TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE

COMMISSION
Advertisement No.651
Notification No.05/2023 DATED: 03.02.2023

Applications are invited from eligible candidates only through online mode
upto 04.03.2023 for direct recruitment to the posts included in the Combined Engineering
Subordinate Services Examination.

WARNING
 All recruitments by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission are purely merit based.
 The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission hereby cautions the applicants against
touts and agents who may cheat, by making false promises of securing jobs through
unfair means.
 The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission shall not be responsible or liable for any
loss that may be caused to any applicant on account of indulging in any sort of
dealings with such unscrupulous elements.
 Applicants are solely responsible for their claims in the online application. They cannot
blame service providers like internet cafes/browsing centres/Common Service centres
for the mistakes made while applying online for recruitment. Applicants are advised to
check the filled in online application along with required documents (see Annexure V)
before finally submitting the same.
 The applicants shall mandatorily upload the certificates / documents
(in support of all the claims made / details furnished in the online
application) at the time of submission of online application itself. It shall be
ensured by the applicants that the online application shall not be submitted
without uploading the required certificates.
 Applicants are directed to read all the information / instructions / guidelines
given in this notification and the Commission’s “Instructions to applicants”
before applying for this recruitment. Clarification if any required, may be
obtained over phone and email well ahead of the last date for submission of
online application. Candidates should follow the instructions given in the
online application also.

1. ONE TIME REGISTRATION:

It is mandatory for applicants to register their basic particulars through one-time online
registration system on payment of Rs.150/- (Rupees One Hundred and Fifty only) towards
registration fee and then they should apply online for this recruitment. [The
one-time registration will be valid for five years from the date of registration. Thereafter,
the registration should be renewed by paying the prescribed fee] One Time Registration will
not be considered as an application for any post. For further details refer para 2 of the
“Commission’s Instructions to Applicants”.
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2. DETAILS OF VACANCIES:

No. of
Sl.No. Name of the Post Name of the Service vacancies Scale of Pay

1. Overseer / Junior 794

Draughting Officer in Rural Tamil Nadu Panchayat [779* + 15
Development and Development Engineering Backlog
Panchayat Raj Department Subordinate Service Vacancies for
(Post Code No.3244) (Code No.115) SC/ST
category)
2. Tamil Nadu Highways 236
Junior Draughting Officer [234*+2 c/f
Engineering Subordinate
in Highways Department MBC/DC(W)(ASD/
Service
(Post Code No.3115) SLD/MI/MD)-1 Rs.35400-130400/-
(Code No.012) SC(A)(G)(BL&LV)-1] Level 11
3. 18 (Revised Scale)
Junior Draughting Officer [16+2 c/f
Tamil Nadu Engineering
in Public Works BC(OBCM)(G)(ASD
Subordinate Service
Department /SLD/MI/MD)-1
(Code No.012)
(Post Code No. 3120) BC(OBCM)(W)(AS
D/SLD/MI/MD)-1]
4. Draughtsman, Grade - III in
Tamil Nadu Town and
Town and Country Planning
Country Planning
Department 10
Subordinate Service
(Post Code No.2114)
(Code No.066)
The following post included as per Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (Additional Functions) Act, 2022 (Act
No. 14 of 2022)
5. Foreman, Grade-II in Tamil Tamil Nadu Small
Rs.19500-71900/-
Nadu Small Industries Industries Corporation
Level 8
Corporation Limited Technical Subordinate 25
(Post Code No.3254) Service
(EPF Contribution)
(Code No.120)

Total 1083

*Vacancies shown for the above said posts are after deducting 3% of vacancies for
the reservation for meritorious sports persons as per G.O.(Ms) No.06, Youth Welfare
and Sports Development (S1) Department, Dated 20.02.2019.

Note:

Unless and otherwise specified, the number of vacancies notified is approximate

and is liable to modification as indicated in para 11-A of ‘Instructions to
Applicants’.

3. DISTRIBUTION OF VACANCIES:

The rule of reservation of appointments is applicable for this recruitment and the District
Wise Distribution of vacancies will be announced later.
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4. IMPORTANT DATES AND TIME

Date of Notification 03.02.2023

Last date for submission of online 04.03.2023

application
Application Correction Window From 09.03.2023-12.01 A.M to 11.03.2023-11.59 P.M
Period
Date of Written Examination

Paper-I (Subject paper) 27.05.2023

09.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M.

Paper – II
27.05.2023
Part-A - Tamil Eligibility Test
02.00 P.M. to 05.00 P.M.
Part-B - General Studies

Note:
Refer Annexure-VII of this Notification regarding tentative timeline for the
recruitment process.
5. QUALIFICATIONS:
(A)AGE LIMIT (as on 01.07.2023):

Sl. Name of the Post Maximum Age

No
Others’ [i.e., SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs,
Applicants not BCs, BCMs and Destitute
belonging to SCs, Widows of all castes
SC(A)s, STs,
MBCs/DCs, BCs and (Should not have completed)
BCMs]
(Should not have
completed)
1.
Overseer / Junior Draughting
Officer in Rural Development 37 years No maximum Age Limit
and Panchayat Raj Department
2. Junior Draughting Officer in
SCs/SC(A)s/STs -35years
Highways Department 32 years
MBCs/DCs / BCs/BCMs-34years
3. Junior Draughting Officer in
Public Works Department 32 years 37 years

4. Draughtsman, Grade - III in

Town and Country Planning 32 years 37 years
Department
5. Foreman, Grade-II in Tamil
Nadu Small Industries 32 years No maximum Age Limit
Corporation Limited
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Note: *In G.O (Ms).No.91, Human Resources Management (S) Department, dated
13.09.2021, the Maximum Age Limit prescribed for appointment by direct
recruitment is enhanced by 2 year.

Explanation: No maximum age limit shall mean that the applicants should not have
completed 60 years of age either on the date of notification or at the time of selection
/appointment to the post.
Note

“Others” [i.e., Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s,
BCMs] who have put in five years and more of service in the State/Central Government are
not eligible even if they are within the age limit. (For further details refer to para 3(F) of
“Instructions to Applicants”, Section 3(r) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions
of Service) Act, 2016)

AGE CONCESSION:

(i) For Persons with Benchmark Disability (Others):

Persons with Benchmark Disability are eligible for age concession upto 10 years
over and above the maximum age limit prescribed.
(Section 64 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act,
2016)

(ii) For Ex-servicemen

a) The maximum age limit for Ex-servicemen is 50 years for ‘Others’ and 55
years for candidates belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s,
BCMs categories above mentioned except no maximum age limit.
(Section 63 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service)
Act, 2016 and as per G.O.(Ms)No.91, Human Resources Management (S)
Department, dated 13.09.2021)
b) The above mentioned age concession will not apply to the Ex-servicemen
applicants who have already been recruited to any class or service or
category.
(Section 3(j) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service)
Act, 2016)

For the post of Junior Draughting Officer in Public Works Department.

A candidate demobilised from any of the Defence Services, namely the Army, the
Navy or the Air Forces-30 years after deducting the period spent in such service.
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(B) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 03.02.2023)

Applicants should possess the following or its equivalent qualification awarded by any
University or Institution on the date of this notification as mentioned below:
Name of the Educational Qualification
Sl.No.
Post
1. Overseer / Must possess a Diploma in Civil Engineering:
Junior
Draughting Provided that preference shall be given to the persons possessing a
Officer in Rural Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from any University or
Development Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission.
and Panchayat
Raj Department
2. A Diploma in Civil Engineering or its equivalent from any University
or Institution awarded by the State Board of Technical Education
Junior and Training of the concerned State Government;
Draughting
Officer in Provided that while making appointment by direct recruitment to
Highways the post of Junior Draughting Officer, preference shall be given if
Department other things being equal, to those who have undergone one year of
apprenticeship training under the Government of India Scheme or
the State Government Apprenticeship Scheme.”
3. Diploma in Civil Engineering awarded by the State Board of
Technical Education and Training, Tamil Nadu or its equivalent
qualification recognized by the Director General of Employment and
Junior Training, Government of India or by the All India Council for
Draughting Technical Education;
Officer in Public (OR)
Works Diploma in Architectural Assistantship awarded by the State Board
Department of Technical Education and Training, Tamil Nadu or its equivalent
qualification recognized by the Director General of Employment and
Training, Government of India or by the All India Council for
Technical Education
4. (i)Must possess Post Diploma in Town and Country Planning
awarded by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Experience: Nil.
Draughtsman, (OR)
Grade - III in [(ii) Must possess Diploma in Civil Engineering awarded by the
Town and State Board of Technical Education and Training or
Country Planning (iii) Must possess Diploma in Architectural Assistantship awarded
Department by the State Board of Technical Education and Training Or
(iv) Any other Qualification Equivalent to the qualifications
mentioned in (ii) or (iii) above]
Experience:
Experience in the field of Civil Engineering for not less than 3 Years
5. Foreman, A Diploma in Mechanical Engineering / B.E., Mechanical
Grade-II in Tamil Engineering preferred.
Nadu Small
Industries
Corporation

Note:
(i) The educational qualifications prescribed for this post should have been obtained
by passing the required qualification in the following order of studies viz. 10th +
Diploma Course (10+3) or 10th + HSC + Diploma Course (10+2+2) or 10th + HSC
+ Bachelor’s Degree Course (10+2+4) as required under Section 25 of the
Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016. The results
of examination should have been declared on or before the date of Notification.
[Section 20 (4)(iv) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of
Service) Act 2016]
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(ii) Experience should have been gained after passing be prescribed Educational
qualification in Annexure-II
(iii) The qualifications considered equivalent are indicated in Annexure-I to this
notification.
(iv) Applicants claiming equivalence of qualification to the prescribed qualification
should upload and submit evidence for equivalence of qualification, in the form
of Government Order issued on or before the date of this notification and
submit it along with online application, failing which, their application will be
summarily rejected after due process. The Government Orders regarding
equivalence of qualification issued after the date of this notification will not be
accepted. (For further details regarding equivalence of qualification refer note
under para. 9 of the “Instructions to Applicants”).

