Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Combined Civil Services Exam (Group-IV) 2024 – Apply Online for 6244 Posts

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has Announced Notification for Conducting of Combined Civil Services Exam (Group-IV) 2024. Those applicants who are interested in the vacancy details & fulfill all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online for 6244 here.

Applications are invited only through online mode for direct recruitment to the posts included in Combined Civil Services Examination IV (Group-IV Services). 

1. Important Instructions: 

1.1. Candidates to ensure their eligibility for the examination: 

All candidates are requested to carefully read the “Instructions to Applicants” available in the Commission’s website www.tnpsc.gov.in and this Notification. The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission to all stages of the examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the eligibility conditions. Mere admission to the written examination/ certificate verification/counselling or inclusion of name in the selection list will not confer on the candidates any right to appointment. The Commission reserves the right to reject candidature at any stage, after due process even after selection has been made, if a wrong claim or violation of rules or instructions is confirmed.

1.2. Important Date and Time:

Date of Notification	30.01.2024
Last date and time for submission of online application	28.02.2024 11.59 P.M
Application Correction Window period	From 04.03.2024 12.01 A.M to 06.03.2024 11.59 P.M
Date and time of examination	09.06.2024	09.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M.

1.3. How to Apply: 

1.3.1. One Time Registration and Online Application: 

Candidates are required to apply online by using the Commission’s website www.tnpsc.gov.in or www.tnpscexams.in. The candidate needs to register himself/herself first at the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed to fill up the online application for the examination. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway to fill up the online application for the examination. 

1.3.2. Application Correction Window: After the last date for submission of online application, the Application Correction Window will open for 3 days from 4.3.2024 to 6.3.2024. During this period, candidates will be able to edit the details in their online application. After the last date of the Application Correction Window period, no modification is allowed in the online application.  

1.3.3. Post Options: 

In the online application, the candidates can exercise the option of being considered for the posts of Forest Guard, Forest Guard with Driving Licence, Forest Watcher and Forest Watcher (Tribal Youth) in the Tamil Nadu Forest Department included in Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service, included in this notification. Hence, the candidates shall carefully select the post options available in the online application as mentioned below: 

• a. Candidates who are willing to be considered for the above-said posts only shall select the option “Forest Guard / Forest Watcher”. 
• Candidates who are not willing to be considered for the above-said posts shall select the option “Posts other than Forest Guard / Forest Watcher”. 
• Candidates who are willing to be considered for all the posts (i.e., Forest Guard / Forest Watcher and other posts) shall select “All the Posts”.

Posts and Vacancies

Name of the Post	Number of vacancies*	Qualification	Scale of pay (Rs.)
Village Administrative Officer	108	SSLC	19,500 - 71,900 (CPS)
Junior Assistant (Non – Security)	2442		19,500 - 71,900 (CPS)
Junior Assistant (Security)	44		19,500 - 71,900 (CPS)
Junior Assistant	108	SSLC/ Any Degree	19,500 - 62,000 (EPF)
Typist	1712	SSLC	19,500 - 71,900 (CPS)
Steno Typist (Grade-III)	441	Any Degree, Typing Knowledge	20,600 - 75,900 (CPS)
Steno Typist	4		20,600 - 65,500 (EPF)
Personal Assistant to Chairman (Steno Typist II)	1		20,600 - 65,500 (EPF)
Personal Clerk to Managing Director/General Manager (Steno Typist III)	2		19,500 - 62,000 (EPF)
Private Secretary (Grade-III)	4		20,600 - 65,500
Junior Executive (Office)	34	Any Degree	19,500 - 62,000
Junior Executive (Typing)	7	Any Degree	19,500 - 62,000
Receptionist – Telephone Operator	1	SSLC	19,500 - 62,000
Milk Recorder, Grade III	15	Any Degree	18,200 - 57,900
Laboratory Assistant	25	HSC	19,500 – 71,900
Bill Collector	66	SSLC	19,500 – 71,900
Senior Factory Assistant	49	HSE/ ITI	15,900 - 50,400
Forest Guard	171	HSE	18,200 – 57,900
Forest Guard with Driving Licence	192	HSE	18,200 – 57,900
Forest Watcher	526	SSLC	16,600 – 52,400
Forest Watcher (Tribal Youth)	288		16,600 – 52,400
Junior Inspector of Cooperative Societies	1		20,600 – 75,900
Total No. of Vacancies	6244

