Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is responsible for the recruitment of Group 4 cadre. Eligible candidates who got selected by TNPSC for group 4 cadre will get posted in the below-mentioned departments:
- Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service
- Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service
- Tamil Nadu survey and land records subordinate service
- Tamil Nadu secretariat service
Based on the TNPSC Group 4 Vacancy available in the departments mentioned above, notification is issued by TNPSC for the filling of vacating posts. Recruitment for these posts is based on merit; thus, candidates are advised not to consult any agents or touts who can cheat them or give false promises.
TNPSC Group 4 Vacancy
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is yet to announce the dates for the recruitment of the Group IV cadre for the year 2021. For the latest information, candidates can track it online through the TNPSC website for authenticating information.
The TNPSC Group 4 Vacancy is dependent upon the number of posts available in below mentioned four departments:
- Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service
- Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service
- Tamil Nadu survey and land records subordinate service
- Tamil Nadu secretariat service
For 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, the cumulative number of posts available was 6491. The break up of 6491 posts is given below for reference purposes:
| Name of the post | Name of the service | Number of vacancies |
| Village administrative officer | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service | 397 |
| Junior Assistant (Non-security) | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service/ Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service | 2688 |
| Junior Assistant (Security) | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service/ Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service | 104 |
| Bill Collector, Grade I | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service/ Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service | 34 |
| Field Surveyor | Tamil Nadu survey and land records subordinate service. | 509 |
| Draftsman | Tamil Nadu survey and land records subordinate service. | 74 |
| Typist | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service/ Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service/ Tamil Nadu secretariat service/ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat Service | 1901 |
| Steno-Typist (Grade III) | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service/ Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service | 784 |
The number of vacancies available keeps on changing on year on year basis. Above mentioned vacancy is inclusive of carried forwarded vacancies. And as per Section 27 of Tamil Nadu Governments servants, the first selection will be made for carried forward vacancies followed by regular vacancies.
TNPSC Group 4 Exam Fee
- TNPSC requires submission of fees in online mode only on the official website.
- While applying for an exam online, kindly note there is no need to upload any documents.
- Post successful clearance of written examination only; candidate will be requested to submit documents online for verification.
- There is no offline mode of accepting examination fees. Hence, candidates are requested not to send examination fees offline through demand draft/postal order, and offline will be rejected.
The candidate has to pay the below mentioned fees in online mode:
| One time registration fees (applicable for 5 years) along with examination fees | 150 rupees* |
| Examination fees without one-time registration | 100 rupees |
| *One-time registration fee is mandatory as without applicant can not submit their application |
TNPSC Group 4 Exam Fee Concession
Candidates can avail of exam fee concession if they meet the below-mentioned conditions as prescribed by Tamil Nadu Government:
| Category | Concession | Condition |
| Scheduled caste and Scheduled Tribe | No fees | They should have a caste certificate obtained from the competent authority |
| Destitute widow (DW), a differently-abled person | No fees | Candidates should obtain a DW certificate from the RDO/ sub-collector/ Assistant collector.For differently-abled persons; disability should not be less than 40% |
| Ex-Servicemen | The first two chances are free | |
| Backward classes | The first three chances are free |
TNPSC Group 4 Exam Pattern
TNPSC Group 4 exam is an objective type wherein the level of question will be upto SSLC standard. Candidates have the option to choose from Tamil or English as the mode of examination. The duration of the examination, passing marks, maximum marks, and subjects are mentioned in the table below:
| Subject | Duration | Maximum Marks | Passing marks/Qualifying marks |
| General Studies (75 items) Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (25 items) General Tamil / General English (100 items) (Total = 200 items) | 3 hours | 300 | 90 |
The candidate can write the exam either in English or Tamil language based on his preference.
TNPSC Group 4 Selection Procedure
- As said earlier, TNPSC recruits candidates based on merit. Hence, the Commission prepares the list of shortlisted candidates based on the marks obtained in the written examination.
- A list of these shortlisted candidates is published on the website, where they are instructed to submit their certificates for onscreen verification.
- Post successful verification of their documents; departments are allotted to the candidates as per available vacancy.
TNPSC Group 4 Age Criteria
Depending upon the post applied for, there are minimum age criteria that need to be fulfilled for the applied post as mentioned below:
| Post: Village Administrative Officer | ||
| Category of applicants | Minimum Age | Maximum age |
| Scheduled caste, Scheduled Tribe, Backward Class, Destitute Widow | 21 | 40 |
| Others* | 21 | 30 |
*People who have been serving in central/state government offices for more than 5 years, even if they meet the age criteria, are not eligible for application.
For remaining other categories and clarification, candidates can refer to TNPSC official website.
| Post: Junior Assistant (Non-Security), Junior Assistant (Security), Bill Collector-Grade I, Field Surveyor, Draftsman, Typist and Steno-Typist (Grade -III) | ||
| Category of applicants | Minimum Age | Maximum age |
| Scheduled caste, Scheduled Tribe, Backward Class, Destitute Widow | 18 | 35 |
| Most Backward class | 18 | 32 |
| Others* | 18 | 30 |
| The persons having training in Survey in ITI in Tamil Nadu (for the post of Field Surveyor and Draftsman only) | 18 | 35 |
For remaining other categories and clarifications, candidates can refer to TNPSC official website.
We hope that this blog provided you with all the information regarding TNPSC Group 4 Vacancy. For any other details, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on Oliveboard.
FAQs
There are two phases. The first phase includes written examination post clearing which candidates are called for certificates verification.
Yes, candidates can choose between two different languages, which are Tamil and English.
The minimum passing criteria are 90 for the written examination.
No, the only process of applying for the TNPSC group 4 exam is online.
There is no offline mode of accepting examination fees. Hence, candidates are requested not to send examination fees offline through demand draft/postal order and application as it will be rejected.
For 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, the cumulative number of TNPSC group 4 Vacancies available was 6491.
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