(C)KNOWLEDGE IN TAMIL:-
Applicants should possess adequate knowledge in Tamil. [For further details refer
para 14-I of ‘Instructions to Applicants’]

(D) CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS: -

Applicants selected for appointment to the said post will be required to produce a
certificate of physical fitness in the form prescribed below. The model format is
enclosed with Annexure-IV of the notification. The said Certificate should be
submitted by the selected candidate to the Appointing Authority at the time of
joining to the said post.
Standard of Vision Form of Certificate of Physical Fitness

Standard III or Better

Colour Blindness and Night Form prescribed for other than Executive
Blindness will be a and Ministerial posts.
disqualification.

Applicants with defective vision should produce eye fitness certificate from a qualified
eye specialist working in Government.

6. (A) FEES:

a) Registration Fee
For One Time Registration (Revised with effect from 01.03.2017 vide Rs.150/-
G.O. (Ms) No.32, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department,
dated 01.03.2017)
Note:
Applicants who have already registered in One Time Online
Registration System and within the validity period of 5 years are
exempted.
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b) Examination Fee
Note Rs.100/-
The Examination fee should be paid at the time of submitting the
online application for this recruitment if they are not eligible for the
concession noted below.

Note:

(i) Linking Aadhaar number with One Time Registration (OTR) is mandatory for
applicants. [For further details refer para 2B of ‘Instructions to Applicants’]
(ii) One Time Registration is valid for five years from the date of registration. After
completion of five years, the applicant must renew the One Time Registration by
paying the fee prescribed. The One Time Registration is different from the
application for the examination. An applicant should make an online application
separately for each and every examination for which he intends to appear. [Refer
para 2C of ‘Instructions to Applicants’]

(B) EXAMINATION FEE CONCESSIONS:

Category Concession
(i) Scheduled Castes/
Full Exemption
Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars)
(ii) Scheduled Tribes Full Exemption
(iii) Most Backward Classes / Denotified
Three Free Chances
Communities
(iv) Backward Classes (other than Muslim) /
Three Free Chances
Backward Classes (Muslim)
(v) Ex-Servicemen Two Free Chances
(vi) Persons with Benchmark Disability Full Exemption
(vii) Destitute Widow Full Exemption

Note:
(i) The total number of free chances availed, will be calculated on the basis
of claims made in previous applications.
(ii) The number of free chances availed by the applicant will be verified by
the Commission at any stage of the selection process.
(iii) In case an applicant who makes a false claim for exemption from
payment of application fee by suppressing information regarding his
previous application(s) his candidature shall be rejected after due
process.
(iv) Applicants are directed to carefully choose the options ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
regarding availing the fee concession.
(v) Applicants are advised in their own interest, to keep an account of the
number of times fee concession availed, irrespective of the information
displayed in the <Application History> of the applicant dashboard.
(vi) An application (irrespective of the post applied for) claiming fee
concession will operate to exclude one chance from the number of free
chances allowed.
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(vii) Applicants who have availed the maximum number of free chances
permitted / applicants who do not wish to avail of the fee concession /
applicants who are not eligible for fee concession, shall choose the option
‘No’ against the query regarding fee concession. Such applicants shall
thereafter pay the requisite fee through the prescribed mode of payment.
(viii) Failure to pay the prescribed fee in time along with the online application,
will result in the rejection of application after due process. (For further
details regarding examination fee concessions refer to Para 6 of
‘Instructions to Applicants’)

7. MODE OF PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEE:

 Written Examination fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees One hundred only), is payable by
online mode through Net Banking / Credit card / Debit card on or before the last
date of submission of online application by choosing the option in the online
application. (For further details regarding the Examination fee, refer para. 2-T of
“Instructions to Applicants”).
 Applicants have to pay the service charges also as applicable.
 Applicants can avail exemption from paying examination fee as per eligibility
criteria.
 Offline mode of payment in the form of demand draft / postal order etc.
will not be accepted and the applications of candidates with such modes
of payment will be summarily rejected.
 The Commission is not responsible for online payment failure or delayed
reconciliation of fee by the Banks. (For further details regarding the
Examination fee, refer para. 2-U(i) of “Instructions to Applicants”).

8. CONCESSIONS:
(i) Concessions in the matter of age and/or examination fees allowed to SCs,
SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs(OBCM), BCMs, Destitute Widows, Persons with
Benchmark Disability and Ex-Servicemen are given in para. 3D, 5 and 6 of the
'Instructions to Applicants'.
(ii) Persons claiming concessions referred to above have to produce evidence for such
claims when called for, otherwise their application will be rejected after due
process.

Note:

In all cases, an Ex-Serviceman once recruited to a post in any class or service or

category, cannot claim the concession of being called an Ex-Serviceman for his
further recruitment. [Section 3(j) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions
of Service) Act, 2016]
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9. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE)(OMR METHOD):

Minimum Qualifying
Marks for Selection
SCs, SC(A)s, Others
Subject STs,
Duration Maximum marks MBCs/DCs
BC(OBCM)s &
BCMs

Paper –I(Objective Type)

(Subject Paper) (200 questions)
(Diploma Standard)
Any one of the following subjects

1. Civil Engineering(Code No.299)

3 3 Hours 300
2. Architectural Assistantship
(Code No.323)
3. Town & Country Planning (Post
Diploma Standard)(Code No.325)
4. Mechanical Engineering (Code No.255)

Paper - II (200 Questions) Note:

Part-A  Minimum
Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Std.) qualifying
(100 questions/150 marks) marks – 60 135 180
marks (40% of
150)
 Marks secured
in Part-A of
Paper-II will
3 Hours not be taken
into account for
ranking.
Part-B
(General Studies) (100 questions)
(150 marks) (Code No:003)
General studies (Diploma Standard) –
75 questions and 150
Aptitude and mental ability test (SSLC
standard) - 25 questions

Total 450

Paper-I:
Sl. No. 1 Eligible for the posts of Overseer / Junior Draughting Officer in Rural
Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Junior Draughting Officer in
Highways Department, Junior Draughting Officer in Public Works
Department and Draughtsman, Grade - III in Town and Country Planning
Department
.
Sl. No. 2 Only eligible for the posts of Junior Draughting Officer in Public Works
Department and Draughtsman, Grade - III in Town and Country Planning
Department

Sl. No. 3 Only eligible for the post of Draughtsman, Grade - III in Town and Country
Planning Department
Sl. No. 4 Only eligible for the post of Foreman, Grade - II in Tamil Nadu Small
Industries Corporation
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Note:

a) Answer sheets of Paper-I and Part B of Paper II of the candidates will be evaluated,
only if the candidates secure minimum qualifying marks in Part-A of Paper-II.
b) Only Marks secured in Paper-I and Part-B of Paper-II will be considered for ranking /
selection.
c) The question in Subject Paper – I in Civil Engineering (Code 299) and the
questions in Part-B of Paper-II (General Studies) will be set both in English and
Tamil language. For all other subjects in Paper-I (Code No. 255, 323 and
325) will be set in English Only.
d) The candidate should appear for all the papers in the written examination for his /
her answers to be evaluated and in case the candidate absents himself / herself for
any of the papers, the papers attended will not be evaluated.
e) If answers of a candidate for one paper is declared deemed not fit for valuation, the
answers of the candidate for the remaining papers will not be evaluated.
f) As per the orders issued in G.O.(Ms) No.49, Human Resources Management (M)
Department, dated 23.05.2022, the differently abled candidates can avail exemption
from writing Part-A in Paper-II (Objective Type) (Tamil Eligibility Test). Such
candidates have to furnish the required details in the online application without fail.
Subsequent claim will receive no attention. The candidates need to upload Disability
Certificate as prescribed in G.O. (Ms) No. 08, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
(DAP-3.2) Department dated 21.09.2021. Model format enclosed with Annexure –VI
of this notification.
Instructions to the candidates who are claiming exemption for Tamil
Eligibility Test:

