TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

NOTIFICATION NO:08/2017

DATED:08.03.2017

ADVERTISEMENT NO: 463

Applications are invited only through online mode upto 07.04.2017 for Direct Recruitment to the vacancy in the following post:-

It is mandatory for the Applicants to register their basic particulars through one time online registration system 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 5 years from the date of registration. Thereafter, the registration should be renewed by paying the prescribed fee.

Note: The number of vacancies are liable for modification.

1. DISTRIBUTION OF VACANCIES

   CATEGORY	G	W	W (DW)	G (PSTM)	W (PSTM)	W (DW) PSTM)	G (Ex-Ser.)	G (Ex-Ser.) (PSTM)	G-(ORTHO)	W (ORTHO)	G- (DEAF)	VACANCIES
   GT	50	22	2	13	5	1	5	1	-	1	2	102
   BC	43	18	2	11	5	-	3	1	1	1	1+1*	86+1*
   BC(M)	7+2*	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11+2*
   MBC/DC	32	14	2	8	4	-	3	-	1	-	1+2*	65+2*
   SC	24	10	1	6	3	1	3	-	-	-	1+2*	49+2*
   SC(A)	5	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	10
   ST	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
   Total	163+2*	69	7	40	19	2	14	2	3	2	5+5*	326+7*

   *- Carried forward vacancies

   
   

2. FEES:

   a)	Registration Fee For One Time Registration (Revised with effect from 01.03.2017 vide G.O.(Ms).No. 32, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, dated 01.03.2017) Note: Applicants who have already registered in one time Registration system paying Rs.50/- before 01.03.2017 and those who have registered for One-Time Registration on or after 01.03.2017 by paying Rs.150/- are exempted from paying the registration fee for this recruitment.	Rs.150/-
   b)	Examination Fee For Examination - Note: The 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.150/-

   EXAMINATION FEE CONCESSION

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

   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 for rejection of application.

   3. If 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 "Instructions to Applicants")

3. IMPORTANT DATES:-

   A	Date of Notification		08.03.2017
   B	Last date for submission of applications		07.04.2017
   C	Last date for payment of Fee		11 .04.2017
   Date and Time of Written Examination
   D	Paper - I (Agriculture) (Diploma Standard)	02.07.2017 FN	10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
   	Paper - II (General Studies) (HSC Standard)	02.07.2017 AN	02.30 P.M. to 04.30 P.M.

4. QUALIFICATIONS:-

   (A) AGE (as on 01.07.2017)

   Sl. No	Category of Candidates	Minimum Age (Should have completed)	Maximum Age (should not have completed)
   1	SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and DWs of all Castes	18 Years	No Maximum Age Limit
   2	"Others" [i.e. Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs]	18 Years	30 Years

   AGE CONCESSION

   1. For Differently Abled Persons:

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

   2. For Ex-servicemen

      1. No maximum age limit for the Applicants who belong to SC, SC (A), ST, MBC/DC, BC and BCM.

      2. The maximum age limit is 48 years for "others" (i.e) Applicants not belonging to any of the above said categories.

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

         Note:

         "Others" [i.e. Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs] 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.

         1. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 08.03.2017):-

            Applicants should possess the following Qualification on the Date of this Notification.

            1. Must have passed Higher Secondary (Plus Two) Examination.

            2. Must possess two years Diploma in Agriculture from the Institutions recognised by the Government of Tamil Nadu or affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University; or Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul District; or any other institutions under the control of the Commissioner of Agriculture.

               Note:

               1. The qualification prescribed for this post should have been obtained by passing the required qualification in the order of studies SSLC, HSC and Diploma. The results of exam should have been declared on or before the date of notification.

               2. 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, failing which their application will be summarily rejected. The G.O's issued regarding equivalence of prescribed qualification after the date of this notification will not be accepted.

               (Refer para 10 of the "Instructions to Applicants")

               Certificate upoload

               The Candidates should upload the Diploma certificate at the time of applying online failing which their application will be rejected.

               Note:-

               If no proper certificate in the prescribed PDF format is uploaded or if the certificate uploaded by the applicant is not clear and not readable, the online application of the applicant will be rejected without any further notice.

         2. 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:

         Name of the Post	Standard of Vision	Form of Certificate of Physical Fitness
         Assistant Agricultural Officer	Standard -III	Form Prescribed for Executive Post

         Colour blindness will be a disqualification. Applicants with defective vision should produce Eye Fitness Certificate from qualified Eye specialist.

5. GENERAL INFORMATION:-

   1. The rule of reservation of appointments is applicable to this post. The distribution of vacancies will be as per rules in force.

   2. Deaf and Orthopedically handicapped persons alone are eligible for 3% reservation of vacancies intended for Differently Abled persons for this post.

   3. The Differently Abled Persons should produce / upload a copy of certificate of physical fitness (refer "Instructions to Applicants') 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.

   4. 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 "Instructions to Applicants" for having studied 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 preferential 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 Commission's 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 "Instructions to Applicants".)

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

   6. 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.

   7. Reservation for "Destitute Widows" and Ex-Servicemen" will apply to this recruitment.

   8. As per Section 27(C) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (conditions of service) Act 2016, reservation to Ex-Servicemen will apply for the said post. If no qualified and suitable Ex-Servicemen belonging to a particular category is available for selection for appointment against reserved turn, such turn shall be filled up by an Applicant other than Ex-Servicemen but belonging to the particular communal category. As per proviso to section 3(j) (vii)(Tamil Nadu Government servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016) 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.

