TNPSC: Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission: Exam stages,

Syllabus, Question pattern, Books to refer, Question types, Links to

refer.
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Exam Stages:
It is a three stage examination similar to upsc. We have prelims,
mains and interview.
Prelims: objective type 200 questions 300 marks.
Mains: Descriptive type - 3 papers - each 300 marks
Interview: 120 marks
Syllabus:
UNIT I General science :
Physics Universe General Scientific laws Scientific instruments Inventions
and discoveriesNational scientific laboratoriesScience glossaryMechanics and
properties of matterPhysical quantities, standards and unitsForce, motion and
energy electricity and Magnetism electronics & communications Heat, light
and soundAtomic and nuclear physicsSolid State PhysicsSpectroscopy
Geophysics Astronomy and space science.
Chemistry Elements and CompoundsAcids, bases and salts Oxidation and
reduction Chemistry of ores and metals Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds
Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticidesBiochemistry and biotechnology
ElectrochemistryPolymers and plastics
Botany Main Concepts of life scienceThe cellbasic unit of lifeClassification of
living organismNutrition and dieteticsRespirationExcretion of metabolic waste
Bio communication
Zoology Blood and blood circulationEndocrine systemReproductive system
Genetics the science of heredityEnvironment, ecology, health and hygiene, Bio

diversity and its conservationHuman diseases, prevention and remedies

Communicable diseases and non communicable diseasesAlcoholism and drug
abuseAnimals, plants and human life
UNIT II. Current Events
History Latest diary of events National National symbols Profile of States
Defence, national security and terrorismWorld organizationspacts and summits
Eminent persons& places in news Sports&games Books&authors
Awards&honours Cultural panoramaLatest historical events India and its
neighbours Latest terminology Appointmentswho is who?
Political Science Indias foreign policy Latest court verdicts public opinion
Problems in conduct of public elections Political parties and political system in
India Public awareness & General administration Role of Voluntary organizations
& Govt., Welfare oriented govt.schemes, their utility
Geography Geographical landmarksPolicy on environment and ecology
EconomicsCurrentsocioeconomicproblemsNeweconomicpolicy&govt.sector
Science Latest inventions on science & technology Latest discoveries in Health
Science Massmedia&communication
UNIT III Geography Earth and UniverseSolar systemAtmosphere
hydrosphere, lithosphereMonsoon,rainfall,weather and climate Water resources
rivers in India Soil, minerals & natural resourcesNatural vegetationForest &
wildlifeAgricultural pattern, livestock & fisheriesTransport & communication
Social geography populationdensity and distributionNatural calamities
disaster managementClimate changeimpact and consequences mitigation
measuresPollution Control
UNIT IV History and culture of India Prehistoric events Indus valley
civilizationVedic, Aryan and Sangam ageMaurya dynastyBuddhism and
Jainism Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and MarathasAge of Vijayanagaram and
the bahmanis South Indian historyCulture and Heritage of Tamil peopleAdvent
of European invasionExpansion and consolidation of British ruleEffect of British
rule on socio economic factorsSocial reforms and religious movementsIndia
since independence Characteristics of Indian cultureUnity in diversity
race, colour, language, custom Indiaas secular stateOrganizations for fine arts,
dance, drama, musicGrowth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TNPolitical
parties and populist schemes Prominent personalities in the various spheres
Arts, Science, literature and Philosophy Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda,
PanditRavishankar , M.S.Subbulakshmi,RukmaniArundelandJ.Krishnamoorthyetc.
UNIT V INDIAN POLITY Constitution of India Preamble to the constitution
Salient features of constitution Union, State and territory Citizenshiprights

