TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION EXAM SYLLABUS AND PATTERN
NOTIFICATION NO. 21 /2017 DATED 12.09.2017
Applications are invited only from eligible applicants through online mode upto 09.10.2017 for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Conservator of Forests included in Group-I A Service.
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.)
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Name of the Service and |
No. of |
Scale of Pay |
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Code No. |
Code No. |
Vacancies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assistant Conservator |
Tamil Nadu Forest |
Rs.15,600- |
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of Forests |
Service |
14 |
39,100/- |
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| (Post Code No.1009) |
(Service code No.002) |
+ G.P Rs.5400/- |
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(PB-3) |
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2. DISTRIBUTION OF VACANCIES |
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| GT- G | GT(W) | GT- G (PSTM) | BC – G | BC(W) | BC – G (PSTM) | BC(M)- G | MBC/DC- G | MBC/DC- G | (PSTM) | SC- G | SC(W) | SC- G (PSTM) | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
14 |
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| Abbreviation: GT- General Turn, W- Women; PSTM – Person Studied in Tamil Medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3. IMPORTANT DATES AND TIME |
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| A | Date of Notification | 12.09.2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | Last | date for |
submission of |
application |
09.10.2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| through online | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last | date | for | payment | of |
Preliminary |
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| C | Examination |
Fee |
through Bank |
(State |
11.10.2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank of India / Indian Bank) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | Date of Preliminary Examination | 17.12.2017 FN | 10.00 A.M to 1.00 Noon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E | Date of Main Written Examination | Will be announced later at the time of declaring | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| results of Preliminary Examination. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. FEES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Registration Fee | Rs.150/- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For One Time Registration (Revised with effect from 01.03.2017 vide G.O.(Ms).No.32, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (M) 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.
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b) |
Preliminary Examination Fee | Rs.100/- | |||
| For Preliminary Examination |
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| Note | |||||
| The Preliminary 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. | |||||
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c) |
Main Written Examination Fee | Rs.200/- | |||
| For Main Written Examination |
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| Note | |||||
| The Main Written Examination fee should be paid later only by those | |||||
| applicants who are admitted to the Main Written Examination based on | |||||
| the result of Preliminary Examination and on receipt of intimation from | |||||
| Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, if they are not eligible for fee | |||||
| concession. | |||||
EXAMINATION FEE CONCESSION
Preliminary Examination Fee: Rs 100/-
Main Written Examination Fee: Rs 200/-
QUALIFICATIONS:
(A) AGE LIMIT (as on 01.07.2017)
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CATEGORY OF APPLICANTS |
MINIMUM AGE |
MAXIMUM AGE |
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(Should have completed) |
(should not have |
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No. |
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completed) |
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1 |
“Others” [i.e., Applicants not belonging | ||||||||||
| to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, and |
30 Years |
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| BCs (OBCM) and BCMs |
21 Years |
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2 |
SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs |
35 Years |
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| (OBCM), BCMs and DWs of all Castes | |||||||||||
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 12.09.2017 (i.e. the date of notification))
Applicants should possess any one of the following or its equivalent qualification awarded by any University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission on the date of this Notification viz., 12.09.2017.
1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry
2. A Bachelor’s Degree in Botany
3. A Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology
4. A Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
5. A Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
6. A Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics*
7. A Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics*
8. A Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
9. A Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
10. A Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture
11. A Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering
12. A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
13 A Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
14. A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer/Computer Science Engineering
15. A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
17. A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
18. A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Applications
19. A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
20. A Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science
21. A Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Science
PHYSICAL STANDARDS Applicants must possess the following Minimum Physical Standards:-
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Height (cm) |
Chest Girth (cm) | |||||||||
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Normal |
Expansion |
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| Male |
163 |
84 |
05 |
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| Female |
150 |
79 |
05 |
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The following minimum height standards may be allowed in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and races such as Assamese, Bhutanese, Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Kumaonis, Ladakhese, Mizo, Naga, Nepalese, Sikkimese and those from Arunachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti and Meghalalya.
| Male Candidate | – 152 cm |
| Female Candidate | – 145 cm |
PHYSICAL TEST: Must pass a physical test covering a distance of 25/16 Kms within 4 hours on foot by male/female candidates respectively.
SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS
A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (OMR METHOD) (OBJECTIVE TYPE)
| Minimum Qualifying | ||||||
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Duration |
Maximum |
SCs, | SC(A)s, |
Others |
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| STs, MBCs/ DCs | ||||||
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Marks |
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| BCs (OBCM) and | ||||||
| BCM | ||||||
| Single paper in General Studies – 200 Questions | ||||||
| Degree Standard(Subject Code – 301) | ||||||
| (i) General Studies | – 150 Questions | |||||
| (ii) Aptitude & Mental Ability | ||||||
| Test | – 50 Questions |
3 Hours |
300 |
90 |
120 |
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| (SSLC Standard) | ||||||
In the preliminary examination, questions paper will be set in Tamil and English.
B. MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION (DESCRIPTIVE TYPE) AND ORAL TEST
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Maximum |
for selection | ||||||||||||
| SCs, |
SC(A)s, |
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Marks |
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| STs, |
MBCs/DCs, |
Others | |||||||||||||
| BCs (OBCM) and | |||||||||||||||
| BCM | |||||||||||||||
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
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| Compulsory Subjects | |||||||||||||||
| Paper- I : General Studies (Degree |
3 Hours |
200 |
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| Standard) (Code No: 302) | |||||||||||||||
| Paper- II :General English (S.S.L.C |
3 Hours |
100 |
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| Standard) (Code No: 282) | |||||||||||||||
| Any two optional Subjects from the list | |||||||||||||||
| of 21 Subjects given below:- |
3 Hours |
300 |
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| Paper-III : Optional Subject – 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Paper-IV : Optional Subject – 2 |
3 Hours |
300 |
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| Subjects:- | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Forestry (Code No.283) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Botany (Code No. 268) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Zoology (Code No. 270) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Physics (Code No.241) | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Chemistry (Code No.243) | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Mathematics (Code No. 276) | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Statistics (Code No. 274) |
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408 | ||||||||||||
| 8. | Geology (Code No.239) | ||||||||||||||
| 9. | Agriculture (Code No.284) | ||||||||||||||
| 10. | Horticulture (Code No. 278) | ||||||||||||||
| 11. | Agricultural Engineering (Code No. 280) | ||||||||||||||
| 12. | Civil Engineering (Code No. 261) | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Chemical Engineering (Code No. 260) | ||||||||||||||
| 14. | Computer / Computer Science | ||||||||||||||
| Engineering (Code No.303 ) | |||||||||||||||
| 15. | Electrical Engineering (Code No. 259) | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Electronics Engineering (Code No.304) | ||||||||||||||
| 17. | Mechanical Engineering (Code No. 256) | ||||||||||||||
| 18. | Computer Applications (Code No.288) | ||||||||||||||
| 19. | Computer Science (Code No.286) | ||||||||||||||
| 20. | Environmental Science (Code No.298) | ||||||||||||||
| 21. | Veterinary Science (Code No.296) | ||||||||||||||
| Interview & Record |
120 |
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| Total |
1020 |
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