1. FEES;

   a)	Registration Fee For one time Registration Fee - Note: Applicants who have already registered in one time Registration system paying Rs.50/- are exempted from paying the registration fee for this recruitment.	Rs.50/-
   b)	Written Examination Fee Note: The Written Examination fee should be paid at the time of submitting the online application for this recruitment if they are not eligible for the concession noted below	Rs.125/-

   EXAMINATION FEE CONCESSION

   Category	Concession	Condition
   (i) Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars), Scheduled Tribes	Full Exemption	--
   		(i) For Disabled persons, the
   		disability should be not less than
   (ii) Differently Abled Persons,		40%.
   Destitute Widow of all	Full Exemption
   communities		(ii) For DWs, the DW certificate
   		should have been obtained from
   		the RDO / Sub Collector
   (iii) Most Backward Class /	Those who have not	.
   Denotified Communities,	availed three free
   Backward Classes (Other	chances so far in any
   than Muslim), Backward	of the previous
   class (Muslim)	recruitment may avail
   	exemption from
   	payment of
   	examination fee.
   (iv) Ex-Servicemen	Those who have not	(i) Should not have availed two
   	availed two free	free chances in any of the
   	chances so far in any	previous recruitment.
   	of the previous recruitment may avail exemption from payment of examination fee.	(ii) Fee concession will not apply to those who have already been recruited to any class or service or category.

   1. For degree holders only.

   2. Should not have availed three free chances in any of the previous recruitment

   1. The Three/two free chances referred to above are not for EACH POST but for ANY THREE/TWO APPLICATION ONLY. The claim for exemption from payment of examination fee made in any application which is rejected/admitted or withdrawn will be counted as a free chance availed.

   2. Failure to pay the prescribed fee along with the application in-time will be liable to rejection of application.

   3. The fee concession claimed in the application exceeds the admissible limits announced above, the application will be rejected.

      (For further details regarding fee concession, refer para 12 of Instruction to Applicants)

2. Important Dates:-

   Date of Notification		15.11.2016	-
   Last date for submission of applications		14.12.2016	-
   Last date for payment of Examination Fee through Bank (State Bank of India / Indian Bank)		16.12.2016	-
   Date and Time of Written Examination
   Superintendent of Approved Schools for Boys (Now Government Children Home for Boys)	General Studies + General Tamil / General English	25.02.2017 F.N	10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
   Psychologist in the Department of Social Defence, Tamil Nadu Jail Service and Government Institute for Mentally Retarded.	Paper-I (Psychology)	26.02.2017 FN & A.N	10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
   	Paper-II (General Studies)		2.30 P. M to 4.30 P. M

3. QUALIFICATIONS

   A. AGE (as on 01.07.2016) :

   Sl. No.	Category of Candidates	SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all Castes.		Others [i.e. candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs & DW of all castes].
   	Name of the Post	Minimum Age (should have completed)	Maximum Age	Minimum Age (should have completed	Maximum Age
   1.	Superintendent of Approved Schools for Boys (Now Government Children Home for Boys)	18 Years	No Age limit	18 Years	35 Years (should not have completed)
   2.	Psychologist in Tamil Nadu Approved Schools and Vigilance Service	18 Years	No Age limit	18 Years	35 Years (should not have completed)
   3.	Psychologist in Tamil Nadu Jail Service	18 Years	No Age limit	18 Years	30 Years (should not have completed)
   4.	Psychologist in Government Institute for Mentally Retarded, Tambaram	28 Years	No Age limit	28 Years	45 Years (should not have completed)

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   Age Concession:

   1. For Differently Abled Persons:

      Differently Abled Persons are eligible for age concession upto 10 years over and above the maximum age limit prescribed above.

   2. For Ex-serviceman:

      1. No maximum age limit for applicants belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs.

      2. The maximum age limit is 48 years for others i.e. applicants not belonging to any of the categories mentioned in (a) above.

      3. The above mentioned age concession will not apply to the Ex-servicemen applicants those who have already been recruited to any class or service or category.

         Note

   3. Others [i.e Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC (A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs] who have put in five years of service in the State/Central Government are not eligible even if they are within the age limit.

