At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced TNPSC’s planner explicitly says vacancies will be announced in the notification.
- Education
- Graduate Usually a recognised degree, with post-specific qualifications and Tamil-language requirements.
- Age
- Post- and community-specific; to be confirmed in the 2026 notification. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Not announced 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.
- current
Notification
11 Aug 2026
Tentative - scheduled
Preliminary exam
25 Oct 2026
Tentative - tentative
Mains
To be announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Wait for the 2026 notification before treating past-cycle rules as current.
- Post-specific degrees, Tamil eligibility test and reservation rules can differ.
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 examination
- 3Interview for Group II posts where prescribed
- 4Certificate verification
Syllabus snapshot
- TNPSC publishes the scheme and syllabus, but notes they may change up to the notification date.
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.