TNPSC Group 2 and 2A Recruitment Notification Out for 2327 Posts
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission administers the TNPSC Group 2 Exam to recruit qualified individuals seeking opportunities in the civil services of Tamil Nadu state. Candidates are appointed for a variety of Group-II Services Interview & Non-Interview positions. The TNPSC Group 2 examination 2024 will be held in 3 stages for Group 2 (Interview Posts) and 2 stages for Non-Interview Posts.
For comprehensive information on TNPSC Group 2 Recruitment 2024, please refer to the details provided in this article. The TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus & Exam Pattern has been updated to include General English in Prelims and make slight modifications to the Mains Pattern. The selection process for Group 2 & Group 2 A is as follows:
- Group 2 (Interview Posts): Preliminary exam, main written exam, and Interview/Personality Test.
- Group 2A (Non-Interview Posts): Written Test only.
TNPSC Group 2 and 2A Exam Important Dates 2024
| Post Name | TNPSC Group 2 and 2A |
| Conducting Agency | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
| Vacancies | 507 + 1820 |
| Advertisement No. | 687 |
| Exam Type | State Level Exam |
| Notification Date | 20.6.2024 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Start Date for Apply | 20.6.2024 |
| Last Date for Apply | 19.7.2024 |
| Application Correction Window | 24.7.2024 to 26.7.2024 |
| Basic Pay | Rs.37200 to 117600 |
| Notification Link | PDF Download |
| Official Website | Click Here |
TNPSC Group 2, 2A Examination Application Fee 2024
The application fee for the TNPSC Group 2 exam in 2024 has to be submitted during the online application process. Candidates have the option to pay the application fee through various online payment modes such as Debit Cards, Credit Cards, and Internet Banking. The fee structure is as follows:
- One-time registration fee: Rs. 150/-
- Fee for the Preliminary Examination: Rs. 100/-
- Fee for the Main Written Examination: Rs. 150/-
TNPSC Group 2, 2A Preliminary Exam Date & Time 2024
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has announced the date and time for the Group 2 and 2A Preliminary Exam in 2024. The exam is scheduled to take place on the 14th of September, 2024, in the forenoon session from 09:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Candidates aspiring to take this exam should make a note of this specific date and time to ensure they are well-prepared and present at the examination venue on time.
TNPSC Group 2, 2A Main Exam Date & Time 2024
The eagerly awaited announcement of the TNPSC Group 2 and 2A Main Exam Date & Time for 2024 will be made at a later date, coinciding with the declaration of the results of the preliminary examination. Candidates are advised to stay tuned for further details regarding this crucial next step in the examination process.
How to Apply for TNPSC Group 2, 2A Exam 2024?
Candidates who are interested in taking the TNPSC Group 2, 2A Exam in 2024 can do so by applying online through the Commission’s official website, which is www.tnpscexams.in. To begin the application process, the candidate must first register themselves on the One Time Registration (OTR) platform provided on the Commission’s website. Once the registration is complete, they can then proceed to fill out the online application form for the examination. If the candidate has already registered previously, they can skip the registration step and go directly to filling out the online application form for the upcoming exam.
Edit Option Open Date for TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2024
After the deadline for submission of the online application for the TNPSC Group 2, 2A Exam 2024, candidates will have the opportunity to make corrections during the Application Correction Window. This correction window will be open for three days from July 24, 2024, to July 26, 2024. Within this short timeframe, applicants will have the chance to review and amend any details in their online application to ensure accuracy. It is important to note that once this correction window period ends, no further modifications will be accepted in the online application, so candidates are advised to make any necessary changes within the specified timeframe.
Posts and Vacancies 2024 for TNPSC Group 2
In the year 2024, the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Group 2 has a total of 507 vacancies available for interested candidates to apply and compete for.
| Post Name | Post Code | Service Name | Department Name | Vacancies | Pay Level |
| Assistant Inspector | 1068 | Tamil Nadu Labour Subordinate Service | Labour | 13 | Level 18 (CPS) |
| Deputy Commercial Tax Officer | 1013 | Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Subordinate Service | Commercial Taxes | 336* | |
| Junior Employment Officer (Non- Differently Abled) | 1017 | Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service | Employment and Training | 5 | Level 18 (CPS) |
| Probation Officer | 1011 | Tamil Nadu Social Defence Subordinate Service | Children Welfare and Special Services | 1 | |
| Sub Registrar, Grade-II | 1071 | Tamil Nadu Registration Subordinate Service | Registration | 5 | |
| Special Assistant | 2265 | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service | Vigilance and Anti-Corruption | 2 | |
| Special Branch Assistant | 2279 | Greater Chennai Police | 2 | ||
| 3116 | Criminal Investigation | 19 | |||
| Assistant Section Officer | 1073 | Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service | Law | 3 | Level 16 (CPS) |
| 2201 | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission | 3 | |||
| Assistant Section Officer cum Programmer | 2215 | 4 | |||
| Forester | 3362 | Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service | Forest | 107** | |
| 3363 | Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited | 7 | Level 16 (EPF) | ||
** Vacancies after deduction of reservation for meritorious sportspersons
Posts and Vacancies for TNPSC Group 2A 2024
In the year 2024, the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) is set to have a total of 1820 vacancies available for the Group 2A category. These vacancies span across various departments and positions, offering candidates a wide range of opportunities to explore and apply for based on their qualifications and interests.
