TNPSC Group 2 Exam Information

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Information

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Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission was originally known as Madras Public Service Commission which came into being because of the discretionary powers allocated to the provincial government to recruit & exercise control on their services. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission had thereby introduced its own exam system for recruiting people.

TNPSC announces various openings and invites applications. Based on the performance in the exam, candidates are shortlisted and further examination takes place for final selection. TNPSC announces the exam every six months. The commission to conduct examinations for direct recruitment to the services of the state. The selection process consists of both written examination and oral test.

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission - TNPSC conducts Group 2 (Combined Engineering Service Examination) Examination for the recruitment of various vacancies in Tamil Nadu State Government Departments.

Selection will be made in two successive stages,

• Written Examination in OMR Format
• Oral Test.

Name of the post:

• Assistant Engineer (Civil),Water Resources Department(Vacancies-50)
• Assistant Engineer (Civil),Buildings(Vacancies-21)
• Assistant Engineer (Electrical)(Vacancies-9)
• Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health (Formerly named as Assistant Inspector of Factories)(Vacancies-18)

Scale of Pay

Rs.9300-34800+Grade pay Rs.5100/-p.m.

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Eligibility

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Sl.No	Category of Candidates	Minimum Age(should have completed)	Maximum Age
1	SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all Castes.	18 Years	No Age Limit
2	Others [i.e. candidates not belonging to SCs,SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs].	18 Years	30 Years (should not have completed)

Note:-

"Others"[i.e Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC (A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs] who have put in five years of service in the State/Central Government are not eligible even if they are within the age limit.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 24.03.2014)

Candidates should possess the following or its equivalent qualification awarded by an University or Institution recognised by the University Grants Commission for the purpose of its grant or Board recognized by the Government of India or by any State Government:

Sl.No	Name of the post	Qualification
1	Assistant Engineer (Civil) in Water Resources Department,PWD	B.E degree in Civil Engineering or Civil and Structural Engineering OR A pass in Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations under Civil Engineering branch, subject to the following further conditions namely:- I. Should furnish evidence of having undergone practical training in surveying for a period of not less than one year. or II. Should have put in service for a period of not less than one year in Public Works Department as Overseer or Junior Engineer. or III. Should hold the Upper Subordinate or L.C.E Diploma of the College of Engineering, Guindy or L.C.E. Diploma awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Chennai.
2	Assistant Engineer (Civil) in Buildings, PWD
3	Assistant Engineer (Electrical) in PWD	A degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering OR A pass in Sections A and B of the Institution Examination with Electrical Engineering as a subject.
4	Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health(Formerly named as Assistant Inspector of Factories)	A Degree in Mechanical or Production or Industrial or Electrical or Chemical Engineering or Textile Technology

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Syllabus

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Syllabus For Civil Engineering

Paper-I

• Construction Materials.
• Construction Practice.
• Engineering.
• Estimating & Costing.
• Strength of Materials.
• Theory of Structures.
• Soil Mechanics.
• Foundation Engineering.
• Water Supply & Treatment.
• Sewage Treatment & Pollution Control.

Paper-II

• Concrete Technology.
• Design of r.c. Elements.
• Miscellaneous Structures.
• Water Resources.
• Irrigation Engineering.
• traffic engineering.
• Highway Engineering.
• Railways Airports & Harbours.

Syllabus For Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering

• Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering.
• Electrical.
• Control Systems.
• Generation Transmission & Distribution.
• Protection & Switch Gears.
• Digital Techniques.
• Network Analysis.
• Electrical Measurements.
• Electronic Measurements.
• Measurement Science.
• Mechanical Measurements.
• Industrial Instruments.
• Analytical.
• Process Control.
• Bio Medical Instruments.
• Telemetry.
• Micro Processors & Micro.
• Logic & Distributed Control.

