Instructions to Candidates

TNPSC announces job vacancies on its official website and newspapers. Candidates must follow the notification carefully before applying.

Register OTR → Apply for each exam separately → Upload photo + signature properly → Pay fees online → Submit before last date. This includes One Time Registration (OTR), uploading photo & signature, Aadhaar linking (mandatory), online application steps, fee payment, correction window, preview option, and final submission rules.

Basic rules such as citizenship, age limits, character, suitability, educational qualification etc.

Some candidates get special advantages: Destitute widows, Ex-servicemen, Persons with disabilities, Transgender persons etc.

TNPSC gives age relaxations for: SC / ST / MBC / BC, Destitute widows, Persons with disability, Ex-servicemen etc.

Certain categories get exam fee exemption (fully/partly), based on community, gender, disability, etc.

TNPSC follows Tamil Nadu reservation policy in: communities, women, persons with disability, ex-servicemen, sports quota etc.

Basic requirement = SSLC pass or above depending on post.

Some posts require: Diploma, Degree, Professional qualification, Technical certificates.

Candidates should be able to read & write Tamil OR pass a Tamil eligibility test in TNPSC.

Rules about: character, conduct, criminal cases, previous debarment etc.

You will be permanently banned if you: cheat, impersonate, give wrong details, fake certificates, misbehave in exam hall.

You must upload/produce original certificates when asked. If anything is fake/incorrect, your selection is cancelled.

TNPSC checks every claim: age, community, qualification, experience etc. False claims = rejection.

TNPSC publishes syllabus for every examination. Candidates must prepare only as per official syllabus.

Special rules about: scribe, extra time, exam help, disability certificate rules.

During exam: do not cheat, follow hall rules, carry proper ID, follow timing, no mobile phones, no gadgets etc. Any misconduct = immediate removal.

TNPSC selection process includes: preliminary exam, main exam, interview/oral test, certificate verification, merit lists.

TNPSC counselling process for final posting based on: merit, reservation, choice of unit/district (if applicable).

Salary scale as per Tamil Nadu Government rules for that post.

After selection candidates should undergo: training, probation period as per rules.

TNPSC will communicate only through: website updates, registered email/SMS. No postal letters.

Formats of certificates and other helpful documents.

Details of changes made to instructions till now.