amend duties Fundamental rights Fundamental duties Human rights charter

Union legislature Parliament State executive State Legislature assembly
Status of Jammu & Kashmir Local government panchayat raj Tamil Nadu
Judiciary in India
Rule of law/Due process of law Indian federalism center state relations
Emergency provisions Civil services in India Administrative challenges in a
welfare state Complexities of district administration Elections Election
Commission
Union
andStateOfficiallanguageandScheduleVIII
AmendmentstoconstitutionSchedules to constitution Administrative reforms &
tribunals Corruption in public life Anti corruption measures Central Vigilance
Commission, lokadalats, Ombudsman, Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Right to information Central and State Commission Empowerment of women
Voluntary organizations and public grievances redressalConsumer protection
forms
UNIT VI INDIAN ECONOMY Nature of Indian economy Fiveyear plan
models an assessment Land reforms & agriculture Application of science in
agriculture Industrial growth Capital formation and investmentRole of public
sector & disinvestmentDevelopment of infrastructure National income Public
finance & fiscal policy Price policy & public distribution Banking, money &
monetary policy Role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) WTOglobalization &
privatization Rural welfare oriented programmes Social sector problems
population, education, health, employment, poverty HRD sustainable economic
growth Economic trends in Tamil Nadu Energy Different sources and
development Finance Commission Planning Commission National
Development Council
UNIT VII INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT National renaissance Early
uprising against British rule1857 Revolt Indian National Congress Emergence
of national leaders Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Netaji Growth of militant movements
Different modes of agitationsEra of different Acts & PactsWorld war & final
phase struggle Communalism led to partition Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom
struggle Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & Others Birth of political parties
/political system in India since independence
UNIT VIII APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS Conversion of
information to data Collection, compilation and presentation of data Tables,
graphs, diagrams Parametric representation of dataAnalytical interpretation of
data Simplification PercentageHighestCommon Factor (HCF)LowestCommon
Multiple (LCM)Ratio and ProportionSimple interestCompound interestArea
VolumeTime and Work Behavioral ability Basic terms, Communications in
information
technology

ApplicationofInformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT)
Decisionmakingand problemsolving
Logical Reasoning Puzzles Dice Visual Reasoning Alpha numeric
Reasoning NumberSeriesLogicalNumber/Alphabetical/DiagrammaticSequences

Question Pattern:
In TNPSC, they give more weightage for science followed by
polity, History, Economics, Geography, South Indian culture etc.,
It is easy to clear if you are able to remember the facts because as
far as my knowledge is concerned 50% questions are factual.
I just discuss first stage prelims here.
Prelims: its useful to know preference for subjects.
Subject

No. of Questions

SCIENCE

40

POLITY

25

HISTORY

20

GEOGRAPHY

15

ECONOMICS

13

SCHEMES (TN)

SOUTH INDIAN HISTORY &

CULTURE

10

CURRENT EVENTS, AWARDS,

WHOS WHO

15

GENERAL APTITUDE

50

Books to refer:
Tamil Nadu information
(TN history, geography)
Physics, chemistry

Tamil Nadu handbook by

D.SHANKAR
9- 12th TN govt books

Biology

11&12th TN govt books

Polity

Indian Polity by Lakshmikanth

Economics

Indian Economy by Ramesh

singh

Ancient & medieval india

11th TN govt book

South Indian culture

12th Indian Culture book

Modern India

11th Modern India NCERT

General aptitude

R.S. Aggarwal

Current events, awards, treaties, Refer Mrunal.org and Lucents

summits, books& authors
GK book
Website

TN govt for latest updates

These are essential books to read for prelims. To get deeper

understanding from basics 6th 12th books available in TN government
text book site helps you.
Question Type: Assertion & Reasoning type are mostly asked
nowadays then followed by match the following and normal objectives.

Useful Links:
1) For previous year question papers
http://www.tnpsc.gov.in/previous-questions.html
2) For schemes, programmes and TN related information refer
http://www.tn.gov.in/
3) For free online test and other information refer
http://exam2win.com/online-tests/tnpsc-question-papers.jsp
http://www.tnpscquestionpapers.com/2012/11/tnpsc-online-exammock-test-tamil.html
http://www.tettnpsc.com/

I hope this will help. ALL THE BEST.