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TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2026 - Exam Pattern and Minimum Qualifying Marks

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Candidates preparing for the TNPSC Group 4 2026 Exam scheduled for 20th December 2026 have to be aware of the TNPSC Group 4 syllabus and exam pattern and need to study hard to crack the exam. In this article, we have discussed the TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus and Exam Pattern.

TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026

TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2026 will be conducted for the recruitment of Village Administrative Officer, Junior Assistant, Junior Executive, Forest Guard, Forest Watcher, Typist, Personal Assistant, Private Secretary, Steno Typist, Receptionist cum Telephone Operator, Milk Recorder, Grade 3, and Laboratory Assistant posts. TNPSC Group 4 exam syllabus consists of the Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test, General Studies, and Aptitude and Mental Ability Test. The important points related to TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus have been tabulated below. 

TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2026
OrganizationTamil Nadu Public Service Commission  (TNPSC)
Exam NameTNPSC Combined Civil Service Examination Group 4 
Mode of ExamOMR Based
No. of Questions200
Total Marks300
Duration3 hours
Negative MarkingNo
Selection Process
  • Written Exam
  • Document Verification
Job LocationTamil Nadu

TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2026

The TNPSC Group 4 exam comprises the following 3 sections.

  1. General Studies (SSLC Standard) - The GS section includes 75 questions covering various topics such as general science, current events, geography, history, politics, and the economy.
  2. Aptitude and Mental Ability test (SSLC Standard)- There are 25 objective questions in the Aptitude section that test the aspirants’ skills in Aptitude and Mental Ability.
  3. Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test - TNPSC has introduced a Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test for 100 questions for 150 marks. The questions will be asked from the SSC/ class 10th level.

TNPSC Group 4 General Studies Syllabus

General Studies is one of the most common sections for all the government exams across the nation, especially in public service commissions. The TNPSC Group 4 General Studies comprises of the following subjects:

  1. General Science
  2. History
  3. Current Events
  4. Indian Polity
  5. Geography
  6. Economics
  7. Indian National Movement
  8. Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
  9. History, Culture, Heritage, and Socio-Political Movements of TN

The questions asked in current affairs and general awareness are now interlinked with each other and General Science is divided into four main parts i.e., physics, chemistry, biology and zoology. Nowadays, all the questions asked in the general awareness section are related to the current happening in the country and the world.

Subject NameTopics
General Science
  1. Nature of  Universe
  2. Measurement of Physical Quantities
  3. General Scientific Laws in Motion
  4. Force, Pressure and Energy
  5. Everyday application of the basic principles of Mechanics
  6. Electricity, Magnetism, Light, Sound, Heat and Nuclear Physics in our daily life
  7. Elements and Compounds
  8. Acids, Bases, Salts
  9. Petroleum Products
  10. Fertilizers
  11. Pesticides
  12. Metallurgy
  13. Food Adulterants
  14. Main concepts of Life Science
  15. Classification of living organisms
  16. Evolution
  17. Genetics
  18. Physiology
  19. Nutrition
  20. Health and Hygiene
  21. Human diseases.
  22. Environmental Science
  23. Latest inventions in science and technology
  24. Current affairs.
History, Culture of India, and Indian National Movement
  1. Indus Valley Civilization
  2. Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas
  3. South Indian History
  4. National Renaissance
  5. Early uprising against British Rule
  6. Indian National Congress
  7. Emergence of Leaders- B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, Thanthai Periyar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Rajaji, Subhash Chandra Bose, Muthulaksmi Ammaiyar, Muvalur Ramamirtham, and other National Leaders;
  8. Different modes of agitation of Tamil Nadu and movements
  9. Characteristics of Indian Culture,
  10. Unity in Diversity - Race, Language, Custom
  11. India as a secular state
Indian Polity
  1. Constitution of India: Preamble to the Constitution
  2. Salient Features of Constitution: Union, State and Territory
  3. Citizenship: Rights Amend Duties
  4. Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties
  5. Directive Principles of State Policy
  6. Union Executive, Union Legislature
  7. State Executive, State Legislature
  8. Local Governments
  9. Panchayat Raj
  10. Spirit of Federalism
  11. Centre-State Relationships
  12. Election – Judiciary in India – Rule of Law
  13. Corruption in public life
  14. Anti-Corruption measures
  15. Lokpal and Lokayukta
  16. Right to Information
  17. Empowerment of Women
  18. Consumer Protection Forums
  19. Human Rights Charter
  20. Political parties and political system in Tamil Nadu and India
  21. Current Affairs
Geography
  1. Earth Location
  2. Physical Features- Monsoon, rainfall, weather and climate
  3. Water resources – Rivers
  4. Soil, Minerals and Natural resources
  5. Forest and Wildlife
  6. Agriculture pattern
  7. Transport
  8. Communication.
  9. Population density and distribution in Tamil Nadu and India.
  10. Calamities
  11. Disaster Management
  12. Environment
  13. Climate change
  14. Geographical Landmarks
  15. Current Affairs
Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
  1. Nature of Indian economy
  2. Five-year plan models – an assessment
  3. Planning Commission
  4. Niti Ayog
  5. Sources of revenue – Reserve Bank of India
  6. Finance Commission
  7. Resource sharing between Union and State Governments
  8. Goods and Services Tax
  9. Economic Trends – Employment Generation, Land Reforms and Agriculture
  10. Application of Science and Technology in Agriculture
  11. Industrial growth
  12. Rural Welfare oriented programmes
  13. Social Problems
  14. Population, Education, Health, Employment, Poverty
  15. Social Justice and Social Harmony as the cornerstones of socioeconomic development
  16. Education and Health systems in Tamil Nadu
  17. Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on economic growth
  18. Welfare schemes of Government
  19. Current socio-economic issues
  20. Current affairs
History, Culture, Heritage, and Socio-Political Movements of TN
  1. History of Tamil Society, related Archaeological Discoveries, Tamil Literature from Sangam age till contemporary times.
  2. Thirukkural- Significance as a Secular Literature, Relevance to Everyday Life, Impact of Thirukkural on Humanity, Thirukkural and Universal Values – Equality, Humanism etc,
  3. Relevance to Socio – Politico-Economic affairs,
  4. Philosophical content in Thirukkural
  5. Role of Tamil Nadu in the freedom struggle
  6. Early agitations against British Rule
  7. Role of women in the freedom struggle
  8. Various Social reformers, Social reform movements and Social transformation of Tamil Nadu

