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· Official announcement · Group 2 / 2A · Checked on 22.10.2026
Group II and IIA preliminary exam on 01.11.2026, forenoon (F.N.), at 38 district centres; objective type, OMR method (press release 122/2026).· Guide
10 common TNPSC Group 4 mistakes, from the application to the exam hall· Guide
How to apply for TNPSC Group 4: One Time Registration to fee payment, step by step· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 Notification 11/2026: how to read it and the parts that matter· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 Tamil grammar: the 6 topics, with Samacheer textbook pages· Guide
Is there a TNPSC Group 3 exam? What tnpsc.gov.in lists in 2026· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 Part B General Studies: 75 questions, 6 units and how to study them· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 Part C Aptitude: 25 questions, 2 units and how to practise them· Guide
VAO and TNPSC Group 4: is it the same exam, and what is different?· Guide
How to start TNPSC Group 4 preparation from zero: 7 steps for beginners· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 eligibility: age limit, qualification, Tamil knowledge and PSTM· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 Part A Tamil: the 7 units, the 60-mark threshold and how to study them· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 study schedule to the 10.01.2027 exam: 10 weeks, for working people too· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 previous year question papers and answer keys: official links by year· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 syllabus explained unit by unit, in simple words· Guide
TNPSC Group 4 exam pattern: 200 questions, 300 marks and the Tamil 60/150 rule· Official announcement · Group 2 / 2A · Checked on 22.10.2026
Group II and IIA preliminary exam hall ticket released. Download it from your One Time Registration (OTR) dashboard with your application number and date of birth (press release 122/2026, dated 21.10.2026).· Official notification · Group 4 / VAO (Combined Civil Services Examination-IV)
Notification No. 11/2026 · Combined Civil Services Examination-IV (Group IV Services)· Date in the notification · Group 4 / VAO (Combined Civil Services Examination-IV) · Source: page 1, checked on 19.10.2026
Applications: 06.10.2026 – 05.11.2026· Date in the notification · Group 4 / VAO (Combined Civil Services Examination-IV) · Source: page 1, checked on 19.10.2026
Application correction window: 09.11.2026 – 11.11.2026· Date in the notification · Group 4 / VAO (Combined Civil Services Examination-IV) · Source: page 1, checked on 19.10.2026
Written exam: 10.01.2027· Official announcement · Group 2 / 2A · Checked on 20.10.2026
Notification 08/2024 Group II Main descriptive answer booklets (Paper I and II) hosted 15.10.2026, live to 14.10.2027, download by OTR ID for a fee (press release 121/2026 dated 13.10.2026).· Official announcement · Group 1 · Checked on 20.10.2026
Group I preliminary tentative answer key 06/10/2026 (answer keys page, row 2, Tentative column); no final key yet.· Official announcement · Group 1 · Checked on 20.10.2026
Group I preliminary held 27.09.2026 F.N. at 38 district centres (PR 111/2026); moved from 06.09.2026 by PR 83/2026 dated 16.07.2026.· Official announcement · Group 1 · Checked on 20.10.2026
Group I preliminary hall ticket hosted, download via OTR dashboard with application number and date of birth (press release 111/2026 dated 17.09.2026).· Official announcement · Group 2 / 2A · Checked on 20.10.2026
Applications closed 09.09.2026 (printed "09.09.2026 பி.ப. வரை", press release 94/2026).· Official announcement · Group 2 / 2A · Checked on 22.10.2026
Addendum No. 7A/2026, dated 03.09.2026, to Notification 07/2026 (named in press release 122/2026). See tnpsc.gov.in for its contents.· Official announcement · Group 2 / 2A · Checked on 20.10.2026
CCSE-II (Group II and IIA Services) 2026 notification published 11.08.2026 (press release 94/2026); Exam Dashboard lists it as 07/2026.· Official announcement · Group 2 / 2A · Checked on 20.10.2026
Online application opened 11.08.2026 (press release 94/2026).· Official announcement · Group 1 · Checked on 20.10.2026
CCSE-I (Group I Services) applications 30.06.2026 to 29.07.2026 (press release 66/2026 dated 23.06.2026).