What is the eligibility for Village Administrative Officer (VAO) in TNPSC Group 4 Exam?

Village Administrative Officer is one of the most popular posts in the TNPSC Group 4 exam. The Eligibility conditions for the Village Administrative Officer are as follows Minimum Age Limit: 21 years Maximum Age limit: 32 years depending on their category. Education Qualification: The candidates must have passed the SSLC Examination with eligibility for admission to Higher Secondary Course. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission can change the TNPSC Eligibility for the VAO anytime. TNPSC Group 4 notification is expected to be released soon.

What certificates are required for TNPSC Group 4 Exam Typing Eligibility?

For some posts like Steno-Typist and Typist, the candidates must have passed the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting. The Commission mention the type of certification required with the post in the official notification. The candidates are required to upload all the documents in support of the claims made in the TNPSC Group 4 application. The candidates are required to upload their certificates in support of Date of Birth Educational Qualification Technical Qualification Community Gender PSTM Experience etc.

What is the Counselling Process in TNPSC Group 4?

TNPSC Group 4 Counselling in the last stage of the selection process. Counselling is done after the declaration of the TNPSC Group 4 result. The eligible candidates will be instructed to upload their documents at the designated centres in their districts. After such submission, the candidates will be called for Counselling based on their rank in the merit list. Counselling will be done to check the candidate’s suitability for the job and assign the candidates to the post.

What is the level of questions asked in the TNPSC Group 4 exam?

The candidates must be SSLC passed. SSLC means Secondary School Leaving Certificate or Matriculation or 10th standard. The questions asked in the exam are of Matriculation level. The candidates should prepare these questions to improve their speed and accuracy. The minimum eligibility criteria for the TNPSC Group 2 exam is matriculation. The Commission prepare the paper keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the exam.

What are the stages in TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment process?

The TNPSC Group 4 recruitment process comprises three stages. Written Exam Verification of documents Counselling The candidates should note that the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission conduct the TNPSC Group 4 exam in offline mode and the counselling is also done offline by the Commission. Generally it takes more than one year to complete the recruitment process. TNPSC Group 4 exam 2025 was conducted on July 13, 2025.

By When the TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment process will complete?

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission released the TNPSC Group 4 notification on April 25, 2025 as per the official exam calendar. The Commission notified 3,935 vacancies for the exam. The TNPSC Group 4 online applications were started with the release of official notification. The candidates were required register for the TNPSC Group 4 exam 2025 for the TNPSC Group 4 application. The TNPSC Group 4 exam 2025 was conducted on July 13, 2025.

What is the TNPSC Group 4 Notification 2026 release Date?

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) will release the TNPSC Group 4 notification on October 6, 2026. The Commission released the official calendar on its portal - tnpsc.gov.in. The last date to apply online for the TNPSC Group 4 exam 2026 will be November 5, 2026.

How are the TNPSC Group 4 Vacancies Notified?

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission will release the TNPSC Group 4 vacancies for each of the posts separately. The Commission will release the TNPSC Group 4 posts for each category. The Commission releases the list of posts with their vacancies and salary.

How do the number of TNPSC Group 4 vacancies impact the exam process?

The TNPSC Group 4 vacancies serve as the motivating factor to the candidates because higher vacancies imply a lower cutoff and higher number of candidates featuring in the result at every stage.

What is the nationality requirement for the TNPSC Group 4 exam?

There is no such reference of nationality in the official TNPSC Group 4 Notification. The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission does not mention the nationality criteria in the official notification. It can be implied that any Indian can apply for the exam who fulfils the eligibiltiy conditions. TNPSC Group 4 Notification is expected to be released soon. The candidates are suggested to refer to the official notification to get the latest information. In addition to the eligibility conditions, the candidates must know Tamil Language in order to clear the exam.

Who conducts the TNPSC Group 4 Exam?

The candidates should note that the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conduct the TNPSC Group 4 exam in offline mode. The Commission is the only sole authority who release the official notification, conduct of exam and the declaration of result. The Commission will release the TNPSC Group 4 Notification 2026 on October 6, 2026.

Is the TNPSC Group 4 Exam Conducted Every Year?

Yes, the TNPSC Group 4 exam is one of the most popular exams of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC). The Commission conduct this exam every year but in case the exam is not conducted in a year, the Commission club the examination for two years and release the notification for two years compensating for the vacant year. The Commission also club the number of vacancies in such cases and the eligibility conditions are also modified.

Is the TNPSC Group 4 state-wide exam?

Yes, the TNPSC Group 4 exam is a statewide exam. All the candidates from the state can apply and appear for the exam. The candidates from the state can claim the reservations mentioned for different categories if they belong to any one of them, but the candidates who have the domicile of another state cannot claim any reservation and need to appear as the General/Unreserved category candidates, irrespective of their category. Moreover, they will also require appearing and qualify in the Compulsory Tamil Paper asked in the TNPSC Group 4 exam. The Commission releases the TNPSC Group 4 exam dates in its official calendar. No other recruiting agency can conduct the exam on that day if the eligibility condictions are same.

How can I download the TNPSC Group 4 Hall Ticket?

The candidates can download the TNPSC Group 4 Hall Ticket in the manner given below: Go to the portal tnpsc..gov.in. Click on the online services tab. Follow the Hall Ticket Download, an external site will open. Click on the ‘Download Hall Ticket’ tab. Press the ‘TNPSC Group 4 Exam’ link. Enter your register number and required details. Download the TNPSC Group 4 admit card. Take two printouts of the admit card for future reference.

TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment 2026: Eligibility, Process & Result

Registration - 6 Oct '26 - 5 Nov '26

Updated on Sep 26, 2025 19:32 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission conduct the TNPSC Group 4 exam every year. The TNPSC Combined Competitive Group 4 exam is conducted offline to recruit the candidates for the Group 4 postions. These are the filed positions located at the village level. The TNPSC Group 4 exam was conducted on July 12, 2025 across the state in offline mode. The candidates can see below the TNPSC Group 4 recruitment stages

Application
Offline Paper
Result
Counselling
Appointment

The candidates are required to register on the official website - tnpsc.gov.in before filling any application of the Commission. The candidates will be required to

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TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment 2025
TNPSC Group 4 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
TNPSC Group 4 Notification 2025
TNPSC Group 4 Vacancies 2025
TNPSC Group 4 Exam Dates 2025
TNPSC Group 4 Eligibility 2025
TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2025
TNPSC Group 4 Exam Pattern 2025
TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment 2025 FAQs

TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment 2025

TNPSC Group 4 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of TNPSC Group 4 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
06 Oct ' 26 - 05 Nov ' 26	TNPSC Group 4 2026 Application Dates
Dec ' 26	TNPSC Group 4 Hall Ticket 2026 TENTATIVE
20 Dec ' 26	TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2026

Dates	Past Exam Dates
22 Oct ' 25	TNPSC Group 4 Result 2025
06 Oct ' 25	TNPSC Group 4 2026 Notification
21 Jul ' 25 - 28 Jul ' 25	TNPSC Group 4 Answer Key 2025
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