TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2023 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Pattern

Notification

Application Form

Exam Date

Eligibility

Pattern

TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2023: The Madras Service Commission came into subsistence from the Act of the Madras Legislature 1929. Madras Presidency had the exclusive chance, to establish the first public service commission. The Commission initially, commenced with a trilateral committee, including the Chairman. After the reformation of the States in 1957, several Commissions were constituted. The Madras Service Commission became Madras Public Service Commission with headquarters made in Madras in the year 1957. Every year Tamil-Nadu government releases vacancies to ensure that posts are filled.

TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2023 Notification:

• The Official Notification for the TNPSC Group 4 2023 Exam will be released soon on the official website.

TNPSC Group 4 2023: Highlights

Name of the Examination	Group 4 – Combined Civil Services Examination–IV (Group-IV Services & VAO)
Conducted Body	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Number of Vacancies	To Be Announced
Application Mode	Online Mode
Exam Mode	Offline Mode
Mode of Counselling	Offline (To Be Announced)
Contact No	Toll-Free: 1800 425 1002 Phone: +91-44-25300300 Fax: +91-44-25300598
Official Website	www.tnpsc.gov.in

TNPSC Group 4 Exam Date 2023:

Find below the TNPSC Group 4 Exam Date 2023 related Information such as – Application form released date, Deadline to submit the application form, Admit Card Download date, Result date, etc:

Events	Exam Date
Application form available	January 2023
Final Date for registration	February 2023
Admit Card Issue Date	March 2023
TNPSC Group 4 exam date 2023	April 2023
Answer Key	To Be Announced
Result	July 2023
Counseling	2nd week of September 2023

TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2023 Application Form:

The Application for TNPSC is done via online registration the method and the charges are below mentioned.

• Visit the official website www.tnpscexams.in.
• Click on One Time Registration.
• Click on the “new user” button as given in the image
• Post clicking the “New User” option, TNPSC OTR Log-in Page would be opened in your window where you are requested to fill in your details and click on the “Submit” tab for completion of the first stage.
• Candidates need to fill in all necessary details
• Click on “Submit”
• After completion of registration, you have to press “Activate through OTP”
• Enter Registration Log-in ID and password through OTP.
• Enter the OTP received on your registered mobile number and click on the Activate button.
• Now your Log-in creds are made.

TNPSC Group 4 Login Again:

• Fill in all the Personal, Education, and Communication details accurately.
• Upload your photograph and signature.
• Click on the checkbox Against ‘I agree’ and submit.
• Post this you have to make a payment Net Banking (Credit Card / Debit Card/CHALLAN) in the payment option and choose the bank name and Click to pay.
• Select For making payment through Bank Challan Click on SBI Branch to generate your challan.
• Log in to view your dashboard.
• Click on the ‘Print profile’ to print your ‘OTR slip’.

Application Fee:

Application fees	Rs.150
Exam Fee	Rs. 100

Eligibility Criteria:

Find below the TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2023 Eligibility Criteria. Candidates also check here Educational Qualification, Technical Qualification, Age Limit, etc:  

Educational Qualification:

• A minimum qualification of a 10th pass is required.
• 10th Standard / SSLC

Technical Qualification:

Must have passed the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting

• by Higher / Senior Grade in Tamil and English (or)
• by Higher / Senior Grade in Tamil and Lower/ Junior Grade in English
• (or) by Higher / Senior Grade in English and Lower/ Junior Grade in Tamil.

Age Limit (As on 1st July):

The minimal age should be 18 years and post that it is up to 35 years maximum just ensure if you are looking for relaxation, in that case, refer chart below

S.No	Category of Candidates	Minimum Age (Should Have Completed)	Maximum Age
1	Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Cast (Arunthathiyars), Scheduled Tribes, and Destitute Widows of all castes	18 Years	35 Years
2	Most Backward Classes / De-notified Communities, Backward Classes, and Backward Classes (Muslims)		32 Years
3	“Others” [ie., Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, and BCMs]		30 Years
4	For the Persons who are trained in Survey in ITI in Tamil Nadu, in respect of posts of Field Surveyor and Draftsman only		35 Years

TNPSC Group 4 Exam Pattern 2023:

The least number of marks specified by TNPSC for the written test was 90 out of 300. Based on the numbers and ranks secured by the test-takers in the written test, the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission would publish a list of selected candidates.

Subject	Duration	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
General Studies	3 Hours	75	300
Aptitude Test		25
General Tamil/General English		100
Total		200

Syllabus

The syllabus of the prescribed course is different for different subjects and students pursuing the concerned subject must need to take care of it.