| Post Name | Post Code | Service Name | Department Name | Vacancies** | Pay Level |
| Personal Assistant to Chairman and Managing Director | 3355 | Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation | 1 | Level 15 (EPF) | |
| Full-Time Residential Warden | 3216 | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service | Legal Studies | 1 | Level 13 (CPS) |
| Senior Inspector | 1014 | Tamil Nadu Cooperative Subordinate Service | Co-operative Societies | 497* | Level 12 (CPS) |
| Audit Inspector | 1029 | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments | 4 | |
| Assistant Inspector | 1069 | Tamil Nadu Local Fund Audit Subordinate Service | Local Fund Audit | 273 | |
| Handloom Inspector | 1868 | Tamil Nadu Handloom Subordinate Service | Handlooms | 2* | Level 12 (CPS) |
| Supervisor / Junior Superintendent | 1087 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural Marketing Subordinate Service | Agricultural Marketing and Agri-Business | 12 | Level 11 (CPS) |
| Assistant | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service | Commercial Taxes | Level 10 (CPS) | ||
| Erode Division | 3365 | 3 | |||
| Tiruppur Division | 3366 | 6 | |||
| Coimbatore Division | 2212 | 1 | |||
| Virudhunagar Division | 3367 | 4 | |||
| Commissioner of Commercial Taxes | 1025 | 13 | |||
| Revenue Assistant | Revenue Administration and Disaster Management | ||||
| Chengalpattu | 3217 | 2 | |||
| Chennai | 1033 | 22 | |||
| Coimbatore | 1034 | 11 | |||
| Cuddalore | 1035 | 2 | |||
| Dharmapuri | 1036 | 2 | |||
| Dindigul | 1037 | 1 | |||
| Erode | 1038 | 2 | |||
| Kancheepuram | 1039 | 2 | |||
| Kanniyakumari | 1040 | 1 | |||
| Krishnagiri | 2200 | 15 | |||
| Madurai | 1042 | 4 | |||
| Mayiladudhurai | 3222 | 5 | |||
| Nagapattinam | 1043 | 4 | |||
| Namakkal | 1044 | 2 | |||
| The Nilgiris | 1045 | 3 | |||
| Pudukottai | 1047 | 2 | |||
| Ramanathapuram | 1048 | 2 | |||
| Ranipet | 3219 | 2 | |||
| Sivagangai | 1050 | 4 | |||
| Tenkasi | 3218 | 1 | |||
| Thanjavur | 1051 | 8 | |||
| Theni | 1052 | 2 | |||
| Tirupathur | 3220 | 2 | |||
| Tirunelveli | 1058 | 6 | |||
| Tiruvallur | 1053 | 11 | |||
| Villupuram | 1060 | 3 | |||
| Virudhunagar | 1061 | 3 | |||
| Assistant | 1026 | Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection | 2 | ||
| 1027 | Industries and Commerce | 1* | |||
| 2206 | Police | 61 | |||
| 2207 | Medical and Rural Health Services | 28 | Level 10 (CPS) | ||
| 2216 | Transport | 32 | |||
| 2218 | Registration | 6 | |||
| 2273 | Public Health and Preventive Medicine | 25 | |||
| 2261 | Fisheries and Fisherman Welfare | 11* | |||
| 2264 | Labour | 42 | |||
| Assistant / Accountant / Store Keeper | 2266 | Employment and Training (Training Wing) | 18 | ||
| Assistant | 2268 | Highways | 4 | ||
| 2269 | Archives and Historical Research | 5 | |||
| 2271 | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments | 18 | |||
| 2272 | National Cadet Corps | 6 | |||
| 2274 | School Education | 172* | |||
| 2277 | Vigilance and Anti-Corruption | 3 | |||
| 2278 | Forest | 38 | |||
| 2282 | Stationery and Printing | 17 | |||
| Assistant / Accountant | 3118 | Sericulture | 2 | ||
| Assistant | 2263 | Technical Education | 26 | ||
| Executive Officer, Grade-II | 1091 | Tamil Nadu Town Panchayat Subordinate Service | Town Panchayat | 2 | |
| Junior Cooperative Auditor | 1016 | Tamil Nadu Co-operative Audit Subordinate Service | Co-operative Audit | 8 | |
| Audit Assistant | 1018 | Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service | Highways | 8 | Level 10 (CPS) |
| Assistant | 3240 | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service | Social Welfare and Women Empowerment | 68 | |
| Personal Clerk | 1078 | Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service | Secretariat (Other than Law and Finance) | 121 | |
| Assistant | 3285 | Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu | 9 | ||
| Assistant Grade-III | 3286 | Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited | 44 | Level 10 (#) | |
| Assistant | 3353 | Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation Limited | 3 | Level 10 (EPF) | |
| 3354 | Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited | 2 | |||
| Accountant (Finance) | 3358 | Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited | 26 | ||
| Accountant | 3357 | Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited | 12 | ||
| Junior Accountant | 3356 | Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited | 5 | ||
| Male Warden | 3359 | Tamil Nadu Institute of Labour Studies | 1 | ||
| Extension Officer (Grade-II) | 3282 | Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited | 22 | Level 10 (@) | |
| Assistant | 1075 | Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service | Secretariat (Other than Law and Finance) | 6 | Level 9 (CPS) |
| 1077 | Finance | 8 | |||
| 1081 | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission | 9 | |||
| 1084 | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat Service | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | 3 | ||