Syllabus For Mechanical & Production Engineering

Paper-I

• Applied Mechanics.
• Engineering Thermodynamics.
• Internal Combustion Engines.
• Gas Dynamics & Jet Propulsion.
• Refrigeration & Air Conditioning.
• Fluid Mechanics.
• Turbomachinery.
• Heat & Mass Transfer.
• Power Plant Engineering.
• Instrumentation & Control.

Paper-II

• Strength of Materials.
• Theory of Machines-I.
• Theory of Machines-II.
• Design of Machine Elements.
• Design of Transmission Elements.
• Production Processes.
• Machining Processes.
• Metrology & Quality Control.
• Industrial Engineering.
• Industrial Management.

Syllabus For Textile Engineering

Paper-I

• Fibre Production.
• Fibre Composites.
• Spinning Preparatory Processes.
• Conventional Yarn.
• New Methods of Yarn Spinning.
• Preparatory Processes For Fabric Formation.
• Weaving Machines.
• Knitting Machines.
• Chemical Processing.
• Quality Assessment.

Paper -II

• Structural Mechanics of Yarn.
• Structural Mechanics of Fabrics.
• Textile Machine Design.
• Machining Operations.
• Pneumatics.
• Work study.
• Production Planning.
• Machinery Maintenance.
• Selection of Motors.
• Environmental Conditions in Textile Mills.

Syllabus For Electronics & Communication Engineering

Paper -I

• Electronic Devices Circuits & Systems.
• Devices & Circuits.
• Amplifiers & Oscillators.
• Rectifiers & Power Supplies.
• Multivibrators & a Veshaping.
• Linear & Digital Integrated Circuits.
• Digital Circuits.
• Microprocessors.
• Computer Systems.
• Measurements & Instrumentation.
• Microwave devices & Circuits.

Paper-II

• Communication Engineering.
• AM/FM Transmitters & Receivers.
• Transmissionlines, Antennas & Wave Probagation.
• Analog & Digital Signal Processing.
• Television.
• Radar Systems.
• Satellite Communication.
• Communication Systems .
• Fibre Optic Communication.
• Information Theory & Coding.
• Telephony, Communication Switching & Acoustics.

Syllabus For Chemical Engineering

Paper-I

• Chemical Process Calculation & Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics.
• Momentum, Heat & Mass Transfer Operations.
• Mechanical Operations & Renewable Energy Sources.
• Engineering Materials & Safety in Chemical Industries.
• Chemical Technology.

Paper -II

• Instrumentation & Process Control.
• Design & Optimization & Environmental Engineering.
• Multi-Phase Mass Transfer Operations.
• Chemical Reaction Engineering.
• Numerical Methods & Computational Techniques.

General Science

• Physics.
• Chemistry.
• Botany.
• Zoology.
• Current Events.
• History.

Political Science-1

• Geography.
• Economics.
• Science.
• History & Culture of India.
• Indian Polity.
• Indian Economy.
• Indian National Movement.

TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern

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Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection(SCs, SC(A)s,STs, MBCs/ DCs, BCs and BCMs)	Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection(Others)
WRITTEN EXAMINATION in OMR Format: Paper-I Any one of the following subjects in which the candidate has acquired his/her educational qualification (Degree Standard-200 questions each) (Objective Type) Civil Engineering Mechanical and Production Engineering Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering Textile Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Chemical Engineering Paper-II General Studies (Objective Type) (Degree Standard-100 questions)	5 hours	570	171	228

Apply for TNPSC Group 2 Exam

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Candidates should apply only through online in the Commissions Website www.tnpsc.gov.in or in www.tnpscexams.net

Before applying, the candidates should have scanned image of their photograph and signature in CD/DVD/Pen drive as per their convenience.

A valid e-mail ID or Mobile Number is mandatory for registration and e-mail ID should be kept active till the declaration of results. Candidates are cautioned to keep your e-mail ID and password confidentially. TNPSC will send Hall Tickets (Memorandum of Admission) for Written Examination, Interview Call Letters, Other Memos etc. to the registered/given e-mail ID only.

