Recruitment for the Post of Executive Officer, Grade-III by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

Name of the Post and Post Code Name of the Service and Code No. No. of Vacancies Level of Pay
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GRADE-III (Post Code: 1654) Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Subordinate Service (Code No. 009) 55 Level-10: Rs.20,600-65,500
Date of Notification 02.11.2018
Last date for submission of online application 03.12.2018
Last date for payment of Examination Fee through Bank (State Bank of India or Indian Bank) 05.12.2018
Date and Time of Written Examination
Paper -I Paper -II 16.02.2019 10.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M 2:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.

Note:

(i)
The three / two free chances referred to above are not for EACH POST but for ANY THREE / TWO APPLICATIONS ONLY. The claim for exemption from payment of examination fee made in any application which has been rejected / admitted or withdrawn will be counted as free chance availed.
(ii)
Failure to pay the prescribed examination fee along with the application in-time, will be liable for rejection of application.

(iii) The number of free chances availed by the applicant means, the total number of free chances hitherto availed by the applicant in his/her earlier applications submitted to the Commission for any post/recruitment.

(iv) If, the examination fee concession claimed in the application is found to exceed the admissible limits as announced above, the application will be rejected at any stage of selection. The Number of free chances availed by the applicants will be counted from all previous applications submitted through One Time Registration and / or submitted directly without One Time Registration.

(For further details regarding examination fee concession, refer para. 12 of Instructions to Applicants).

5. MODE OF PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEE

Examination fee of Rs.150/-(Rupees One Hundred and Fifty only) is payable by online through Net banking / Credit card / Debit card or it can be paid by offline at SBI / at Indian Bank within 2 days from the date of submission of online application, by choosing the option in the online application.

Applicants have to register their basic particulars through One -Time Registration which is mandatory on payment of Rs.150/-(Rupees One Hundred and Fifty only) towards registration fee and then should apply online for this recruitment. The One-Time Registration will be valid for five years from the date of registration. Thereafter, the registration should be renewed by paying the prescribed fee. Applicants who had already registered in one time Registration system by paying Rs.50/-before 01.03.2017 and having validity and those who have registered for One-Time Registration system are exempted from paying the registration fee for this recruitment.

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

Applicants can avail exemption from paying examination fee 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.

(For further details, refer para 2(13 -23) of Instructions to Applicants).

6. QUALIFICATIONS

(A) AGE LIMIT (as on 01.07.2018)

Sl. No. Category of Applicants Minimum Age Maximum Age
(should have (should not have
completed) completed)
1 Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyar), Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (Other than Muslim) and Destitute Widows of all categories 25 Years No Maximum Age limit
Others [ i.e., Applicants not belonging to SCs, 35 years
2 SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, and BCs(Other than
Muslim) and Destitute Widows of all categories]

Note:

(i)
The minimum age limit prescribed for this post shall not apply to the persons possessing a degree of a college of Oriental Culture of any University recognized by the University Grants Commission.
(ii)
Others i.e., applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs and BCs who have put in 5 years and more of service in the State / Central Government are not eligible to apply even if they are within the age limit.

(iIi) Paragraph 5 of the Instructions to Applicants will apply to this recruitment only for maximum age limit. The age concession announced in Paragraph 14 of the Instructions to Applicants will apply for the maximum age limit.

Explanation: No maximum age limit shall mean that the applicants should not have completed

58 years of age either on the date of notification or at the time of selection /

appointment to the post.

AGE CONCESSION

(i)
For Differently Abled Persons:
(a) For Others, Differently Abled Persons are eligible for age concession upto 10 years over and above the maximum age limit prescribed above.
(ii)
For Ex-servicemen
(a)
The maximum age limit is 48 years for others.
(b)
The above mentioned age concession will not apply to Ex-Servicemen applicants those who have already been recruited to any class or service or category.

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

(B) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 02.11.2018)

Applicants should possess the following or its equivalent qualification:-

A degree of any of the Universities recognized by the University Grants
Commission

Provided that, other things being equal, preference shall be given to employees of Religious Institutions (other than Government Servant) who have put in not less than 5 years of Service.

