At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- See 2026 notification Post and communal reservation tables must be read from the current notification and addenda.
- Education
- Graduate Recognised degree; some posts have preference or physical requirements.
- Age
- Post- and category-specific under TNPSC rules. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See the 2026 notification Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Post-specific Tamil Nadu pay levels. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 State · Tamil Nadu
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Notification
23 Jun 2026
- current
Preliminary exam
6 Sep 2026
Planner date - tentative
Main exam
To be announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- A recognised degree is the common educational path.
- Certain posts can add physical, subject or preference conditions.
- Tamil eligibility and community-certificate requirements must be checked in the current notice.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Preliminary exam
- 2Main written exam
- 3Interview
- 4Certificate verification
Syllabus snapshot
- General Studies and aptitude at prelims, followed by descriptive mains papers prescribed by TNPSC.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- TNPSC Annual Planner — Programme of Examinations 2026
- Published / changed
- 3 Dec 2025
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 11:40 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.