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Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has recently released a Press release regarding the download of computerized examination admit card for the post of Jail Officer (Male) and Jail Officer (Female) of Prisons and Correctional Department of Tamil Nadu Jails which is scheduled to be held on December 26, 2022, in morning and afternoon.

TNPSC Jail Officer Admit Card 2022 Out

Direct link to download the admit card

The hall ticket for the applicants who were provisionally admitted for the exam has already been made available on the Commission’s websites, www.tnpsc.gov.in and www.tnpscexams.in. Only through the candidate’s one-time registration (OTR Dashboard) and entering their application number and date of birth can the memorandum of admission (Admit Card) be downloaded, according to the notification.

Here’s the official notice

The recruitment drive aims to fill up a total of 6 vacancies of Jailor (Men) and 2 of Jailor (Special Prison for Women) in Tamil Nadu Jail Service. The pay scale is Rs 36,900 – 1,35,100 (Level 18)

Steps To Check TNPSC Jail Officer Admit Card Notice 2022

The following steps should be followed-

Visit the Official Website of TNPSC.
On the homepage, go to Press Release section
Now, click on the link that says, Press release regarding download of computerized examination admit card for the post of Jail Officer (Male) and Jail Officer (Female) of Prisons and Correctional Department of Tamil Nadu Jails to be held on 26.12.2022 morning and afternoon.
Click on View
Check the notice and download
Save it for future purposes

TNPSC Jailor Vacancy 2022

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has released a total number of 8 vacancies for the TNPSC Jailor Recruitment 2022. Below are the category-wise vacancy details

Category	Number of Vacancies
Men	6
Women	2

Application Fee

TNPSC Jailor Application Fee

Registration Fee

For One Time Registration (Revised with effect from 01.03.2017 vide

G.O.(Ms).No.32, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (M)

Department, dated 01.03.2017).

Note

Applicants who have already registered in one time Registration system

within the validity period of 5 years are exempted.

Rs.150/-

Examination Fee

Note

The Examination fee should be paid at the time of submitting the online

application for this recruitment if they are not eligible for the fee

concession noted below :-

Rs.200/-

Concession:

Category

Concession

Condition

Scheduled Castes/

Scheduled Caste

(Arunthathiyar) and

Scheduled Tribes

Full exemption

–

Differently Abled

Persons, Destitute

Widows

of all

Communities

Full Exemption

(i) For Differently Abled Persons, the

disability should be not less than

40%.

(ii) For DWs, the DW certificate should

have been obtained from the RDO /

Sub Collector / Assistant Collector.

Most Backward

Classes / Denotified

Communities,

Backward Classes

(Other than Muslim)

and Backward Classes

(Muslim)

Those who have not availed

three free chances so far in

any of

the previous

recruitments may avail

exemption from payment of

examination fee.

Should not have availed three free

chances in any of the previous

recruitments.

Ex-Servicemen

Those who have not availed

two free chances so far in

any of

the previous

recruitments may avail

exemption from payment of

examination fee.

Should not have availed two free

chances in any of the previous

recruitments.

Fee concession will not apply to

those who have already been

recruited to any class or service or

category.

TNPSC Jailor Selection Process 2022

The selection for the TNPSC Jailor post will be made in two successive stages:

Written Examination
Oral Test in the shape of an interview.

TNPSC Jailor Eligibility Criteria 2022

Eligibility Criteria act as a gateway to attend the selection process. The applicants will be rejected if any of them do not meet the eligibility. The authority also has the right to reject the candidate’s application in case the eligibility criteria doesn’t match. The eligibility criteria in terms of age, educational qualification, physical qualification, knowledge of Tamil, etc is mentioned below:

Age Limit

(For both the posts of Jailor (Men) and Jailor (Women))

Sl. No.

Category of Applicants

Maximum Age

Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyar), Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes, Backward Classes (Muslim) and Destitute Widows of all categories

No Limit

“Others” [ i.e Applicants not belonging to

SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs

and DWs of all categories]

32 years

Age Relaxation

For “Others”, Differently Abled Persons are eligible for age concession upto 10 years over and above the maximum age limit prescribed above.
No maximum age limit for the applicants who belong to SCs, SCs(A), STs, MBC/DCs, BCs (Other than Muslims) and BCMs.
The maximum age limit is 48 years for “Others” (i.e) applicants not belonging to any of the above said categories.
The above mentioned age concession will not apply to Ex-Servicemen applicants who have already been recruited to any class or service or category.

Educational Qualification

(For both the posts of Jailor (Men) and Jailor (Women))

A degree of any of the Universities recognized by the University Grants Commission.

Physical Qualification

Category	Height (Not less than)		Chest Measurement not less than (round the chest) (Minimum Difference 5 cms for all categories)
—	For all Communities (Except SC, SC(A) and ST)	For SC, SC(A) and ST	On full expiration		On full inspiration
			For All communities (except SC, SC(A) and ST)	For SC, SC(A) and ST	For All communities (except SC, SC(A) and ST)	For SC, SC(A) and ST
Men	165 cms	160 cms	81 cms	79 cms	86 cms	84 cms
Women	156 cms	150 cms	NA

TNPSC Jailor Syllabus 2022

The expected syllabus for the TNPSC Jailor post is mentioned in the table below. Keep checking the article for any new updates.

Subject	Topic
General Studies (Degree Standard) Objective Type – Paper ‐ I	Constitution & Human Rights Administration of Union and States with special reference to Tamil Nadu Socio – Economic Issues in India /Tamil Nadu Current issues at National level Current issues at State level
Main Written Examination Objective Type – Paper ‐ Ii	General Science Physics Chemistry Botany Zoology Current Events History Political Science Geography Economics Science Geography History & Culture of India Indian Polity Indian Economy Indian National Movement Aptitude Number Systems Partnership Percentages Permutation, Combination, and Probability Pipes and Cisterns Profit and Loss Quadratic Equations Ratio and Proportion
GENERAL ENGLISH S.S.L.C. Standard (Objective Type) Grammar	Match the following words and Phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B.. Choose the correct ‘Synonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given Choose the correct ‘Antonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given Select the correct word (Prefix, Suffix) Fill in the blanks with suitable Article Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition Select the correct Question Tag Select the correct Tense Select the correct Voice Fill in the blanks (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle) Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object….) Blanks with correct ‘Homophones’ Find out the Error (Articles, Prepositions, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb) Comprehension Select the correct sentence Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb) Select the correct Plural forms Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentence) Identify the correct Degree. Form a new word by blending the words. Form compound words (Eg: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun)
Literature	Figures of speech observed in the following Poems Appreciation Questions from Poetry Important lines from Poems Questions on the Biography of Questions on Shakespeare’s Questions from Oscar Wilde’s Dr.Karl Paulnack Reading Comprehension British English – American English
Authors and their Literary Works	Match the Poems with the Poets Which Nationality the story belongs to? Identify the Author with the short story Whose Auto biography / Biography is this? Which Nationality the Poet belongs to ? Characters, Quotes, Important Lines from the following works of Indian Authors Drama Famous lines, characters, quotes from Julius Caesar – The Merchant of Venice Match the Places, Poet, Dramatist, Painter with suitable option Match the following Folk Arts with the Indian State / Country Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character Match the Characters with Relevant Story Title About the Poets, Dramatists Famous Quotes – Who said this? To Which period the Poets belong Nature centered Literary works and Global issue Environment and Conservation