The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) selects the Tourism graduates towards through the Assistant Tourist Officer (ATO) Grade-II. The TNPSC Assistant Tourist Officer (ATO) Grade-II is included in Tamil Nadu
General Subordinate Service. The selected Assistant Tourist Officers can withdraw the salary from the Level – 8 pay level, Rs.19500- Rs. 62000. The last Tourist Officer Grade-II recruitment was in 2019, and candidates can expect the next notification by the end of October 2020.
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Assistant Tourist Officer Eligibility Criteria
- Age Limit
|
SL No. |
Category |
Minimum Age |
Maximum Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyar), Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes, Backward Classes (Muslim) and Destitute Widows of all Categories |
18 years | No Age Limit |
| 02 | “Others” [ i.e Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/ DCs, BCs, BCMs and DWs of all Categories] |
18 years | 30 years |
The candidates should have the following education qualification:
- Degree in Travel and Tourism, or Any Degree with Diploma in Tourism, and
- Must have undergone Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation offered by the Department of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu or any equivalent courses offered
by any institution recognized by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology of Government of India, and - Proficiency in English and Tamil. Candidates should have studied Tamil and English as one of the Subject in
Degree Course.
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TNPSC Assistant Tourist Officer Syllabus
Assistant Tourist Officer (ATO) Selection Pattern
| Paper | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
| Travel and Tourism (Degree Standard) | 200 | 300 | 03 hours |
| General Studies | 75 | 150 |
02 hours
|
| Aptitude and Mental Ability Test (S.S.L.C. Standard) | 25 | 50 | |
| Interview | 70 | ||
| Total Marks | 570 | ||
- Minimum Qualifying Marks for Open Category Students- 228 Marks, Others- 171 Marks.
TNPSC ATO Syllabus
Travel and Tourism ( Degree Standard)
- Principles and Practices of Tourism
- Tourism Products of India
- Transport
- Accommodation Operations
- Tourism Policy and Planning
- Functions of the Travel Agency and Tour Operation
- Tourism Organizations
- Tourism Geography
- Impact of Tourism
General Studies
- General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology)
- History and Culture of India
- Indian Polity
- Geography of India
- Indian Economy
- Indian National Movement
- Current Affairs
- Tables, graphs, diagrams
- Simplification
- Percentage
- Highest Common Factor (HCF), and Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
- Ratio and Proportion
- Simple interest, and Compound interest
- Area, Volume
- Time and Work
- Behavioural ability
- Communications in information technology
- Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- Decision making and problem-solving
- Puzzles – Dice
- Visual Reasoning
- Alpha numeric reasoning
- Number Series
- Logical Number / Alphabetical / Diagrammatic Sequences
TNPSC Assistant Tourist Officer Previous Year Question Papers
Click here to download Assistant Tourist Officer (ATO) previous year question papers free pdf:
- Travel, and Tourism 2018: Paper-I: Travel and Tourism
- Paper-II: General Studies 2010: ATO General Studies
- General Studies Paper-II: General Studies
- Paper-II General Studies: General Studies 2011
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