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TNPSC Group 4 exam is one of the biggest recruitment processes conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. TNPSC Group 2 exam is arguably one of the easiest ones of all TNPSC Group recruitment exams, and recruits candidates for the positions of Village Administrative Officer (VAO), Junior Assistant, Bill Collector, Typist and Field Surveyor.

The TNPSC Group 4 exam is conducted in offline mode, followed by document verification. The TNPSC Group 4 posts are assigned to the candidates on the basis of merit, in the following services:

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

Latest Notification

TNPSC Group 4 2022 Notification has not been released yet. The official notification for the exam will be released on the official website of TNPSC and would obtain important details about the exam, exam pattern, selection process and exam dates.

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission will tentatively release the Group 4 Notification in March 2022.

Registration

The application form for TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment 2022 is expected to be out in June 2022. The candidates aspiring for the Group 4 posts can apply for the exam through online mode. The application process for the exam is online, whereas the examination is expected to be held offline. The candidates have to fill up the application form available on the official website.

How to Fill TNPSC Group 4 Application Form?

The steps to apply for the TNPSC Group 4 exam are provided below:

Visit the official website of TNPSC.
Select the group as Group 4 and your target post’s exam.
Register for the exam by entering the required details.
Fill in the application form correctly with all the necessary details.
Upload the scanned copies of the required documents.
Then you will be directed to the online payment portal where you will be required to submit the application fee if you are eligible to pay.
Once the payment is processed, you will be given your application number and enrolment number.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates applying for various posts under TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment must check the eligibility criteria before applying for the same. The eligibility conditions for various posts under TNPSC Group 4 varies. The TNPSC Group 4 Exam eligibility criteria are elaborated in detail below:

TNPSC Group 4 Eligibility: Nationality

Candidates must be either of the following:

A Citizen of India
A Citizen of Nepal
A Citizen of Bhutan
Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, for permanent residence.
Of Indian origin who has migrated from countries like Myanmar, Vietnam, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire and Ethiopia for permanent residence.

Candidates under categories II to V must obtain a certificate of eligibility provided by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

TNPSC Group 4 Eligibility: Age Limit

The candidates applying for the TNPSC Group 4 exam must fulfil the age criteria as per the official notification as provided below:

For the post of Village Administrative Officer, the candidates should be between 21 and 30 years of age. However, for reserved category candidates, applicants should be less than 40 years of age.
For the posts of Junior Assistant (Non- Security), Junior Assistant (Security), Bill Collector (Grade I), Field Surveyor, Draftsmen, Typist and Steno-Typist (Grade II), the minimum age requirement is 18 years old and the maximum age should be no more than 30 years.
Candidates from reserved categories will be offered age relaxation in the upper age limit.

TNPSC Group 4 Age Relaxation

The age relaxation offered to candidates from reserved categories for various posts is tabulated below:

Post	Category	Age Limit (Upper)
Village Administrative Officer	SC/ ST/ OBC/ MVC	45 Years
	Ex-Servicemen	48 Years
	Ex-Servicemen (SC/SC/ST/MBC/BC/ BSM)	53 Years
Other Group 4 Posts	SC/ ST/ Destitute Widows	35 Years
	MBC/BC/Denotified Communities	32 Years
	Trained in ITI (For Field Surveyor & Draftsman)	35 Years

TNPSC Group 4 Eligibility: Educational Qualifications

The post-wise educational qualification for TNPSC Group 4 recruitment is as follows:

Village Administrative Officer:

Candidates must have successfully cleared the SSLC Public Examination or its equivalent and should be eligible for admission to Higher Secondary Courses of Studies or to College courses.

Junior Assistant, Bill Collector, Field Surveyor and Draftsman

Candidates must have successfully completed Minimum General Educational Qualification like successful completion of SSLC Public Examination or equivalent and should be eligible for admission to Higher Secondary Courses of Studies or to College courses.

Typist:

Candidates must have successfully passed the SSLC Public Examination or equivalent and should be eligible for admission to Secondary Courses of Studies or to College courses. Moreover, candidates should also have passed the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting:

By Higher/Senior Grade in Tamil and Lower/ Junior Grade in English
By Higher/Senior Grade in Tamil and English
By Higher/Senior Grade in English and Lower/Junior Grade in Tamil.

Steno-Typist Grade III:

Candidates must have successfully cleared SSLC Public Examination or its equivalent exam with eligibility for admission to Higher Secondary Courses of Studies or to College Courses. Also, they must have successfully cleared the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting and in Shorthand, both:

By Higher/Senior Grade in Tamil and English
By Higher/ Senior Grade in Tamil and Lower/Junior Grade in English
By Higher/Senior Grade in English and Lower/Junior Grade in Tamil

Candidates should have also successfully passed the “Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation” awarded by the Technical Education Department

Application Fee

The applicants have to pay the application fees to complete their application process. The TNPSC Group 4 2022 Application Fees for various categories are provided below.