i. As per the orders issued in G.O. (Ms.) No.49, Human Resource Management
(M) Department, dated 23.05.2022, read along with G.O. Ms.No.8, Welfare of
Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.2) Department, dated 21.09.2021, the
differently-abled candidates who are even below the 40% of disability can also
avail the exemptions from writing Tamil Eligibility Test i.e., Part-A in Paper-II
of examination if they have claimed such exemptions in their online
application.
ii. The candidates who have been exempted to write Tamil Eligibility Test shall be
allowed to write only General Studies Paper i.e. Part-B in Paper-II.
iii. Part-A of Paper-II Tamil Eligibility Test shall contain 100 questions from 1 to
100. Part-B of Paper-II the General Studies paper contains 100 questions from
101 to 200 and time duration to write each part of the said examination shall
be given 1 Hour and 30 minutes.
iv. All the exempted candidates with disability who have physical limitation with
regard to writing, including that of speed and not availing the services of a
scribe shall also be allowed compensatory time of a minimum of thirty minutes
for an examination of one and a half hours (1 Hour and 30 minutes.) duration
in the General Studies paper as per G.O.Ms.No.8, Welfare of Differently Abled
Persons (DAP 3.2) Department, dated 21.09.2021.
v. The said exempted candidates must also enter into the examination hall in
the A.N. session half an hour before the commencement of examination (i.e.
till 1.30 P.M).
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vi. In the case of OMR method of examination, they shall be allowed to write the
examination from 2.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M., and in the case of CBT method, they
shall be allowed to write the examination from 2.30 P.M. to 4.30 P.M. All the
candidates are permitted to leave the examination hall only after the closure
of examination even though they are exempted to write Tamil Eligibility Test.
vii. The disability certificate as prescribed in the Appendix to G.O. (Ms.) No. 8,
Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.2) Department, dated 21.09.2021,
should be obtained from the competent authority (viz. Chief Medical Officer /
Civil Surgeon / Medical Superintendent /Notified Medical Authority of a
Government Health Care Institution) and it has to be produced / uploaded
along with the online application failing which, the application of the candidate
(who claims exemption from Tamil Eligibility Test) will be rejected after due
process.
viii. The exemption from Tamil Eligibility Test, Compensatory time and scribe will
be provided only if the candidates have made such claims in their online
application and uploaded the Medical Certificate as prescribed in Appendix to
the G.O. (Ms.) No. 8, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.2)
Department, dated 21.09.2021.
g) Refer to para.17 of “Instructions to Applicants” with regard to Instructions to be
followed while appearing for written Examinations conducted by the Commission.
h) The syllabus for the written examination is available in Annexure-III to this
Notification.
10. SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Selection will be made in single stage, based on the marks obtained by the
candidates in the written examination subject to the rule of reservation of appointments.
A tentative list of eligible candidates for certificate verification will be announced in the
Commission’s website. After verification of the original certificates, the eligible
candidates will be summoned for final selection through counselling method.
The applicant who has not appeared for any of the subjects in the examination will
not be considered for selection, even if he / she secures the minimum qualifying marks
for selection. (For further details refer para 18(C) of the “Instructions to applicants”.
Note:
1. First, the selection will be made for the Backlog vacancies/ Carried forward. [Section
27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016]
2. Secondly, the selection will be made for regular vacancies following the rule of
reservation of appointments.

11. CENTRES FOR EXAMINATION:

The Written Examination will be held at following centres only.
Sl. Name of the Centre Sl. Name of the Centre
No. Centre Code No. Centre Code
1. Chennai 0101 9. Ramanathapuram 1601
2. Coimbatore 0201 10. Salem 1701
3. Chidambaram 0303 11. Karaikudi 1805
4 Kancheepuram 0701 12. Thanjavur 1901
5. Nagarcoil 0801 13. Tiruchirapali 2501
6. Madurai 1001 14. Tirunelveli 2601
7. Uthagamandalam 1301 15 Vellore 2701
8. Pudukkottai 1501
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Note:
1. Applicants should choose any two of the above centres for writing the
examination. Applicants shall be allotted a venue in one of these two centres.
However, applicants with benchmark disability (differently-abled applicants), shall
be permitted to choose only one district centre. (for further details refer para 2-
Q of Instructions to Applicants)
2. Request for change of examination centre will not be permitted (For further
details refer para 17(A)(ii) of “Instructions to Applicants”)
3. The Commission reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of
examination centres and to re-allot the applicants accordingly.
4. Applicants should appear for the written examination / certificate verification at
their own expenses.

12. (A) EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:

Candidates who are in the service of the Indian Union or a State in India or in the
employment of Local Bodies or Universities or Quasi Government Organisations or Public
Sector Units constituted under the authority of the Government of India or
of a State in India, whether in regular service or in temporary service must
inform the Commission of such fact, at the time of applying. Suppression of the fact of
employment by candidates shall result in rejection of candidature after due process.
Candidates should produce No Objection Certificate when called for. [For further details
refer para. 14 (P) of “Instructions to Applicants’]

B) DECLARATION REGARDING CRIMINAL CASES (OR) DISCIPLINARY CASES:

(i) Candidates who have declared pending criminal or disciplinary cases in their online
application, must upload the copy of First Information Report (FIR) or memorandum
of charges / show cause notice, as the case may be. Failure to upload such papers
along with online application, shall result in rejection of candidature after due
process.
(ii) Candidates who have declared conviction in criminal cases or punishment in
disciplinary cases, in their online application, must upload the relevant court orders
and/or release orders or memorandum of proceedings, as the case may be, along
with online application. Failure to upload such papers, shall result in rejection of
candidature after due process.
(iii) In case of any criminal case is filed / disciplinary action is taken against or
conviction / punishment is imposed on a candidate after submission of the on-line
application at any stage of the recruitment process before the completion of entire
selection process such candidates should report this fact to the Commission in the
next immediate stage. Failure to comply with these instructions shall result in
rejection of candidature after due process and debarment for a period of one
year.[Para. 14 (S) & 2W of “Instructions to Applicants’]
(iv) Any violation of instruction therein will result in rejection of application and
forfeiture of his/her candidature after due process.

13. GENERAL INFORMATION:

(A) The rule of reservation of appointments is applicable to this recruitment.

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(B) Persons Studied in Tamil Medium

(i) As per Section 2(d) of the Tamil Nadu Appointment on preferential basis
in the services under the State of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium Act,
2010, as amended by Act 35 of 2020, Person studied in Tamil
medium means a person who has studied through Tamil medium
of instruction upto the educational qualification prescribed for
direct recruitment in the rules or regulations or orders applicable
to any appointment in the services under the State.
(ii) Candidates claiming to be Persons studied in Tamil Medium (PSTM) must
upload / produce evidence for the same in the form of SSLC, HSC,
Transfer Certificate, Provisional Certificate, Convocation Certificate,
Degree Certificate, PG Degree Certificate, Mark Sheets, Certificate from
the Board or University or from the Institution, as the case may be, with
a recording that he/she had studied the entire duration of the
respective course(s) through Tamil Medium of instruction at the
time of submission of online application.
(iii) Candidates must upload documents as evidence of having studied in the
Tamil Medium, all educational qualification upto the educational
qualification prescribed at the time of submission of online application.
Example:
If the prescribed educational qualification is Diploma, then
the candidate should have studied from the First Standard to
SSLC and Diploma Course (or) First Standard to SSLC, Higher
Secondary Course and Diploma Course, through Tamil
medium of instruction.(For further details refer to para. 4-E of
the “Instructions to Applicants”)
(iv) If no such document as evidence for ‘PSTM’ is available, a certificate
from the Principal/Head Master / District Educational Officer / Chief
Educational Officer / District Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer/ Controller of
Examinations / Head / Director of Educational Institution / Director /
Joint Director of Technical Education / Registrar of Universities, as the
case may be, in the prescribed format must be uploaded at the time of
submission of online application for each and every educational
qualification up to the educational qualification prescribed.
(v) Failure to upload such documents at the time of submission of online
application as evidence for ‘Persons Studied in Tamil Medium’ for all
educational qualification up to the educational qualification prescribed,
shall result in the rejection of candidature after due process.
(vi) Documents uploaded at the time of submission of online application as
proof of having studied in Tamil medium, for the partial duration of any
course / private appearance at any examination, shall not be accepted
and shall result in the rejection of candidature after due process.
(For further details refer to para.14 (R) of 2 (W) of the “Instructions to
Applicants”)
(C) The selection for appointment to the post is purely provisional subject to the
final orders in the Writ Petitions, if any, pending on the files of the Hon’ble
High Court of Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.
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(D) i. As per Section 26 (2) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of

Service) Act, 2016, reservation of appointment to “Destitute Widow” is
only applicable for the post of Foreman, Grade- II, 10% of
vacancies out of 30% of vacancies set apart for Women candidates
in direct recruitment are reserved for Destitute Widows in respect of the
posts for which the level of pay does not exceed Level–10 (Rs.20600-
75900) in the pay matrix. If no qualified and suitable destitute widow is
available, then, the turn so set apart for destitute widow shall go to the
women (other than destitute widow) belonging to the respective category.
ii. As per Section 27(c) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of
Service) Act, 2016, 5% of vacancies shall be set apart for Ex-Servicemen
in the posts which are classified under Group-‘C’ (i.e.) between Level–2
(Rs.15900-58500) and Level–12 (Rs.35600-130800) in the pay matrix. If
no qualified and suitable Ex-Servicemen belonging to a particular category
is available for selection for appointment against reserved turn, such turn
shall be filled up by a candidate other than Ex-Servicemen belonging to the
particular communal category.

(E) PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITY:

The rule of reservation for appointment of the Differently Abled persons (All
categories) are applicable for this recruitment, 4% reservation will be followed
for all the posts as per G.O.(Ms) No.51,Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
(DAP.3.2) Department, dated 26.12.2017. Hence all the categories of
Differently Abled persons may apply to this recruitment.
(F) Persons with Benchmark Disability should submit / upload at the time of
submission of online application, a copy of Disability Certificate in the format
prescribed in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 [Department
of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment, Government of India] and issued by the competent
authority defined in G.O.(Ms) No.28, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
(DAP 3.1), dated 27.07.2018.
[For further details refer Para.14 (M) of “Instructions to Applicants”]
(G) If no qualified and suitable women applicants are available for selection
against the vacancies reserved for them, those vacancies will be filled by male
applicants belonging to the respective communal categories. [Section 26(5) of
the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016].

