TNPSC Group 1 Exam Pattern

TNPSC Group 1 Exam Pattern: Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)’s Group 1 Exam pattern and scheme of examination are given below…..

Scheme of Examination: Group 1 Exam will consists of Preliminary Examination, Main Written Examination and Oral Test.

A. Preliminary Examination: Preliminary examination will consists of 200 items in objective type, duration will be 3 Hours for maximum marks of 300.

Preliminary Examination:

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks
			SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/ DCs, BCs and BCMs	Others
General Studies (Degree Standard) 175 Questions Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard) 25 Questions Total – 200 Questions	3 Hours	300	90	120

B. Main Written Examination & Oral Interview: Main examination will consists of descriptive type questions from degree standard. Exam will have three papers viz., Paper I, Paper II and Paper III each will carry maximum marks of 300 in time duration of 3 hours. Subject name, maximum marks and qualifying marks for main examination and interview are given below….

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection
			SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs.	Others
General Studies- Descriptive type – Degree Standard Paper-I Paper- II Paper-IIIInterview & Record	3 Hours 3 Hours 3 Hours	250 250 250 100	255	340
Total		850

C. Oral Interview: Interview will be conducted for 120 Marks

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