TNPSC Group 4 2023: Notification, Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern

TNPSC Group 4 2023 notification is expected to be released soon on - tnpsc.gov.in. The Commission will release the official notification and conduct the exam in offline mode. The TNPSC Group 4 exam 2023 is expected to be conducted in February 2024. The Commission mentioned the tentative dates in the official exam calendar. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission released its official exam calendar in January 2023. 

TNPSC Group 4 exam is one of the most sought-after recruitment exams in the state because it provides the opportunity of native posting and there is no interview in this exam. The Combined Civil Service Competitive Exam-IV(Group IV) is comprised of an offline written examination followed by certificate verification and counselling. There is no interview in the exam. Counselling is done to assign the candidates to the appropriate departments considering their preference and suitability to the job profile. TNPSC Group 4 is a popular exam in the state due to its eligibility and the post offered under the exam. The TNPSC Group 4 Village Administrative Officer (VAO) is one of the most popular posts in the Group 4 exam. The Combined Civil Service Competitive Exam-IV(Group IV) includes the following services:

• Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service
• Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service
• Tamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service
• Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service
• Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat Service 

TNPSC Group 4 2023 Overview

The candidates can see below the TNPSC Group 4 exam overview.

Dates are an integral part of the exam process. The candidate can see here the TNPSC Group 4 exam dates 2023.

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is expected to release the TNPSC Group 4 notification 2023 in the last week of November. The TNPSC Group 4 2023 notification will be the most important document for the TNPSC Group 4 exam 2023. The official notification 2023 will mention all the important components of the exam such as vacancies, dates, eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern and the Counselling procedure. The Commission will provide one month to apply for the TNPSC Group 4 2023 exam. 

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission will mention all the eligibility criteria for the TNPSC Group 4 exam 2023 in the official notification. The Commission will mention the educational qualification for each post separately. The Commission mention the age limit, salary and age relaxation to each of the category in the official notification. The candidates can see below the important components of TNPSC Group 4 eligibility criteira:

TNPSC Group 4 Eligibility

TNPSC Group 4 eligibility criteria were fully defined in the official notification. Given below are the TNPSC Group 4 eligibility criteria as per the official notification

TNPSC Group 4 Education Qualification

• Candidates should pass SSLC Public Examination or its equivalent

TNPSC Group 4 Age Limit

The age limit criteria for the Village Administrative Officer (VAO) can be summarised as below:

"Others” is defined in the official notification as Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs] who have put in 5 years and more of service in the State/Central Government are not eligible to apply even if they are within the age limit.

TNPSC Group 4 Age Limit for Other Posts

TNPSC Group 4 Age Limit for Junior Assistant (Non-Security), Junior Assistant (Security), Junior Assistant in Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Junior Assistant in Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Bill Collector Grade-I, Bill Collector in Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Typist, Steno-Typist (Grade -III), Steno-Typist (Grade -III) in Tamil Nadu Urban  Habitat Development Board and Store Keeper in Tamizhagam Guest House, Udhagamandalam is mentioned below:

Definition of Others - Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs] who have put in 5 years and more of service in the State / Central Government are not eligible to apply even if they are within the age limit.

No maximum age limit for applicants belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all castes who possess a General educational Qualification that is higher than the Minimum General Educational Qualification (i.e. who have passed P.U.C/H.S.C/Diploma/Degree). No maximum age limit means that the candidate must not achieve the age of 60 years on the date of notification or at the time of selection/appointment. 

The candidates should note that they can get their native place posting they score the highest marks in the TNPSC Group 4 exam among all the candidates from his native area, he will be called in the counselling first and he can opt for his native place posting.

Candidates should have adequate knowledge of the Tamil language on the date of the notification.

The candidates will be allowed to fill out the TNPSC Group 4 application form 2023 on the official website of the Commission. The TNPSC Group 4 2023 application link will be activated with the release of official notification. It is expected that the Commission will provide a time frame of one month to apply for the TNPSC Group 4 exam. 

The TNPSC Group 4 notification 2022 was released on March 30, 2022. The candidates got around one month to fill out the TNPSC Group 4 application online. The candidates should see the TNPSC Group 4 application process in detail so that they can fill in the application easily, without any difficulty.

TNPSC Group 4 recruitment process will start with the release of official notification. The Commission is expected to release the TNPSC Group 4 notification 2023 soon on its official website. The candidates should note that the TNPSC Group 4 2023 recruitment will be a two-stage selection process because it involves only one written examination followed by document verification and counselling.

TNPSC Group 4 Vacancies 2023 will be released with the official notification. The Commission is expected to release a good number of vacancies this year also because it is a state-wide exam and the TNPSC Group 4 posts are the cutting edge of the state bureacracy. 

TNPSC Group 4 exam notification 2022 notified 7,301 vacancies but recently the media reported the increase in the TNPSC Group 4 vacancies to over ten thousand. TNPSC Group 4 exam was conducted statewide on July 24, 2022, to recruit Grade III employees across the state. The most sought posts in the TNPSC Group 4 are Village Administrative Officer, Junior Assistant, Steno-Typists and Field Surveyor. See here post-wise TNPSC Group 4 vacancies.

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TNPSC Group 4 syllabus will be mentioned in the official notification. The Commission changed the syllabus in 2022 and made the Tamil language compulsory. The candidates will be required to study all the topics mentioned in the official syllabus and prepare thoroughly each of the topics. TNPSC Group 4 syllabus was changed as per the government order to make the test of Tamil language compulsory in the commission's exams. The official syllabus was notified in the notification. TNPSC Group 4 syllabus is defined based on concepts of SSLC level only.

