TNPSC Hall Ticket: Group II Out, Group I Prelims Rules

The latest TNPSC hall ticket was for the Group II and IIA Preliminary Examination: it was released on 21 October 2026, for the exam scheduled on 1 November 2026 (forenoon) at 38 district centres. The next hall ticket due is for Group IV (CCSE-IV, Notification 11/2026), whose exam is on 10 January 2027. For the flagship Group I exam (Combined Civil Services Examination-I, Notification 05/2026), the Prelims hall ticket came out on 17 September 2026, and the exam was held on 27 September 2026. The Main exam date will only be announced with the Prelims result.

How do you download a TNPSC hall ticket?

TNPSC calls it the Memorandum of Admission. It is hosted on tnpsc.gov.in and tnpscexams.in. You download it through the One Time Registration (OTR) dashboard by entering your Application Number and Date of Birth, as stated in the Group I hall ticket press release. The Group I notification says it is not sent by post. Keep the printed hall ticket permanently, because TNPSC may ask for it later and does not issue duplicates.

What if the photo on the hall ticket is wrong?

If the photograph is missing, unclear or does not match you, bring the following:

• a separate photograph pasted on plain paper, with your name, address, register number and signature;
• a copy of the hall ticket;
• a copy of your ID.

Give these to the Chief Invigilator to countersign. You must also show the original ID and sign an undertaking.

What are the exam-day rules for TNPSC exams?

Annexure IV of the Group I notification sets these rules for every written paper:

• Reach the venue one hour before the exam starts. All gates close 30 minutes before the start, and no one is let in after that.
• Carry the hall ticket and a photocopy of your Aadhaar card, passport, driving licence, PAN card or voter ID.
• Be seated 30 minutes before the start. The OMR sheet is handed out 30 minutes before, and the question booklet 15 minutes before.
• For OMR papers, take only a black ink ball-point pen, the ID photocopy and the hall ticket into the room. Darken option E if you do not know an answer; leaving a bubble blank is not allowed.
• Mobile phones, smart watches, Bluetooth devices, books, notes and handbags are banned, even switched off. You may be frisked.
• No one may leave the hall before the exam closes.

Is there a separate hall ticket for the Group I Main and interview?

Yes. In the last cycle (Notification 04/2025), the Main hall ticket was posted on 21 November 2025, for descriptive papers from 1 to 4 December 2025, held at Chennai centre only. Candidates who cleared the Main then downloaded a separate Physical Certificate Verification and interview memo, posted on 1 April 2026.

TNPSC hall ticket release in recent exams