TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus 2025, Exam Pattern & Syllabus PDF

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) is going to conduct the TNPSC Combined Civil Services Examination - Group VA Services to recruit eligible candidates for Junior Assistant or Assistant in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service / Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service.  Candidates preparing for the TNPSC Group 5A exam must be aware of the TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus 2025 to strategize their preparations accordingly. 

TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025

The candidates who are willing to appear for the TNPSC Group 5A 2025 Exam must learn the TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025, as it will help them understand the subjects, marking scheme, and question format, enabling them to plan their preparation effectively and score well in the examination.

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TNPSC Group 5A Exam Pattern 2025

The TNPSC Group 5A written exam will consist of 02 papers. Paper I and Paper II. Both papers will consist of descriptive-type questions, and the time duration of each paper is 03 hours. The level of questions asked in Paper I and Paper II will be Degree level. For all community candidates, the minimum qualifying marks will be 60. 

TNPSC Group 5 A Syllabus 2025

The candidates who are willing to appear for the exam must go through the TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus 2025 to know the topics that they have to prepare for the exam, as the syllabus is the initial point for candidates to begin their preparation. Below, we have provided the syllabus for both papers as released by the officials with the detailed notification.

General English (Paper II) Syllabus

• Unit I: Essay Writing in 300 words (10 Marks)
  (i) Argumentative Essay
  (ii) Descriptive Essay
  (iii) Narrative Essay
  (iv) Critical Essay
  (v) Expository Essay
  (vi) Persuasive Essay
• Unit II: Letter Writing (10 Marks)
  (i) Letter expressing demands / needs
  (ii) Enquiry letter
  (iii) Order letter
  (iv) Letter responding to Enquiries
• Unit III: Precis Writing (15 Marks)
  An unseen passage in 200 words is to be given. It has to be briefed in around 70 words.
• Unit IV: Reading Comprehension (10 Marks)
  An unseen passage in 200 words is to be given. Questions are to be framed following K5 Model Barrett’s Taxonomy
  1. Understanding Question
  2. Appreciation Question
  3. Interpretative Question
  4. Analytical Question
  5. Organizing Question
  6. Inferential Question
  7. Critical Question
  8. Explanatory Question
  9. Descriptive Question
  10. Creative Question
• Unit V: Translation (15 Marks)
  (a) From Tamil to English Government Order/ circular and
  (b) From English to Tamil News articles/5 sentences of complex structure
• Unit VI: Hints Development (5 Marks)
  Developing the hints into a readable passage
• Unit VII: Notification (20 Marks)
  Drafting Announcements / Advertisements and Writing Explanations / Circulars
• Unit VIII: Grammar (15 Marks)
  1. Active to Passive.
  2. Passive to Active.
  3. Direct to Indirect Speech.
  4. Indirect to Direct Speech.
  5. Rewrite the Compound Sentence as a Simple sentence.
  6. Rewrite the Simple Sentence as a Complex sentence.
  7. Transform the statement into a strong question.
  8. Transform the statement into a weak question.
  9. Transform the assertive sentence into a negative sentence.
  10. Add a suitable question tag.
  11. Use the homophones in a meaningful sentence.
  12. Use the right adverb.
  13. Fill in the blank with the right preposition.
  14. Rewrite the sentence in comparative degree.
  15. Rewrite the sentence in the past tense.
  16. Change the underlined phrase into a clause.
  17. Change the underlined clause into a phrase.
  18. Identify the pattern of the given sentence.
  19. Fill in the blanks with a suitable Article.
  20. Rewrite the sentence, correcting the error.