TNPSC Group 4 Aptitude and Mental Ability Syllabus

The syllabus for the aptitude test (10 questions) and reasoning (10 questions) is discussed in the table below.

Aptitude and Mental Ability Syllabus
SubjectsTopics
Aptitude
  1. Simplification
  2. Percentage
  3. Highest Common Factor (HCF)
  4. Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
  5. Ratio and Proportion.
  6. Simple Interest
  7. Compound Interest
  8. Area
  9. Volume
  10. Time and Work
Reasoning
  1. Logical Reasoning
  2. Puzzles
  3. Dice
  4. Visual Reasoning
  5. Alpha Numeric Reasoning
  6. Number Series

Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test Syllabus

The syllabus for the Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test is compiled in a PDF below. Candidates can download it to check the details of the syllabus.

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TNPSC Group 4 Exam Pattern 2026

The TNPSC Group 4 selection is based on a written exam only. The written test will be an Objective Type (OMR-based) offline exam. The exam will be for 3 hours and consists of 200 questions. All the questions are Multiple choice questions (MCQs type). All sections will be objective in manner and the level is 10th standard only. The paper for the TNPSC Group 4 Exam consists of three subjects i.e.,

  1. TNPSC Has incorporated the Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test of SSLC Standard which would consist of 100 questions for 150 marks.
  2. The general studies section has 75 questions in all from general science, current events, geography, history, politics, economy, etc.
  3. Then comes the Aptitude section with 25 objective questions that test aspirants' Aptitude & Mental Ability skills.
  4. The General English/ General Tamil section, has been removed by TNPSC as per the revised TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus.
TNPSC Group 4 Exam Pattern 2026
SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMarks Qualifying Marks
Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test* (SSLC Standard)Grammer2530090 (For all communities)
Vocabulary15
Writing Skills15
Idioms10
Comprehension Skills15
Simple Verbal Verbs05
Literature, Tamil Scholars and Tamil Studies 15
General Studies (SSLC Standard) General Science05
Geography05
History, Culture of India, and Indian National Movement10
 Indian Polity15
 Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu20
History, Culture, Heritage, and Socio-Political Movements of Tamil Nadu20
Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard)Aptitude15
 Reasoning10
Total200

Important Points:

  • The TNPSC Group 4 Prelims Exam will be conducted in offline mode and the total time duration of the exam is 3 hours.
  • The answers are to be marked on the OMR sheet.
  • After conducting the exam successfully, the TNPSC will release the Answer Key of the exam.
  • From the Answer Key candidates get an idea about their score and they can also raise objections.
  • There is no negative marking in the exam.
Important Links
TNPSC Group 4 2026TNPSC Group 4 Online Form 2026
TNPSC Group 4 Previous Year Question PapersTNPSC Group 4 Salary Structure
TNPSC Group 4 Cut Off [Previous Year]TNPSC Annual Planner 2026 
FAQs

Ans. No, there is no negative marking in TNPSC Group 4 exam.

Candidates need to score 90 marks irrespective of their categories.

There are three sections/ Subjects in TNPSC Group 4 exam.

TNPSC Group 4 exam contains 200 questions for 300 marks.

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