At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced TNPSC's planner states that vacancies will be announced in the notification, so no number is asserted here for the 2026 cycle.
- Education
- 10th · 12th Group IV posts are at school-leaving level, with post-wise minimum qualifications (from SSLC upward) and typing or Tamil-language requirements for specific posts; the 2026 notification will state each post's requirement.
- Age
- Post- and community-specific under TNPSC rules; the 2026 notification will state the cut-off date. 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.
- scheduled
Notification
6 Oct 2026
Tentative — annual planner - scheduled
Examination
20 Dec 2026 · 1 day
Tentative — annual planner - tentative
Result and certificate verification
To be announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Village Administrative Officer is recruited through this combined Group IV examination rather than by a standalone VAO notification.
- Post-wise eligibility, Tamil-language requirements and communal reservation rules will be set out in the 2026 notification; do not carry forward the Notification 01/2024 rules.
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
- 1Objective (OMR) written examination
- 2Certificate verification, conducted post-wise
- 3Post-wise final selection list
Syllabus snapshot
- TNPSC publishes the Group IV scheme and syllabus on its website but notes that both are subject to modification up to the date the notification is published.
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; Group IV notification date listed as 6 Oct 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 20:10 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.