      (For further details refer para 5 of the 'Instructions to Applicants).

      4B.(i) EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION as on 15.11.2016 (i.e., the

      date of Notification)

      Applicants should possess the following educational qualification awarded by an University or Institution recognised by the University Grants Commission or Board recognized by the Government of India or by any State Government of India, experience qualification on the date of this notification:

      Sl. No	Name of the Post	Qualifications
      1.	Superintendent of Approved Schools for Boys (Now Government Children Home for Boys)	(i) (a) A First or Second class Degree in B.A. (or) B.Sc. (or) B.Com. (or) (b) A Diploma in Criminology and Forensic Science AND (ii) B.T. or L.T. or B.Ed., Degree
      2.	Psychologist in Department of Social Defence	A degree of B.A. (Hons) or M.A. (Psychology)
      3.	Psychologist in Tamil Nadu Jail Service	M.A. (Psychology) Provided that other things being equal, preference will be given to candidates who have undergone training or who possess experience for a period of not less than one year in testing or clinical work in the field of Psychology.
      4.	Psychologist in Government Institute for Mentally Retarded, Tambaram

      1. Post Graduate degree in Psychology

      2. Experience for a period of not less than three years in the field of Education (or) Training or Vocational Rehabilitation of the mentally retarded

      Note:

      1. The qualification prescribed for the posts in this recruitment should have been obtained by passing the required qualification in the order of studies 10th+ HSC or its equivalent qualification + UG Degree and PG Degree as the case may be.

      2. Persons claiming equivalence of qualification should upload the details for such claim and should submit evidence when called for. The G.Os for equivalence of qualification is available in Annexure-II of the Notification.

         (For further details refer para-10 of the Instructions to Applicants).

      3. The experience required should have been gained from any of the Government recognised Institution.

         4B(ii) PHYSICAL QUALIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THE POST OF SUPERINTENDENT OF BOYS APPROVED SCHOOLS IS AS FURNISHED BELOW:

         • For Men: Must be not less than 160 centimetres in height and 79 centimetre round the chest on full expiration and must have a chest expansion of not less than five centimetres.

         • For Women:Provided that in the case of women they must be not less than 145 centimetres in height and a minimum chest measurement of 71 centimetres on full expiration with an expansion of not less than two centimetres.

         • CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS:-

      Applicants selected for appointment to the post will be required to produce a certificate of physical fitness in the form prescribed below:-

      Sl.No.	Name of the Post	Standard of Vision	Form of Certificate of Physical Fitness
      1	Superintendent of Approved Schools for Boys(Now Government Children Home for Boys)	Standard-I	Form prescribed for Executive post.
      2	Psychologist in Department of Social Defence	Standard-III or Better
      3	Psychologist in Tamil Nadu Jail Service
      4	Psychologist in Government Institute for Mentally Retarded, Tambaram

      Applicants with defective vision should produce eye fitness certificate from a qualified eye specialist.

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4. GENERAL INFORMATION:

   1. The Rule of reservation of appointments is applicable to posts included in Tamil Nadu Approved School and Vigilance Service and Tamil Nadu Jail Service. The Rule of reservation of appointments does not apply for the post of Psychologist in Government Institute for Mentally Retarded, Tambaram.

   2. In G.O.Ms.No.145, Personnel and Administrative Reforms(S) Department dated 30.09.2010 and G.O.Ms.No.40, Personnel and Administrative Reforms(S) Department dated 30.04.2014 the Government have issued Orders to fill up 20% of all vacancies in direct recruitment on preferential basis to Persons who studied the prescribed qualification in Tamil Medium. The 20% reservation of vacancies on preferential allotment to Persons Studied in Tamil Medium (PSTM) will apply for this recruitment and will be applicable to the applicants who have acquired the prescribed qualification in Tamil Medium. (Applicants claiming PSTM preference must produce certificate issued by Head of Institution as proof as per the specimen contained in the Instruction to Applicants for having studied the prescribed qualification in Tamil Medium. Having written the examination in Tamil language alone will not qualify for claiming this preference). If the applicants with PSTM certificate are not available for selection for appointment against reserved turn such turn shall be filled up by other eligible applicants but belonging to the respective communal category. The PSTM certificate, in prescribed format / proforma available in the Commissions website at www.tnpsc.gov.in shall be obtained from the Head of the Institution and shall be produced / uploaded when called for. (For further details refer para 27(XIX) of Instruction to Applicants).

