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 TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern Prelims

Check the exact examination pattern for the preliminary and main exams. The purpose of the Prelims exam is merely to eliminate the insincere applicants from consideration. Candidates must receive a minimum of 90 marks to pass the preliminary test, which is simply qualifying in nature. The TNPSC Group 2 Prelims exam’s important highlights are presented here.

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern Prelims
Subjects Details	Number of Questions Asked	Maximum allotted	Time
General Tamil (S.S.L.C. Standard) or General English (S.S.L.C. Standard)	100	300	3 hours
General Studies (Degree Standard)	75
Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (S.S.L.C. Standard)	25
Total	200

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern Mains

The main exam will be taken by candidates who passed the preliminary exam. Paper I and Paper II make up the two sections of the main exam. Candidates who receive the minimum required marks on paper I will have their sheet of paper II reviewed.

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern Mains
Subject	Duration	Maximum marks	Qualifying Marks
Mains Exam: Paper-I	1 hour 30 minutes	100	25
Mains Exam: Paper-II	3 hours	300	90 out of 300 marks for Non-interview Post 102 out of 340 For Interview Post (300 + 40 marks of interview)
Interview	No fix duration	40	Not Defined

 TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus Prelims 

The TNPSC Group 2 Prelims Syllabus consists of 200 questions of this nature. General Studies and the Aptitude Test are the two sections of the prelims exam. All of the significant general studies and general aptitude topics are covered in this list. The table below lists the subjects that will be covered in the TNPSC Group 2 Prelims:

Subject	Topics
Part A – English Grammar	English Grammar Includes:  Phrases, Synonyms, Antonyms, Prefix & Suffix, Fill in the blanks, Prepositions, Tenses, Voice, Homophones, Error Detection, Comprehension, Odd one out, Word Formation, Identify the sentence, Compound words
Part B – English Literature	English Literature Includes: Figure of Speech, Appreciation Questions from Poetry, Important Lines from Poem, Biography of Important persons, Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Dr Karl Paulnack, Comprehension Question from Motivational Essays, British English-American English, Comprehension Question from Description of Places.
Part C – English Author & There Literary Works	English Author & There Literary Works: Poem & Poets, Author & their stories, Biography & Auto Biography, Characters, Quotes, Important Lines of Indian Authors, Nationality of story, Drama, Folk Arts, About Poets, Dramatist, Famous Quotes, Various Works of Author, Period of the poets, Nature centered Literary works and global issue Environment & Conservation, Theme observed in Literary Work.
General Science in Day to Day Life and Environment and Ecology	Scientific Knowledge and Scientific temper – Power of Reasoning – Rote Learning Vs Conceptual Learning – Science as a tool to understand the past, present and future
	Physics Includes: Universe – Scientific Laws – Matter and its Properties, Force, Motion and Energy – Everyday application of the basic principles of Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Sound, Heat, Nuclear Physics, Laser, Electronics and Communications
	Chemistry Includes: Elements and Compounds, Acids, Bases, Salts, Petroleum Products, Fertilizers, Pesticides
	Biology Includes: Classification of Living Organisms, Evolution, Genetics, Physiology, Nutrition, Health and Hygiene, Human diseases, Main concepts of Life Science
	Environment and Ecology
Current Events	Personalities and places in news – Sports – Books and authors
	Current Affairs on Polity & Governance – Government Welfare schemes, Policies, Act etc
	Resent Geographical Phenomenon’s, Important place in news
	Economic Survey, Budget etc.
	Important research and Inventions in the field of Science and Technology
Geography of India	Geographical Acts as: Indian Monsoon, rainfall, weather, Cyclonic activities and climate, – Water resources – Rivers in India – Soil, minerals and natural resources – Forest and wildlife – Agricultural pattern
	Transport – Communication
	Population density and distribution – Racial, linguistic groups and major tribes
	Disaster around the World – Disaster Management – Environmental pollution: Reasons and preventive measures – Climate change – Green energy
History & Culture of India	Harappa civilization – Age of Guptas, NW Invasion, Slave Dynasty, Delhi Sultans, Era of Mughals and Marathas – Age of Vijayanagaram and Bahmani Kingdoms – South Indian history
	Change and Continuity in the Socio-Cultural History of India
	Indian culture and its development since past, Unity in diversity – Race, language, custom
	India as a Secular State, Social Harmony
Indian Polity	Indian Constitution and Its Salient features – Preamble – Union, State and Union Territory
	Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental duties, Directive Principles of State Policy
	Union Executive, Union legislature – State Executive, State Legislature – Local governments, Panchayat Raj
	Spirit of Federalism: Centre-State Relationships
	Election – Judiciary in India – Rule of law
	Corruption in public life – Anti-corruption measures – Lokpal and Lok Ayukta – Right to Information – Empowerment of women – Consumer protection forums, Human rights charter
Indian Economy	Nature of Indian Economy – Five year plan models – an assessment – Planning Commission and Niti Ayog
	Sources of revenue – Reserve Bank of India – Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy – Finance Commission – Resource sharing between Union and State Governments – Goods and Services Tax
	Structure of Indian Economy and Employment Generation, Land reforms and Agriculture – Application of Science and Technology in agriculture – Industrial growth – Rural welfare oriented programmes – Social problems – Population, education, health, employment, poverty
Indian National Movement	National renaissance – Early uprising against British rule – Indian National Congress – Emergence of leaders – B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose and others
	Different modes of Agitation: Growth of Satyagraha and Militant movements
	Communalism and partition
History, Culture, Heritage and Socio-Political Movements in Tamil Nadu	History of Tamil Society, related Archaeological discoveries, Tamil Literature from Sangam age till contemporary times
	Thirukkural: Significance as a Secular literature Relevance to Everyday Life Impact of Thirukkural on Humanity Thirukkural and Universal Values – Equality, Humanism, etc Relevance to Socio – Politico-Economic affairs Philosophical content in Thirukkural
	Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle – Early agitations against British Rule – Role of women in freedom struggle
	Evolution of 19th and 20th Century Socio-Political movements in Tamil Nadu – Justice Party, Growth of Rationalism – Self Respect Movement, Dravidian movement and Principles underlying both these movements, Contributions of Thanthai Periyar and Perarignar Anna
Development Administration in Tamil Nadu	Human Development Indicators in Tamil Nadu and a comparative assessment across the Country – Impact of Social Reform movements in the Socio-Economic Development of Tamil Nadu
	Political parties and Welfare schemes for various sections of people – Rationale behind Reservation Policy and access to Social Resources – Economic trends in Tamil Nadu – Role and impact of social welfare schemes in the Socio-Economic development of Tamil Nadu
	Social Justice and Social Harmony as the Cornerstones of Socio-Economic development
	Education and Health systems in Tamil Nadu
	Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on Economic growth
	Achievements of Tamil Nadu in various fields
	e-governance in Tamil Nadu
Aptitude and Mental Ability	Simplification – Percentage – Highest Common Factor (HCF) – Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
	Ratio and Proportion
	Simple interest – Compound interest – Area – Volume – Time and Work
	Logical Reasoning – Puzzles – Dice – Visual Reasoning – Alphanumeric Reasoning – Number Series

TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus Mains 

The TNPSC Group 2 Mains Exam is going to be entirely written. There are two papers in it: Paper I and Paper II.

TNPSC Group 2 Paper-I Syllabus

The subjects and material covered in the exam are listed here in both Tamil and English translations. View the complete syllabus in the table below.

TNPSC Gr 2 Mains Paper- I – Tamil Eligibility Paper
Subjects in TNPSC Group 2 Exam	Total Marks	Details
Translation:  a) Tamil to English (b) English to Tamil Precis Writing Comprehension Hints Development General Essay Writing Official Letter Writing Knowledge of Tamil Language	100	Total Marks -100 Time: 3 hours Minimum Qualifying Marks – 40 Marks not included in the merit list

TNPSC Group 2 Paper-II Syllabus

• The themes covered in Paper II’s Precis Writing, Comprehension, and Hints Development sections are also included here.
• Essays on the ensuing subjects from “Thirukkural” (a) Importance as secular literature (b) Relevance to daily life (c) Thirukkural’s influence on humanity (d) Thirukkural and universal values, such as equality and humanism (e), (f) Thirukkural’s philosophical content
• Official Letter Writing

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern Prelims

Check the exact examination pattern for the preliminary and main exams. The purpose of the Prelims exam is merely to eliminate the insincere applicants from consideration. Candidates must receive a minimum of 90 marks to pass the preliminary test, which is simply qualifying in nature. The TNPSC Group 2 Prelims exam’s important highlights are presented here.

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern Prelims
Subjects Details	Number of Questions Asked	Maximum allotted	Time
General Tamil (S.S.L.C. Standard) or General English (S.S.L.C. Standard)	100	300	3 hours
General Studies (Degree Standard)	75
Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (S.S.L.C. Standard)	25
Total	200

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern Mains

The main exam will be taken by candidates who passed the preliminary exam. Paper I and Paper II make up the two sections of the main exam. Candidates who receive the minimum required marks on paper I will have their sheet of paper II reviewed.

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern Mains
Subject	Duration	Maximum marks	Qualifying Marks
Mains Exam: Paper-I	1 hour 30 minutes	100	25
Mains Exam: Paper-II	3 hours	300	90 out of 300 marks for Non-interview Post 102 out of 340 For Interview Post (300 + 40 marks of interview)
Interview	No fix duration	40	Not Defined

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