Provided that, other things being equal, preference shall be given to persons who hold B.A. degree in Indian Culture and Religious Institutions Management and to those who hold a Diploma in Epigraphy and Archaeology awarded by the Institute of Epigraphy in Tamil Nadu.

Note:

(i)
The qualification prescribed for this post should have been obtained by passing the required qualification in the order of studies viz., 10th + HSC or its equivalent + U.G. degree.
(ii)
Applicants claiming equivalence of qualification to the prescribed qualification should upload and submit evidence for equivalence of qualification in the form of G.O. issued prior to the date of this notification when called for. The G.Os issued regarding equivalence of qualification after the date of this notification will not be accepted.

(iii) According to G.O.Ms.No.139, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Per.M) Department, dated 07.10.2009 the applicants who possess the Professional degree or any degree are eligible to this recruitment. (For details refer Annexure-II of the Notification).

(Refer para 10 of the Instructions to Applicants)

(C) CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

Applicants selected for appointment to this post will be required to produce a certificate of

physical fitness in the form prescribed below before his appointment:-

Form of Certificate of Physical Fitness Standard of Vision
Executive Post Standard -III

1.

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

(D) KNOWLEDGE IN TAMIL

Applicants should possess adequate knowledge in Tamil on the date of this Notification. (For details refer para 11 of Instructions to Applicants)

7. CONCESSIONS

(i)
Concessions in the matter of age and/or fees allowed to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs(Other than Muslims), Destitute Widows, Differently Abled Persons, Ex-Servicemen, other categories of persons etc., are given in para 12 to 14 of Instructions to Applicants).
(ii)
Persons claiming concessions referred to above and other claims made in the application have 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 (Proviso to Section 3(j) (vii) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016).

8. SCHEME OF MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) AND ORAL TEST Note :

1. i. Applicants are given the option to choose either General Tamil or General English for answering the language part in Paper-I.

ii. The questions on General Studies will be set both in English and Tamil and the questions on General Tamil/ General English will be set in the respective languages.

iii. The questions on 1.Hindu Religion, 2.Saivism and Vaishnavism in respect of paper-II (i.e., 1/ ,e;Jkjk; 2/ irtKk; itztKk; ) will be set in Tamil only.

2. Refer para 22 of Instructions to Applicants in regard to instructions to be followed while appearing for competitive examinations conducted by the Commission

3. The Syllabi for the said subjects are furnished in Annexure I of this Notification and also available in the Commissions website www.tnpsc.gov.in.

9. CENTRE FOR EXAMINATION

The written examination will be held at the following Centres:-

Sl. No. DISTRICT CODE NO Sl. No. DISTRICT CODE NO
1. Ariyalur 3001 17. Pudukkottai 1501
2. Chennai 0100 18 Ramanathapuram 1601
3. Coimbatore 0200 19. Salem 1701
4. Cuddalore 0301 20. Sivaganga 1801
5. Dharmapuri 0401 21. Thanjavur 1901
6. Dindigul 0501 22. Theni 2001
7. Erode 0601 23. Thiruvallur 2101
8. Kanchipuram 0701 24. Thiruvannamalai 2201
9. Kanyakumari 0802 25. Thiruvarur 2301
10. Karur 0901 26. Thoothukkudi 2401
11. Krishnagiri 3101 27. Tiruchirappalli 2501
12. Madurai 1000 28. Tirunelveli 2601
13. Nagapattinam 1101 29. Tiruppur 3201
14. Namakkal 1201 30. Vellore 2701
15. The Nilgiris 1301 31. Villupuram 2801
16. Perambalur 1401 32. Virudhunagar 2901

Note:

(i) Request for change of centre / venue will not be entertained.

(ii) The Commission reserves the right to increase / decrease the number of examination centres and to re-allot the applicants.

(iii) Applicants should appear for the Written Examination / Certificate Verification/ Oral Test at their own expenses.

(For further details refer Instructions to Applicants).

10. SELECTION PROCEDURE

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 in any one of the papers for the Written Examination or the Oral Test will not be considered for selection, even if he/she secures qualifying marks for selection.

(For further details refer paragraph 23 (b) of the Instructions to Applicants)

11. NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE / INFORMATION TO THE EMPLOYER

No Objection Certificate obtained from appropriate authority should be produced at the time of certificate verification failing which, the application will be rejected.