3.1. The number of vacancies notified is tentative and is liable for modification at any stage of the recruitment, viz., before the publication of the results of the written examination / before the start of counselling. Whenever the vacancies are revised, the number of candidates selected for the successive stages will also be revised commensurately. An increase in vacancies in the later stages of the recruitment would not in any case entail the consideration of candidates unsuccessful in the previous stages. 

3.2. The Commission reserves the right to include additional posts with different nomenclature and having similar eligibility conditions, as announced in this notification. 

How to Apply Online 

1. Website: Candidates should apply only through online mode in the Commission's website viz., www.tnpscexams.in / www.tnpsc.gov.in 

2. One Time Registration: 

2.1. It is essential for the candidate to register himself/herself first at the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed to fill up the online application for the examination. Candidates should register only once in the One Time Registration by paying Rs.150/- as registration fee. Successfully registered One Time Registration is valid for five years from the date of registration. 

2.2. During One Time Registration, the candidates should keep ready the scanned image of their photograph, taken within the last 3 months of size 20 KB – 50 KB and saved as “Photograph.jpg” and signature of size 10 KB – 20 KB and saved as ‘Signature.jpg’. Both photograph and signature, of 200 DPI resolution, should be saved in a CD / DVD / Pendrive, to upload the same. 

2.3. One Time Registration is not an application for any post. It is just a collection of information from the candidates and provides a separate dashboard to each candidate to facilitate the maintenance of their own profile. A candidate should make an online application separately for every examination for which he/she intends to appear.

 2.4. A valid e-mail ID and mobile number are mandatory for One Time Registration. E-mail ID and mobile number are to be kept in ‘ACTIVE’ mode. Every candidate should have his/her email ID and password. No candidate should share his/her e-mail ID, password, mobile number with any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create a new email ID before applying online and must maintain that email account live. Inquiries relating to One Time Registration / online applications will be answered only if the inquiries are received through a registered e-mail ID. 

2.5. Linking the Aadhaar number with One Time Registration (OTR) is mandatory for candidates. The information associated with the Aadhaar number including biometrics will be used only for identification purposes and will not be stored or shared. Candidates are requested to give their consent in their respective OTR. The Aadhaar details will be submitted to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) only for authentication. Linking of the Aadhaar number is mandatory for all prospective candidates to create new OTR / renew/access the existing OTR and apply for any recruitment to be notified henceforth. 

2.6. Details to be furnished during One Time Registration: 

2.6.1. Candidates shall furnish their correct SSLC Register Number and Certificate Number, Month and Year of Passing, Medium of Instruction, and Name of the Board that issued the certificate while registering online. If any detail furnished is found to be wrong, the online application will be rejected at any stage after due process. 

2.6.2. Candidates who have more than one SSLC mark sheet, should enter the details available in the mark sheet issued on the final attempt in which he/she had passed the SSLC examination. Page 28 of 74 2.6.3. Besides details related to SSLC, all other details required in the One Time Registration, shall be furnished without any mistake, as these details shall form the basis of all other details given subsequently by the candidate while filling the online application for each recruitment.

2.7. One-Time Registration (OTR) Edit:

 2.7.1. The candidates shall be permitted to edit the details in the OTR whenever required by uploading the supporting documents. 

2.7.2. Any changes in the One Time Registration must be made before the submission of the online application since the details furnished in the One Time Registration will be filled in automatically in the online application. Hence, incorrect particulars furnished in the One Time Registration may result in the rejection of online application after due process. Candidates are therefore advised to fill in the One Time Registration particulars carefully and correctly. 

2.7.3. The Commission will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of failure on the part of the candidates to adhere to the instructions issued regarding One Time Registration or filling up of online application. 

2.7.4. The instructions and illustration regarding One Time Registration are available on the website viz., www.tnpscexams.in/ www.tnpsc.gov.in  

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