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Every year, the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission conducts various recruitment cycles to hire thousands of eligible candidates across State for their state service. The Tamil Nadu State Combined Civil Services Group 03 is to select candidates with higher secondary education across state departments. Group 03 and 03 A selection process includes an OMR test followed by the physical tests and oral tests as required. After the test, the Commission publishes the tentative TNPSC Group 3 answer key 2022 pdf, and after receiving candidates’ suggestions TNPSC published the final answer key. Usually, the final answer keys get published on the commission’s website only after the end of the recruitment cycle.
TNPSC Group 3 Answer Key
With a Level 10 salary scale along with lots of allowances and benefits, the Group-3 services in Tamil Nadu State Service are popular among the aspirants from the state. The Tamil Nadu PSC’s Group 03 and Group 03A Posts under the Tamil Nadu State Services includes positions like:
Group-03 Services
- Fire Station Officer
Tamil Nadu PSC Group 03A Services
- Junior Inspector of Co-operative Societies
- Assistant Supervisor of Industrial Co-operative Societies
- Store Keeper in Training Wing of Employment and Training Department
- Store-Keeper, Grade-II in Industries and Commerce Department
As part of the screening from the lakhs of applicants, the commission conducts a single written test across the state. Within 05-10 days after the OMR test, the state Public Service Commission uploads the TNPSC Group 3 Answer Key 2021 PDF on their official website. The state PSC usually uploads the Tentative Answer key and the final answer key on their official website after the Group 3 written exam. After the tentative answer key, the commission will be asked the candidates for scrutiny and within the given period, they can raise objections if any regarding the provided answer key. After scrutinizing the received objections, the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission then publishes the TNPSC Group 3 answer key pdf to download.
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How to Download TNPSC Group 3 Answer Key?
To check your Combined Civil Services Group 03 & 03 A/ TNPSC Group 3 answer key applicants can click on the below-given link. We will update the given link once the official answer key/ the tentative answer keys are updated on the website. While downloading the Group: III tentative answer key, there is no need to log in to the PSC website, but if you want to register the objection against the given answer in the tentative key, you have to log in to your Tamil Nadu PSC profile.
- To download/ check your TNPSC Group 3 answer key, visit the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission official website, Click Here.
- On the home page of the commission’s website, under the recruitment tab click on the ‘Question Papers/ Answer Key’ link.
- From the dropdown menu, click on the Objective Type (Answer Keys) option.
- On the landing page, search for the “COMBINED CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION IN GROUP III SERVICES“, and click on the link provided across the same.
- On the newly opened tab, you can find another link to the tentative/ final answer key.
Regardless of the Group-3, & Group: III A exam question booklet series, the right answer has been tick marked in the respective choices for each question in the given PDF. Nevertheless of the booklet series given to applicants during the test, you can challenge the answer keys only as per the question number given in the Specimen Question Booklet hosted on the TNPSC’s website. The examinee can then send their dissent on any of the given answers along with enough proof to claim their objection to the commission with the question number/ ID provided in the question booklet available on the TNPSC website. On receiving the objections with evidence, the same will be placed before the TNPSC expert committee for finalization of the TNPSC Group-III answer key.
You should submit your objections through the TNPSC’s official application portal only. The commission won’t consider any other sorts of concerns. The Group-III & III-A final answer keys will be published on the Commission’s website only after the entire selection process of the 2022 recruitment cycle.
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How to raise objections on TNPSC Group 3 Answer Key 2022?
Candidates can raise objections regarding the answers for the answers of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group 3 exam paper 2022. However, this needs to be done before the official release of the final results of the examination. Candidates can raise their objections after the release of the TNPSC Group 3 provisional answer key. No objections were entertained by the commission after the official release of the TNPSC Group 3 Final answer key. The provisional answer key will be released a week or two after the examination date. Incase case of any disparity candidates can contact the official commission of TNPSC in the address mentioned below
Contact Number – 044-25332833 / 044-25332855
Toll Free number – 1800 425 1002
Email – contacttnpsc@gmail.com
Official Address
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, TNPSC Road, V.O.C.Nagar, Park town
Chennai-600003, Tamil Nadu, India.
TNPSC Group 3 Selection Procedure
To land your job in the TNPSC Group 3 category, one must go through the three rounds of procedure, namely the preliminary exam, main exam, and the interview round. However, the written test will be OMR-based and descriptive. The interview is the oral test. The final merit list will be on the basis of the marks scored in the mains exam and the performance at the interview. Finally, the aspirants who qualify for all three rounds will be thereby called for identification and certificate verification by the officials.