No Objection Certificate should be produced in the format prescribed under para 15 (g) of Commissions Instructions to Applicants. -Any violation of this instruction will be liable for rejection of application and forfeit his/her candidature.

(Refer para 15(g) of Instructions to Applicants)

12. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. The rule of reservation of appointments is applicable for this recruitment within the communities professing HINDU RELIGION. The distribution of vacancies will be as per rule in force and will be announced later.

B. 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. (Applicants claiming this reservation should have studied the prescribed qualification for the post in Tamil Medium and should have the certificate for the same. Having written the examinations in Tamil language alone will not qualify for claiming this reservation). If the applicants with PSTM Certificate are not available for selection for appointment against reserved turn, such turn shall be filled up by eligible Non-PSTM applicants but belonging to the respective communal category. The PSTM certificate shall be produced / uploaded by the applicant in prescribed format / proforma available in the Commissions website at www.tnpsc.gov.in which shall be obtained from the Head of the Institution.

(For further details refer para 27 (XIX) of Instructions to Applicants)

C. The number of vacancies advertised is only approximate and is liable for modification including reduction with reference to vacancy position at any time before finalisation of selection.

D. The selection for appointment to the above said post is purely provisional subject to final orders on pending Writ Petitions, if any, filed at Madras High Court and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.

E. Reservation for Ex-Servicemen and Destitute Widows are applicable to this recruitment.

F. As per G.O.(Ms).No.51, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP -3.2) Department, dated 26.12.2017, 4% reservation to all categories of Differently Abled Persons is applicable to the C and D posts. However, the suitable categories of Differently Abled Person for this post will be made applicable after necessary order from the Government. Hence, the Differently Abled Persons may apply to this recruitment. Their application will be accepted subject to the orders to be issued by the Government.

G. The Differently Abled persons should submit / upload a copy of Differently Abled Certificate from competent authority specifying the nature of physical handicap and the degree of disability when called for by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. [Refer para. 14(b) of Instructions to Applicants.]

H. 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.

I. Subsequent claims made after the submission of online application will not be entertained. Evidence for claims made in the online application should be uploaded / submitted in time when documents are called for. Failure to submit the documents within the stipulated time limit will entail rejection of application.

J. 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. The details thereof, i.e. 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 government appointment in such cases must be produced at the stage / time of certificate verification without fail. All such events that occur after the submission of application and till the date of his/her selection and appointment shall be reported to the Commission forthwith then and there. Failure to report on the part of applicant will be considered as suppression of material information and will attract suitable penal action.

K. Incomplete applications and applications containing wrong claims or incorrect particulars relating to category of reservation / other basic qualifications / eligibility / age / communal categories / educational qualification / PSTM / physical qualification and other basic eligibility criteria will be summarily rejected.

L. One Time Registration is not an application for any post / recruitment. Though the details / particulars were furnished in the One Time Registration by the applicants, the details / particulars furnished in the online application for this recruitment alone will be taken into consideration. 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 for this recruitment.

M. Refer Annexure-III of this notification regarding determination of community and reservation in employment for third genders.

N. SECURITY:

In regard to the security to be furnished by the Executive Officer, Grade III the rules framed under Section 116(2) (xvi) of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959) shall apply.

O. Applicants selected for appointment to this post should be prepared to serve compulsorily in Hill Stations in Tamil Nadu. If they refuse or resort to dilatory tactics to serve in Hill Stations they will lose their appointment. The applicants should furnish a declaration as given below in the online application at the time of applying for this examination.

If selected I assure that I will not refuse or delay to serve in Hill Stations. I am

aware that I will lose my appointment if I refuse or delay to serve in

Hill Stations.

13. OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

a) Applicants should ensure their eligibility for examination. The applicants applying for the examination should go through all the instructions carefully and ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission to all stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfaction of the eligibility conditions. Mere issue of memorandum of admission to the applicants will not imply that their candidature has been fully cleared by the Commission.

b) Hall Tickets for eligible applicants will be made available in the Commissions website www.tnpsc.gov.in or www.tnpscexams.net or www.tnpscexams.in for downloading by applicants. Hall Tickets will not be sent by post. Hence, applicants should watch TNPSC website before the scheduled date of examination.

c) Grievance Redressal Cell for guidance of applicants: In case of any guidance /information / clarification regarding 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. or Commissions office e-mail id.

d) Communication to Applicants Individual communication regarding the date and time of certificate verification, oral test and counselling (if applicable) will not be sent to the applicants by post. The details will be made available on the Commissions website. Applicants will be informed of the above fact only through SMS and e-mail and they should watch Tamil Nadu Public Service Commissions website in this regard.

e) Mobile Phones and other Articles Banned

i. Applicants are not allowed to bring cellular phones, calculators, watches and rings with inbuilt memory notes etc., or any other electronic devices and non electronic devices such as P&G Design Data Book, books, notes, hand bags and recording devices 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.

ii. Applicants are not allowed to 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).

iii. If they are found to be in possession of any such things or instruments, 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 Applicants).

iv. 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.

f) Unless specific instruction is given, applicants are not required to submit along with their application any certificates (in support of their claims regarding age, educational qualifications, physical qualification, community, 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 examination will be liable for rejection / cancellation by the Commission. (For further details refer Instructions to Applicants)

g) If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, it will lead to rejection of their candidature and suitable penal action including debarment.

h) Unfair means strictly prohibited: No applicant shall copy from the papers of any other applicant or permit his / her 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 Instructions to Applicants)

i) Conduct in examination hall: No applicant 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 viewed seriously and penalised. (For further details refer Instructions to Applicants)

j) For violation of Instructions to Applicants in any manner, suitable penalty will be imposed as per the Instructions to Applicants or as deemed fit by the Commission.

14. HOW TO APPLY

  1. Applicants should apply only through online mode in the Commissions websites www.tnpsc.gov.in / www.tnpscexams.net /www.tnpscexams.in.

  2. One Time Registration (OTR) and applicant Dashboard are mandatory before applying for any post. Applicant should register only once in the One Time Registration by paying Rs.150/-as registration fee. Successfully registered One Time Registration is valid for 5 years from the date of Registration. All the applications should be submitted using the One Time Registration ID and password registered by the applicant.

  3. For applying in One Time Registration, the applicants should have a scanned image of their photograph, certificates wherever insisted and signature in CD/DVD/Pen Drive to upload the photo, certificates and signature.

  4. Applicants who have already registered in One Time Registration on or before 29.09.2015 shall use their existing user ID and Password to create applicants Dashboard in the new One Time Registration system. No applicant is permitted to create more than one registration ID in One Time Registration.

  5. Enter the Unique ID and password to view the already available information and update them.

  6. One Time Registration is not an application for any post. It is just collection of information from the applicants and giving a separate dashboard to each applicant to facilitate them to maintain their own profile. Applicant who wishes to apply for this recruitment shall click Apply against the recruitment notified in the Commissions website using the same USER ID and PASSWORD given for ONE TIME REGISTRATION.

  7. Select the name of the post or service for which the applicant wishes to apply.

  8. Applicants are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature.

  9. An online application uploaded without the photograph, specified documents and signature will be rejected.

  10. All the particulars mentioned in the online application including name of the applicant, post applied, educational qualifications, communal category, date of birth, address, e-mail ID, centre of examination etc. will be considered as final and no modifications will be allowed after the last date specified for applying online. Since certain fields are firm and fixed and cannot be edited, applicants are requested to fill the online application form with utmost care and caution as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

  11. Print Option a) After submitting the application, applicants can print / save their application in PDF format. b) On entering User ID and password, applicants can download their application and print, if

required.

c) Need not send the printout of the online application or any other supporting documents to the Commission. The application and certificates will be verified only when the applicants come up for next stage of selection.

11. One Time Registration will not be considered as an application for any post.

15. UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS

The applicants must upload / submit the documents whenever called for specifically.

16. LAST DATE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION

The Online Application can be submitted upto 03.12.2018 till 11.59 p.m., after which the link will be disabled.

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

Secretary

Warning

All the Recruitments by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission are purely merit based.

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission hereby cautions the candidates against touts and agents cheating by making false promises of securing job through unfair means.

