At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 3,644 (+21 Scheduled Tribe shortfall) Notification 02/2025 (Tamil-language notice) notifies 3,644 vacancies across Grade II Police Constable, Grade II Jail Warder and Fireman posts, plus 21 separately notified Scheduled Tribe shortfall vacancies; see the notification for the exact post-wise split.
- Education
- 10th · 12th See Notification 02/2025 for post-wise educational qualification (Tamil-language notice).
- Age
- See Notification 02/2025 for the exact post-wise age limits and category relaxations; confirm from the official Tamil-language notice before applying. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See Notification 02/2025 Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Rs 18,200-67,100 Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2025 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
21 Aug 2025
- completed
Online application opens
22 Aug 2025
- completed
Last date to apply
21 Sep 2025
- completed
Last date for application correction
25 Sep 2025
- completed
Written examination
9 Nov 2025
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- See Notification 02/2025 for post-wise educational qualification, age and physical standards for Grade II Police Constable, Jail Warder and Fireman.
- PSTM (Tamil-medium) preference, communal reservation and departmental quota rules follow the same framework as other TNUSRB recruitments.
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
- 1Written examination (OMR)
- 2Certificate Verification (CV)
- 3Physical Measurement Test (PMT)
- 4Endurance Test (ET)
- 5Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- 6Final provisional selection list
Syllabus snapshot
- Notification 02/2025 and the published syllabus (Tamil) set out a General Knowledge paper and an Aptitude/Psychology/Communication/Numerical/Logical/Information-handling paper; see the official syllabus PDF for the full breakdown.
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
- Notification No. 02/2025 — Common Recruitment 2025 (Grade II Police Constable, Jail Warder, Fireman)
- Published / changed
- Notified 21 Aug 2025; written exam held 9 Nov 2025; CV-PMT-ET-PET list published thereafter
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:40 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.