All the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of the Candidate, Post Applied, Communal Category, Date of birth, Address, e-mail ID, Centre of Examination etc. will be considered as final and no modifications will be allowed after the last date specified for applying online. Since certain fields are firm and fixed and cannot be edited, candidates are requested to fill in the online application form with the utmost care and caution as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

The candidates who wish to receive SMS should register their mobile number in the application.

APPLYING ONLINE:

• Candidates are first required to log on to the TNPSC’s website www.tnpsc.gov.in or .www.tnpscexams.net
• Click "Apply Online" to open up the On-Line Application Form.
• Select the name of the post or service for which you wish to apply.
• If you already have Unique ID, enter the Unique ID and password to view the already available information and update them, if necessary.
• If you do not have valid ID, enter all the required particulars without skipping any field.
• Candidates are required to upload their latest photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature.

Note:-

Candidate who have One Time Registration ID (Unique ID) and pass word, have to apply separately for all notifications. One Time Registration will not be considered as an application for any post.

Mode of Fee Payment

Select the mode of payment (Online Payment/Offline Payment).

Online Payment (Net Banking, Credit card/Debit card)

• In case candidates who wish to pay fees through the online payment gateway, i.e. Net banking, Credit card and Debit card payment, an additional page of the application form will be displayed wherein candidates may follow the instructions and fill in the requisite details to make payment.
• After submitting your payment information in the online application form, wait for the intimation from the server, DO NOT press Back or Refresh button in order to avoid double charge.
• If the online transaction has been successfully completed, a registration ID number and password will be generated. Candidates should note their registration ID number and password for future reference in respect of the post applied for.

Offline Payments (Post Office or Indian Bank)

• For offline mode of payment, candidates have to select either Post Office or Indian Bank branch.
• Click "SUBMIT" to submit the application form.
• Candidates will be provided with application number and password. Please note down the application number and password.
• On submission, system will generate the payment chalan which the candidate need to take print out and go to the nearest branch of Indian Bank or the designated Post Offices as the case may be, to make the payment.
• Collect the candidates copy of the fee payment chalan from the branch. Check that the chalan is properly signed and the details of transaction number, branch name and DP code number, deposit date have been noted in the chalan by the branch authorities.
• On-line application registration will be taken as successful one, only if the payment is made either in the post office or in the Indian Bank within two working days from the date of registration/submission of application.

Print Option

• After submitting the application, candidates can print / save their application in PDF format.
• On entering registration number and password, candidates can download their application and print, if required.
• Need not send the printout of the online application or any other supporting documents to the Commission. The certificates will be verified only when the candidates come up for next stage of selection.

Note:-

Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fee/ intimation charges to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on the TNPSC’s website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam.

TNPSC does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the TNPSC.

Under no circumstances, a candidate should share/mention e-mail ID or mobile number to any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, they should create a new e-mail ID before applying on-line and must maintain that e-mail account.

There is a provision to modify the submitted on-line application. Candidates are requested to make use of this facility to correct their details in the on-line application if any. This modification facility will be available up to the last date for applying online forthe particular post. After this date, no modification will be permitted. Candidates should take utmost care and caution while filling in the on-line application. Please note that no modification in fee payment details will be permitted for candidates who pay fees/intimation charges through the online mode. Since certain fields are firm, fixed and cannot be edited, candidates are advised to fill in the online application form with the utmost care and caution as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the on-line application at the appropriate places and click on the "SUBMIT" button at the end of the on-line application format. Before pressing the "SUBMIT" button, candidates are advised to verify each and every particular column in the application. The name of the candidate or his/her father/spouse etc. should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.

Request for change/correction in any particulars in the application form shall not be entertained under any circumstances after the last date for editing/updating application details specified. TNPSC will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of furnishing of incorrect and incomplete details in the application or omission to provide the required details in the application form.

Commission is not responsible for the online payment failure.