At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- See Notification 01/2024 This entry does not restate a vacancy total, since it could not be confirmed from a primary TNPSC document; see Notification No. 01/2024, dated 30 Jan 2024, for the official post-wise vacancy table.
- Education
- 10th · 12th Post-wise educational qualification (varying by post, from SSLC upward) is set out in Notification 01/2024; confirm the exact requirement for each post before applying.
- Age
- See Notification 01/2024 for post-wise age limits. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See Notification 01/2024 Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Post-specific Tamil Nadu pay levels per Notification 01/2024. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2024 (Notification 01/2024) 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
30 Jan 2024
- completed
Preliminary (OMR) examination
9 Jun 2024
- completed
Certificate verification — Forest Guard & Forest Watcher (Phase X)
3 Aug 2026
Press Release 88/2026, dated 27 Jul 2026
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- This is a combined exam: post-wise eligibility (Village Administrative Officer, Forest Guard, Forest Watcher, Junior Assistant, Typist, Steno-Typist, Bill Collector, Field Surveyor and others) is set out in Notification 01/2024.
- Certificate verification is conducted post-wise and phase-wise; only candidates summoned for a given phase should attend.
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 Objective (OMR) Examination
- 2Post-wise Physical Certificate Verification (phased, by post)
- 3Physical/document standards check for posts such as Forest Guard and Forest Watcher
- 4Final selection list per post
Syllabus snapshot
- TNPSC's Group IV syllabus, published with Notification 01/2024, covers General Studies, Aptitude and language components common to Group IV posts; see the notification for the post-wise paper scheme.
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 Press Release 88/2026 — Group IV (Notification 01/2024) Forest Guard & Forest Watcher certificate verification
- Published / changed
- 27 Jul 2026; verification held 3 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 18:00 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.