| Lower Division (Counter) Clerk | 1086 | 5 | |||
** Vacancies for reservation for meritorious sportspersons, are deducted wherever applicable.
Abbreviations: CPS – Contributory Pension Scheme EPF – Employees’ Provident Fund # – As per Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited EPF & EGF Rules @ – The payment of terminal benefits is as per the provisions available in the Special Bye-Laws.
TNPSC Group 2 and 2A Age Limit 2024
The age limit for candidates who do not fall under the categories of SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, and BCMs for the TNPSC Group 2 and 2A examination 2024 is detailed in the table provided below.
| TNPSC Group 2 Post Name | Minimum Age (Should have completed) | Maximum Age (Should have not completed) | Age Concession | ||
| Persons with Benchmark Disability | Ex-servicemen | Destitute Widow | |||
| Probation Officer | 26 | 42 | 52 | 50 | No maximum age limit |
| Deputy Commercial Tax Officer | 18 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 37 |
| For the persons holding a degree in Law | |||||
| 34 | 44 | 52 | 39 | ||
| Forester | 21 | 32 | NA | 37* | 37 |
| Sub Registrar, Grade 2 | |||||
| Assistant Inspector | 20 | 32 | 42 | 50 | No maximum age limit |
| Junior Employment Officer (Non-Differently Abled) | 18 | ||||
| Special Assistant | |||||
| Special Branch Assistant | |||||
| Assistant Section Officer | |||||
| Assistant Section Officer cum Programmer | |||||
*For the Forester vacancies under Post Codes 3362 and 3363, an individual who has been released from any branch of the Armed Forces such as the Army, Navy, or Air Force may be considered for recruitment, provided that their age does not exceed 37 years after accounting for their military service duration.
| TNPSC Group 2A Post Name | Minimum Age (Should have completed) | Maximum Age (Should have not completed) | Age Concession | ||
| Persons with Benchmark Disability | Ex-servicemen | Destitute Widow | |||
| For all posts (except for the post of Full Time Residential Warden) | 18 18 | 32 | 42 | 50 | No Maximum Age Limit |
| Full Time Residential Warden | 52 | NA | 52 | ||
The age limit criteria for TNPSC Group 2 and 2A examinations vary based on the specific category of candidates. For BC (OBCM), BCMs, MBCs/DCs, SCs, SC(A)s, and STs, the detailed age requirements are outlined in the provided table for clear reference. It is essential for aspiring candidates belonging to these categories to carefully review and understand the specified age limits in order to determine their eligibility for the respective exams.
| TNPSC Group 2 Post Name | Minimum Age (Should have completed) | Maximum Age (Should not have completed) | Age Concession | ||
| Persons with Benchmark Disability | Ex- Service men | Destitute Widow | |||
| Deputy Commercial Tax Officer | 18 | 37 | 47 | 50 | 37 |
| For the persons holding a degree in Law | |||||
| 39 | 49 | 52 | 39 | ||
| Forester | 21 | 37 | NA | 37* | 37 |
| Probation Officer | 26 | No maximum age limit | |||
| Sub Registrar Grade II | 20 | ||||
| For all posts [except for the post of Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Forester, Probation Officer, Sub Registrar Grade 2] | 18 | ||||
| TNPSC Group 2A Post Name | Minimum Age (Should have completed) | Maximum Age (Should not have completed) | Age Concession | ||
| Persons with Benchmark Disability | Ex- Service men | Destitute Widow | |||
| For all posts (except for the post of Full Time Residential Warden) | 18 | No maximum age limit | |||
| Full Time Residential Warden | No maximum age limit | NA | No maximum age limit | No maximum age limit | |
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