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Exam Qualification - Overview
- Group - 1 (CCSE - I)
- Group – 2 & 2A (CCSE – II/IIA)
- Group – 4 & VAO (CCSE-IV & VAO)
Group – 1 (CCSE-I)
Name of the Post
1. Deputy Collector
2. Deputy Superintendent of Police
3. Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes)
4. Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies
5. Assistant Director of Rural Development
6. District Employment Officer in Tamil Nadu General Service
Name of the Post | Minimum Age | Maximum Age | |
SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all categories. | “Others” [i.e., applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs] | ||
1. For all the posts [except the post of Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes )] |
21 Years |
39 Years* |
34 Years* |
2. Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes) | |||
(i) For applicants possessing any degree | 21 Years | 39 Years* | 34 Years* |
(ii) For applicants possessing B.L. degree of any University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission. |
21 Years |
40 Years* |
40 Years* |
* Based on TNPSC Group-1 (CCSE-I) Notification on 2022.
Educational Qualification
Any degree from a College/University recognized by UGC
Preferential Qualification
S. No | Name of the Post | Preferential Qualification | |
1. | Deputy Superintendent of Police | Preference shall be given to candidates who possess National awards for Physical efficiency. | |
2. | Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes) | 1st Preference | A degree both in Commerce and Law together with a Diploma in Taxation laws. |
2nd Preference | A degree both in Commerce and Law. | ||
3rd Preference | A degree either in Commerce or Law together with a Diploma in Taxation laws. | ||
4th Preference | A degree either in Commerce or Law. | ||
3. | District Employment Officer | Graduates in Economics / Education / Sociology / Statistics or Psychology and to those with Post Graduate Diploma in Social Science and Experience in Industrial or Personal Management or Labour Welfare. | |
4. | Assistant Director of Rural Development Department | Post Graduate Degree in Rural Service of the Gandhigram Rural Institute, Madurai District. Post Graduate Degree or Diploma in Extension. Post Graduate Degree or Diploma in Sociology. | |
Based on the TNPSC Group-1 (CCSE-I) Notification in 2022.
Group – 2 & 2A (CCSE – II & IIA)
Name of the Post
Interview Post
1. Junior Employment Officer (Non-Differently Abled)
2. Probation Officer
3. Assistant Inspector of Labour
4. Sub Registrar, Grade
5. Junior Employment Officer (Differently Abled)
6. Special Assistant & Branch Assistant
Interview Post
1. Municipal Commissioner (Grade-II)
2. Assistant Section Officer
3. Full-Time Residential Warden
4. Senior Inspector
5. Audit Inspector
6. Assistant Inspector
7. Supervisor / Junior Superintendent
8. Handloom Inspector
9. Revenue Assistant
10. Assistant in the Divisions of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
11. Assistant in various Departments
12. Executive Officer (Grade-II)
13. Junior Co-Operative Auditor
14. Audit Assistant in Accounts
15. Personal Clerk, Steno-Typist in various Departments
Age Qualification
Name of Post | Minimum Age limit (For all) | Maximum Age Limit | |
“Others” [i.e., Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCMs) and BCMs] | Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars), Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (OBCMs), Backward Classes (Muslims) and Destitute Widows of all categories. | ||
For all posts (Except Probation Officer in the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services) | 18 Years |
32 Years* |
No Maximum age limit |
Sub-Registrar, Grade-II in Registration Department | 20 Years | ||
Probation Officer in the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services | 22 Years | ||
* Based on TNPSC Gr-2&2A (CCSE-II/IIA) Notification on 2022
Group – 4 & VAO (CCSE – IV & VAO)
Name of the Post
- 1. Village Administrative Officer
- 2. Junior Assistant (Non – Security)
- 3. Junior Assistant (Security)
- 4. Bill Collector, Grade – I
- 5. Typist
- 6. Steno-Typist (Grade–III)
Age Qualification
| Category of Applicants | Minimum Age (should have completed) | Maximum Age (should not have completed) |
| SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all Castes | 21 Years | 42 Years* |
| “Others” | 21 Years | 32 Years* |
* Based on Group – IV & VAO Notification on 2022.
Educational Qualification
SSLC Examination or its equivalent
Technical Qualification
| Name of the Post | Qualification |
| Village Administrative Officer | S.S.L.C or its equivalent |
| unior Assistant (Non – Security), Junior Assistant (Security), Junior Assistant In T.N. Housing Board, Bill Collector Grade-I, Bill Collector In T.N Urban Habitat Development Board | S.S.L.C or its equivalent |
| Typist & Steno-Typist(Grade- Iii) & Steno-Typist (Grade–Iii) in T.N. Urban Habitat Development Board | S.S.L.C or its equivalent & Government Technical Examination in Typewriting/Steno Examination |
* Based on TNPSC Group – IV & VAO (CCSE-IV&VAO) Notification on 2022.