   9. If no qualified and suitable women 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.

   10. 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 post reserved for Arunthathiyars remain unfilled for want of adequate number of qualified Applicants, it shall be filled up by Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars.

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

   12. Correct and True information regarding arrest, convictions / debarment / disqualification by any recruiting agency, criminal or any disciplinary proceedings initiated / pending or finalized, participation in agitation or any Political Organization, 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.

   13. Applications containing wrong claims 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.

   14. 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.

   15. Knowledge of Tamil:-

   Applicants should possess adequate knowledge of Tamil. (For details refer para.11 of the "Instructions to Applicants')

   
   

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

   Subject	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for Selection
   			SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs.	Others
   Agriculture (Diploma Standard) PAPER II (100 Questions) General Studies ( HSC Standard)	3 Hours 2 Hours	300 200 70	171	228
   Total		570

   1. Written Examination PAPER I (200 Questions)

   2. Interview and Record

   Note:

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

   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 syllabus for the subjects mentioned in Paper-I and Paper-II are as find in Annexure-I

   to this Notification.

7. PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:

   Selection will be made in two successive stages i.e., (i) Written Examination and (ii) Oral Test in the form of an interview. Final selection will be made on the basis of total marks obtained by the candidates at the Written Examination and Oral Test taken together subject to the rule of reservation of appointments. Appearance in both the papers of the Written Examination and Oral Test is compulsory. A candidate who has not appeared in any one of the papers in Written Examination or Oral Test will not be considered for selection, even if he/she secures qualifying marks in the Written Examination or Oral Test. (For further details Refer para 23 (b) of the Instruction to Applicants).

8. CENTRES FOR EXAMINATION:-

   The Written Examination will be held at the following Centres.

   Name of the Centre	Name of the Centre	Name of the Centre
   Chennai	Madurai	Tiruchirappalli
   Coimbatore	Salem	Tirunelveli

   Note:

   1. Applicants should appear for the written examination / Oral Test/ Certificate Verification at their own expenses.

   2. The Commission reserves the right to increase or reduce the number of Examination Centres and to re-allot the candidates.

9. MODE OF PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEE:-

   • Examination fee 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.

   • 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 5 years from the date of registration. Thereafter, the registration should be renewed by paying the prescribed fee. Applicants who have already registered in one time Registration system paying Rs.50/- before 01.03.2017 and those who have registered for One-Time Registration on or after 01.03.2017 by paying Rs.150/- towards One-Time Registration 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 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.150/- and received the registration ID need not pay the Registration fee i.e., Rs.150/- 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 "Instructions to Applicants')

10. NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE AND INFORMATION TO THE EMPLOYER:

    No Objection Certificate obtained from appropriate authority shall be produced at the time of Certificate Verification. Failure to produce at that time, the application will be rejected.

    For details refer para 15(g) of Commission's "Instructions to Applicants'. - Any violation of this instruction will be liable for / end in rejection of application and forfeit his/her candidature.

11. CONCESSIONS:-

    1. Concessions in the matter of age and/or fees allowed to SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DC, BC, BCM, Destitute Widows, Differently Abled Persons, Ex-servicemen, other categories of persons etc., are given in para 12 to 14 of the 'Instructions to Applicants'.

    2. Persons claiming concession 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.

12. HOW TO APPLY:-

1. Applicants should apply only through online mode in the Commission's Websiteswww.tnpsc.gov.in/www.tnpscexams.net/ www.tnpscexams.in

2. One Time Registration (OTR) and applicant Dashboard are mandatory before applying for any post. One Time Registration is valid for 5 years from the date of registration.

3. For applying in One Time Registration, the applicants should have scanned image of their photograph and signature in CD/DVD/Pen drive to upload the photo 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 applicant 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 any post shall click "Apply" against the post Notified in the Commission's Website and use the same USER ID and PASSWORD given for ONE TIME REGISTRATION.

7. Select the name of the post or service for which you wish 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 and signature will be rejected.

10. All the particulars mentioned in the online application including name of the Applicants, Post applied, educational qualifications, Communal Category, Date of Birth, Address, Email 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 instructed to fill in the online application form with the utmost care and caution as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

11. Print Option:-

    1. After submitting the application, Applicants can print / save their application in PDF format.

    2. On entering registration number and password, Applicants can download their application and print, if required.

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

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

1. 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 Applicant 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 Commission's Website www.tnpsc.gov.in or www.tnpscexams.net or www.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:- In case of any guidance /information / clarification of their applications, candidature, etc., Applicants can contact Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission's Office in person or over Telephone No. 044-25332833 / 25332855 or the Commission's Office Toll-Free No. 1800 425 1002 on all working days between 10.00 a.m. and 05.45 p.m.

   4. Mobile Phones and other Articles Banned:

      1. Applicants are not allowed to bring Pager, Cellular Phone, Watches and Ring with inbuilt, Memory Notes etc., or any other Electronic device and Non electronic devices such as P&G Design Data Book, Books, Notes, Hand Bags 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 Applicants")

      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).

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

   5. 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")

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

   7. 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 "Instructions to Applicants")

   8. 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 severely viewed and penalised. (For further details refer "Instructions to Applicants")

   9. 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.

The Online Application can be submitted up to 07.04.2017 till 11.59 p.m., after which the link will be disabled

For detailed information applicants may refer Commission's "Instructions to Applicants' at the Commission's website www.tnpsc.gov.in )

DISCLAIMER

The candidates claiming Equivalence of qualification should upload the equivalence of qualification in the form of Government order, if any, while applying for the examination and produce the same when called for by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission".

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