TNPSC Group 2 2022: Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern

TNPSC Group 2 2022: The admit card for TNPSC Group 2 will be issued at tnpsc.gov.in. The TNPSC Group 2 2022 is scheduled to be held on May 21, 2022. The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducts the TNPSC Group 2 examination. This examination is for direct recruitment to the posts included in Combined Civil Services Examination–II (Interview Posts)(Group-II Services). The eligible candidates can apply for this by paying Rs. 150. The recruitment procedure for Group 2 is for Combined Civil Services (Group II and IIA) that includes the posts of Junior Employment Officer, Probation Officer, etc. The examination is taken in 3 phases: preliminary exam, main exam, and interview exam. To know about the complete details, the candidate should keep reading this article.

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TNPSC Group 2 2022

Candidates should keep reading the article for more information about the TNPSC Group 2 2022, dates, eligibility, pattern, etc.

Events	Dates
Notification releasing on	23 Feb 2022
Online Application	23 Feb 2022
Last date for submission of applications	23 Mar 2022
Date of Written Examination (Preliminary)	21 May 2022
Declaration of Result (Preliminary)	June 2022
Written Examination (Main)	September 2022
Declaration of Result (Main)	December 2022
Interview Date (Oral Test)	February 2023
Counselling of Interview Posts	February 2023
Counselling of Non – Interview Posts	February 2023

TNPSC Group 2 2022 – Latest Update

February 23, 2022- TNPSC Group 2 Notification 2022: Know Exam Fees Details, Category Wise Communal Reservation, Educational Qualification. Read More

TNPSC Group 2 Admit Card 2022 

The admit card for TNPSC Group 2 is released online on the official website: tnpsc.gov.in. To download the admit card the candidate would require the registration number and password to log in. Candidates must carry the hard copy of the TNPSC GROUP II admit card to the exam centre on the day of the examination. They should also carry photo ID proof. The admit card contains the exam date and time, exam centres, reporting time, and important instructions. TNPSC releases separate admit cards for preliminary and main exams.

Recommended: TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Centre

The TNPSC examination will be held in the centres in the following cities. Candidates will have to select their preferred centres while submitting the application form. The Commission can increase/decrease the number of examination centres and re-allot the applicants. The Main Written Examination will be held at the following centres:

1. Chennai 

2. Chidambaram 

3. Coimbatore 

4. Kancheepuram 

5. Karaikudi 

6. Madurai 

7. Nagercoil 

8. Pudukkottai 

9. Ramanathapuram 

10. Salem 

11. Thanjavur 

12. Tiruchirappalli 

13. Tirunelveli

14. Udhagamandalam 

15. Vellore 

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern 2022

Interested candidates can view the TNPSC Group 2 exam pattern below :

• The language is English and Tamil
• There will be objective type of questions in Preliminary 
• There will be the descriptive types of questions in Main
• The duration is 3 hours
•  The total marks are also 300 in both the examination 
• Qualifying Marks: Preliminary exam – 90 marks and Mains exam – 102 marks
• The marks and questions distribution are as follows:
• Preliminary Exam:

TOPICS	TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	TOTAL MARKS
General Studies /	175	—
Aptitude and Mental Ability Test	25	—
Total	200	300

• Main Exam

Sections	No. of Ques	Total Marks
Part-A: Tamil to English Translation	2	50
English to Tamil Translation	2	50
Part-B: Precis Writing	2	40
Comprehension	2	40
Hints Development	2	40
Essay Writing on ‘Thirukkural’	2	40
Letter writing (Official)	2	40
Total	14	300

• The interview round holds 40 marks

Read more: TNPSC Group 2 Sample Paper

TNPSC Group 2 2022 Notification

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has released TNPSC Group 2 2022 Notification on the website, tnpsc.gov.in. Aspirants can check the detailed eligibility criteria, application procedure, exam date, and all other details from the official notification available below.

Positions to Recruit from TNPSC Group 2 2022

There will be 3 phases of examination for the following posts in Group 2:

POSITION	SALARY
Industrial Co-operative Officer in the Industries and Commerce Department	Rs.37200-117600/-
Probation Officer in Social Defence Department	Rs.36900-116600/-
Junior Employment Officer (Non- Differently Abled) in Employment and Training (Employment Wing) Department	Rs.36900-116600/-
Probation Officer in Prison Department	Rs.36900-116600/-
Assistant Inspector of Labour in the Labour Department	Rs.36900-116600/-
Sub Registrar, Grade-II	Rs.36900-116600/-
Special Assistant in the Vigilance and Anti-corruption Department	Rs.36900-116600/-
Municipal Commissioner, Grade-II	Rs.36900-116600/-
Assistant Section Officer in Law Department in Secretariat	Rs.36900-116600/-
Assistant Section Officer in Finance Department in Secretariat	Rs.36900-116600/-
Assistant Section Officer, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat	Rs.36400-115700/-
Assistant Section Officer in TNPSC	Rs.36400-115700/-
Assistant Section Officer Cum Programmer in Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission	Rs.36400-115700/-
Supervisor of Industrial Co-operatives in the Industries and Commerce Department	Rs.35600-112800/-
Audit Inspector in the Audit Wing of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department	Rs.35600-112800/-
Assistant Inspector in Local Fund Audit Department	Rs.35600-112800/-
Handloom Inspector in Handlooms and Textiles Department	Rs.35600-112800/-
Senior Inspectors in Milk Production and Dairy Development Department	Rs.35600-112800/-
Senior Inspector of Co-operative Societies in Department of Registrar of Co-operative Societies	Rs.35400-112400/-
Supervisor / Junior Level-11Superintendent	Rs.35400-112400/-
Audit Assistant in Accounts Branch of Highways and Rural Works Department	Rs.19500-62000/-
Executive Officer, Grade-II Level-8 in Town Panchayats Department, Tirunelveli District	Rs.19500-62000/-
Revenue Assistant in Revenue Department	Rs.20600-65500/-

Eligibility for TNPSC Group 2 2022

Before applying for Group 2, candidates are advised to read the eligibility criteria.

