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TNPSC Group 1 Exam is considered as the Top Most Government Examination for Tamilnadu State Civil Services.

In Tamilnadu TNPSC is the effective office to select State Government Civil Services Officers. There are number of administration exams like TNPSC Group 1, Group 1 A, Group 1 B, Group 2, Group 2 A, Group 3, Group 4, Group 5 A, Group 7, Group 8 and VAO.

Posts Included in TNPSC Group 1 Examination
Deputy Collector
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) (Category-I)
Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies
Assistant Director of Rural Development Department.
Assistant Commissioner in the Hindu Religious
Assistant Commissioner - Commercial Tax officer
District Registrar
Divisional Officer in Fire and Rescue services Department
Assistant Conservator of Forest
District Employment Officer

TNPSC Group 1 Exam Qualification:

Any Degree from a perceived University

Age Limit for TNPSC Group 1 Exam:

Minimum 21 Years, Maximum - 35 years for SC/ST/BC/MBC, Others-30 Years

Three Levels in TNPSC Group 1 Exam

I.Preliminary

II.Mains

III.Interview

Books which can be referred for the TNPSC Group 1 Exam

1. State Board books:

i) Social Science Books - 6th to 10th Std
ii) Science Books - 6th to 10th Std
iii) Polity - 11th,12th Political Science
iv) Economy - 11th,12th Economics Books
v) Geography -11th,12th Geography Books
vi) Indian Culture - 12th Indian Culture Book

2. Arihant General Knowledge 2016 - A must have for all TNPSC Exams. -Buy now.

3 .Indian Polity
i) Lakshi Kanth - Indian Polity

4. Indian Economy
i) Pratiyogita Darban's Indian Economy & Ramesh Singh's Indian Economy Book

5. Geography
i) Oxford School Atlas
ii) Spectrum Publication -Indian Geography

6. Tamilnadu History and Geography
Sakthi Tamilnadu Manual
IAS Academy Tamilnadu Book etc.

7. Current Affairs
i) Newspapers : The Hindu, Dinamani, Dinathanthit, Dinamalar (any one or two of these if time available)
(ii) Daily / Monthly Current Affairs by www.tnpscportal.in
(iii)Any one of the Current Affairs Monthly Magazine like Pothu Arivu Ulagam (Tamil), Competitive Success Review/Civil Service Chronicle/Competition Wizard (English) (Not compulsory , if you have time and money go for it)
iv) (iv)Yojana/Thittam (Mains point of view)

8. Aptitude (50 marks in Group 1 Preliminary Exam)
i)A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
ii)Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal
iii)Objective Arithmetic - R. S. Agarwal

9. Guide Books for General Studies
Manual for TNPSC Examinations (General Studies) by MC Graw Hill
Guides like Tata Mc Graw Hill, Spectrum or Pearson

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