(H) Wherever vacancies are reserved for Arunthathiyars on preferential basis,

even after filling the vacancies reserved for SC (Arunthathiyars) on
preferential basis, if more number of qualified Arunthathiyars are available,
they shall be entitled to compete with the Scheduled Castes other than
Arunthathiyars in the inter-se-merit among them and if any posts reserved
for Arunthathiyars remain unfilled for want of adequate number of qualified
applicants, it shall be filled by Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars.
[Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service)
Act, 2016].
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(I) Evidence for all the claims made in the online application should be uploaded /
submitted in time when documents are called for. Any subsequent claim
made after submission of online application will not be entertained. Failure to
upload/ submit the documents within the stipulated time limit will entail
rejection of application after due process.
(J) Suppression of following material information in the online application
regarding (i) free chances availed (ii) Employment in the Service of the Indian
Union or a State in India or in the employment of Local Bodies or University or
Quasi Government Organization or Public Sector units constituted under the
authority of the Government of India or of a State in India in regular service
or temporary service (iii) Wilful suppression of criminal cases / disciplinary
action pending / punishments if any, against the applicant (iv) violation of
undertaking given by the applicant in the online application etc., may invite
suitable penal action including debarment for a specific period as decided by
the Commission for various recruitments/ selections conducted by the
Commission, besides rejection of application after due process.
(K) Correct and true information regarding arrest, convictions, criminal or any
disciplinary proceedings initiated / pending or finalised, debarment /
disqualification by any recruiting agency, if any, should also be furnished to
the Commission at the time of application. The details thereof, i.e. originals of
the judgement / order / G.O. dropping further action in the departmental
proceedings or any document that may prove the suitability of such applicants
for appointment in such cases must be produced at the stage / time of
certificate verification without fail. All such events that occur after the
submission of application and till the date of his / her selection and
appointment shall be reported to the Commission forthwith. Failure to report
on the part of the applicant will be considered as suppression of material
information and will entail suitable penal action as decided by the
Commission. [For further details refer para 12(A)(2)(iii) of the “Instructions to
applicants”]
(L) Incomplete applications and applications containing wrong claims or incorrect
particulars relating to category of reservation / eligibility / age /gender
/communal category / educational qualification / medium of instruction /
physical qualification / other basic qualifications and other basic eligibility
criteria will be summarily rejected after due process.
(M) One Time Registration is not an application for any post / recruitment. Though
the details/particulars have already been furnished by the applicants under
One Time Registration system, the claims made in the online application for
this recruitment alone will be taken into consideration. The Commission 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 for this recruitment.
(N) DETERMINATION OF COMMUNITY FOR TRANSGENDER:
(i) The Transgender candidates, who do not possess any community
certificate may choose to be considered under Most Backward Classes as
per G.O.(Ms.) No.28, Backward Classes, Most Backward Class and
Minorities Welfare Department, dated 06.04.2015 or under ‘Others’.
(ii) The Transgender candidates who belong to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled
Caste (Arunthathiyar)/ Scheduled Tribe communities and possess
community certificate as such, shall be considered as per their respective
community.
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(iii) The Transgender candidates who belong to the communities other than
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar) / Scheduled Tribe and
possess community certificate as such are permitted to choose to be
considered as belonging to their own community or as Most Backward
Class whichever is advantageous to them, at the time of One Time
Registration itself. Once the individual opts to be considered as a
particular community, it shall be crystallized and this option shall not be
changed in future. {Refer G.O.(Ms.) No.90, Social Welfare and Nutritious
Meal Programme [SW8(2)] Department, dated 22.12.2017 and Para. 14
(F) (vi–xi) of “Instructions to Applicants”}
(O) RESERVATION IN EMPLOYMENT FOR TRANSGENDER:
(i) The Transgender candidates who identify themselves as ‘Female’ shall be
considered against both 30% reservation for women as well as 70%
reservation for the General category (both Men & Women).
(ii) The Transgender candidates, who identify themselves as ‘Male’ or
‘Transgender’, shall be considered against the 70 % reservation for
General category (both Men & Women).
(iii) The above concessions shall be granted subject to production of certificate
identifying them as Transgender or Transgender (Male) or Transgender
(Female), as the case may be, issued by the Tamil Nadu Transgender
Welfare Board (TNTGWB).”
14. OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
(a) Applicants should ensure their eligibility for the examination. Before
applying for / appearing for the examination, the applicants should ensure
their eligibility for such examination and that they fulfil all the conditions in
regard to age, educational qualifications, number of chances for fee
concession, etc., as prescribed by the Commission’s notification. Their
admission to all stages of the examination will be purely provisional, subject
to their satisfying the eligibility conditions. Mere admission to the CBT
examination / certificate verification / oral test / counselling or inclusion of
name in the selection list will not confer on the candidates any right to
appointment. The candidature is therefore, provisional at all stages and the
Commission reserves the right to reject candidature at any stage, after due
process even after selection has been made, if a wrong claim or violation of
rules or instructions is confirmed. [Refer Para. 11 (B) (C) and (D) of
“Instructions to Applicants’]
(b) The memorandum of admission (hall ticket) for eligible applicants will be
made available in the Commission’s website www.tnpscexams.in/
www.tnpsc.gov.in for downloading by applicants. The memorandum of
admission will not be sent by post. The applicants must comply with each and
every instruction given in the memorandum of admission.
[Refer in Note (g) under Para 2(V) of “Instructions to applicants”]
(c) ONLINE CORRESPONDENCE : Applicants requiring clarification, can contact
the office of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission in person or over the
Toll-Free No.1800 419 0958 on all working days between 10.00 A.M and
5.45 P.M. Queries relating to One Time Registration/ online application may
be sent to [email protected] queries may be sent to
[email protected] [Refer in Note (h),(i),(j) under Para 2(V) of
“Instructions to applicants”]
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(d) COMMUNICATION TO APPLICANTS: Individual communication regarding
the date and time of Certificate Verification and Counselling (as applicable)
will not be sent to the applicants by post. The details will be made available
on the Commission’s website. Applicants will be informed of the above
fact only through SMS and e-mail and they should watch the
Commission’s website in this regard. Commission is not responsible
for non-delivery of SMS/e-mail due to any reasons.
(e) During the process of recruitment from Notification till completion of
selection process, no information clarification on the selection
particulars / details will be furnished to any petitions /
representations including petitions received under Right to
Information Act, CM Cell Petitions, GRC would be furnished.
(f) MOBILE PHONES AND OTHER ARTICLES BANNED:
(i) Except the permitted writing material (Black ball point pen), applicants
are not allowed to bring cellular phones, electronic or any other type of
calculators, watches and rings with inbuilt memory notes, recording
devices either as a separate piece or part of something used by the
applicant such as watch or ring etc., or any other electronic devices and
non-electronic devices such as P&G design data book, mathematical and
drawing instruments, log tables, stencils of maps, slide rules books,
notes, loose sheets, rough sheets, hand bags etc., into the examination
hall / room.
(ii) If they are found to be in possession of any such things or instruments,
they will not be allowed to proceed with the examination further, besides
invalidation of answer paper and / or debarment. If it is considered
necessary, they will be subjected to thorough physical search including
frisking on the spot.
(iii) Applicants are advised, in their own interest, not to bring any of the
banned items including mobile phones to the venue of the examination,
as arrangements for safekeeping of the same cannot be assured. (For
further details refer Para 17-E to “Instructions to Applicants”).
(g) Applicants applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the
eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all
the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission
will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility
conditions. On verification at any time before or after the written
examination / certificate verification, if found that they do not fulfil
any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the recruitment
will be summarily rejected after due process.
(h) If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, it will lead to rejection of their
candidature after due process and suitable penal action including debarment.
(i) UNFAIR MEANS STRICTLY PROHIBITED: No applicant shall copy from the
papers of any other applicant or permit his / her papers to be copied or give
or attempt to give or obtain or attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any
description.
(j) CONDUCT IN THE EXAMINATION HALL: No applicant should misbehave in
any manner or create a disorderly scene in the examination hall or harass the
staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination. Any
such misconduct will be viewed seriously and penalised.
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(k) For violation of “Instructions to Applicants” in any manner, suitable penalty