   3. The number of vacancies advertised in each of the post is only approximate and is liable to modification with reference to vacancy position at any time including reduction before finalization of selection.

   4. If no qualified and suitable woman applicants are available for selection against the vacancies reserved for them, those vacancies will be filled by male applicants belonging to the respective communal categories.(Except for one vacancy to the post of Psychologist in the Department of Social Defence for which women alone are eligible).

   5. 3% reservation for Differently Abled Persons will be made applicable to Differently Abled Persons for those posts identified as suitable in G.O.MS.No.13, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP.3.2) Department, dated 02.03.2016 and as per the amendments issued from time to time. Among the posts notified in this recruitment, the following posts have been identified as suitable for categories of Differently Abled Persons:-

      Sl. No.	Name of the post & Code No.	Categories Identified as suitable	Functional classification
      1.	Superintendent of Approved Schools for Boys(Now Government Children Home for Boys)	LV/HH/OA/OL/BL	VI-Visually Impaired (100%) LV- Low Vision (40% to70%) HH - Hard of Hearing (55% to 80%) OA-One Arm (40% to 70%) OL-One Leg (40% to 70%) BL-Both Legs (40% to 70%)
      2.	Psychologist in Department of Social Defence	LV/HH/OA/OL/BL
      3.	Psychologist in Government Institute for Mentally Retarded, Tambaram	VI/HH/OA/OL/BL

   6. The turn for Differently Abled Persons does not arise in this recruitment. However, they can apply and should upload the documents referred in para 14 (b) of the Commissions Instruction to Applicants when called for by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.

   7. The Differently Abled persons should upload a copy of certificate of physical fitness specifying the nature of physical handicap and the degree of disability based on the norms laid down, from the Medical Board to the effect that his/her handicap will not render him/her incapable of efficiently discharging the duties attached to the post to which he/she has been selected when called for by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.

   8. Reservation of appointment to Destitute Widows and Ex-servicemen will not apply to this recruitment.

   9. Even after filling up of the vacancies reserved for SC (Arunthathiyars) on preferential basis, if more number of qualified Arunthathiyars are available, they shall be entitled to compete with the Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars in the inter-se-merit among them and if any posts reserved for Arunthathiyars remain unfilled for want of adequate number of qualified applicants, it shall be filled up by Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars.

   10. Evidence for claims made in the online application should be uploaded / submitted in time when called for the documents. Any claim made thereafter on submission of online application will not be entertained.

   11. Correct and True information regarding arrest, convictions / debarment / disqualification by any recruiting agency, criminal or any disciplinary proceedings initiated / pending or finalised, participation in agitation or any Political Organisation, candidature in election for Parliament / State Legislature / Local Bodies etc, if any, should also be furnished to the Commission at the time of application i.e. the details thereof, originals of the judgement, order/ or G.O. dropping further action in Departmental proceedings or any document that may prove the suitability of such applicants for a Government appointment in such cases must be produced at the stage / time of certificate verification without fail.

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   12. Incomplete applications and applications containing wrong claims or incorrect particulars relating to category of reservation / other basic qualification / eligibility wise / age / communal categories / educational qualification / physical qualification and other basic eligibility criteria will be liable for rejection.

   13. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of furnishing of incorrect and incomplete details in the application or omission to provide the required details in the application forms.

   14. Knowledge in Tamil:-

   Applicants should possess adequate knowledge in Tamil on the date of this Notification.

