- Recruiting authority
- Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
- Where
- Tamil Nadu Government · Tamil Nadu
- Notification
- No. 11/2026 (Advertisement No. 747)
- Posts
- Village Administrative Officer, Junior Assistant, Bill Collector, Typist, Steno-Typist (Grade III), Forest Guard, Forest Watcher and others (46 posts)
- Vacancies
- 6,574 in 46 posts – tentative; the authority may change the number
- Applications
- 6 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026, 11.59 PM
- Correction window
- 9 Nov 2026 to 11 Nov 2026
- Examination
- 10 Jan 2027, 09.30 AM to 12.30 PM
- Qualification
- SSLC (10th) pass minimum; some posts need more (typewriting, shorthand, driving licence or other) – see the post table in the notification.
- Age
- Age as on 01.07.2026. The values shown are for Village Administrative Officer, 'Others' category: should have completed 21 and should not have completed 30. Limits and concessions differ by post and category (SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DC, BC, BCM, persons with benchmark disability, ex-servicemen, destitute widows); several posts have no maximum age for some categories.
- Pay
- Varies by post: from Level 3 to Level 10 of the Tamil Nadu pay matrix (for example VAO: Level 8) – see the post table in the notification.
- Fee
- Examination fee Rs.100 unless exemption is claimed (special categories; free chances apply). One Time Registration is needed first.
- Selection
- Written examination (single paper, OMR)
- Onscreen certificate verification
- Physical Standards Test and Endurance Test (Forest Guard with Driving Licence and Forest Watcher only)
- Physical certificate verification and counselling
- Source note
- Verified from the notification (pages 1–3) and TNPSC Press Release No.116/2026 dated 06.10.2026 (6,574 vacancies in 46 posts). Vacancies are tentative: para 3.1 of the notification says the number notified is tentative and liable to modification.