Candidates can apply for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) TNPSC-VAO-2016. The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) will recruit Village Administrative Officer (VAO) (2015-2016).
There are about 813 Vacancies in T.N. Ministerial Service.
| Name of the post and post code | Name of the Service and Code No. | Number of Vacancies | Scale of Pay |
| Village Administrative Officer (2014-2015)(Post Code 2025) | Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service (Code No.050) | 813 | Rs.5,200 - 20,200/- + 2,400-G.P (PB1) |
Note: Selection to these vacancies will be made only an approval of the Staff Committee and allotment of candidates to the Districts will be taken up in phases.
| One - Time Registration fee | Examination fee |
| Rs.50/- | Rs.75/- |
Candidates who have already registered in one time Registration System it is enough to pay the Examination Fee.
| Category | Concession | Condition |
| Scheduled castes / Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) | Full Exemption | N/A |
| Scheduled Tribes | Full Exemption | N/A |
| Most Backward Class / Denotified Communities | Three free Chances | For Degree Holders |
| Backward Classes(Other than Muslim) / Backward Classes (Muslim) | Three free Chances | For Degree Holders |
| Ex-Servicemen | Two free Chances | Minimum General Educational Qualification |
| Differently Abled Persons | Full Exemption | N/A |
| Destitute Widow | Full Exemption | N/A |
The three / two free chances allowed are not for EACH POST but for ANY THREE /TWO APPLICATIONS ONLY. The claim for exemption from payment of fee made in any application which is rejected / admitted or withdrawn will be counted as a free chance.
Candidates belonging to Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities and Backward Classes (other than Muslim) / Backward Classes (Muslim), who have passed the Pre-University Examination or in addition, the examination held at the end of the first or second year of the degree course or passed only certain parts of the degree examination are not exempted from payment of the prescribed fee.
| Date of Notification | 12.11.2015 | |
| Last date for submission of applications | 14.12.2015 | |
| Last date for payment of Fee through Bank or Post Office | 16.12.2015 | |
| Date and Time of Written Examination (OMR Method) | ||
| Date of Written examination | 14.02.2016 FN | 10.00 A.M to 01.00 P.M. |
| Category of Candidates | Minimum Age (Should have completed) | Maximum Age |
| SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and DWs of all castes | 21 Years | 40 Years |
| “Others” [i.e. Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs] | 21 Years | 30 Years |
Must possess Minimum General Educational Qualification viz. Must have passed S.S.L.C Public Examination or its equivalent with eligibility for admission to Higher Secondary Courses of Studies (or) to College Courses of studies.
Note :The applicants who have not passed S.S.L.C. Examination or its equivalent are not eligible even if they possess a higher qualification.
Candidates claiming equivalence of qualification should upload evidence for such claim in the form of Government Order (G.O.) issued prior to the date of this Notification. The G.O. issued after the date of Notification will not be accepted. Further details are at paragraph 10 of the “Instructions to the Candidates”.
Candidates should possess adequate knowledge of Tamil on the date of this notification.
| Subject | Duration of Examination | Maximum Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks for Selection |
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Single Paper in the following subjects in SSLC standard General studies (75items) + Basics of Village Administration (25 items) + Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (20 items) + General Tamil / General English (80 items) Total (200items) |
3 hours | 300 | 90 |
i. Two types of question papers will be set.
Type- 1
General Studies + General Tamil will contain questions on General Studies (75 items), Basics of Village Administration (25 items), Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (20 items) and General Tamil (80 items).
Type- 2
(General Studies + General English) will contain questions on General Studies (75 items), Basics of Village Administration (25 items), Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (20 items) and General English (80 items).
ii. Candidates are given the option to choose either General Tamil or General English for answering the 80 items apart from answering the 120 (75+25+20) items on General Studies, Basics of Village Administration and Aptitude & Mental Ability Test.
iii. The 80 questions on General Tamil/ General English will be set in the respective languages and the remaining 120 questions will be set both in English and Tamil.
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