TNPSC Group 2 & 2A Notification Exam 2024: Apply by 19.7.2024
The TNPSC Group 2 Exam, conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, serves as the gateway for individuals aspiring to join the esteemed civil services of Tamil Nadu. Successful candidates are selected for a range of positions within Group-II Services, both requiring and not requiring interviews. The forthcoming TNPSC Group 2 examination in 2024 will comprise three stages for Interview Posts and two stages for Non-Interview Posts.
For a detailed overview of the TNPSC Group 2 Recruitment 2024 process, please consult the information outlined in this document. Notable updates to the TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus & Exam Pattern include the addition of General English in the Prelims and minor adjustments to the Mains Pattern. The selection criteria differ for Group 2 and Group 2 A as follows:
- Group 2 (Interview Posts): Preliminary examination, main written examination, and Interview/Personality Test.
- Group 2A (Non-Interview Posts): Solely a Written Test.
Important Dates for TNPSC Group 2 and 2A Exam 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 |
Application Fee for TNPSC Group 2, 2A Exam 2024
Payment of the application fee for the TNPSC Group 2 examination in 2024 is a crucial step during the online application procedure. Aspirants are provided with the flexibility to settle the application fee using different online payment channels like Debit Cards, Credit Cards, and Internet Banking. The fee breakdown is outlined as follows:
- Registration fee: Rs. 150/-
- Preliminary Examination fee: Rs. 100/-
- Main Written Examination fee: Rs. 150/-
Preliminary Exam Date & Time for TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2024
Mark your calendars! The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has officially unveiled the date and time for the upcoming Group 2 and 2A Preliminary Exam in 2024. Set to occur on the 14th of September, 2024, during the morning hours from 09:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., this crucial examination demands the punctual presence and thorough readiness of all eager candidates. Be sure to engrave this vital information in your memory to guarantee a smooth and successful examination experience.
Main Exam Date & Time TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2024
Stay alert for the upcoming revelation of the TNPSC Group 2 and 2A Main Exam Date & Time for 2024, which will be disclosed alongside the preliminary examination results. Keep an eye out for more information on this significant phase of the exam procedure.
Apply for TNPSC Group 2, 2A Exam 2024?
Individuals aspiring to participate in the TNPSC Group 2, 2A Examination in 2024 have the opportunity to apply electronically via the official website of the Commission, accessible at www.tnpscexams.in. The initial step involves candidates enrolling themselves on the One Time Registration (OTR) portal featured on the Commission’s website. Following successful registration, applicants are eligible to complete the digital application form for the examination. In cases where candidates have previously undertaken registration procedures, they may bypass this step and proceed directly to filling out the online application for the impending examination.
TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2024: Edit Option for Application Correction Window
Following the closure of the online application submission deadline for the TNPSC Group 2, 2A Exam 2024, applicants will be granted a valuable opportunity to rectify any errors through the Application Correction Window. This window for corrections is set to operate for a brief three-day duration commencing on July 24, 2024, and concluding on July 26, 2024. During this limited period, candidates are encouraged to meticulously examine and adjust any inaccuracies within their online applications. It is imperative to bear in mind that once the correction window expires, no further alterations will be entertained in the online application. Hence, candidates are strongly urged to effect any requisite modifications within the stipulated timeframe.
TNPSC Group 2 Posts 2024
The year 2024 brings forth an exciting opportunity as the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Group 2 opens its doors to aspiring candidates with a generous offering of 507 available vacancies awaiting eager participants.
| 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
The year 2024 will witness the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) opening up a grand total of 1820 vacancies within the Group 2A sector. These diverse opportunities will be distributed across a multitude of departments and roles, providing aspiring individuals with a broad array of choices to delve into and pursue in alignment with their skills and passions.
| 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.
Age Limitation of TNPSC Group 2 and 2A 2024
Below is the table containing the age limit specifications for individuals not belonging to the defined categories of SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, and BCMs applying for the TNPSC Group 2 and 2A examination in 2024.
| 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 | |||||
Candidates who have served in any division of the Armed Forces like the Army, Navy, or Air Force and have been discharged may apply for the Forester positions listed under Post Codes 3362 and 3363. The maximum age limit for such applicants is 37 years, accounting for their military service period.
| 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 | ||
Candidates belonging to different categories need to take note of the specific age criteria stipulated for TNPSC Group 2 and 2A exams. The age limitations for BC (OBCM), BCMs, MBCs/DCs, SCs, SC(A)s, and STs are clearly defined in a reference table for easy understanding. Prospective candidates falling under these groups should thoroughly examine and grasp the prescribed age boundaries to ascertain their qualification for the relevant examinations.
| 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 | |