TNPSC Group 2 Exam 2026 - Application form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Admit card

The eligibility criteria of TNPSC Group 2 was prescribed by the examination authority, TNPSC. To be eligible for the recruitment exam, candidates have to fulfil the eligibility criteria as per age and educational qualification.  The TNPSC Group 2 age limit varies by post. Candidates between the age 18 to 37 years are eligible to apply for the exam. 

Academic Qualification 

The e minimum educational qualification prescribed for TNPSC Group 2 recruitment is graduation in any discipline (Arts, Science, Commerce). The educational qualification varies as per posts. 

The TNPSC Group 2 application correction window has opened from August 18 to 20, 2025, for candidates to make corrections in the application form. Candidates were able to fill the TNPSC Group 2 application form 2025 online from July 15 to August 13, 2025. To fill the TNPSC Group 2 application form, candidates have to first register for the exam by entering their basic details. The fees for one-time registration is Rs 150. The registration is valid for 5 years from the date of registration. 

The examination fees for preliminary exam is Rs 100. Candidates qualifying the preliminary examination have to fill pay requisite fees for appearing in the mains exam. The fees for the main written examination is Rs 150. Fee can be paid both online and offline.  

The fees for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Caste(Arunthathiyars), Scheduled Tribes, Differently abled Persons, Destitute Widow of all Communities, Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (Other than Muslims) and Backward Classes (Muslims) and Ex-Servicemen are exempted.  The steps to fill TNPSC Group 2 application form is explained below. 

Steps to fill TNPSC Group 2 Application Form

• One-time registration (OTR) is important before applying for any post. 
• For OTR, candidates are required to submit scanned images of photograph, signature and certificates. 
• After registration, candidate’s unique ID and password were generated. 
• Candidates have to login with the required credentials to fill the application form. 
• To fill TNPSC Group 2 application form, candidates have to select the post or service. 
• Applicants have to upload their photograph and signature as per dimension. 
• After submitting the application, applicants could take the printout of application form in PDF format.

• TNPSC group 2 2025 exam pattern of Preliminary Exam 
• The preliminary examination of TNPSC comprises objective type questions. 
• The test consisted of General Studies, Aptitude and Mental Ability Test and General Tamil/General English. 
• Questions on General Studies were of graduation level. While the standard of questions from Aptitude and Mental Ability Test and General Tamil/ General English were of SSLC level. 
• The test booklet carries a total of 200 questions. 
• The maximum marks allotted for the exam is 300.
• The duration of the exam is 3 hours. 
• Candidates have the option to choose either General Tamil/ General English. 
• Questions on General Studies is both in English and Tamil Language. 
• General Tamil/General English questions is in their respective languages.

TNPSC group 2 2025 exam pattern of Mains Exam 

• The mains written exam will carry one paper on General Studies. 
• Questions will be descriptive in nature
• Candidates will get 3 hours to attempt each paper 
• Marks allotted for the mains exam is 400 for Group 2 exam and Group 2 A exam.
• The question paper will be set both in Tamil and English

TNPSC group 2 2025 hall ticket for preliminary exam is released in online mode. The TNPSC Group 2 admit card for the preliminary examination is issued only those candidates who have successfully registered for the exam. The admit card of group 2 of TNPSC 2025 is issued separately for preliminary, mains, and oral tests. 

Candidates appearing for the exam can download the TNPSC group 2 2025 hall ticket for all stages online by logging in with their application number/ login ID and password. Admit card will not be sent to candidates by post. TNPSC Group 2 hall ticket contains details like registration number, candidate’s name, city, exam centre and address, exam schedule, photograph and signature. Along with TNPSC 2024 group 2 hall ticket candidates had to carry photo-identity proof to the examination centre on the day of the exam.

TNPSC group 2 2025 admit card for the mains exam will be released online. TNPSC 2025 group 2 admit card for the mains exam will be issued to candidates who qualify in the preliminary examination.

The answer key of the TNPSC 2025 group 2 preliminary exam is released officially. The answer key is made available online for all subjects - General Tamil, General English and General Studies. With the help of the TNPSC Group 2 answer key candidates can check the correct answers to questions asked in the exam. Based on the number of correct responses, they can calculate their probable score. Candidates also have the facility to raise an objection against the answers in the answer key if they find any incorrect answer. 

The result of TNPSC group 2 2025 is released in three stages – Preliminary, Mains and Final. First, TNPSC declares the TNPSC Group 2 result of the preliminary exam which will be followed by the declaration of the result of the mains and the final. On the basis of the performance in the prelims exam, candidates are selected for the mains exam. Candidates have to secure the prescribed qualifying cut off to clear the preliminary exam.

Group 2 of TNPSC 2025 result of mains exam is declared by the exam conducting authority. Based on the result of the TNPSC group 2 2025 mains examination, candidates will be called for Certificate Verification. Eligible candidates will be selected for document verification. The final TNPSC 2025 group 2 along with the list of shortlisted candidates for counselling will be then published by TNPSC. The final result will be announced based on the marks obtained by candidates in mains exam and oral test. 

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission will announce the qualifying cut off of TNPSC 2025 group 2 for the preliminary exam. To qualify for the exam, candidates have to secure a qualifying TNPSC Group 2 cutoff. The qualifying cut off is common across all categories. TNPSC Group 2 qualifying cut off prescribed for the preliminary examination is 90.

The qualifying marks for mains exam will be announced along with the notification. Candidates must secure qualifying cut off in the mains examination. This cutoff is common across all categories.

TNPSC will select candidates for various posts based on their performance in mains exam and endurance test. TNPSC Group 2 selection process comprises preliminary and mains exam followed by an endurnce test.  All candidates who have applied for the exam have to first appear for the preliminary exam. 

Qualified candidates of preliminary exam will be called for the mains exam. Candidates qualifying the mains exam will be called for an oral test. The preliminary exam is qualifying in nature, therefore, the marks obtained by candidates at this stage of TNPSC Group 2 selection process will not be considered for preparing the final merit list. Candidates 10 times the number of vacancies will be selected for the mains exam.