• The candidates must be affluent in the Tamil Language.
• Age limit should be as given below:

Post	Age
Sub-Registrar	20-30 years
Probation Officer in Prison Department	22-30 years
Probation Officer in Social Defence Department	26-40 years
For all posts (except above 3)	18-30 years

However, there are certain age relaxations such as :

• There is no age limit for the SC/ST/OBC and destitute widows candidates.
• The ESM candidates must be of age less than 58 years.
• For the candidates belonging to the PWD category, the relaxation of the upper limit will be 10 years. 

Education Qualification: Below is the education qualification for all the candidates as given below:

Industrial Co-Operative Officer in the Industries and Commerce Department:

• The candidate must have a  B.Com or B.A., or B.Sc (Other than in a professional subject not being Agriculture)

Probation Officer in the Social Defence Department

• The candidate must have a  B.A., or B.Sc., or B.Com.
  Or B.O.L., of Annamalai University or B.B.A., of Madurai Kamaraj University or B.Litt., of Madras University or B.B.M., or B. Litt., of Bharathiyar University

Junior Employment Officer (Non- Differently Abled) in Employment and Training (Employment Wing) Department

• The candidate must have a  degree in Science or Arts or Commerce or B.O.L., of Annamalai University or B.B.A., of Madurai Kamaraj University or B.Litt., of Madras University or B.B.M., or B.Litt., of Bharathiyar University

Municipal Commissioner, Grade-II:

•  The candidate must have a  Degree from any University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission.

Assistant Section Officer in Law Department in Secretariat:

• The candidate must have a  B.L. Degree awarded by any University recognized by the University Grants Commission.

Assistant Section Officer in Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

• The candidate must have a Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree / BGL Degree or Bachelor’s Degree with first class in any one of the parts.

Assistant Inspector in Local Fund Audit Department

• The candidate must have a degree of B.A., or B. Com., or B.Sc., or B.O.L., of Annamalai University or B.B.A., of Madurai Kamaraj University or B.Litt., of Madras University or B.B.M., or B. Litt., of Bharathiyar University

Assistant Section Officer Cum- Programmer

The candidate must possess a Master’s degree in Computer Application or

• The applicant must have a Master’s degree in Science (Information Technology / Computer Science).

Handloom Inspector in Handlooms and Textiles Department

• The candidate must have a  B.A., or B.Sc., or B.Com. OR
• The candidate must have a diploma in Handloom Technology or Textile Technology or Textile processing or The Manmade Fibre Technology awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and Training in Tamil Nadu.

TNPSC Group 2 Application Form 2022

The application form for TNPSC Group 2 is released online on the official website. Candidates can view how to submit the TNPSC Group 2 application form 2022 below.

• The candidate should first go to the official website: tnpsc.gov.in.
• The applicant should click on “TNPSC Group 2” on the website.
• Candidates should register here and fill the application form carefully.
• The aspirant is required to upload certain documents
• Candidates should then make the payment of the application fee.
• The applicant should always take a printout of the TNPSC Group 2 application form before submitting it.

Application Fee :

Category	Application Fee
One time payment	Rs. 150
PRELIMINARY	Rs. 100
MAINS	Rs. 150

Candidates can pay via credit/debit card, net banking, or offline at SBI/Post Office/ Indian Bank

TNPSC Group 2 2022 Answer Key

Answer key is released after the examination officially on the official website itself tnpsc.gov.in for the preliminary examination. Candidates can check it and calculate the estimated score by knowing the number of correct answers he has given and multiplying it with marks given for one correct answer (in this case it is 1 mark ). The format is in PDF form, the question and the correct answer will be given in the same pdf. Many educational institutes release memory-based unofficial answer keys, on the same day of the exam. The candidate can visit our website to get links for the TNPSC Group 2 answer key.

TNPSC Group 2 Result 2022

The results of TNPSC Group 2 are released online on the notified date after the answer key is released. Candidates can check the results in tnpsc.gov.in. After every examination, the TNPSC Group 2 result is released in separate PDFs. The list of roll numbers of the selected candidates is released. Aspirants can check their roll numbers and names in these merit lists to know the status of selection.

Minimum Qualifying marks – Candidates should obtain minimum qualifying marks in order to get selected in the TNPSC Group 2. They are different for different categories as given below :

• Preliminary Exam- 90 marks
• Main Exam-102 marks

About TNPSC

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission recruits candidates for roles in the state government in various agencies by holding competitive examinations, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. TNPSC was established in the year 1929. Tamil Nadu Combined Civil Services exam holds the Group 2  exam as the commission recruits to fill up vacancies in Group 2 category positions in the state civil services through this exam. 

Official Website: tnpsc.gov.in

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