TNPSC Group IV 2026 (Notification 11/2026) — 6,574 Posts, Age, Tamil Test, Scheme, Reservation

Group IV 2026 timeline [1]

• The 6,574 vacancies are tentative and may change before counselling; their department / unit-wise distribution will be announced later.
• Among them: Village Administrative Officer 291 (Level 8); Junior Administrative Assistant in the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation 422; Typist and Steno-Typist posts in the Ministerial, Judicial and Secretariat services; Junior Assistant, Bill Collector and Tax Collector posts in many services and corporations; and Forest Guard with Driving Licence and Forest Watcher.
• Applicants choose whether to be considered for the Forest Guard / Forest Watcher posts as well, or only for the other posts. [1]

Age on 1 July 2026 — main posts [1]

• Forest Guard with Driving Licence and Forest Watcher: 21 – 30 for 'Others'; persons with disabilities cannot apply for these posts.
• Persons with benchmark disability: up to 40 for 'Others' (reserved categories 42–45, VAO 50); ex-servicemen up to 48 ('Others') or 53; destitute widows have their own limits. For several corporation posts reserved-category candidates have no maximum age (meaning under 60).
• Reserved-category candidates with a general qualification higher than the minimum have no maximum age for the posts marked so in the notification.
• Qualification: SSLC pass (VAO: the minimum general educational qualification). Typist and Steno-Typist also need the Government Technical Examinations in typewriting / shorthand and a computer office automation certificate.
• Knowledge of Tamil: SSLC / HSC / degree with Tamil as a language, or high-school study in Tamil medium, or the Second Class Language Test (Full Test) in Tamil conducted by TNPSC. [1]

Single paper, SSLC standard, 3 hours, OMR [1]

• Parts B and C are evaluated only if you score at least 60 marks (40%) in Part A. The rank is on the total of Parts A, B and C, and the minimum qualifying mark is 90 for all communities.
• Part A is set in Tamil only; Parts B and C in Tamil and English. Differently abled candidates who studied only English may take General English (SSLC) in place of Part A, with the same 40% minimum.
• Shortlisting for on-screen certificate verification is 1:3 (General) and 1:2 (reserved) for VAO, Junior Assistant, Typist and Steno-Typist; 1:6 for the forest posts, which also have a physical standards test and an endurance walk (25 km for men, 16 km for women and third gender, in four hours) in Chennai. [1]

Source [1]

Each application that claims a concession uses up one free chance, whatever the post; a false claim leads to rejection and a one-year debarment. [1]

Communal reservation [1]

• Only persons belonging to Tamil Nadu and to a community on the state's lists are treated as SC / ST / BC / MBC; others compete as General.
• 30% of direct-recruitment vacancies are for women, and 10% of those for destitute widows. 4% of identified posts are for persons with benchmark disabilities.
• PSTM: 20% priority for Persons Studied in Tamil Medium — through Tamil medium up to the qualification prescribed (from Class 1 if a degree is required), under the PSTM Act 2010 as amended in 2026. Passing as a private candidate without attending school does not count. [1]

• Date of birth: SSLC or HSC mark sheet of the Tamil Nadu boards; otherwise a birth certificate, transfer certificate or degree mark sheet.
• SC / SC(A): community certificate from the Taluk Tahsildar; ST: from the RDO / Sub-Collector / Assistant Collector or as listed; BC / BCM / MBC / DC: from a Tahsildar or the deputy tahsildars named — all citing the father's or mother's name. A certificate citing the spouse is rejected, and certificates based only on SSLC or TC entries are not accepted.
• Proof of Tamil knowledge (SSLC / HSC / degree mark sheets or the language-test pass) and PSTM proof covering every year of study.
• Disability certificate (Annexure V), sports or experience certificates where claimed. [1]

Village Administrative Officer, Junior Assistant, Typist and most posts are at pay Level 8, and Steno-Typist Grade III mostly at Level 10; corporation posts carry their own scales, such as Level 3 (₹19,500 – 62,000) for the Junior Administrative Assistant in the power-distribution corporation. [1]

The notification prints levels, not rupee figures, for the government posts, so no in-hand pay is shown.

Candidates are called to physical certificate verification and counselling in merit order — 1:3 for General and 1:1.5 for reserved categories for VAO, Junior Assistant and Steno-Typist; 1:3 and 1:2 for Typist — and choose posts by rank. Equal marks go to the older candidate, then to the earlier application number. [1]

1. TNPSC — Notification No. 11/2026 (Advt. No. 747), Combined Civil Services Examination-IV (Group IV Services) (6 Oct 2026) (opens in a new tab) dates, posts and vacancies, pay levels, age limits and concessions, qualifications, Tamil knowledge, scheme, evaluation rule, shortlisting ratios, fees and concessions, communal reservation, women and PSTM quotas, certificates, tie rules · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

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