General Science

• Zoology: Blood and Blood Circulation, Environment, Prevention and remedies, Health and hygiene, Communicable diseases, Human diseases, Reproductive system, Ecology, Animal, plants & Human life.
• Botany: Nutrition and dietetics, Main concepts of life science, Classification of living organisms, Respiration
• Chemistry: Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, Acids, bases, and salts, Elements, and compounds.
• Physics: Nature of the universe, Magnetism, electricity, electronics, mechanics, and properties of matter, force, motion and energy, heat, light, and sound.

Current Events:

• Political Science: Public awareness and General administration, Welfare oriented government schemes and their utility, Political parties and political system in India, Problems in the conduct of public elections.
• History: Profile of states, Sports and games, India and its neighbors, Eminent persons and places in the news, National symbols, Awards and honors, Latest diary of events, Books and authors.
• Geography: Disaster management, Solar system, Rainfall, Water resources, Forest and wildlife, Transport including surface transport and communication, Earth and universe, Monsoon, Weather and climate, Soil, minerals, and natural resources, Rivers in India, Social geography, Agricultural pattern, Natural calamities, Population density, and distribution.
• Indian Polity: Salient features of the constitution, Human rights charter, Fundamental rights, Rule of law, The preamble to the constitution, Consumer protection form, Constitution of India, Union legislature, Fundamental duties, Corruption in public life, Empowerment of women, Union, state and territory.
• History and culture of India and Tamil Nadu: Delhi sultans, Age of Vijayanagara and the Bhamins, Characteristics of Indian culture, India since independence, Unity in diversity, Indus valley civilization, South Indian history culture and heritage, Mughals and Marathas, Tamil Nadu political parties and populist schemes.
• Indian Economy: Rural welfare oriented programs, Nature of Indian Economy, Land reform and agriculture, Population, education, health, employment, poverty, Five-year plan, Economic trends in Tamil Nadu, Industrial growth, Social sector problem.
• Indian National Movement: Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Different modes of agitations, The emergence of national leaders, National renaissance, Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle – Rajaji, VOC, Periya, Bharathiar, and others.

Aptitude Test

• Number Series
• Alpha Numeric Reasoning
• Visual Reasoning
• Puzzles
• Logical Reasoning
• Time and Work
• Compound Interest
• Lowest Common Multiple
• Analytical Interpretation of Data
• Tables, Graphs, and Diagrams
• Conversion of Information to Data
• Compilation and presentation of data
• Ratio proportions
• Simple interest
• Analytical interpretation

General English:

Grammar: Part A

• Select the Correct Voice
• Select the Correct Tense
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Select the Correct Question Tag
• Fill in the blanks with a suitable proposition and suitable article, particle, gerund, and infinitive
• Select the correct prefix and suffix
• Match the following
• Spot the error
• Comprehension
• Choose the correct sentence
• Select the correct plural forms
• Select the correct degree

Part B – Literature

• Appreciation questions from poetry
• Figures of speech in Poems
• Important Lines for Poems
• Questions from Oscar Wild
• Questions from Shakespeare
• British English – American English
• Questions on Biographies
• Comprehension questions from motivational essays

Part C – Authors and Their Literary Works

• Match the poems with the poets
• Whose Biography
• Identifying the author of the short story
• Identifying the Nationality of the Story
• Nationality of the poet
• Famous lines from dramas
• Important Lines from Indian authors

TNPSC 2023 Vacancy:

Post	No. of Vacancy
TNPSC Group 1	Announced Soon
TNPSC Group 2	More than 5000 (Expected)
TNPSC Group 3	Announced Soon
TNPSC Group 4	More than (4000) Expected

Admit Card:

Hall tickets will be issued online. The concerned students need to check through the following steps

• Visit the website www.tnpsc.gov.in.
• Find the link, Admit Card.
• Enter your login credentials.
• Click on the ‘submit’ button your hall ticket will display on the screen.
• Download and print it so that you can carry it to exams

Answer Key:

The answer key would be published on varied exam-related portals and the official registered page as well all you need to do is navigate to the notifications and click on them.

Result:

TNPSC would select candidates for various posts under Group 4 based on marks obtained by them in the written exam. TNPSC would create a merit list according to marks scored by candidates. All the shortlisted candidates have to upload their required documents on the TNPSC website as instructed in the merit list.

Cut-off:

Below mentioned is the cut-off list for a category wise for your use the data is based on the previous year’s exams.

Category	Male	Female
General	164[+/- 3 Questions]	163[+/- 3 Questions]
BC	162[+/- 3 Questions]	161[+/- 3 Questions]
MBC	162[+/- 3 Questions]	162[+/- 3 Questions]
BC(M)	154[+/- 3 Questions]	152[+/- 3 Questions]
SC	160[+/- 3 Questions]	158[+/- 3 Questions]
SC(A)	155[+/- 3 Questions]	154[+/- 3 Questions]
ST	156[+/- 3 Questions]	153[+/- 3 Questions]