will be imposed as per Para 17-E to “Instructions to Applicants”or as deemed
fit by the Commission.
(l) a) Tentative answer keys will be hosted in the Commission’s website within
six (6) working days from the date of conduct of objective type
examination. Candidates can challenge the tentative answer keys of the
objective type examination through the ‘Answer Key Challenge’ window
available in the Commission’s website [Results →Answer Keys].
b) Representations, if any, challenging the tentative answer keys shall be
submitted only through online mode within seven days from the date
of publication of tentative answer keys. Representations received by
post or e-mail will receive no attention.
c) Detailed instructions, procedures to challenge the tentative answer keys
have been made available in the Commission’s website. Representations
made online / offline after the closure of the window will also receive no
attention.
The challenges submitted on time, through the online mode, shall be
referred to a committee comprising of experts in each subject. The
decision on the final answer key shall be made, based on the
recommendations of the expert committee and paper evaluation shall
commence thereafter.
d) The Commission shall not publish the final answer key until the
completion of the entire selection process.
e) Requests from candidates for furnishing of their marks or answer paper
copy before the completion of the entire selection process, will not be
entertained by the Commission.
f) After conclusion of the entire selection process, relevant particulars of all
candidates who had applied for recruitment to the post shall be made
available on the Commission’s website. [Refer Para 17(D) (iv) to (xii) of
“Instructions to Applicants”]
15. HOW TO APPLY:
(1) Applicants should apply only through online mode in the Commission’s
websites www.tnpsc.gov.in or www.tnpscexams.in
(2) “One Time Registration” using Aadhaar is mandatory before applying for any
post. Applicant should register only once in the One Time Registration by
paying Rs.150/- as registration fee. Successfully registered One Time
Registration is valid for five years from the date of registration. All the
applications should be submitted using the One Time Registration ID and
password registered by the applicant.
(3) To apply under One Time Registration System, applicants should have a
scanned image of their photograph, certificates specified, if any, and
signature in CD/DVD/Pen Drive to upload the same, as per the specifications
given in the guidelines for scanning and uploading of photograph and
signature. (Refer para 2 of the “Instructions to Applicants”)
(4) No applicant is permitted to create more than one registration ID under One
Time Registration System.
(5) Applicants should enter the Unique ID and Password to view the already
available information and update them. They shall not share the ID /
PASSWORD with any other Person or Agency.
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(6) One Time Registration is not an application for any post. It is just a
collection of information from the applicants and provides a separate
dashboard to each applicant to facilitate maintenance of their own profile.
Applicants who wish to apply for this recruitment shall click “Apply” against
the recruitment notified in the Commission’s website using the same USER ID
and PASSWORD given for ONE TIME REGISTRATION.
(7) Applicants should select the name of the post for which the applicant wishes
to apply.
(8) Online applications uploaded without the photograph, Signature and the
documents specified in Annexure-V will be rejected after due process.
(9) Online Application Correction Window:
After the last date for submission of online application, the
candidates are allowed to edit their online application during the
Online Application Correction Window period as mentioned in
Para 4 of the Notification (Important Date and Time). After the
last date of Correction Window period, no modification is allowed
in the online applications. The applications will be processed as
per the details finally furnished by the candidates. It is the
responsibility of the candidates and the Commission has no
liability for subsequent rejection of application caused due to
editing the details already submitted in online application.
Request / representation addressed to the Commission for
modification of claims in the online application, in any mode, will
not be entertained. Hence, the applicants are instructed to fill the
online application with utmost care and caution.
(10) PRINT OPTION:
a) After submitting the application, applicants can save / print their
application in PDF format.
b) On entering user ID and password, applicants can download their
application and print, if required.
c) Applicants need not send the printout of the online application or any
other supporting documents to the Commission.
[For further details refer para 2 of “Instructions to Applicants”]
16. UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS:
I. In respect of recruitment to this post, the applicants shall mandatorily upload the
certificates / documents (in support of all the claims made / details furnished in the
online application) at the time of submission of online application itself. It shall be
ensured that the online application shall not be submitted by the applicants without
mandatorily uploading the required certificates.
The applicants shall have the option of verifying the uploaded certificates through
their OTR. If any of the credentials have wrongly been uploaded or not uploaded or if
any modifications are to be done in the uploading of documents, the applicants shall
be permitted to upload / re-upload the documents till two days prior to the date of
hosting of hall tickets for this post (i.e. twelve days prior to the date of examination.
Refer Annexure V for the list of documents to be uploaded by the Applicants. For
further details refer para 2W of “Instructions to Applicants”
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II. Intimation to the Candidates: Individual Communication regarding the Date

and Time of Certificate Verification (CV) and Counselling will not be sent to the
applicants by Post, the details will be made available in the Commission’s website.
However, the Commission provides an additional facility to the candidates by
informing the above said date and time of Certificate Verification and Counselling
etc., via SMS and e-mail through their registered Mobile Number and email ID.
Candidates are directed to watch the Commission’s website periodically for all
updates and intimations. Commission is not responsible for failure / delay in delivery
of SMS / email to the candidates due to any reason including technical issues. Any
representation from the candidates for non-receipt of SMS or e-mail will receive no
attention.

17. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION:

Online application can be edited / submitted upto 04.03.2023 till 11.59 p.m., after
which the link will be disabled. Online application correction window period is from
09.03.2023 12.01 A.M. to 11.03.2023 11.59 P.M. The applicants are permitted to
upload/ re-upload the documents upto 14.05.2023 till 11.59 P.M, after which the link
will be disabled.

(For detailed information, applicants may refer to the “Instructions to Applicants”at the
Commission’s website www.tnpsc.gov.in).

DISCLAIMER

“The Government orders relating to Equivalence of qualification are

available on the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s website. However,
if the applicant possesses an equivalence of qualification other than one
mentioned in the Commission’s website and if Government orders to this
effect have been issued on or before the date of this notification, applicants
should furnish the details of the same while applying and should produce a
copy of the Government orders, when called for by the Tamil Nadu Public
Service Commission, failing which their application will be rejected after due
process. The Government orders regarding equivalence of qualification
issued after the date of this notification will not be considered for this
recruitment”.

Secretary
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ANNEXURE-I
The following qualifications are declared as equivalent.

Sl.No. Qualification G.O. in which ordered

1. The Diploma in Civil Engineering awarded by G.O.(Ms.) No.299, Personnel
the College of Military Engineering, Pune, be and Administrative Reforms
recognized for the purpose of recruitment of (R) Department, dated
Ex-Servicemen to posts in Public Services. 18.12.1998
2. B.E.(Mechanical and Production Engineering) G.O.(Ms.)No. 102, Agriculture
is equivalent to B.E. (Mechanical Engineering). (AA3) Department, dated
11.05.2010.
3. B.Tech (Machanical) (Part-Time) obtained G.O.(Ms.)No.77, Higher
from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore is Education (J2) Department,
equivalent to B.E (Mechanical) (Regular) dated 03.03.2016.
4. Government of India has recognized the The Gazette of India,
following courses of Section A & B February 11, 2006 (MAGHA
Examination as received, conducted by the 22, 1927) Part-I-Section1
Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata as
equivalent to Degree in the Appropriate
branch of Engineering of the Recognized
Universities in India.
Mechanical Engineering
5. B.E./ B.Tech in ‘Production Engineering’
degree offered by Anna University is
equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech in ‘Mechanical
Engineering’.
6. B.E./ B.Tech in ‘Manufacturing Engineering’
degree offered by Anna University is G.O.(Ms.)No.270, Higher
equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech in ‘Mechanical Education (J1) Department,
Engineering’ offered by Anna University. dated 03.12.2019
7. B.E./ B.Tech in ‘Mechanical (Sanwich-5) year
Engineering’ degree offered by Anna
University is equivalent to B.E./ B.Tech in
‘Mechanical Engineering’ offered by Anna
University.
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ANNEXURE – II
EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE

For the post of Draughtsman, Grade-III

1. Name and Address of the Institution/ :

Organisation
2. Whether the said Institution/ Organisation is a :
recognized one?
3. Registration Number of Institution/ :
Organisation if any
4. Name of the Employee and Date of Birth :
5. Qualification possessed by the Employee on :
the Date of Joining Service in the above said
Institution/ Organisation
6. Designation and period of Experience of the :
Employee
7. Nature of the Work/ Duty performed by the :
Employee (To be mentioned in brief)
8. Whether the Employee possesses experience : Yes/ No
as laid in para 5(B) of the Notification for the
Post of (relevant post may mentioned)
9. Whether Attendance Register/ Attendance : Yes/ No
Rolls/ Pay Register and other records/
available for this Employee
10. Certificate from the Institution/ Organisation : The above said employee
having experience in this
Institution/ Organisation as
stated above. The above
particulars furnished by us
are correct.

Office Seal:
Date:
Place: Signature

Name and Designation of the

issuing Authority.

Note:

Institution/ Organisation which issues the certificate is cautioned that issuing of any
certificate containing false details will lead to legal/ penal action on them.
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ANNEXURE -III
PAPER – I
CIVIL ENGINEERING (DIPLOMA STANDARD)
Objective Type
SUBJECT CODE: 299
UNIT - I: ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Direct Stresses and strains (Tensile and compressive) due to Axial forces –
Deformation of elastic bar due to uni-axial force - Shear force and bending
moment diagrams for statically determinate beams - Geometrical properties of
sections - Stresses in beams due to bending – Stresses in shafts due to torsion –
Pin jointed perfect frames with vertical loads on nodal points (method of joints
only).

UNIT - II: MECHANICS OF STRUCTURE

Deflection of cantilever and simply supported beams – Shear force and bending
moment diagrams for statically indeterminate structures (Propped cantilever,
Fixed Beams, continuous beams, Non-sway Portal frames) using Mohr’s
theorems and moment distribution method. Euler’s and Rankin’s formula for
columns – Stresses due to eccentric loads – combined stresses due to direct
loads and bending moments in rectangular sections.

UNIT - III: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE

Bricks, Tiles, Cement, Fine Aggregate, Coarse Aggregate, Timber, Ply wood,
Steel, Glass, Plastics, PVC, UPVC, Paints, Mortars, Concrete – Different types,
qualities, requirements, standard specifications, Admixtures for cement mortar
and concrete. Different types of Foundations, Masonry, Floors, Roofs, Doors and
Windows, Weathering Course, Damp proof course, Plastering, Painting, Colour
Washing – Specifications for different works.

