TNPSC Group I — last-minute checklist
Built from the TNPSC Group I (Combined Civil Services - I, Prelims) records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (a secondary source — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
Next exam day: 27 Sept (reported) — 13 days to go. Source ↗
Tracker row: Prelims exam
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 27 Sept (reported): 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM; postponed from 6 Sept via Addendum 5A/2026 dated 16 July 2026; no key published for this stage
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card (hall ticket / call letter), printed — the instructions printed on it override anything on this page
- Original photo ID with the same name as your admit card (Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID, passport or driving licence — your admit card lists which it accepts); a photocopy alone is not enough
- Leave your phone, smartwatch, earphones and other electronic gadgets at home or outside — they are not allowed in the exam hall, and do not count on a cloakroom at the centre
- Reporting time and gate-closing time are printed on your admit card — late entry is refused, so plan to reach well before
- Passport-size photographs, if your admit card asks for them — use the same photo you uploaded in the application
- Pen: an offline OMR sheet needs a ballpoint pen of the colour your admit card names (usually black); computer-based tests generally give you a pen and rough sheet at the centre — check your admit card
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
- Using a scribe or compensatory time? Carry the certificate and the scribe's own photo ID in the format your admit card or notice asks for
✅ true of every exam hall · 🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
Admit card for Prelims (expected): 20 Sept (expected)
From the tracker row: Typically released 7-10 days before exam; no official date announced yet
📝 Exam pattern on our records
TNPSC Group I (Combined Civil Services - I, Prelims)
200 questions, 300 marks, 180 minutes
Marking: +1.5 per correct answer, −0.33 per wrong answer
Subjects on our syllabus
- General Studies
- Tamil Nadu — History, Culture, Society & Administration
- Aptitude and Mental Ability
Languages: English, Tamil
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group I Prelims — single GS paper, 200 MCQs in 3 hours, for Deputy Collector / DSP / Asst Commissioner posts.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 15 Nov (expected)
- Next stage — Mains exam (expected): 15 Feb 2027 (expected)
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) ↗
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