The Commission mention the syllabus and exam pattern is mentioned in the official notification. The TNPSC Group 4 exam pattern is not anticipated to be changed. The Commission changed the exam pattern recently and included the Tamil Language in the exam pattern. As per the new TNPSC Group 4 syllabus, revised last year, there were compulsory Tamil Language questions in the preliminary exam. There were 100 questions of Tamil Language in the preliminary exam. The total marks allotted to Tamil language questions were 75 marks. There will be no separate cutoff for the Tamil questions but it will help the candidates have proficiency in the local language. The total number of questions in the preliminary paper will be 200 and the maximum marks will be 300. 

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducted the Combined Civil Service Competitive Exam-IV (Group IV) to recruit candidates for the cutting-edge bureaucracy, which works at the rural level.

The candidates should see and understand the TNPSC Group 4 exam pattern 2024 of the preliminary exam so that they can attempt maximum questions in the exam. Understanding the pattern will help them score better in the exam.

TNPSC Group 4 selection process includes the following steps:

TNPSC Group 4 Registration

The candidates need a register number to fill out the TNPSC Group 4 application. The candidates need to register themselves through the TNPSC Group 4 registration process and obtain a valid register number to fill out the TNPSC Group 4 application.

Application 

After registration, the candidates need to fill out the TNPSC Group 4 application online. The candidates need to submit the application fee as mentioned in the official notification. Without submitting the application fee, the application form will not be submitted. 

Admit Card

TNPSC issues the admit card to the eligible candidates ten days before the exam date. The admit cards are released online only and no physical admit card is sent to the candidates. TNPSC Group 4 Admit Card is the official permission letter to appear in the exam.

Written Exam

Candidates need to appear for the written TNPSC Group 4 exam conducted offline across the state. The candidates who score equal to or more than the cutoff mark (as decided by the commission) are called for the Certificate Verification process.

Result

TNPSC Group 4 result is released after the evaluation of all the OMR sheets. Based on the marks obtained by candidates in the written test, a tentative merit list is announced by TNPSC on its official website

Certificate Verification

TNPSC issues the call letter to the eligible candidates for certificate verification. The certificate verification is done in multiple shifts and the candidates are intimated about their shifts.

Counselling

TNPSC Group 4 counselling is the last stage of the TNPSC Group 4 selection process. It is an important stage for the candidates to know about the vacancy in their category and the location of the posting. available to them. The TNPSC Group 4 counselling is done in a very transparent and comprehensive manner. The candidates are required to produce all their original certificates and follow the instructions given by the competent authority at the time of counselling.

The Commission is expected to conduct the TNPSC Group 4 2023 Counselling in May-June, 2024.The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission conduct the TNPSC Group 4 Counselling for each post separately. Through a centralised system, the candidates are informed about the vacant positions for their category on a real-time basis and the candidates are counselled to choose one of the available posts.

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission released TNPSC Group 4 Counselling dates 2023 for the 2022 session on its official website - tnpsc.gov.in. The Commission will conduct the TNPSC Group 4 Counselling in a post-wise manner. The TNPSC Group 4 Counselling was done at the Commission's Office in Chennai.  

The TNPSC Group 4 exam 2023 is expected to be conducted in February 2024. The Commission will conduct the exam in offline mode in pen and paper mode. TNPSC Group 4 result 2023 is expected to be released in April 2024.

The Commission released the TNPSC Group 4 result 2022 on March 24, 2023. As per the official calendar, the result was expected in September. The Counselling process was expected to start in October but the Commission is yet to release the result. The Commission will release the final result online only and no communication will be made in an offline manner. This is done to minimise the occurrence of corrupt practices.

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is expected to release the TNPSC Group 4 notification 2023 in November 2023. The Commission releases the TNPSC Group 4 cutoff after the release of final result. The candidates must secure equal to or more than their category cutoff to get selected for the next phase of the examination. 

The Commission releases the category-wise cutoff for all categories separately. TNPSC releases the TNPSC Group 4 cutoff with the results. The TNPSC Group 4 cutoff is the minimum mark required to get elected in the TNPSC Group 4 exam. The TNPSC Group 4 cutoff marks are different from the qualifying marks mentioned in the notification.

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission releases the TNPSC Group 4 answer key after the completion of the exam process. The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) is expected to release the answer key in September 2024 after the completion of TNPSC group 4 recruitment process.

TNPSC Group 4 answer key 2022 was released on October 10. The Commission mentioned the answers to all the questions asked in the TNPSC Group 4 exam 2022. The exam was conducted on July 24, 2022. The Commission released the answer key for the Compulsory Tamil language eligibility cun scoring test and General Studies. The total marks of the exam were 300. The candidates could download the answer key to calculated their marks. 

TNPSC Group 4 exam 2023 is expected to be conducted in February 2024. The Commission will release the TNPSC Group 4 hall ticket around ten days before the exam date. This implies that the hall ticket is expected to release by February 10, 2024.

The Commission released the admit card on July 14, 2022.. Admit card is the essential official document required to secure entry into the examination centre. The candidates were required to carry one government identity proof with the hall ticket to establish their identity. 

TNPSC Group 4 Exam Centre

TNPSC Group 4 exam was conducted in all the districts of the state in offline mode. The candidates can select the exam centre nearest to their place of residence and appear in the exam.

TNPSC Group 4 2023 question paper will be released in February 2024 after the conduct of state-wide exam. The previous year's question papers serve as a reference point for the candidates preparing for the exam. TNPSC question papers can guide the candidates to prepare in a better way for the exam because through previous year's question papers they can understand the depth of preparation required for the exam.

Since the group-4 exam is very popular among the candidates, the competition is very fierce in the exam. The passing percentage is very low in comparison to the number of applications. To achieve this goal, the candidates need a clear-cut TNPSC Group 4 preparation strategy. By following the preparation strategy, they can perform better in the exam.