   (For details refer para 11 of Commissions Instruction to Applicants)

5. SCHEME OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) AND ORAL TEST:-

1. FOR THE POST OF Superintendent of Approved Schools for Boys (now Government Children Home for Boys)

   Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks		Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection
   				SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/ DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs	Others
   WRITTENEXAMINATION in OMR Format: Single paper in General Studies (Degree Standard) (100 items) (General Studies -75 and Aptitude and Mental Ability -25 questions ) + General Tamil (OR) General English (SSLC Std.) (100 items) Interview and Record		150
   		+
   			300
   	3 hours
   		150		102	136
   			40
   TOTAL		340

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2. For the Posts of (i) Psychologist in Department of Social Defence,

1. Psychologist in Tamil Nadu Jail Service and (iii) Psychologist in Government Institute for Mentally Retarded, Tambaram

   Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection
   			SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/ DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs	Others
   WRITTEN EXAMINATION in OMR Format:i.PaperI Psychology (Code No. 101 ) (P.G. Degree Standard) (200 Questions) (Objective Type) (Degree Standard - 100 questions) (Objective Type) (General Studies -75 and Aptitude and Mental Ability -25 questions )	3 Hours	300
   	2 Hours	200	171	228
   	--	70
   	Total	570

   1. Paper -II General Studies

   2. Interview and Records

   Note-1 For the post of Superintendent of Approved Schools for Boys (Now Government

   Children Home for Boys).

   • Single question paper will contain questions on General Studies (100 items), and 100 items in General English/ General Tamil.

   • Questions in General Studies will be set in English and Tamil.

   • Questions in General English/ General Tamil will be set in the respective languages.

     For the post of Psychologist

   • The Written Examination consists two papers viz., paper-I and paper-II

   • Paper-I will contain questions on Psychology and Paper-II General Studies will contain questions on General Studies, Aptitude and Mental Ability Test

   • The question in paper-I will be set in English and Paper-II will be set both in English and Tamil.

Note: (For Written Examination)

1. Refer para 22 of Instruction to Applicants in regard to Instructions to be followed while appearing for competitive Examinations conducted by the Commission

2. Syllabi for Written Examination is available in Annexure I of the notification.

1. CENTRE FOR EXAMINATION:-

   Examination will be held at Chennai centre only.

   Note:

   1. For Written Examination, the Commission reserves the right to increase / decrease the number of Examination Centre and to re-allot the applicants as decided by Commission.

   2. Applicants will be required to appear for the Written Examination / Oral Test / Certificate verification at their own expenses.

2. MODE OF PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEE:-

   • Examination fee Rs. 125/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twenty Five only) is payable online through Net banking/Credit card /Debit card or it can be paid at State Bank of India/Indian Bank within 2 days on submission of application.

   • Applicants have to register their basic particulars through One-Time Registration which is mandatory on payment of Rs.50/- towards registration fee. The registration shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of One-Time Registration.

   • Applicants have also to pay the service charges applicable to the State Bank of India / Indian Bank.

   • Applicants can avail exemption from paying examination fees as per eligibility criteria.

   • Offline mode of payment in the form of Demand Draft / Postal Order etc., will not be accepted and the applications forwarded with such modes of payment will be summarily rejected.

   • Those who have registered in the One -Time Registration system, and paid the registration fee of Rs.50/- and received the registration ID need not pay the Registration fee i.e., Rs.50/- and it is enough to pay the examination fee alone.

   • Applicants who have made One-Time Registration must apply for the notified posts. One Time Registration is only to avail exemption for Registration fee for a period of 5 years from the date of registration.

   (For further details regarding the Examination fee concessions refer para 12 of the Instruction to Applicants').

   
   

3. PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:-

   Selection will be made in two successive stages i.e., (i) Written Examination and (ii) Oral Test in the shape of an interview. Final selection will be made on the basis of the total marks obtained by the Applicants at the Written Examination and Oral Test taken together subject to the rule of reservation of appointments. Applicants appearance in the Written Examination and Oral Test is compulsory. An applicant who has not appeared for the Written Examination or the Oral Test will not be considered for selection, even if he/she secures qualifying marks for selection.

4. NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE AND INFORMATION TO THE EMPLOYER:

   For details refer para 15 (g) of Commissions Instruction to Applicants. - Any violation of this instruction will be liable for / end in rejection of application and forfeit his/her candidature. (Para 15(g) of the Instruction to Applicants shall be read as NOC and information to the employer)

5. CONCESSIONS:-

   1. Concessions in the matter of age and/or fees allowed to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs, Destitute Widows, Differently Abled Persons, Ex- servicemen, other categories of persons etc., are given in para 12 to 14 of the 'Instruction to Applicants'.