UNIT - IV: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Roads – Different types – methods of formation of water bound macadam,

bituminous and concrete roads – Hill roads – Requirements – Camber, gradient,
super elevation, carriage way, pavements, drainage system, sight distance etc.,
Traffic Engineering, Bridges – Classification of bridges – Site selection and
alignment – Foundation, substructure and super-structure. Sub-grade soil – Soil
mass as a three phase system – Grain size classification - Atterberg limits – IS
Classification of soils–Compaction – Shear strength – Road Arboriculture –
Express Highways – Rapid Transport System.
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UNIT - V: HYDRAULICS

Measurement of pressure in liquids – Pressure distribution and total pressure on

immersed surfaces – Types of flow (Laminar, turbulent, steady, unsteady,
uniform, nonuniform) – Flow through pipes –Losses – Hydraulic gradient and
total energy lines. Bernoullis theorem – use of Orifice, Mouthpiece, Orifice meter
and Venturimeters – Flow through channels – Bazin’s and manning’s formula –
Economical sections for open channels, Pumps – Reciprocating pumps –
Centrifugal pumps – Characteristics – Discharge – Power and efficiency, Ground
water – Types of well – Test for yield of wells.

UNIT - VI: SURVEYING

Types of Surveys –Chain surveying – Compass surveying – Levelling – Contour

surveying –Theodolite surveying – Trignometrical levelling – Tacheometry – Field
work – Simple problems. Curves, Global Positioning System (GPS), Remote
sensing – Photogrammetric Surveying and Hydrographic Surveying,Total Station
and Geographical Information System (GIS).

UNIT - VII: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND POLLUTION CONTROL

Sources of water – Conveyance of water – Treatment of water – Quality of water

– Tests on water –Distribution systems – Sewers – Collection and conveyance of
sewage– Sewer Appurtenances – Drainage arrangements and Sanitary fittings in
buildings –Treatment and disposal of sewage, Solid waste Management.
Environmental pollution – Air – water – Soil – Noise - Pollution Control.

UNIT - VIII: ESTIMATING AND COSTING

Systems of taking out quantities – Trade and Group systems – Material

requirement for different items of works – Preparation of data for works – Report
writing – Valuation of buildings and properties – Fixation of rents – Approximate
estimates – Detailed estimate and Abstract estimate for buildings, well, sump,
septic tanks, compound wall, roads etc.

UNIT - IX: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Reinforced cement concrete structure – Analysis and design of singly and Doubly
reinforced rectangular and T-beam sections – Cantilever, simply supported,
continuous beams – One way and two way slabs – Lintels and sunshades –
Staircases – Rectangular and circular short columns – Isolated column footings.
(All designs by Limit State Method only). Steel structures – simple beams –
Tension and compression members – simple columns.
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UNIT - X: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Planning of a project – Factors to be considered – Project reports – Organization

structure on construction departments – Construction planning – CPM and PERT
networks – Contracts – Tenders and Tender documents – Bill- Supervision and
Quality control – Safety measures in construction sites – Banking practice –
Cash flow diagrams. Entrepreneurship, Ethics in Engineering, Use of computers –
Information Management, Financial Management, Disaster Management – Types
of Natural calamities – Causes for major disaster – Preparedness – Response
and Recovery.

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PAPER – I
ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANTSHIP
(DIPLOMA STANDARD)

SUBJECT CODE: 323

UNIT – I: ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Simple Stresses and Strain – Stress and Strain – Modulus of Elasticity / Elastic
constants – Application of stress and strain in engineering field – Behaviour of
ductile and brittle material – Loads – Shear Force and Bending Moment –
Geometrical properties of sections – Centroid – Moment of Inertia – Stress in
Beams and Shafts – Stresses in Beams due to bending – Stress in shafts due
to torsion – Pin Jointed Frames - Analytical Method – Graphical Method.

UNIT – II: BUILDING MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION

Properties, characteristics, strengths, manufacturing, components &

applications of materials & methods of construction & detailing for the
following:

Stone – Brick & Clay Products – Lime – Cement – Timber – Concrete – Ferrous
and Non-Ferrous Metals – Glass – Plastics – Asphalt, Sealants & Adhesives –
Protective and Decorative Coatings – Water Proofing and Damps Proofing
Materials – Rural Building Materials(Bamboo, Soil, etc.).

UNIT – III: HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE

History of Architecture

Egyptian Architecture – Greek Architecture – Roman Architecture – Early

Christian & Byzantine Architecture – Gothic Architecture – Renaissance
Architecture.Indian Architecture – Indus Valley Civilization, Buddhist
Architecture, Hindu Architecture – Islamic Architecture in India.Modern
Architecture, Post Modernism, Deconstructivism Contemporary World
Architecture.

Theory of Architecture

Definition of Architecture – Architecture as satisfying functional, aesthetic &

psychological human needs.Elements of Architecture – Form, Space, Light,
colour, etc. Principles of Architecture – Proportion, Balance, Scale, Symmetry,
etc.
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UNIT – IV: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Slope and Deflection of Beams – Propped Cantilevers – Fixed Beams – Arches

– Continuous Beams – Theorem of Three Moments – Continuous Beams –
Moment Distribution Method – Columns and Struts – Combined Bending and
Direct Stresses– Earth Pressure and Retaining Walls – Working Stress Method
Design of Beams for Flexure by L.S.M – Design of T-Beams and Continuous
Beams by L.S.M – Design of Beams for Shear by L.S.M – Design of Oneway
Slabs by L.S.M - Design of Twoway Slabs by L.S.M - Design of Staircases by
L.S.M - Design of Columns by L.S.M - Design of Column Footings – Design of
Simple Beams – Design of Tension Members – Design of Compression Members
– Design of Welded Connections.

UNIT – V: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Sources of Water – Collections and Conveyance of Water – Quality of Water –

Treatment of Water – Distribution System – Appurtenances and Maintenance of
Water Lines – Collections and Conveyance of Sewage – Treatments and
Disposal – Environmental Pollution and Control – Industrial Waste Water
Treatment and Solid Waste Disposal – Land, Water & Air Pollution.

UNIT – VI: BUILDING SERVICES

Water Supply & Sewage Disposal, Mechanical Systems – Pumps & Motors,
Electrical Systems – Generation & Distribution, Ventilation & Lighting, Air
Conditioning – Principles, systems & applications, Vertical Transportation
systems, Fire Hazards, Safety & Design Regulations, Acoustics.

UNIT – VII: SITE SURVEY & PLANNING

Chain Surveying – Compass Surveying – Plane Table Surveying – Levelling –

Theodolite – Contouring – Minor Instruments.

Site Drawings – Site marking, Importance & procedures for making site
drawings & dimensioning.

UNIT – VIII: SPECIFICATION & ESTIMATION

Stages of Detailed Estimate – Measurements & Material Requirement –

Specification & Report Writing – Approximate Estimates – Areas and Volumes –
Data – Valuation – Detailed Estimate.
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UNIT – IX: TOWN PLANNING

Town Planning Principles – Road and Street Planning – Housing – Economy,

Society, Environment and Transport Policy and Planning – Town Planning
Rules, Building Bye-Laws & Development Control Rules.

UNIT – X: COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING & VISUALIZATION

2D & 3D Drafting & Visualization - Using AutoCAD, etc– Setting limits and
creating entities like LINE, ARC, CIRCLE etc – Editing the drawing with edit
commands like TRIM, FILLET, COPY, MOVE etc., Creating 2D building working
drawings.

Visualization using SKETCH UP, 3DMAX, etc.

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PAPER – I

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (POST DIPLOMA STANDARD)

SUBJECT CODE: 325

UNIT – I: HISTORY OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Early human settlements, Town building during Indus valley civilization –

Town building practices during ancient Greek and Roman period – Town
building practices during Medieval and Renaissance periods – Effect of
Industrial Revolution on planning of cities – Planning concepts of E.Howard,
Patric Geddes, C.A.Perry.

UNIT – II: PLANNING PRINCIPLES

Principles of Town Planning – Green belt, Housing, Public Buildings,

Recreational Spaces, Transportation, Zoning. Scope and Content of Master
Plan, Land use Plan – Geographical study of Regional Landuses and
distribution of Settlements – Elements of Regional planning, Regional
Delineation, Rural Development.

UNIT – III: STATISTICS & COMPUTER ORIENTATION

Central Tendency computation – Sampling and Diagram – Computer Aided

Drawing – Computer Application in Data Analysis – Population forecasting -
Use of Computers in Planning.

UNIT – IV: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF PLANNING

Basic concept & Scope of Study – Urbanization & Ecological theories – Social
Issues in urban area – Housing Redevelopment – Citizen participation.

Economic Operation – Project Appraisal – Urbanization & National Housing

policy – Economics of Urban Growth.

UNIT – V: PLANNING PRACTICE

Regional Plan concepts and studies – Masterplan concept and surveys –

Masterplan needs and plan formulation – Urban Renewal, Redevelopment,
Rehabilitation, Conservation – New Town - Detailed Development Plan -
Development Regulations.
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NIT – VI: PLANNING LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Evolution of Planning Legislation - Planning System in U.K., The Tamil Nadu

Town and Country Planning Act 1971, Coastal Regulation Zone and Tamil
Nadu District Municipalities Building Rules – Hill Area Conservation – Planning
related Acts.

UNIT – VII: ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Introduction to Architecture. Principle of Aesthetics – Proportion, Scale,

Balance, Rhythm, Hierarchy, Axis etc., – Study of Architectural spaces –
Townscape Elements – Landscape Elements – Role of Landscape Architect and
the importance of Environmental Protection – Landscaping the Public Areas,
Commonly used Plants and Trees in Landscape.