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission shall not be responsible or liable for any loss that may be caused to any candidate on account of indulging into any sort of actions with such unscrupulous persons.

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Group VII B (Executive Officer, Grade III) MAIN EXAMINATION

ss- Degree Standard

(Topics for Objective type )

UnitI General science :

Physics UniverseGeneralScientific lawsScientificinstrumentsInventionsanddiscoveriesNational scientific laboratoriesScienceglossaryMechanicsandproperties ofmatterPhysical quantities,standardsandunitsElectricityandMagnetism,Heat,lightandsoundAtomicandnuclearphysics

Chemistry ElementsandCompoundsAcids,basesandsaltsOxidationandreductionChemistryoforesandmetalsCarbon,nitrogenandtheircompoundsFertilizers,pesticides,insecticides

BotanyMain Conceptsof lifescienceThecellbasicunitoflifeClassificationoflivingorganismNutritionanddieteticsRespiration

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UnitII. Current Events

HistoryLatestdiaryofeventsNational NationalsymbolsProfileofStatesEminentpersons&placesinnewsSports&gamesBooks&authorsAwards&honoursLatesthistoricaleventsIndiaanditsneighboursAppointmentswhoiswho?

Political ScienceProblemsinconductofpublicelectionsPoliticalpartiesandpoliticalsysteminIndiaPublicawareness & General administrationRoleofVoluntaryorganizations&Govt.,Welfareorientedgovt.schemes,theirutility

Geography GeographicallandmarksPolicyonenvironmentandecology

EconomicsCurrentsocioeconomicproblemsNew economicpolicy& govt.sector

ScienceLatestinventionsonscience&technologyLatestdiscoveriesinHealthScienceMassmedia&communication

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Earthand UniverseSolarsystemAtmospherehydrosphere,lithosphereMonsoon,rainfall,weather and climateWaterresourcesriversinIndiaSoil,minerals &natural resourcesNaturalvegetationForest&wildlifeAgriculturalpattern,livestock &fisheriesTransportincludingSurface transport&

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UnitIV. History and culture of India

SouthIndian historyCultureandHeritageofTamilpeopleAdventofEuropeaninvasionExpansionand consolidationof BritishruleEffectofBritish ruleon socioeconomicfactorsSocialreformsandreligiousmovementsIndiasinceindependenceCharacteristicsofIndiancultureUnityindiversityrace,colour,language,customIndiaassecularstateOrganizations forfinearts,dance,drama,musicGrowthofrationalist,DravidianmovementinTNPoliticalpartiesandpopulistschemesProminentpersonalitiesinthe variousspheres Arts,Science,literatureandPhilosophyMotherTeresa,SwamiVivekananda,PanditRavishankar,M.S.Subbulakshmi,RukmaniArundelandJ.Krishnamoorthyetc.

UnitV INDIAN POLITY

Constitution of India.Preamble totheconstitutionSalientfeaturesofconstitutionUnion,StateandterritoryCitizenshiprights amenddutiesFundamental rightsFundamentaldutiesHuman rightscharterUnion legislature ParliamentStateexecutiveState Legislature assembly LocalgovernmentpanchayatrajTamilNaduJudiciaryinIndiaRuleoflaw/Due process of lawIndianfederalism center staterelationsEmergencyprovisionsElectionsElection CommissionUnion andStateAmendmentstoconstitutionSchedulestoconstitution.Administrativereforms&tribunalsCorruption inpublic lifeAnticorruption measures CentralVigilanceCommission,lokadalats,Ombudsman,Comptroller andAuditorGeneralofIndiaRighttoinformationCentral andStateCommissionEmpowermentofwomen

UnitVI. Indian economy

NatureofIndianeconomyNeedforeconomicplanningFiveyearplanmodelsanassessmentLandreforms& agricultureApplicationofscienceinagricultureIndustrialgrowthCapitalformationandinvestmentRole ofpublicsector&disinvestmentDevelopmentof infrastructureNationalincomeRuralwelfareorientedprogrammesSocial sector problemspopulation,education,health,employment,povertyHRDsustainableeconomicgrowthEconomictrendsinTamilNaduEnergyDifferentsourcesanddevelopmentFinance Commission PlanningCommissionNationalDevelopmentCouncil

