Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

Notification

Village Administrative Officer

Applications are invited up to 5.45 p.m. on 20.08.2010 for direct recruitment to the post of Village Administrative Officer as detailed below

Village Administrative Officer in Tamilnadu Ministerial Service

No of vacancies: 1576

Village Administrative Officer (shortfall vacancies for SC/ST)

No of vacancies: 1077

Scale of pay: Rs 5200-20,200/- + grade pay Rs 2,000/- p.m.

Important dates

Date of notification: 21.07.2010

Last date for receipt of applications: 20.08.2010

Date of examination will be announced later

The selection will be made on the basis of the marks obtained in the written examination (objective type) and the option of the Districts exercised by the candidates following the rule of reservation of appointments for SC/ST (Arunthathiyars), most backward classes/denotified communities, backward classes and backward classes (Muslims) 30% reservation of vacancies for women and 5% of vacancies for Ex-servicemen, for each district separately. However, the commission reserves the right to allot any candidate to any district having regard to his/her position in the ranking list, availability of vacancies in the districts and rule of reservation of appointments

Cash security: Every person appointed to the post shall furnish a cash security of Rs 2000/- (Rs two thousand only) within a period of one month from the date on which he/she joins duty

Place of Residence on appointment: Every person appointed to the post shall reside in the village under his charge and shall continue to reside in the said village so long as he holds the post

Qualifications (for all candidates)

Age (as on 01.07.2010): minimum age limit 21 years of age (should have been born on or before 01.07.1989), maximum age limit 40 years for SC/ST (should have been born on or after 02.07.1970); 30 years for others (should have been born on or after 02.07.1980)

Educational qualification: Candidates should possess the following or its equivalent qualification on the date of this notification i.e. 21.07.2010

Must have passed SSLC Public examination or its equivalent with eligibility for admission to Higher secondary courses of studies or to college courses of studies (persons claiming equivalence of qualification should enclose evidence for such claim)

The applicants who have not passed SSLC examination or its equivalent are not eligible even if they possess a higher qualification

The candidates should enclose copy of such certificates along with his/her applications failing which their applications will be summarily rejected

Scheme of written examination-SSLC standard (objective type)

Single paper in general knowledge (SSLC standard) (100 items)+ general Tamil/general English (SSLC standard) (100 items); Duration 3 hours; maximum marks 150 + 150 = 300; minimum qualifying marks for selection 90

Procedure of selection: The selection will be made on the basis of the marks obtained in the written examination and district-wise option exercised by the candidates to be obtained at the time of verification of original documents (the rule of reservation of appointments applies only to 1576 regular vacancies)

Examination fee Rs 75/- (Rs seventy five only)

Issue of application forms: OMR application form along with an information brochure containing general instructions for filling up the application form, commission’s instructions, etc to candidates and an envelope for sending application can be obtained from any one of the head post offices or selection sub-post offices in Tamilnadu/Puducherry on payment of Rs 30/- (Rs thirty only)

OMR application forms can also be obtained in person from the sales counter of the office of the Tamilnadu public service commission, No. 1, Greams road, Chennai-600006, on all working days till the closing date up to 5.00 p.m. (excluding lunch interval between 1.30 and 2.00 p.m.) only on cash payment of Rs 30/- (Rs thirty only). Application forms will not be supplied to the candidates by post

Candidates should use only the OMR application form obtained as stated above and application obtained through online, no other typed or printed or Xeroxed/Photocopy of the application form will be accepted and such application, if any received, will be summarily rejected

Candidates can also avail of the facility of applying online on the commission’s website at www.tnpsc.gov.in, candidates applying online should possess and keep ready postal receipt for Rs 105/- (i.e. application fee Rs 30/- and examination fee Rs 75/-) obtained from any one of the Head post offices/selected sub-post office before registering online

Candidates applying online should send the applications (i.e. the printout generated from the website and signed by the candidates) with the postal receipt along with attested copies of certificates so as to reach the commission’s office on or before the last date for receipt of applications, failing which his/her application will be rejected. The facility of applying online will be closed on 18.08.2010 at 5.15 p.m.

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