UNIT – VIII: TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION

Transportation systems – Urban Roads Classification – Traffic Regulations -

Traffic Signs and Traffic Markings – Traffic Intersections at Grade-Traffic
Intersections Grade Separated Parking & Street Light Facilities, Parking
Standards – Railways Airways and Waterways Terminal Facilities Location
Aspects – Layouts – Urban Transportation Planning Process-Surveys and
Studies – Urban Transportation Planning Process – Forecasting and Plan
Formulation.

UNIT – IX: PARKS, PLAY GROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES

General, Types of Recreation, Location of Urban Green Spaces, Classification

of Parks, Park Design, Financing Parks, Play area and its types.

UNIT – X: REMOTE SENSING

Geometry of Aerial Photographs – Image characteristics and their significance

– Mapping by Manual and Mechanical Methods – Use of Satellites, Aerial

Photographs, Drones in Physical Planning.
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PAPER – I

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

(DIPLOMA STANDARD) CODE NO: 255

UNIT I: INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT:

X and Y theories of Management, Contributions of Henry Fayol and F.W. Taylor for
Management - job evaluation by Ranking method and factor comparison method -
motivating techniques - fixing selling price of a product - break even analysis for make or
buy decision - sinking fund method and straingt line method of calculating depreciation
- ABC analysis – determination of economic order quantity – TQM – ISO standards -
certification
UNIT II: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING:
Factors influencing plant location - principles of layout - techniques used to improve
layout - primary and secondary causes of an accident - personal protective devices -
method study procedure - flow diagram, string diagram and two handed process chart -
principles of motion economy-procedure for conducting stopwatch time study, production
study and ratio delay study - objectives of preplanning, routing, scheduling, despatching
and controlling - difference between inspection and quality control - types of plant
maintenance - TPM

UNIT III: PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY:

Foundry - patterns - special casting techniques - welding - hot and cold working –
drawing, rolling and forging - powder metallurgy - plastics - rubber - ceramics -
refractories - lathe work - planner - shaper - slotter - drilling machine - milling machines -
grinding machines - broaching - boring and jig boring - - Gears manufacturing practice -
Heat treatment and metal finishing - press work
UNIT IV: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEEERING:
Units, Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s law, Faraday’s law - D.C. Circuits, batteries - electro
magnetism - single phase and three phase A.C. circuits - Induction motors – Electronics
– diodes – resisitors – capacitors – transistors – logic gates.
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UNIT V: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS:
Mechanical properties of metals - simple stresses and strains – modulus of elasticity -
geometrical properties of sections - thin cylinders bending moment and shear force -
theory of simple bending - torsion and springs - transmission of motion – gear drives
and belt drives.

UNIT VI: HEAT POWER ENGINEERING:

Working principle and comparison of otto and diesel cycles - construction and working
of two stroke and four stroke engines - Heat balance test on I.C. engine - working
principle of single and multistage compressors - Comparison of reciprocating and
rotary compressors - classification of steam boilers - construction and working of steam
turbines
- working principle of steam power plant - Main elements of a nuclear power plant -
Vapour compression cycle - factors affecting human comfort - working principle of a
window air conditioner and central air conditioning system.

UNIT VII: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS:

Working principle and constructional details of computer - classification of computer –
Input / Output devices - flow charting – MS Office & Star Office – creating documents –
presentations – sending emails.

UNIT VIII: FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY:

Working of differential manometer - use of venturimeter and orifice classification of
mouth pieces meter - working of pelton wheel, francis turbine and kaplan turbine -
construction and working principle of reciprocating pump, centrifugal pump and gear
pump - quick return mechanism of shaping machine - table movement in a milling
machine.

UNIT IX: COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING:

CAD – Definition – geometric modeling – wireframe, surface and solid modeling –
graphic standards – GKS, IGES, PHIGS and DXF. CAM – definition – group technology –
part families
– parts classification and coding – CAPP – types. CNC – definition – components of CNC
– ATC – CNC EDM. Part program – format – coordinate system – types of motion control –
typesof interpolation – G and M codes – sub program – canned cycles.
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UNIT X: DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS:

Factors affecting selection of material – classification of bearings – sliding contact and
rolling contact bearings – radial and thrust bearings – limits – fits – tolerance –
classification of fits –cams and followers – types.
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Paper-II
Part-A
கட்டாயத் தமிழ்ம ாழித் தகுதித்ததர்விற்கானபாடத்திட்டம்
(மகாள்குறிவினாவிற்கானதலைப்புகள் )
பத்தாம் வகுப்பு தரம்
1. பிரித்மதழுதுதல் / தேர்த்மதழுதுதல்.
2. எதிர்ச்மோல்லை எடுத்மதழுதுதல்.
3. மபாருந்தாச் மோல்லைக் கண்டறிதல்.
4. பிலைதிருத்தம் (i) ேந்திப்பிலைலய நீக்குதல் (ii) ரபுப்பிலைகள், வழுவுச் மோற்கலை நீக்குதல் /
பிறம ாழிச் மோற்கலை நீக்குதல்.
5. ஆங்கிைச் மோல்லுக்கு தேரான தமிழ்ச்மோல்லை அறிதல்.
6. ஒலி ற்றும் மபாருள் தவறுபாடறிந்து ேரியான மபாருலையறிதல்.
7. ஒருமபாருள் தரும் பைமோற்கள்.
8. தவர்ச்மோல்லைத் ததர்வு மேய்தல்.
9. தவர்ச்மோல்லைக் மகாடுத்து / விலனமுற்று, விலனமயச்ேம், விலனயாைலையும்மபயர்,
மதாழிற்மபயலர / உருவாக்கல்.
10. அகரவரிலேப்படி மோற்கலை சீர்மேய்தல்.
11. மோற்கலை ஒழுங்குப்படுத்தி மோற்மறாடராக்குதல்.
12. இருவிலனகளின் மபாருள்தவறுபாடு அறிதல்.
(எ.கா.) குவிந்து-குவித்து
13. விலடக்தகற்ற வினாலவத் ததர்ந்மதடுத்தல்.
14. எவ்வலக வாக்கியம் எனக் கண்மடழுதுதல் - தன்விலன, பிறவிலன, மேய்விலன,
மேயப்பாட்டு விலனவாக்கியங்கலைக் கண்மடழுதுதல்.
15. உவல யால் விைக்கப்மபறும் மபாருத்த ான மபாருலைத் ததர்ந்மதழுதுதல்
16. அலுவல்ோர்ந்த மோற்கள் (கலைச்மோல்)
17. விலட வலககள்.
18. பிறம ாழிச் மோற்களுக்கு இலையான தமிழ்ச்மோற்கலைக் கண்டறிதல் (எ.கா.)
தகால்டுபிஸ்கட் – தங்கக்கட்டி.
19. ஊர்ப்மபயர்களின் ரூஉலவ எழுதுக (எ.கா.) தஞ்ோவூர் – தஞ்லே
20 நிறுத்தற்குறிகலை அறிதல்.
21. தபச்சுவைக்கு, எழுத்துவைக்கு (வாரான் – வருகிறான்).
22. மோற்கலை இலைத்து புதியமோல் உருவாக்கல்.
23. மபாருத்த ான காைம் அல த்தல்
(இறந்தகாைம், நிகழ்காைம், எதிர்காைம்).
24. ேரியான வினாச்மோல்லைத் ததர்ந்மதடு.
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25. ேரியான இலைப்புச்மோல்

(எனதவ, ஏமனனில், ஆலகயால், அதனால், அதுதபாை).
26. அலடப்புக்குள் உள்ை மோல்லைத் தகுந்த இடத்தில் தேர்க்க.
27. இருமபாருள் தருக.
28. குறில் – மேடில் ாற்றம், மபாருள் தவறுபாடு.
29. கூற்று, காரைம் – ேரியா? தவறா?
30. கலைச்மோற்கலை அறிதல் :-
எ.கா. – Artificial Intelligence – மேயற்லக நுண்ைறிவு
Super Computer - மீத்திறன் கணினி
31. மபாருத்த ான மபாருலைத் மதரிவு மேய்தல்
32. மோற்களின் கூட்டுப்மபயர்கள் (எ.கா.) புல் –புற்கள்
33. ேரியான மதாடலரத் ததர்ந்மதடுத்தல்
34. பிலைதிருத்துதல் (ஒரு-ஓர்)
35. மோல் – மபாருள் – மபாருத்துக
36. ஒருல -பன்ல பிலை
37. பத்தியிலிருந்து வினாவிற்கான ேரியான விலடலயத் ததர்ந்மதடு.

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Paper-II
Code No.003
Part-B
General Studies (Diploma Standard)
(Topics for Objective Type)

1. GENERAL SCIENCE

i. Nature of Universe – Measurement of Physical Quantities – General

Scientific Laws in Motion – Force, Pressure and Energy – Everyday
application of the basic principles of Mechanics, Electricity, Magnetism, Light,
Sound, Heat and Nuclear Physics in our daily life.

ii. Elements and Compounds, Acids, Bases, Salts, Petroleum Products,

Fertilizers, Pesticides, Metallurgy and Food Adulterants.

iii. Main concepts of Life Science, Classification of living organisms,

Evolution,Genetics,Physiology,Nutrition, Health and Hygiene,Human
diseases.

iv. Environmental Science.

2. CURRENT EVENTS

i. Latest diary of events – National symbols–Profile of states –Eminent

personalities and places in news–Sports –Books and Authors.

ii. Welfare Scheme of Government – Political parties and Political system in

Tamil Nadu and India.

iii. Latest inventions in Science and Technology – Geographical Land Marks –

Current Socio – Economic issues.

