The PDF links of TNPSC Group 1 Syllabus are provided below in both Tamil and English Languages. It will be useful for your preparation for TNPSC Group 1 Exam. The Combined Civil Service Examination of TNPSC Group 1 Exam has been conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. The Notification of the TNPSC Group 1 Posts and the Examination is declared by the TNPSC Commission on their Official Website. TNPSC Group 1 Syllabus and TNPSC Group 1 Exam Date is clearly mentioned in their Official Group 1 Notification.
TNPSC Group 1 Prelims Syllabus in Tamil & English
| Subjects | Download |
|---|---|
| General Studies | English Medium |
| General Studies | Tamil Medium |
TNPSC Group 1 Mains Syllabus in Tamil & English
| Subjects | Download |
|---|---|
| General Studies | English Medium |
| General Studies | Tamil Medium |
TNPSC Group 1 Posts Selection Procedure
The selection will be made in three successive stages viz.,
(i) Preliminary Examination for selection of candidates for admission to the Main Written Examination
(ii) Main Written Examination and
(iii) an Oral Test in the shape of an Interview.
| Stages | Group 1 Posts |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Examination for selection of candidates for admission to the Main Written Examination | Yes |
| Main Written Examination | Yes |
| Oral Test (Interview) | Yes |
| Counselling | Yes |
The Preliminary Examination is meant to serve as a screening test only. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Written Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Written Examination will be 20 times the number of candidates to be recruited having regard to the rule of reservation of appointments. However, in each reservation group, all the candidates who secure the same marks as that of cut off marks of their reservation groups shall also be admitted to the Main Written Examination, though the number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Written Examination may exceed 1:20 ratio. No supplemental list will be published in the place of rejected candidates (or) candidates who have failed to send documents for verification. The final selection will be made based on the total marks obtained by the candidates in the Main Written Examination Paper-II, Paper-III, Paper-IV and Oral Test taken together, subject to Rule of Reservation of Appointments.
(For further details refer para 18-A ‘Instructions to applicants’)
TNPSC Group 1 Prelims Exam Pattern
- Single paper
- Objective Type Questions
- Degree Standard
- TNPSC Group 1 Prelims exam is a qualifying exam.
- The minimum mark required to qualify for this exam is 90.
- There will be one paper with a total of 200 questions which carries a total of 300 marks.
- The questions will be in objective type.
- The time duration of the TNPSC Group 1 Prelims exam is 3 hours.
- The Language of Question paper is in both English or Tamil.
Below you can see the scheme of the TNPSC Group 1 Preliminary examination.
TNPSC Group 1 Mains Exam Pattern
- There are four papers
- The TNPSC Group 1 Mains Exam is split into four papers. Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4
- The Paper 1 is Compulsory Tamil Language cum Eligibility(Qualifying Paper)
- The Paper 2, 3, 4 are General Studies(Descriptive Type Questions).
- Paper 1 is 100 marks & remaining papers are 250 marks.
- Candidates will have to score the minimum qualifying marks in Paper 1 which is 40 out of 100.
- Finally, Interview for Selected Group 1 Mains Candidates.
- For Paper 2, 3, 4 & Interview combined, minimum qualifying mark is 340 marks.
- Only Paper 2, 3, 4 & Interview Marks are considered for selecting TNPSC Group 1 Posts.
Note:-
- The questions on General Studies for Preliminary and Main Written Examination will be set both in Tamil and English.
- The Main Written Examination answer sheets of Paper-II, Paper-III and Paper-IV will be evaluated, only if the candidate secures minimum qualifying marks [40%-i.e., 40 marks] in Paper-I and the marks secured in Paper-I will not be taken into account for ranking. Refer G.O.(Ms) No.133, Human Resources Management (M) Department, dated 01.12.2021.
- Appearance in all the papers of the Main Written Examination and the Oral Test is compulsory. Candidates who have not appeared for any one or more papers of the Main Written Examination, shall not be considered for selection, even if they secure the minimum qualifying marks for selection.
- However, as per the orders issued in G.O. (Ms) No.49, Human Resources Management (M) Department, dated 23.05.2022, the differently abled candidates can avail exemption from writing Paper-I (Tamil Eligibility Test). Such candidate have to furnish the required details in the online application without fail. Subsequent claim will receive no attention. The candidates need to upload Disability Certificate (Refer Annexure-III) as prescribed in G.O. (Ms) No. 08, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP-3.2) Department dated 21.09.2021.
- Refer Para 17 of “Instructions to Applicants” in regard to instructions to be followed while appearing for competitive examinations conducted by the Commission.
- The syllabus for both the Preliminary Examination and Main Written Examination are available in the Commission’s Website at ‘www.tnpsc.gov.in’ and also in the Annexure-I of this notification.