The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has released the TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus for the year 2020. The candidates were eagerly waiting for their TNPSC Group 2 will have to wait some time till the country returns to normalcy. The new exam dates of TNPSC Group 2 has been released by the commission for all the students. The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Admit Card and result will b soon announced by the commission. The TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus is available in a pdf form on the official website.
TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus
Table of Contents
The TNPSC recruits candidates for the Group B posts under different departments of various ministries. The major work-profile of a TNPSC Group 2 is to maintain all the accounts, files, and other paperwork of the departments. The students should be well aware of the TNPSC Exam Pattern before proceeding for the examination. The students can check the TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus from the official notification that is released by the commission. The students who wish to download the TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus can visit the official website and save it on their computer.
TNPSC Group 2 Summary
Summary | Details |
Recruiting Organisation | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
Notified Post | TNPSC Group 2 |
Notification Date | December 2020 |
Application Process | Online |
Latest Dates | To be notified later |
Total vacancies | To be notified soon |
Qualification | The candidate needs to have completed his graduation from a recognised institute. |
Selection process | CBT Tier 1 CBT Tier 2 |
DRDO MTS Admit Card Link | Available soon |
Result Link for CBT 1 | Available soon |
Official Website | Click here |
Official Syllabus | Read here |
TNPSC Group 2 Exam Pattern
Preliminary Exam
Subject | No of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
General Studies | 175 | 300 marks | 3 hours |
Mental Ability | 25 | ||
Total | 200 | 300 | 3 hours |
Mains Exam
Subject | No of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
English to Tamil Translation | 2 | 50 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
Tamil to English Translation | 2 | 50 | |
Letter Writing | 3 | 60 | 3 hours |
Precis Writing | 3 | 60 | |
Comprehension | 3 | 60 | |
Hints Development | 3 | 60 | |
Essay Writing | 3 | 60 |
TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus
Subjects | TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus |
General Studies | General Science |
Current Events | Political parties and political system in India – Public awareness and General administration – Welfare oriented Gov Government schemes and their utility, Problems in Public Delivery Systems Current socio-economic issues |
Geography of India | Population density and distribution – Racial, linguistic groups and major tribes Environmental pollution: Reasons and preventive measures – Climate change – Green energy |
History & Culture of India | Change and Continuity in the Socio-Cultural History of India Characteristics of Indian culture, Unity in diversity – Race, language, custom India as a Secular State, Social Harmony |
Indian Polity | 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 |
Indian Economy | 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 | 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 |
History, Culture, Heritage | 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 |
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 and Number Series |
TNPSC Answer Key
The official answer key of the TNPSC Group 2 syllabus will be available for the students who have appeared for the examination. The students will have to download the answer key and then check for their marks obtained. The students can also check for any wrong answer and file a rectification with the authorities for solving the error. If on further investigation, the commission finds that the rectification filed by the candidate is true then his answer will be marked correct and he will get the marks for that answer.
TNPSC Group 2 Cut-off
TNPSC Group 2 Previous Year Cut-off
Category | Male | Female |
General | 164 | 160 |
Backward Class | 157 | 157 |
BC (Muslim) | 145 | 144 |
Most Backward Class | 156 | 158 |
Scheduled Castes | 145 | 143 |
Scheduled Castes | 142 | 134 |
Scheduled Tribes | 137 | 135 |
TNPSC Group 2 Expected Cut-off
Category | Male | Female |
General | 163 | 162 |
Backward Class | 159 | 159 |
BC (Muslim) | 147 | 145 |
Most Backward Class | 158 | 156 |
Scheduled Castes | 148 | 145 |
Scheduled Castes | 144 | 138 |
Scheduled Tribes | 140 | 138 |
TNPSC Final Selection
A candidate who clears the cut-off of both the examination irrespective of his category is invited by the commission to take part in the Document Verification process. In Document Verification the officials check the qualification papers and certificates of the candidate. If they are found to be true, he is given an appointment letter and asked to join the office on a given date.
Recommended Books for TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus
Subject | Books |
General Knowledge | Arihant GK by Manohar Pandey |
English | Manual for TNPSC by M. Karthikeyan |
TNPSC Guide | TNPSC Group II- A combined civil services II General studies and general English based on Samacheer Kalvi by Basheer Ahamed, S. Sambasivan |
F.A.Q. TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus
What is the exam pattern of TNPSC Group 2 ?
The exam pattern of TNPSC Group 2 is given above for all the posts.
What is the TNPSC exam date?
The TNPSC exam date will be notified soon.
What is the syllabus of TNPSC Group 2 ?
The TNPSC Group 2 Syllabus is mentioned for all the subjects in the above article.
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