TNPSC Complete Syllabus

• General Science — Scientific knowledge, applications, and current developments.
• Geography of India with special reference to Tamil Nadu.
• History & Culture of India and Tamil Nadu.
• Indian Polity — Constitution, Centre-State relations, governance.
• Indian Economy — planning, public finance, agriculture, industry.
• Indian National Movement & freedom fighters of Tamil Nadu.
• Aptitude & Mental Ability Test — Reasoning, basic arithmetic, data interpretation.
• Current Events — National, International, Tamil Nadu.

Translation, précis, comprehension and essay writing in Tamil. Tests linguistic ability and clarity.

• Modern history of India & Indian culture.
• General aptitude & mental ability.
• Role & impact of Science and Technology in society.
• Geography of India — physical, economic, social.
• History & Culture of Tamil Nadu.
• Indian Polity & emerging political trends in Tamil Nadu.

• Indian Economy — planning, growth, employment.
• Indian Polity — current affairs & constitutional amendments.
• History & Culture of India and Tamil Nadu.
• Development administration in Tamil Nadu — schemes, welfare, governance.
• Current events — national, international, Tamil Nadu.

Assesses leadership, judgment, social awareness, knowledge of Tamil Nadu affairs and suitability for administrative service.

• General Science — Physics, Chemistry, Biology fundamentals.
• Current Events — National, International, Tamil Nadu (last 6 months).
• Geography — India & Tamil Nadu.
• History & Culture of India.
• Indian Polity.
• Indian Economy.
• Indian National Movement.
• Aptitude & Mental Ability — Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude.
• General Tamil / English (Compulsory section).

• General Studies covering Indian Constitution, Tamil society, history, culture, current events.
• Aptitude & Mental Ability.
• Tamil / English language proficiency.

Group IIA does not have an interview round — selection is purely on written exam performance.

• Part A — General Tamil / General English (100 Qs · 150 marks).
• Part B — General Studies (75 Qs · 112.5 marks).
• Part C — Aptitude & Mental Ability (25 Qs · 37.5 marks).
• For VAO posts: additional questions on rural administration and land records.

No interview — merit is decided entirely by the written exam score.