3. GEOGRAPHY

i. Earth Location – Physical Features – Monsoon, rainfall, weather and

climate– Water resources–Rivers –Soil, Minerals and Natural resources–
Forest and Wildlife–Agriculture pattern.
ii. Transport– Communication.
iii. Population density and distribution in Tamil Nadu and India.
iv. Calamities–Disaster Management–Environment – Climate change.
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4. HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

i. Indus Valley Civilization –Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas –

South Indian History.

ii. Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity–Race, Language,

Custom.

iii. India as a Secular State.

5. INDIAN POLITY

i. Constitution of India–Preamble to the Constitution–Salient features of the

Constitution–Union, State and Union Territory.

ii. Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles

of State Policy.

iii. Union Executive, Union Legislature–State Executive, State Legislature–

Local Governments, Panchayat Raj.

iv. Spirit of Federalism: Centre-State Relationships.

v. Election–Judiciary in India–Rule of Law.

vi. Corruption in public life – Anti-Corruption measures – Lokpal and Lokayukta

– Right to Information – Empowerment of Women – Consumer Protection
Forums – Human Rights Charter.

6. INDIAN ECONOMY

i. Nature of Indian economy–Five year plan models – an assessment –

Planning Commission and NITI Aayog.

ii. Sources of revenue–Reserve Bank of India – Finance Commission–

Resource sharing between Union and State Governments –Goods and
Services Tax.

iii. Economic Trends – 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.
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7. INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT

i. National Renaissance –Early uprising against British Rule–Indian National

Congress – Emergence of Leaders –B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh,
Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, ThanthaiPeriyar, Jawaharlal Nehru,
Rabindranath Tagore, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, MaulanaAbulKalam
Azad, Rajaji, Subhash Chandra Bose, MuthulaksmiAmmaiyar,
MuvalurRamamirtham and other National Leaders.

ii. Different modes of Agitation of Tamil Nadu and movements.

8. HISTORY, CULTURE,HERITAGEANDSOCIO-POLITICAL MOVEMENTS OF

TAMIL NADU

i. History of Tamil Society, related Archaeological Discoveries, Tamil Literature

from Sangam age till contemporary times.
ii. Thirukkural:

a) Significance as a Secular Literature.

b) Relevance to Everyday Life.
c) Impact of Thirukkural on Humanity.
d) Thirukkural and Universal Values – Equality, Humanism etc.
e) Relevance to Socio – Politico –Economic affairs.
f) Philosophical content in Thirukkural.

iii. Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle – Early agitations against British
Rule – Role of women in freedom struggle.

iv.iv. Various Social reformers,Social reform movements and

Social transformation of Tamil Nadu.
9. DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION IN TAMIL NADU

i. Social Justice and Social Harmony as the Cornerstones of Socio-Economic

Development.

ii. Education and Health systems in Tamil Nadu.

iii. Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on Economic growth.
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10. APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS

i. Simplification–Percentage–Highest Common Factor(HCF)– Lowest

Common Multiple(LCM).

ii. Ratio and Proportion.

iii. Simple Interest– Compound Interest–Area–Volume–Time and Work.

iv. Logical Reasoning – Puzzles – Dice–Visual Reasoning–Alpha Numeric

Reasoning– Number Series.
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ANNEXURE- IV

A SINGLE MEDICAL OFFICER

CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS BY
THE CIVIL MEDICAL BOARD

Signature of Candidate________________________________________

I/We do hereby certify that I/We have examined (full name)Thiru / Thirumathi / Selvan
/ Selvi _______________________________________ a Candidate ____________ for
employment under the Government as __________ in the
__________________________________ Office in the
_________________________________________________ Department and whose
signature is given above and cannot discover that he/she has any disease, communicable or
otherwise, constitutional affliction or bodily infirmity/except that his/her weight is in excess
of/below the standard prescribed, or except

I/We do not consider this a disqualification of the employment he/she seeks.

His/Her age is according to his / her own statement ________ years and by appearance
about ___ / ___ years.

I/We also certify that he/she has marks of Small Pox/ Vaccination.

On full Inspiration
Chest measurement inInches On full expiration
Difference expansion

Height in ft.
Weight in kg.
Cardio–Vascular System
Respiratory System
His/Her vision is normal
Hypermetropic/ Myopic/ Astigmatic/
[Here enter the degree of defect and the strength of correction glasses]
Hearing is normal / defective (much or slight)
Urine-Does chemical examination show
(i) Albumen (ii) Sugar State specific gravity:
Personal marks (at least two should be mentioned) For Identification
1.
2.
SIGNATURE:
RANK:
DESIGNATION: PRESIDENT:
Member (I)
(II)

STATION: STATION:
DATE: DATE:
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The candidate must make the statement required below prior to his / her Medical
Examination and must sign the declaration appended there to. His attention is specially
directed to the warning contained in the note below:-

1. State your name in full:

2. State your age and birth place:

3. (a) Have you ever had small pox, intermittent

or any other fever, enlargement or suppuration of
glands spitting of blood, asthma, inflammation of
lungs, heart disease, fainting attacks, rheumatism,
appendicitis?
OR
(b) any other disease or accident requiring confinement
to bed and medical or surgical treatment?

4. When, where your last vaccinated

5. Have you or any of your near relations been

afflicted with consumption, serefulagout,
asthma, fits, epilepsy or insanity?

6. Have you suffered from any form of nervousness

due to over work or any other cause?

7. Furnish the following particulars concerning your family:

No. of brothers No. of brothers

Father's age at
Father's age, if living living, dead, their
death
and state of health their ages, state of ages at and cause of
and cause of death
health death
(1) (2) (3) (4)

No. of Sisters living, No. of Sisters dead,

Mother's age at
Mother's age, if living their their
death
and state of health ages and state of ages at and cause of
and cause of death
health death
(1) (2) (3) (4)

I declare all the above answers to be to the best of my belief, true and correct.

CANDIDATE’S SIGNATURE

Note:The candidate will be held responsible for the accuracy of the above statement by willfully
suppressing any information he will incur the risk of losing the appointment and if appointed,
of forfeiting all claim to superannuation allowance or gratuity.
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ANNEXURE-V
LIST OF DOCUMENTS TO BE SCANNED AND UPLOADED
ALONG WITH THE ONLINE APPLICATION
(Size of each document should be less than 200 KB
in PDF format (Single page or Multiple page))

1. SSLC Mark Sheet

2. HSC Mark Sheet or its equivalent
3. DIPLOMA / UG / POST DIPLOMA (Refer para 5(B) of Notification):
Diploma certificate/ Degree certificate / Provisional Certificate /
Consolidated Mark Sheet / Post Diploma in Town and Country
Planning
4. Experience certificate:
Post: Draughtsman, Grade-III in Town and Country Planning Dept.
Experience in the field of Civil Engineering for not less than three
years, as per the Annexure –II of the Notification.
5. G.O. for Equivalence of qualification to the prescribed qualification (if
applicable)

6. PSTM Certificate up to prescribed educational qualification of entire

duration. (if applicable) as mentioned in para 13(B)(ii),(iii) & (iv)of
the Notification.
7. Community Certificate
8. Differently Abled person certificate in prescribed format (If claimed
in the online application)
9. Disability Certificate as prescribed in Appendix-I of the G.O.(Ms)
No.8 , Welfare of Disability Persons (DAP 3.2) Department,
dated:21.09.2021 (for persons claiming exemption from Tamil
eligibility test / scribe / compensatory time)
10. Destitute Widow Certificate (if applicable)
Only for the post of Fore man, Grade-II (Post code No.3254)
11. Ex - servicemen (if applicable)
12. 9 Transgender ID Card with Gender (if applicable)
13. 1 Gazetted copy for name change (if applicable)
14. 1 No Objection Certificate (if applicable)
15. 1 Documents / Court Orders proving Acquittal / Conviction or FIR in
case of pending cases for Criminal cases registered (if applicable)
16. 1 Other Documents (if any)
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ANNEXURE -VI
APPENDIX-I
Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examinee to write
This is to certify that, I have examined Mr/Ms/Mrs _________________________________(name
of the candidate with disability) a person with ________________________(nature and percentage
of disability as mentioned in the certificate of disability), S/O/D/o__________________ a resident
of ______________________________ (Village / District / State) and to state that He / She has
physical limitation which hampers his/her writing capabilities owning to his/her disability.

Due to the above mentioned disability following concession may be given:-

1. Exemption from tamil / second language.

2. Extra _________ hours for writing theory exam.
3. Allocation of a scribe.
4. Over looking spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.
5. Using calculator / assistive devices.
6. __________________(any other assistive devices or concessions).
*strike out the not applicable.

Signature
(Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent/signature of
the notified medical authority of a Government health care institution)

Name & Designation

Name of the Government Hospital/ Health Care Centre/The notified medical authority
Place:
Date:

Signature / Thumb impression (Photo of the Differently Abled Person

of the Differently abled person and Stamp to be fixed here)

Note:
Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/ disability
(eg, Visual impairment – Ophthalmologist, Locomotor disability – Orthopedic specialist/ PMR .etc)
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ANNEXURE-VII
Tentative Timeline for Recruitment Process

Sl.No. Process Timeline

1. Last date upto which the application 04.03.2023

can be edited / submitted / payment
of fees can be made
2. Online Application Correction Window From 09.03.2023 - 12.01 AM to
Period 11.03.2023 - 11.59 PM
3. Last date upto which applicants are
permitted to upload/re-upload the 14.05.2023
documents
4. Publication of Written July 2023
Examination results

5. Certificate Verification/ Counselling August 2023

Secretary