UnitVII. Indian national movement

EarlyuprisingagainstBritish rule1857RevoltIndianNational CongressEmergenceofnationalleadersGandhi,Nehru, Tagore,Nethaji Growth ofmilitantmovementsCommunalism ledto partitionRoleof TamilNadu infreedomstruggle Rajaji, VOC,Periyar,Bharathiar & OthersBirth of political parties/politicalsysteminIndiasinceindependence

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UnitVIII. Aptitude & Mental Ability Test

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SYLLABUS GENERAL ENGLISH

S.S.L.C. Standard (Objective Type) Grammar

PART A

1. Match the following words and Phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

2.Choose the correct Synonyms for the underlined word from the options given

  1. Choose the correct Antonyms for the underlined word from the options given

  2. Select the correct word (Prefix, Suffix)

  3. Fill in the blanks with suitable Article

  4. Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition

  5. Select the correct Question Tag

  6. Select the correct Tense

  7. Select the correct Voice

  8. Fill in the blanks (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle)

  9. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object.) Blanks with correct Homophones

  10. Find out the Error (Articles, Prepositions, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb)

  11. Comprehension

  12. Select the correct sentence

  13. Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb)

  14. Select the correct Plural forms

  15. Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentense)

  16. Identify the correct Degree. 19.Form a new word by blending the words. 20.Form compound words (Eg: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun)

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Part-B

Literature

1.Figures of speech observed in the following Poems:

Alliteration Allusion Simile Metaphor Personification Oxymoron Onomatopoeia Anaphora Ellipsis - Rhyme Scheme - Rhyming Words Repetition Apostrophe

A Psalm of Life - Womens Rights - The Nation United - English words Snake The Man He Killed - Off to outer space tomorrow morning - Sonnet No.116 - The Solitary Reaper - Be the Best - O Captain My Captain - Laugh and Be Merry Earth - Dont quit - The Apology - Be Glad your Nose is on your face - A sonnet for my Incomparable Mother - The Flying Wonder - To a Millionaire - The Piano Manliness - Going for water -The cry of the

Children - Migrant Bird - Shilpi.

2.Appreciation Questions from Poetry

A Psalm of Life - Womens Rights - The Nation United - English words Snake The Man He Killed - Off to outer space tomorrow morning Sonnet No.116 - The Solitary Reaper - Be the Best - O Captain My Captain

-Laugh and Be Merry Earth - Dont quit - The Apology - Be Glad your Nose is on your face - A sonnet for my Incomparable Mother - The Flying Wonder -To a Millionaire - The Piano Manliness - Going for water -The cry of the Children - Migrant Bird - Shilpi.

3.Important lines from Poems.

Where the mind is without fear - The Solitary Reaper - Going for water - A

Psalm of Life - Be the Best - Sonnet No.116

4.Questions on the Biography of

Mahatma Gandhi - Jawaharlal Nehru - Subash Chandra Bose - Helen Keller Kalpana Chawala - Dr.Salim Ali - Rani of Jhansi - Nelson Mandela Abraham Lincoln

5.Questions on Shakespeares

Merchant of Venice (Act IV Court Scene) - Julius Ceasar (Act III Scene 2) - Sonnet 116

6.Questions from Oscar Wildes

The Model Millionaire - The Selfish Giant

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Music-The Hope Raiser

8.Comprehension Questions from the following Motivational Essays:

Gopala Krishna Gokhales Speech on 25th July in Mumbai in response to The address presented to him by students- Dale Carnegies The Road to success- Dr.APJ Abdul Kalams Vision for the Nation(from India2020)

- Ruskin Bonds Our Local Team - Hope Spencers Keep your spirits high - Deepa Agarwals After the storm - Brian pattens You cant be that no you cant be that

9.Comprehension Questions from the following description of Places

Ahtushi Deshpandes To the land of snow - Manohar Devadoss Yaanai

Malai - Brihadeesvarar Temple

10.British English American English

Part-C

Authors and their Literary Works

1.Match the Poems with the Poets

A psalm of Life - Be the Best - The cry of the children - The Piano Manliness Going for water Earth -The Apology - Be Glad your Nose is on your face - The Flying Wonder -Is Life But a Dream - Be the Best - O captain My Captain - Snake - Punishment in Kindergarten -Where the Mind is Without fear - The Man He Killed - Nine Gold Medals

2.Which Nationality the story belongs to?