The TNPSC Group 3 services can be classified into two categories, Group 3 and Group 3A services. The posts on these two TNPSC Group services are:
Group 3 Services
- Station Fire Officer
Group 3A Services
- Junior Inspector of Co-operative Societies
- Store-Keeper, Grade-II in Industries and Commerce Department
- Assistant Supervisor of Industrial Co-operative Societies
- Store Keeper in Employment and Training (Training wing) Department
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The selection process for each post are:
- Station Fire Officer:
Written Examination, Physical Efficiency Test, and Interview.
- Junior Inspector of Co-operative Societies:
Written Examination and Interview
- Store Keeper in Employment and Training (Training Wing) Department and Assistant Supervisor of Industrial Co-operative Societies.
TNPSC Group 3 Exam Pattern
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is yet to release the TNPSC Group 3 recruitment official notification. It’ll be updated here when released by the officials. Firstly, the duration of the exam is 3 hours with a maximum mark of 300. The interview or oral test carried 40 marks. The complete or total score of the entire evaluation process was 340 marks. The minimum qualifying mark for all categories was 102 marks. All of these marks are based on the previous recruitment pattern. The pattern of the TNPSC Group 3 Exam is given below.
Subject | Number of questions |
General Studies(HSC standard) | 75 |
Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (SSLC Standard) | 25 |
General Tamil/General English | 100 |
Total questions | 200 |
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TNPSC Group 3 Eligibility 2022
The notification for the TNPSC Group 3 has not yet been released officially. We will update it here when the notifications are officially out. Meanwhile, the aspirants can look into the TNPSC Group 3 eligibility criteria before applying for the same.
TNPSC Group 3 Age Limit
The general age limit for the TNPSC Group 3 candidates for various posts and categories are
Minimum Age Limit – 18 years
Maximum Age Limit – 30 years
Post | Age Limitation |
Station Fire Officer (Group 3) | 20 to 30 years for candidates belonging to all categories |
Junior Inspector of Cooperative Societies (Group 3A) | 18 to 30 years in general. A few concessions are imposed as follows. Candidates 18 to 35 years for SC or SC (Arunthathiyars), ST, Destitute Widows of all castes, Most Backward Classes/Denotified Communities, BC and BC (Muslims).
18 to 40 years for war service candidates who have attended a course of training for nine months in one of the Cooperative Training Institute. 18 to 45 years for SC or SC (Arunthathiyars), ST war service candidates who have attended a course of training for nine months in one of the Cooperative Training Institute. |
Assistant Supervisor of Industrial Cooperative Societies (Group 3A) | 18 to 30 years in general.
No maximum age limit (up to 58 years) for all other categories. |
Store Keeper within the Employment and Training Department (Training Wing) (Group 3A) | 18 to 30 years in general.
No maximum age limit (up to 58 years) for all other categories. |
Store-Keeper, Grade-II in Industries and Department of Commerce (Group 3A) | 18 to 30 years in general.
No maximum age limit (up to 58 years) for all other categories. |
Kindly note that the candidates not belonging to the categories SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DC, and BC with five years or more experience in the state or central governments were not eligible for age concession.
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TNPSC Group 3 Educational Qualifications
The following table gives a detailed view of the educational qualifications that a candidate must possess in order to qualify for the different TNPSC Group 3 civil service posts.
Post/Service | Educational Qualification |
Station Fire Officer (Group 3) | Good knowledge in Tamil language and BA OR B.Sc OR B.Com OR B.O.L OR BBA OR B.Litt from reputed universities
( minimum general educational qualification for SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DC, BC, BCM, is Pre University Course Examination or Higher Secondary Examination) |
Junior Inspector of Cooperative Societies (Group 3A) | Pre-University Examination OR Higher Secondary Course OR Diploma in Rural Services awarded by the National Council for Rural Higher Education with Co-operation as one of the subjects.
(, minimum general educational qualification for SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DC, BC, BCM, is S.S.L.C. or certificate of eligibility for a university or college (school) course of studies within the Madras, Madurai and Annamalai Universities issued by the BSE (Board of Secondary Education) or any of the other competent authority) |
Store Keeper in the Employment and Training Department (Training Wing) (Group 3A) | Pre-University Course Examination OR Higher Secondary Examination |
Store Keeper in Employment and Training (Training wing) Department (Group 3A) | Pre-University Course Examination OR Higher Secondary Examination |
Store-Keeper, Grade-II in Industries and Department of Commerce (Group 3A) | Pre-University Course Examination OR Higher Secondary Examination |
The Tamil Nadu PSC Combined Civil Services Group 3 2021 (TNPSC Group 3) recruitment notification is expected to be out by July 2021. Since the number of vacant positions is only a few, all interested candidates should start their preparations at the earliest. With hundreds of mock tests, and video classes, our tutors in Entri will help you in your TNPSC Group 3 preparations. Before kickstarting your exam preparations, it is advisable to download the Group-3 Syllabus and previous year question papers to make yourself familiarized with the exam pattern. Entri wishes you all the best for your upcoming Tamil Nadu PSC exams.
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