HOW TO PREPARE FOR

COMPETITIVE
EXAMS
Prepared by,
M. Rajalakshmi
Assistant Professor
Department of ECE
Einstein College of
Engineering

PSC EXAMS
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
(UPSC)
Indias central agency authorized to conduct the
Civil Services Examination ,
Engineering Services Examination ,
Combined Defence Services Examination,
National Defence Academy Examination ,
Naval Academy Examination,etc..

TNPSC
Tamilnadu

Public Service Commission (TNPSC)

Every states in India has their own exams to recruit the State Civil Servants.
In Tamilnadu, TNPSC is the powerful agency to recruit State Government
Officers.
There are number of service exams like

TNPSC Group 1,
Group 1 A,
Group 1 B,
Group 2, Group 2 A,
Group 3,
Group 4,
Group 5 A,
Group 7,
Group 8 and
VAO.

TNPSC GROUP 1

Posts Included in TNPSC Group 1 Exam

Deputy Collector
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Category-I)
Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies
Assistant Director of Rural Development Department.
Assistant Commissioner in the Hindu Religious
Assistant Commissioner - Commercial Tax officer
District Registrar
Divisional Officer in Fire and Rescue services Department
Assistant Conservator of Forest
District Employment Officer

Qualification:Any Degree
Age Limit :Minimum 21 Years, Maximum 30 Years,35 years for
SC/ST/BC/MBC

GROUP 1

TNPSC Group 1 is the highest exam in our

Tamilnadu, competition is high and you need
to show your full commitment, sincerity and
hard work to get success in this exam
3 Level in TNPSC Group 1 Exam
I.Preliminary
II.Mains
III.Interview

GROUP 1 PRELIMS

TNPSC Group 1 Preliminary Examination

Total Questions - 200, ( General Studies - 150 Questions and Aptitude Test - 50 Questions )

Total Marks - 300 marks (Objective type)

TNPSC Group 1 Preliminary Exam Syllabus for General Studies or GK

UNIT
UNIT
UNIT
UNIT
UNIT
UNIT
UNIT
UNIT

I - General science
- II. Current Events,
III Geography
IV History and culture of India
V - INDIAN POLITY
VI - INDIAN ECONOMY
VII - INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
VIII - MENTAL ABILITY TESTS

TNPSC GROUP 1 MAIN EXAM

Pattern and Scheme of Examination

General Studies Paper I - 300 Marks
General Studies Paper II - 300 Marks
General Studies Paper III - 300 Marks
Interview and Record - 120 Marks
All papers will be degree standard and
descriptive Type
The question papers will be set both in Tamil
and in English.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR TNPSC GROUP 1 EXAM ?

"Rome wasn't built in a day
1.State Board books
i) Social Science Books - 6th to 10th Std
ii) Science Books - 6th to 10th Std,
iii) Polity
- 11th,12th Political Science
iv) Economy
- 11th,12th Economics Books
v) Geography
- 11th,12th Geography Books
vi) Indian Culture
- 12th Indian Culture Book
(Additional 11th,12th Botany and Zoology)

REFERENCE BOOKS

2.History
i)Prof.J.Dharmarajan's Tamilnadu History
ii)K.Venkadesan. India Freedom Struggle
3.Indian Polity
i)Lakshmi Kanth - Indian Polity
4.Indian Economy
i)Pratiyogita Darban's Indian Economy & Ramesh Singh's Book
5.Geography
i)Oxford School Atlas
ii)Spectrum Publication -Indian Geography

CONT..

6.Tamilndu Language and Culture

i) -
ii) - .
7.Current Affairs
i)The Hindu, Dinamani,
ii)Competitive Success Review/Civil Service Chronicle/Competition Wizard/Shankar IAS Acadamy's
Civilpedia(any one of these magazine)
iii)Yojana/Thittam
8.Science & Technology
i)Science & Tech by Spectrum Publications
9.India Year Book by Government of India
10.English Test
i)Objective General English by R.S. Agarwal
11.Aptitude
i)A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
ii)Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal
iii)Objective Arithmetic - R. S. Agarwal

GENERAL TIPS

Read regularly a standard newspaper in Tamil .

Read any one of the Competitive Exam Magazine (Tamil
or English)
Cover current affairs of past 2 years.
Concentrate more on Tamilnadu Related General
Knowledge.
Refer the following link for the comprehensive
books list for TNPSC Group 1 Preliminary and
Main Exam Preparation.
http://www.tnpscportal.in/2013/04/tnpsc-group-1-exam-pr
eparation-book-list-2013-latest-syllabus.html

CONT..

No General Tamil or General

English in TNPSC Group 1 Exam.
They are available for TNPSC Group 2
and lower exams only

GROUP 2

GK QUESTIONS-75 MARKS

APTITUDE- 25 MARKS

Analytical interpretation of data SimplificationPercentage (HCF)- (LCM)

Ratio and ProportionSICIAreaVolumeTime and Work
Behavioral ability Basic terms,
Communications in information technologyApplication of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
Decision making and problem solvingLogical ReasoningPuzzles
DiceVisual ReasoningAlpha numeric ReasoningNumber Series
Logical Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic Sequences.

GENERAL ENGLISH OR TAMIL-100 MARKS

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