Category	Application Fees
Scheduled Castes	Nil
Scheduled Tribes	Nil
Differently-abled Persons	Nil
Destitute Widows of all communities	Nil
MBC, Backward Classes	Nil
Ex-servicemen	No examination fee till two attempts
Others	INR 100

Exam Pattern

The TNPSC Group 4 Exam will be conducted in offline mode. There will be three sections in the exam- General Studies, Aptitude and Mental Ability and General Tamil.

Candidates were earlier given the option to choose either General Tamil or General from the third section apart from answering the General Studies and Aptitude & Mental Ability Test sections. However, now TNPSC has made the Tamil paper compulsory. There is no negative marking in the TNPSC Group 4 exam.

The TNPSC Group 4 exam pattern is tabulated below:

Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks	Exam Duration
General Studies	75	300	90	3 Hours
Aptitude and Mental Ability	25
General Tamil	100
Total	200

Syllabus

The candidates must be well updated with the exam syllabus to score better and make a better preparation plan for the exam. The section-wise TNPSC Group 4 exam syllabus is elaborated in detail below.

TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus: General Studies

The General Studies section is the most common section among all the government civil services exams in the country. The unit-wise syllabus for the same is as follows:

Section/Unit	Important Topics
Unit I: General Science	Physics: Nature of Universe, Mechanics, and properties of matter, physical quantities, standards and units, Force, motion and energy, Heat, Light and Sound, Electricity, Magnetism, and Electronics. Chemistry: Elements, and Compounds, Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, Acids, bases and salts Botany: Classification of living organisms, Nutrition Zoology: Blood and blood circulation, Animals, plants and human life, Reproductive system Ecology: Health and hygiene, Human diseases, prevention and remedies
Unit II: Current Events	History: National events, National symbols, a profile of States, awards & honours, India and its neighbours, eminent persons & places in news, sports & games, books & authors. Political Science: Public awareness & General administration, welfare-oriented govt. schemes, their utility, public elections, political parties, and the political system in India. Geography: Geographical landmarks Economics: Current socio-economic problems
Unit III: Geography	Earth and Universe, Monsoon, weather & climate, Water resources, Rivers in India, Soil, minerals & natural resources, Forest & wildlife, Social geography, population, density and distribution, Agricultural pattern, Transport including surface transport & communication, Natural calamities, Disaster Management
Unit IV: History and Culture of India and Tamil Nadu	Indus valley civilization, the Golden Age of Guptas, Mughals and Marathas, Age of Vijayanagaram, South Indian history, India since independence, Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu, Political parties and populist schemes, Characteristics of Indian culture, Unity in diversity, and India as a secular state. Culture and Heritage of Tamil people.
Unit V: Indian Politics	Constitution of India and its salient features, the Union, States and territories, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental duties, Human rights. The legislature of India: Union legislature, Parliament, State Executive, State Legislature, assembly, Local government, Panchayat Raj Judiciary in India: The process of law, Elections, Corruption in public life, Anti-corruption measures, Right to information, Empowerment of women, Consumer protection forms, CVC, Lok adalats, Ombudsman, CAG
Unit VI: Indian Economy	Nature of Indian economy, Five-year plan models, Land reforms & agriculture, Application of science in agriculture, Social sector problems. Economic trends in Tamil Nadu, industrial growth, Rural welfare oriented programmers, population, education, health, employment, poverty.
Unit VII: Indian National Movement	National Renaissance, the emergence of national leaders, M. Gandhi, J. Nehru, R.N. Tagore, Role of Tamil Nadu in the freedom struggle

TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus: Aptitude & Mental Ability

The syllabus for the Aptitude and Mental Ability sections is as follows:

Unit	Important Topics
Mathematical Ability	Conversion of information to data Collection, compilation, and presentation ofdata Tables, graphs, diagrams Analytical interpretation of data Simplification Percentage Highest Common Factor (HCF)-Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) Ratio and Proportion Simple interest-Compound interest Area and Volume Time and Work.
Logical Reasoning	Puzzles-Dice Visual Reasoning Alphanumeric Reasoning Number Series.

TNPSC Group 4 General Tamil or General English Syllabus

The syllabus for the TNPSC Group 4 General Tamil and General English sections has three parts which are as follows:

Parts	Important Topics
Part A: Objective-Type	Match the following words and Phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Choose the correct ‘Synonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given Choose the correct ‘Antonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given Select the correct word (Prefix, Suffix) Fill in the blanks with suitable Article Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition Select the correct Question Tag Select the correct Tense Select the correct Voice Fill in the blanks (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle) Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object….) Blanks with correct ‘Homophones’ Find out the Error (Articles, Prepositions, Noun, Verb, Adjective and adverb) Comprehension Select the correct sentence Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, and Adverb) Select the correct Plural forms Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences) Identify the correct Degree Form a new word by blending the words Form compound words (Eg: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun)
Part B	Appreciation Questions from Poetry Important lines from Poems. Questions on the Biography of Indian Personalities Questions on Shakespeare’s Plays: Merchant of Venice (Act 4 Court Scene) – Julius Caesar (Act III Scene 2) – Sonnet 116 Questions from Oscar Wilde’s The Model Millionaire – The Selfish Giant Dr Karl Paulnack Music-The Hope Raiser British English – American English
Part C	Authors and their Literary Works

Eligibilty Criteria