GROUP 4 & VAO

Village Administrative Officer (VAO)

Village Administrative Officer (VAO) is one of the most preferred choices of exams conducted by TNPSC. The VAO exam will be conducted once per year by Tamilnadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC).

VAO Salary:

Rs. 5,200 – 20,200/- + 2,400- G.P (Pay Band – 1)

(Rs.18,000/- to Rs.19,000/- will be paid as a first-month salary)

Promotion:

Candidates shortlisted/recruited as VAO by TNPSC will be promoted as an Assistant after 6 years of service. He/she would have to clear a Departmental Exam to get Assistant Post in Revenue Department.

Assistant (Revenue Department) >> Revenue Inspector (RI) >> Deputy Thasildar >> Thasildar >> Deputy Collector

Note:

OC (Others) – Candidates not belonging to SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DNC, BC, and BCM & the candidates, who have worked for 5 years in the state/central government are not eligible even if they are within the age limit.

Educational Qualification:

Candidates should possess the following or its equivalent qualification on the date of notification. Must possess minimum general educational qualification viz. Must have passed the S.S.L.C public examination or its equivalent with eligibility for admission to higher secondary courses of studies or to college courses of studies.

Note: The applicants who have not passed S.S.L.C examination or its equivalent are not eligible even if they possess a higher qualification.

Knowledge of Tamil:

Since Village Administrative Officers (VAO) are to work with/for the people of Tamilnadu, they should have to be fluent in (or) know to read and write the Tamil language. Candidates who haven’t studied Tamil as the subject will have to undergo for a Tamil proficiency test after clearing the exam.

Combined Civil Services Examination
Group – IV Services

TNPSC recruits officers for Group I Services which includes the deputy collector, DSP, district register and so on. These services encompasses the most high profile officer cadre combined with the power & authority in the state.

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Name of the postName of the serviceScale of Pay
Junior AssistantTamil Nadu Ministerial ServiceRs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay 2400/-
Bill collector, Grade-I
Field SurveyorTamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service
Draftsman
TypistTamil Nadu Ministerial Service
Steno-Typist, Grade-IIITamil Nadu Ministerial ServiceRs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay 2800/-

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Age Limit

Category of CandidatesMinimum Age (should have completed)Maximum Age
Schedules Caste/ Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars),
Scheduled Tribes and Destitute widows of all castes
18 years35 years
Most Backward Classes/ Denotified Communities,
Backward Classes and Backward Classes (Muslims)
32 years
Others30 years
For the persons who are trained in Survey in ITI in TamilNadu,
In respect of posts of Field Surveyor and Draftsman only
35 years

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Educational Qualification (Common Qualification for all posts)

Candidates should possess the following or its equivalent qualification:

Must possess Minimum General Educational Qualification viz., Must have passed S.S.L.C Public Examination or its equivalent with eligibility for admission to Higher Secondary Courses of Studies (or) to College Courses of studies.

Note:
The candidates who have not passed SSLC Examination or its equivalent are not eligible even if they possess a higher qualification.

Technical Qualification:

For Typist:

Must have passed the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting:-
(i) by Higher / Senior Grade in Tamil and English (or)
(ii) by Higher / Senior Grade in Tamil and Lower/ Junior Grade in English (or)
(iii) by Higher / Senior Grade in English and Lower/ Junior Grade in Tamil.

2. For Steno-Typist, Grade III:


Must have passed the Government Technical Examination both in Typewriting and in Shorthand:-
(i) by Higher / Senior Grade in Tamil and English (or)
(ii) by Higher / Senior Grade in Tamil and Lower/ Junior Grade in English (or)
(iii) by Higher / Senior Grade in English and Lower/ Junior Grade in Tamil.

Candidates who possess intermediate grade shall choose Junior Grade column, as the intermediate grade is not treated as equivalent to Senior Grade.

Computer Qualification (for Typist and Steno-Typist, Grade III):

Candidates should have passed the “Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation” awarded by the Technical Education Department.

Note:

Candidates who do not possess the said qualification (viz., Computer Qualification) conducted by the Technical Education Department may also apply. If selected, they should acquire such qualification within the period of their probation.

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SubjectDurationMaximum MarksMinimum Qualifying marks for selection for all communities
(Single paper)(objective type)
General Studies (S.S.L.C Std.)(75 items)
Aptitude and Mental Ability Test(S.S.L.C. Std.) (25 items)
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General Tamil/General English (S.S.L.C. Std) (100 items)
(Total – 200 items)
3 hours30090

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