TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment 2026

Qualifications and experience must be held on the date of notification (06.10.2026), except where a later-acquisition concession for the computer course is expressly stated. MGEQ means the Minimum General Educational Qualification, a pass in the SSLC (10th) examination of Tamil Nadu. A degree must follow the order 10th + HSC/Diploma + UG degree. This is not an all-posts Class 10 recruitment: match your post code with the qualification below.

Qualification by post code

The computer-course later-acquisition concession applies only to the rows where it is stated: such candidates must acquire the certificate within the probation period or within two years of appointment, as the case may be. For typing and shorthand posts, the grade combination also decides the order of preference in selection.

Age limit (as on 01.07.2026)

The minimum age must be completed and the maximum age must not have been completed. Standard limits:

“No maximum age limit” means the candidate must not have completed 60 years on 01.07.2026 or at the time of selection/appointment. For most posts, BC(OBCM), BCM, MBC/DC, SC, SC(A) and ST candidates who hold a general educational qualification higher than the MGEQ have no maximum age limit; this does not apply to Village Administrative Officer, Forest Guard with Driving Licence and Forest Watcher. Persons with benchmark disability, ex-servicemen and destitute widows have separate post-wise limits, and persons with benchmark disability are not eligible for the two forest posts. Read the official age tables on pages 5 to 8 of the notification for your exact post and category.

Post-specific conditions

• Hindu religion is required for posts in the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (Executive Officer Grade IV, code 1655).
• Muslim religion is required for Typist (3846) and Steno Typist Grade III (3847) in the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
• Candidates with blindness and low vision are not eligible for posts in the Judicial Department / Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority.
• Candidates of the Others category who have five years or more of service in a Government of India or State/UT government service are not eligible.
• Adequate knowledge of Tamil is required (for example, SSLC/HSC/degree with Tamil as a language, or the Second Class Language Test in Tamil).
• Reservation benefits and concessions follow Tamil Nadu community lists. Persons of other States are not treated as SC/ST of Tamil Nadu even if their community has the same name.

The notification lists 6,574 tentative vacancies in 46 post codes. The total and the sum of all 46 rows both equal 6,574. Vacancies are liable to modification before counselling, and the department/unit-wise distribution will be announced later. Codes identify different posts even where the post names repeat.

Vacancies reserved for outstanding sportspersons are deducted wherever applicable. Reservation rules apply to each post separately; no category-wise or district-wise split has been published yet.

Examination fee concessions

Free chances already used in earlier TNPSC applications count. A false claim of fee concession leads to rejection and debarment for one year. The Yes/No choice on fee concession cannot be changed after submission. Pay online by net banking, credit/debit card or UPI on or before 5 November 2026; service charges are extra. Offline payment is not accepted.

Combined Civil Services Examination – IV is a single-stage written examination (OMR, objective type), followed by onscreen certificate verification, physical certificate verification and counselling as applicable. The ranking list is based on total written marks, with tie-breaks by higher qualification (and higher typewriting/shorthand grade for typing posts), then age, then application date. Forest posts also have physical standards and an endurance test.

Scheme of examination (10 January 2027, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM)

Parts B and C are evaluated only if the candidate scores at least 60 out of 150 (40%) in Part A. The minimum qualifying mark for all communities is 90 out of 300; these are thresholds, not selection cut-offs. Differently abled candidates who studied only English in their Board/University can opt for General English (SSLC standard) instead of the Tamil test, with the required certificate uploaded at the time of applying.

Forest Watcher and Forest Guard with Driving Licence

The Physical Standards Test and Endurance Test are held only in Chennai. Forest Guard with Driving Licence also needs unaided vision of 6/6 distance and 0.5 (Snellen) near vision in each eye, with the eye-fitness certificate in the prescribed format. Outstanding-sportsperson Forest Watcher vacancies are ranked by sports achievement marks after the candidate meets the minimum written, physical and endurance requirements.

1. Open the official TNPSC application portal (apply.tnpscexams.in) and select Notification 11/2026. Create a One Time Registration (OTR) or log in to your existing valid OTR, using your own e-mail ID and mobile number. Aadhaar linking with OTR is mandatory.
2. Match your post code with the education, typing/shorthand grade, age and post-specific conditions. Choose the post option carefully: “Posts other than Forest Guard with Driving Licence / Forest Watcher” or “All the Posts”. Choosing forest posts brings extra physical requirements.
3. Fill in the examination application, choose two examination centres (persons with benchmark disability choose one), and upload the photograph, signature and documents asked for. Make truthful reservation and fee-concession claims.
4. Pay the Rs 100 examination fee online or claim a valid concession. Review the preview and click SUBMIT before 11:59 PM on 5 November 2026. A preview alone is not a submitted application.
5. Keep the application ID, final acknowledgement and payment evidence. Use the correction window (9 November 2026, 12:01 AM to 11 November 2026, 11:59 PM) for permitted changes; no changes are allowed after it.

Apply only through the official TNPSC portal. Do not pay through unofficial links or agents. Queries on OTR and the online application: helpdesk@tnpscexams.in or toll-free 1800 419 0958 (working days, 10 AM to 5:45 PM).