The selfish Giant - The Lottery Ticket - The Last Leaf - How the Camel got

its Hump - Two Friends Refugee - The Open Window

3.Identify the Author with the short story

The selfish Giant - The Lottery Ticket - The Last Leaf - How the Camel got its Hump - Two Friends Refugee - The Open Window - A Man who Had no Eyes - The Tears of the Desert Sam The Piano - The face of Judas Iscariot - Swept Away - A close encounter - Caught Sneezing - The Wooden Bowl - Swami and the sum

4.Whose Auto biography / Biography is this?

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5.Which Nationality the Poet belongs to ?

Robert Frost - Archibald Lampman - D.H. Lawrence - Rudyard Kipling Kamala Das - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Famida Y. Basheer - Thomas Hardy - Khalil Gibran - Edgar A. Guest - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Jack Prelutsky - F. Joanna - Stephen Vincent Benet - William Shakespeare William Wordsworth - H.W. Long Fellow - Annie Louisa walker - Walt Whitman - V.K. Gokak

6.Characters, Quotes, Important Lines from the following works of Indian Authors:

Sahitya Akademi Award winner: Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai Farmer Kamala Das 1. Punishment in Kindergarten 2. My Grandmothers House

R.K. Narayan - Swami and the sum - Rabindranath Tagore - Where the mind is without fear - Dhan Gopal Mukherji - Kari, The Elephant - Deepa Agarwal - After the Storm - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam - Vision for the Nation Indra Anantha Krishna- The Neem Tree - Lakshmi Mukuntan- The Ant Eater and the Dassie - Dr. Neeraja Raghavan - The Sun Beam

7.Drama Famous lines, characters, quotes from

Julius Caesar - The Merchant of Venice

8.Match the Places, Poet, Dramatist, Painter with suitable option

  1. Match the following Folk Arts with the Indian State / Country
  2. Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character
  3. Match the Characters with Relevant Story Title

The Selfish Giant - How the camel got its hump - The Lottery ticket - The Last Leaf - Two friends Refugee - Open window Reflowering - The Necklace Holiday

  1. About the Poets
  2. About the Dramatists

Rabindranath Tagore - Henry Wordsworth Longfellow - Anne Louisa Walker -V K Gokak - Walt Whitman - Douglas Malloch

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William Shakespeare - Thomas Hardy

14. Mention the Poem in which these lines occur

Granny, Granny, please comb My Hair - With a friend - To cook and Eat

- To India My Native Land - A tiger in the Zoo - No men are foreign Laugh and be Merry The Apology - The Flying Wonder

15. Various works of the following Authors

Rabindranath Tagore Shakespeare - William Wordsworth - H.W.

Longfellow Anne Louisa Walker - Oscar Wilde - Pearl S. Buck

16. What is the theme observed in the Literary works?

Snake - The Mark of Vishnu - Greedy Govind - Our Local Team Where the mind is without fear - Keep your spirits high - Be the best Bat The Piano The Model Millionaire - The Cry of the Children Migrant bird Shilpi

  1. Famous Quotes Who said this?
  2. To Which period the Poets belong

William Shakespeare - Walt Whitman - William Wordsworth - H.W.

Longfellow Annie Louisa Walker - D.H. Lawrence

19. Matching the Poets and Poems

Discovery Biking Inclusion - Granny, Granny, please comb My Hair With a Friend - To cook and Eat Bat - To India My Native Land - A tiger in the Zoo - No men are foreign - Laugh and be Merry Earth The Apology - The Flying Wonder - Off to outer space tomorrow morning - Be the best - Is life, but a dream - Womens rights - The Nation united - English words Snake The man he killed

20. Nature centered Literary works and Global issue Environment and Conservation

Flying with moon on their wings - Migrant bird - Will Thirst Become - Unquenchable? - Going for Water - Swept away - Gaia tells her

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Group VII B Executive Officer, Grade III MAIN EXAMINATION General Studies Topics for Objective type- Degree Standard

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