TNPSC Exam Preparation

Considering you are pursuing PhD and need to prepare for the TNPSC (Tamilnadu Public Service Commission) group 2 exam in the forthcoming year.You just have 1 year to prepare from now, so by managing time after PhD work, is essential to crack this exam as it covers a huge chunk of syllabus for the  prelims, Mains and interview which requires considerable time and consistent efforts.So by planning and  step by step syllabus completion would help.I would rather recommend you to buy an online batch to proceed in the preperation.

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The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission conduct the TNPSC Group 4 exam in offline mode at the designated exam centres across the state. The Commission releases the TNPSC Group 4 question paper within in a week from the exam with its tentative answer key. The candidates can get here the TNPSC Group 4 question papers of previous years.

Download TNPSC Group 4 Question Papers

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission does not mention about the negative marking in the TNPSC Group 4 exam but as per the instructions mentioned in the official TNPSC Group 4 question paper, the Commission will deduct 5 marks in case the candidate do not write the Question Paper Booklet Number in the provided OMR sheet.

For marking the incorrect answer by the candidate, no marks will be deducted by the Commission.

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is expected to conduct the TNPSC Group 4 Exam based on the exam syllabus mentioned in the official TNPSC Group 4 notification. As per the previous year TNPSC General Studies question paper, we can say tha the General Studies section includes topics such as:

• General Science
• Geography
• History and Culture of India
• Indian Polity
• Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
• Socio-political movements in Tamil Nadu

The TNPSC Group 4 exam 2025 was conducted on July 12, 2025 as per the syllabus and exam pattern mentioned in the official notification. The TNPSC Group 4 exam paper consist of 200 questions divided into three sections:

1. Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test: 100 questions
2. General Studies: 75 questions
3. Aptitude and Mental Ability Test: 25 questions

We can summarise the above information as given below:

Curren Affairs is the most dynamic section of the TNPSC Group 2 syllabus. The candidates are required to prepare and consolidate the preparation of current affairs daily. The candidates can see the important components for the preparation of current affairs for TNPSC Group 2 exam:

• Reading News Paper Daily
• Reading atleast one Monthly Current Affairs Magazine
• Watching the Sansad TV channel 
• Practicing Current Affairs mock questions from various websites

The candidates should understand that the TNPSC Group 2 exam preparation required time. The candidates cannot prepare instantly for the exam. It requires a constant dedication of over six to nine months. While preparing for the TNPSC Group 2 exam, the candidates are required to avoid some mistakes. Some of these mistakes are enumerated below:

• Poor Time Management
• Ignoring Previous Year Papers
• Not Understanding the Basic Concepts
• Leaving Current Affairs
• Skipping Revision
• Avoiding Mock Test papers