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TNPSC CCSE Group-1 Recruitment 2019, 139 Vacancies Combined Civil Services Application Form ~ Syllabus:
Takes cognizance of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Notification in respect of the Combined Civil Services – I Examination Group-I, 2019, for different Posts (Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Assistant Commissioner CT, District Registrar, District Employment Officer, District Officer (Fire & Rescue Service) against 139 Vacancies and would like to Brief in the subsequent Paragraphs. Online Applications are invited online from 01st of January 2019 to 31st January 2019 through the official website.
TNPSC CCSE Group-1 Recruitment 2019
Online Registration with reference to Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Notification for the 139 Posts Notified is in progress with the Deadline for Online Application Forms closing on 31/12/2019. Deadline for Payment of One Time Fee and Preliminary Examination Fee closes on 02-02-2019. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has scheduled the Combined Civil Services – I Prelims Examination on 03/03/2019.
TNPSC Combined Civil Services Exam Group-1 Form 2019
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission shall conduct the Optical Mark Recognition Based Written Examination for Recruitment to the 139 Posts – Deputy Collector (Dy Coll) , Deputy Superintendent of Police – DSP (Category-I), Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes) (ACCT), District Registrar (Distt Regr) (Post Code 1005), Assistant Director of Rural Development (Post code 1006), District Employment Officer (DEO) & District Officer (Fire & Rescue Service (FSC) respectively against 139 Vacancies in different Departments as cited in the Table.
Eligibility Criteria:
Age Limit (As On 01.07.2019):
Minimum Age to be attained by the Candidates for any Posts applied for 21 Years. And maximum as notified in the Attached Notification. The Candidates, therefore, are advised to carefully check out the same.
Educational Qualification:
The Candidates should possess the following or it’s Equivalent Qualification:
The Candidates should possess a Degree awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or any other Educational Institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
Criteria for Selection:
The Selection for Appointment to the above-said Posts is purely Provisional subject to the Final Orders on pending Writ Petitions, if any, filed at Madras High Court and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.
Procedure of Selection:
The Selection to different Posts as Notified shall be made in Three Successive Stages; viz., (i) Preliminary Examination for Selection of the Applicants for admission into the Main Written Examination (ii) Main Written Examination and (iii) an Oral Test in the Form of a Personal Interview.
The Optical Mark Recognition Based Written Examination / Preliminary Examination is meant to serve as a Screening Test only.
The Marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the Applicants who are declared qualified for admission into the Main Written Examination would not be counted for determining their Final Order of Merit.
The number of the Applicants to be admitted to the Main Written Examination will be 50 times the number of the Applicants to be recruited having regard to the Rule of Reservation of Appointments. However, in each Reservation Group, all the Applicants who secure the Equal Marks as that of the Cut-off Marks of their Reservation Groups shall also be admitted into the Main Written Examination, though the number of Applicants to be admitted into the Main Written Examination may exceed 1:50 Ratio.
Combined Civil Services – I Examination Group – I Posts:
| Name of the Post & Post Code | Name of the Service & Code No. 001 | No. of Vacancies |
| Deputy Collector (Post Code: 1001) (Dy Coll) | Tamil Nadu Civil Service (TNCS) | 27 |
| Deputy Superintendent of Police (Category – I) (Post Code: 1002) (DSP) | Tamil Nadu Police Service (TNPS) | 56 |
| Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes): (Post Code: 1003) | Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Services (TNCTS) | 11 |
| Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Post Code : 1004) |
Tamil Nadu Registration Service (TNRS) | 13 |
| District Registrar (Post Code: 1005) | Tamil Nadu General Service (TNGS) | 07 |
| Assistant Director of Rural Development (Post Code: 1006) | Tamil Nadu Fire & Rescue Service | 15 |
| District Employment Officer (Post Code: 1007) | Tamil Nadu General Service | 08 |
| District Officer (Fire and Rescue Services) (Post Code: 1008) | Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services | 02 |
| Total | 139 |
TNPSC Group 1 Exam Pattern/Syllabus 2019
Pattern of the Optical Mark Recognition Based Written Test of CCS – I (Group – I Services) Preliminary Examination, 2019:
The T.N. Public Service Commission shall conduct the CCS – I (Group – I Services) Preliminary Examination, 2019 consisting of One Single Paper in General Studies (General Studies comprising 150 Objective-Type Multiple Choice Questions & Aptitude and Mental Ability Test containing 50 Multiple Choice Questions put together containing 200 Objective-Type Multiple Choice Questions) carrying Maximum 300 Marks with Multiple Choice Questions allotted 1½ Marks. The General Candidates shall have to secure 120 Minimum Qualifying Marks and the candidates belonging to SC’s, SC(A)’s, ST’s, MBC’s / DC’s, BC’s, BCM’s and DW’s of all Castes shall have to obtain Minimum Percentage of Marks @ 90 to be called for Main Examination and then Personality Test / Oral Test / Viva-voce.
The Combined Competitive Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019 – Scheme:
| Subject | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration | Minimum Qualifying Marks Category wise Expected Cut-Off Marks for Selection | |
| SC’s, SC(A)’s, ST’s, MBC’s / DC’s, BC’s, BCM’s and DW’s | Others | |||
| General Studies | ||||
| General Studies Paper I:
150 Objective-Type Multiple Choice Questions |
225 | 03 Hours | 90 Marks | 120 Marks |
| Aptitude & Mental Ability Test Paper II: 50 Multiple Choice Questions | 75 | |||
| Total | 300 | |||
The Main Written Examination & Personal Interview / Oral Test Viva-voce:
| Subject | Maximum Marks | Examination Duration | Minimum Qualifying Marks Category wise Expected Cut-Off Marks for Selection | |
| SC’s, SC(A)’s, ST’s, MBC’s/DC’s, BC’s, BCM’s and DW’s | Others | |||
| General Studies (Descriptive Type) | ||||
| Paper I | 300 | 03 Hours | ||
| Paper II | 300 | 03 Hours | 306 Marks | 408 Marks |
| Paper III | 300 | 03 Hours | ||
| Total | 900 | |||
| Interview & Record | 120 | |||
| Grand Total | 1020 | |||
Fee Amount:
- Registration Fee for One-Time Registration is Rs.150/-.
- Applicants who have already registered in One-Time Registration system within the validity period of 5 years are exempted.
- Those who have registered in One-Time Registration system and paid the Registration fee i.e., Rs.150/-, it is enough to pay the examination fee alone.
- Preliminary Examination Fee:- Rs. 200/-
- Main Written Examination Fee:- Rs. 200/-
Key Schedule
- Date of Notification: 01st Jan 2019
- Last date for submission of online application: 31st Jan 2019
- Last date for payment of Preliminary Examination Fee through Bank (State Bank of India / Indian Bank) or Post Office: 02nd Feb 2019
- Date of Preliminary Examination: 03rd March 2019
Wishing here the Best of Luck for all the Candidates!
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In case Clarifications, Assistance, Guidance relevant to the Notification, the Candidates are advised to log into to Refer in respect of the “Instructions Applicants” in Commission Website at www.tnpsc.gov.in .