   2. Persons claiming concessions referred to above has to produce evidence for such claim when called for, otherwise his/her application will be liable for rejection.

      Note:

      In all cases, an Ex-serviceman once recruited to a post in any class or service or category, cannot claim the concession of being called an Ex-serviceman for his further recruitment (G.O.Ms.No.89, Personnel and Administrative Reform(S) Department, dated 12.08.2015)

6. HOW TO APPLY:-

   Refer Instructions to Applicants in Commissions website at www.tnpsc.gov.in /www.tnpscexams.net /www.tnpscexams.in for instruction and Guidelines.

   Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of the Applicant, Post Applied for, Communal Category, Date of birth, Address, e-mail ID, Centre of Examination etc. will be considered as final. However, applicants can modify certain fields till the last date specified for applying online. Certain fields are fixed and cannot be edited even before the closing date. Applicants are hence requested to fill in the online application form with utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained after last date for applying.

7. OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:-

1. Applicants should ensure their eligibility for examination: The Applicants applying for the examination should go through all instructions carefully and ensure that they fulfil all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying of the eligibility conditions. Mere issue of memo of admission to the applicants will not imply that his/her candidature has been fully cleared by the Commission.

2. The Hall Tickets for eligible applicants will be made available in the Commissions Website www.tnpsc.gov.in or www.tnpscexams.net orwww.tnpscexams.in for downloading by applicants. No Hall Tickets will be sent by post. So the applicants should watch TNPSC website before the scheduled date of examination. The applicants must comply with each and every instruction given in the Hall Ticket.

3. Grievance Redressal Cell for guidance of applicants:-

4. In case of any guidance /information / clarification of their applications, candidature, etc., applicants can contact Tamil Nadu Public Service Commissions Office in person or over Telephone No.044-25332833 / 25332855 or the Commissions Office Toll-Free No. 1800 425 1002 on all working days between 10.00 a.m. and 05.45 p.m.

5. Mobile Phones and other Articles Banned:

   1. Applicants are not allowed to bring Cellular Phone, Watches and Ring with Inbuilt Memory Notes and etc., or any other Electronic device and Non Electronic devices such as P&G Design Data Book, Books, Notes, Hand Bags and Recording Device either as separate piece or part of something used by the applicant such as Watch or Ring etc., to the examination hall / room on the date of examination.

   2. If they are found to be in possession of any such thing or instrument they will not be allowed to write the examination further, besides invalidation of answer paper and / or debarment. If it is considered necessary they will be subjected to thorough physical search including frisking on the spot(For further details refer Instructions to Applicant).

   3. Do not bring into the Examination Hall any article such as books, notes, loose sheets, electronic or any other type of calculators, mathematical and drawing instruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Text Books, rough sheets etc., except the permitted writing material (i.e. pen).No colour pen or Pencil must be used.

   4. Applicants are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including Mobile Phones to the venue of the examination, as arrangements for safekeeping cannot be assured.

6. Applicants are not required to submit along with their application any certificates in support of their claims regarding age, educational qualifications, physical qualification, community certificates and certificates regarding their physical disability etc., which should be submitted when called for by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. The applicants applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. Written Examination and Oral Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after Written Examination, Certificate Verification and Oral Test, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the recruitment will be liable for rejection / cancellation by the Commission. (For Further details refer Instructions to Applicants)

7. If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, it will lead to rejection / debarment.

8. Unfair means strictly prohibited: No applicant shall copy from the papers of any other applicant or permit his papers to be copied or give or attempt to give or obtain or attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description. (For further details refer of Instruction to Applicants)

9. Conduct in Examination Hall: No applicants should misbehave in any manner or create a disorderly scene in the Examination Hall or harass the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination. Any such misconduct will be severely viewed and penalised. (For further details refer Instruction to Applicants)

10. For violations of Instructions to Applicants in any manner, suitable penalty will be imposed as per the Instruction to Applicants or as deem fit by the Commission

The Online Application can be submitted upto 14.12.2016 till 11.59 p.m., after whichthe link will be disabled

(For detailed information candidates may refer Commissions Instruction to Applicants at the Commissions website www.tnpsc.gov.in)

Secretary

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