TNPSC Group 2 Selection Process
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview
TNPSC Group Preliminary Exam Syllabus
| Topic | Questions | marks | Time |
| General Tamil General English | 100 | 300 | 3 hours |
| General Studies | 75 | ||
| Aptitude and Mental Ability Test | 25 | ||
| Total | 200 |
TNPSC Group Preliminary Exam Details Syllabus
General English- Grammar (Part A)
- Antonyms
- Compound words
- Comprehension
- Error Detection
- Fill in the blanks
- Homophones
- Identify the sentence
- Odd one out
- Phrases
- Prefix & Suffix
- Prepositions
- Synonyms
- Tenses
- Voice
- Word Formation
General English- Literature (Part B)
- American English
- Appreciation Questions from Poetry
- Biography of Important persons
- British English
- Comprehension Question from Description of Places
- Comprehension Question from Motivational Essays
- Dr Karl Paulnack
- Figure of Speech
- Important Lines from Poem
- Oscar Wilde
- Shakespeare
General English- Author & Literary Work (Part C)
- About Poets, Dramatist
- Author & their stories
- Biography & Auto Biography
- Characters, Quotes, Important Lines of Indian Authors
- Drama
- Famous Quotes
- Folk Arts
- Nationality of story
- Nature centered Literary works and global issue Environment & Conservation
- Period of the poets
- Poem & Poets
- Theme observed in Literary Work
- Various Works of Author
General Science
- Elements and Compounds
- Acids, Bases, Salts, Petroleum Products, Fertilizers, Pesticides
- Environment and Ecology
- Everyday application of the basic principles of Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Sound, Heat, Nuclear Physics, Laser, Electronics and Communications
- General Scientific Laws
- Main concepts of Life Science
- Classification of Living Organisms
- Evolution, Genetics, Physiology, Nutrition, Health and Hygiene, Human diseases
- Mechanics
- Nature of Universe
- Power of Reasoning
- Properties of Matter, Force, Motion and Energy
- Rote Learning Vs Conceptual Learning
- Science as a tool to understand the past, present and future
- Scientific Knowledge and Scientific temper
Current Events
- Books and authors
- Economics
- Current socio-economic issues
- Eminent personalities and places in news
- Geography – Geographical landmarks
- History
- Latest diary of events
- National symbols
- Polity – Political parties and political system in India – Public awareness and General administration – Welfare oriented Government schemes and their utility, Problems in Public Delivery Systems
- Profile of States
- Science
- Latest inventions in Science and Technology
- Sports
- Geography of India
- Physical features
- Monsoon
- rainfall, weather and climate – Water resources – Rivers in India – Soil, minerals and natural resources – Forest and wildlife – Agricultural pattern
- Natural calamity – Disaster Management – Environmental pollution: Reasons and preventive measures – Climate change – Green energy
- Social geography – Population density and distribution – Racial, linguistic groups and major tribes
- Transport – Communication