8. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) IN OMR/CBT FORMAT AND ORAL TEST Note

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection
			SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/ DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs	Others
i. Paper-I(Subject) One of the following subjects in which the candidate has
acquired his/her Degree qualification (Degree Standard -200 questions) (i) Civil Engineering (code No.261) Or (ii) Electrical Engineering (code No. 259) Or (iii) Electronics and	3 Hours	300
Communication Engineering (Code No.304) ii. Paper -II General Studies (100 questions) (Subject Code No-003) General Studies (Degree Standard)-75			171	228
Questions and Aptitude and Mental Ability(SSLC Standard)-25 Questions	2 Hours	200
iii. Interview and Records	-	70
	Total	570

i. The questions in Paper-I for Electrical Engineering & Electronics and Communication Engineering will be set in English only The questions in Paper-I for Civil Engineering will be set in both Tamil and English. The questions in Paper-II (General Studies) will be set both in Tamil and English.

ii. The applicants who possess the equivalent educational qualification should choose the subject to which his qualification is declared as equivalent for appearing in Paper-I (Subject)

iii. The syllabi for Paper I (Subject) & Paper II (General Studies) are as at Annexure-II to this Notification.

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

9. CENTRE FOR EXAMINATION

Examination will be held at the following Centres:

Name of the Centre	Centre Code	Name of the Centre	Centre Code	Name of the Centre	Centre Code
Chennai	0100	Salem	1700	Nagercoil	0800
Madurai	1000	Thanjavur	1900	Kancheepuram	0700
Coimbatore	0200	Chidambaram	0302	Karaikudi	1804
Tiruchirappalli	2500	Vellore	2700	Pudukkottai	1500
Tirunelveli	2600	Ramanathapuram	1600	Udhagamandalam	1300

Note

(i)

Request for change of venue will not be complied with (For further details refer Instructions to Applicants ).

(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.

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.

(For further details regarding procedure of selection refer paragraph 23 (b) of Instructions to Applicants )

Note:

1. First, the selection will be made for the carried forward vacancies.
   
   
2. Secondly, the selection will be made for regular vacancies following the rule of reservation.
   
   
3. Thirdly, the selection for shortfall vacancies will be made from among SC/SC(A)/ST candidates only.
   
   

3(a) The reservation for Women and Differently Abled Persons will not be applicable for the recruitment of shortfall vacancies. [Section 27(h) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016]

11. NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE / 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 will lead to rejection of application. For details refer para 15 (g) of Instructions to Applicants . Any violation of this instruction will be liable for / end in rejection of application and forefeiture of his/her candidature.

12. GENERAL INFORMATIONS

A. The rule of reservation of appointments is applicable to this recruitment except for the shortfall vacancies for the said post.

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 joined and studied the prescribed qualification for the post in Tamil Medium and should have the certificate for the same. Having written the University 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 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 when called for by the Commission. (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 posts are 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. As per Section 26 and 27(c) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016, reservation of appointment to Destitute Widows and Ex-servicemen will not apply to this recruitment.

F. If the post is identified as suitable for Differently Abled Persons for any category the reservation of 4% for Differently Abled Persons as per G.O.Ms. No.21, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.2) Department dated 30.05.2017 will be made applicable. 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. However, they can apply and should upload a copy of documents referred in para 14(b) of Instructions to Applicants when called for.

G. The Differently Abled persons should submit/upload copy of Differently Abled Certificate obtained from competent authority specifying the nature of physical handicap and the degree of disability when called for by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.

H. Whenever vacancies are reserved for women, if no qualified and suitable women applicants are available for selection against the vacancies reserved for them, those vacancies will be filled by other eligible applicants belonging to the respective communal categories.

I. Wherever vacancies are reserved for Arunthathiyars on preferential basis, 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.

J. Subsequent claims made thereafter on 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.

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K. 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 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. All such events that occurs 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.

L. Incomplete applications and applications containing wrong claims or incorrect particulars relating to category of reservation / other basic qualification / eligibility wise / age / communal categories / educational qualification / PSTM / physical qualification and other basic eligibility criteria will be liable for rejection.

M. 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.

13. OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

a) 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 satisfaction of the eligibility conditions. Mere issue of memo of admission to the applicants will not imply that his/her candidature has been fully cleared by the Commission.

b) The 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. No Hall Tickets will be sent by post. So the 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.

d)	Communication to Applicants
	Individual communication regarding the date and time of certificate verification, oral test and
	counselling 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 Commission website in this
	regard.

e) Mobile Phones and other Articles Banned

i. Applicants are not allowed to bring Pager, Cellular Phone, Calculator, 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 and Recording Device 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. 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).

iii. 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 ).

iv. Applicants are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including Mobile Phones / Pager 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 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 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 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 severely viewed 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 scanned image of their
	photograph, certificate wherever insisted and signature in CD/DVD/Pen Drive to upload the
	photo, certificate 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. Applicants who wish 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, if applicable.
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.

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.

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

15. UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS

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

16. LAST DATE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION

The Online Application can be submitted upto 26.03.2018 till 11.59 p.m., after which the link will be disabled.

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

Secretary

DISCLAIMER

The Government orders relating to Equivalence of qualification have been hosted in the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission website. However the applicants while applying for the examination should furnish the details of equivalence of qualification in the form of Government orders issued prior to the date of this notification, if any, which are not mentioned in Annexure-I to the notification and produce the copy of the same when called for by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, failing which their application will be rejected. The Government Orders regarding equivalence of qualification issued after the date of this notification will not be considered for this recruitment.

Secretary

ANNEXURE-I

Sl. No.	Equivalent Qualifications	G.O.
1	B.E. (Civil and Transportation Engineering) awarded by Bharathiyar University is equivalent to B.E. (Civil Engineering).	G.O.(Ms).No.110, Public Works (B2) Department, dated 30.04.2008.
2	B.E. (Civil Engineering with Diversification in Construction Engineering and Management) awarded by Anna University, B.E. (Civil Engineering and Computer based construction) awarded by Anna University and Madurai Kamaraj University and B.E. (Civil Engineering with Diversification in Environmental Engineering) awarded by the Anna University are equivalent to B.E. (Civil Engineering).	G.O.(Ms).No.232, Public Works (B2) Department, dated 23.07.2008.
3	B.Sc., (Civil Engineering) awarded by Kurukshetra University is equivalent to B.E. (Civil Engineering).	G.O.Ms.No.260, Public Works (B2) Department, dated 16.11.09.
4	B.E. (Civil and Structural Engineering) is equivalent to B.E. (Civil Engineering).	G.O.(Ms) No.102, Agriculture (AA3) Department, dated 11.05.2010.
5	6 years integrated U.G. Level Engineering B.Tech. Degree programme in Civil Engineering (for Speech and Hearing Impaired Students) awarded by Kalasalingam University is equivalent to B.Tech. Degree in Civil Engineering offered by Anna University.	G.O.(Ms) No.41, Higher Education (J2) Department, dated 03.03.2014.
6	(i) B.E. (Environmental Engineering) Degree of Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Deemed University is equivalent to B.E. (Civil Engineering). (ii) (ii) B.E. (Civil Engineering with Diversification in Building Technology) Degree of Anna University is equivalent to B.E. (Civil Engineering).	G.O.(Ms)No.178, Higher Education (J1) Department, dated 17.07.2015.
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8	B.E (Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering) Degree awarded by Anna University is equivalent to B.E (Electrical Engineering) and B.E (Electronics and Communication Engineering).	G.O.(Ms).No.178, Higher Education (J1) Department, dated 17-07-2015
9	B.E (Electronics and Communication) awarded by Anna University is equivalent to B.E (Electronics)	G.O.(Ms) No.190, Higher Education(J1) Department, dated 18.11.2014
10	Government of India has recognized the following courses of Section A & B Examination as revised, conducted by the Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata as equivalent to Degree in the Appropriate branch of Engineering of the Recognized Universities in India. 1. Civil Engineering 2. Electrical Engineering. 3. Electronics & Communication Engineering. 4.	The Gazette of India, February 11, 2006(MAGHA 22, 1927) PartISection 1

(c) ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (DEGREE STANDARD)

UNIT -I: SEMICONDUCTOR THEORY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, Energy Band Diagrams, Diffusion and Drift current densities, Hall effect. PN junction diode, current equation, Transition and Diffusion capacitances, Zener diode, Tunnel diode, Varactor diode, Photo diode, Schottky diode, LED, BJT, FET, JFET, MOSFET, SCR, UJT, TRIAC, IC fabrication.

UNIT -II: CIRCUIT THEORY, SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

Kirchoffs laws, Nodal and Mesh analysis, Network theorems: Superposition, Thevenin,

Norton, Maximum Power Transfer, Miller; Delta-Wye conversion, Transients and resonance in RLC circuits, Magnetically coupled circuits, Mutual inductance. Continuous and Discrete time signals, Energy and power signals, Fourier series, Fourier transform analysis of continuous time signals and systems, Laplace transform analysis, Convolution integral, DTFT and Z transform analysis of discrete time signals and systems, Convolution sum, Recursive and Non-recursive systems, Sampling Theorem.

UNIT -III: ANALOG ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS

BJT, JFET, MOSFET amplifiers: Biasing analysis, Small signal analysis and frequency response, BJT and MOSFET Multistage amplifiers: Differential, Darlington, cascode and cascade; Feedback amplifiers, Tuned amplifiers, RC and LC oscillators, Power amplifiers. Rectifiers and wave shaping circuits, Operational Amplifier characteristics and applications, CMRR, Slewrate, Waveform generators, Active filters, Timers, PLL, VCO, ADC, DAC, Regulators and Converters.

UNIT -IV: CONTROL SYSTEMS AND INSTRUMENTATION

Control system components, feedback, transfer function, transient and steady analysis of LTI systems, Frequency response, Bode, Polar, Nyquist plots, Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist stabilities, Lag, Lead, Lag-lead compensation, State variable model.

UNIT V: ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

AM, FM, PM modulation and demodulation, Superheterodyne receiver, AGC, PAM, PWM and PPM, Entropy, Mutual information, Channel capacity, PCM, DPCM, ADPCM, DM, ADM, Source encoding techniques, TDM and FDM, line coding techniques, ASK, FSK, PSK, QPSK, QAM Bandwidth, SNR, BER, Error Probability, Eye Diagram, Bandpass Sampling, clock and carrier synchronization, Error control coding, Spread spectrum modulation methods.

UNIT VI: ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND ANTENNAS

Theorems: Divergence, Stokes, Coulomb; Poisson and Laplace Equation, Amperes law, Biot-Savort law, Gauss law for magnetic fields, Maxwells equations, Displacement current, Uniform plane waves, Polarization, reflection and refraction of plane waves at different boundaries, Poynting vector.

Transmission line equation, Characteristic impedance, impedance matchin g, Smith chart, Attenuators and Equalizers, Lattice diagram, TE, TM and Tem waves, Rectangular guides, Dielectric slab wave guides, TE and TM wave in circular guides, Cavity resonator and Q for dominant mode.

Antennas: Diploe, Horn, Reflector, Slot, spiral, logperiodic microstrip; Broadside and End fire array, adaptive array, antenna gain, radiation pattern, polarization, VSWR, Radiowave propagation.

UNIT VII: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Wireless Link budget, Wireless channel characteristics: coherence bandwidth, Doppler spread; Flat, Frequency selective, Fast and slow fading; FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, Capacity calculation, Frequency reuse, Channel assignment, Handoff, trunking and grade of service. Minimum shift keying Gaussian Minimum shift keying, OFDM, cyclic prefix, PAPR, Adaptive equalization, Diversity, Rake receiver, MIMO Systems, Beam forming, Capacity in fading and non-fading channels.

Microwave signal generation: Klysttron, Magnetron, TWT, GUNN Diode, IMPATT, TRAPATT; