special reference to Tamil Nadu (Paper – III)
Environment, Bio-Diversity and Disaster Management (Paper – III)
Indian Economy – Current economic trends and impact of the global economy on India (Paper – III)
The exam of combined civil services will be conducted for four posts namely, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Assistant Commissioner in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department, and District Educational Officer.
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission will conduct the group – II exam for the recruitment of various posts. The post which is categorized under the group – II exam of CCS are Industrial Co-operative Officer, Probation Officer, Junior Employment Officer, Probation Officer in Prison Department, Assistant Inspector of Labour, Municipal Commissioner etc. The recruitment for the CCS group – II will be done under the government of Tamil Nadu. The exam syllabus for CCS group – II is given below.
The candidates must check out the syllabus provided by the authorities for the preparation of the group – II main exam. The topics covered under the syllabus of TNPSC for the preliminary exam of the group – II are as provided below:
General Science
Current Events
Geography of India
History and Culture of India
Indian Polity
Indian Economy
Indian National Movement
History, Culture, Heritage and Socio – Political Movements in Tamil Nadu
Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
Aptitude and Mental Ability
The paper of the TNPSC group 2 main exam will be based on the English and Tamil language and translation. The topics covered under the syllabus of TNPSC for the main exam of the group – II are as provided below:
Tamil to English translation (Paper – I)
English to Tamil translation (Paper – I)
Precis Writing (Paper – II)
Comprehension (Paper – II)
Hints Development (Paper – II)
Essay writing on the following topics from ‘Thirukkural’ (Paper – II)
Letter writing – Official (Paper – II)
As per the official notification of TNPSC combined civil services group – III, the state government has announced the recruitment for various posts as Station Fire Officer, Junior Inspector of Cooperative Societies, Assistant Supervisor of Industrial Cooperative Societies, Store Keeper in the Employment and Training Department (Training Wing), Store-Keeper in Industries and Commerce Department, etc. The selection procedure will be followed by the written exam and oral test as per the authorities. By preparing with the detailed syllabus given below the candidates can easily crack the paper of CCS group – III exam .
The list of topics covered under the syllabus of TNPSC for the preliminary exam of the group – III is as provided below:
General Science
Current Events
Geography
History and Culture of India And Tamil Nadu
Indian Polity
Indian Economy
Indian National Movement
Aptitude and Mental Ability Tests
The list of topics covered under the syllabus of TNPSC for the main exam of the group – III are as provided below:
General Science
Current Events
Geography
History and Culture of India And Tamil Nadu
Indian Polity
Indian Economy
Indian National Movement
Aptitude and Mental Ability Tests
The exam conducting authorities have provided the syllabus for the preliminary exam of TNPSC group – IV on the official website. The list of topics covered under the syllabus of TNPSC for the preliminary exam of the group – IV are as provided below:
General Science
Current Events
Geography
History and Culture of India And Tamil Nadu
Indian Polity
Indian Economy
Indian National Movement
Aptitude and Mental Ability Tests
The candidates must check out the syllabus provided by the exam conducting body for the TNPSC group – IV exam . The main topics covered under the syllabus of TNPSC for the main exam of the group – IV are as provided below:
Figures of speech observed in the following Poems
Appreciation Questions from Poetry
Important lines from Poems.
Questions on the Biography of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subash Chandra Bose, Helen Keller, Kalpana Chawla, Dr. Salim Ali, Rani of Jhansi, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln
Questions on Shakespeare
Questions from Oscar Wilde
Dr. Karl Paulnack
Comprehension Questions
Comprehension Questions on the description of Places
British English – American English
The CAT Exam Pattern gives the candidate a brief idea on how to prepare for the exam:
Match the Poems with the Poets
Which Nationality the does story belong to?
Identify the Author with the short story
Whose Autobiography / Biography is this?
Which Nationality the does Poet belong to?
Characters, Quotes, Important Lines from the following works of Indian Authors
Drama Famous lines, characters, quotes from Julius Caesar – The Merchant of Venice
Match the Places, Poet, Dramatist, Painter with a suitable option
Match the following Folk Arts with the Indian State / Country
Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character
Match the Characters with Relevant Story Title
About the Poets
About the Dramatists William Shakespeare – Thomas Hardy
Mention the Poem in which these lines occur
Various works of the following Authors
What is the theme observed in the Literary works?
Famous Quotes – Who said this?
To Which period the Poets belong
Matching the Poets and Poems
Nature centered Literary works and Global issue Environment and Conservation
As per the exam pattern of TNPSC , the exam will be conducted in offline mode. The exam for each group of TNPSC will be conducted in two stages i.e. at the preliminary stage and main stage exam. The candidates who will clear the preliminary exam of TNPSC will be eligible to appear in the main exam. The question paper of most of the preliminary exam will include the objective type questions as per the TNPSC syllabus. While the question paper of the main exam of TNPSC will include the descriptive type questions as per the TNPSC exam pattern and syllabus . The exam of combined civil service is divided into four categories as per the TNPSC syllabus . The exam will be conducted in both English and Tamil language as per the exam pattern of TNPSC .
The age of a candidate must be between 21 and 32 years.
The maximum age limit for SC/ST/MBC category candidates is 37 years.
For PWD (10 years relaxation) and Ex-Servicemen (max-age of 53 years) age relaxation is
A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized college/university is required.
The final year students are also eligible to apply for these posts.
For the Deputy Superintendent of Police and District Officer vacancy, the candidates should meet the specific physical qualifications.
A candidate should be proficient in the Tamil language.
1st Stage: A prelims exam will be conducted and the marks scored in the prelims exam are considered to qualify for the main exam only.
2nd Stage: The main exam carries 3 papers and only 1 out of 50 candidates will go through to give the mains exam.
3rd Stage: An interview to be held for the candidates, who clear the main exam, and the merit list is prepared considering marks of the mains exam and interview together.
The prelims exam carries 300 marks for 200 objective type questions.
It is an objective paper and qualifying nature only.
The exam will select candidates for the main exam in the ration of 1:50.
The main exam carries 3 descriptive papers for 250 marks each.
There will be no negative marks in both the prelims and main exams.
The applicant should qualify in each stage to give an interview and it carries 100 marks.
| Subject | Duration | Maximum marks | Number of questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies (degree standard) | 3 hours | 300 | 150 |
| Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (S.S.L.C. Std.) | 50 | ||
| Total | 200 |
| Exam Type | Paper | Duration | Max. Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptive Type | Paper-I | 3 Hours for each Paper | 250 |
| Paper-II | 250 | ||
| Paper-III | 250 | ||
| Interview & Records | 100 |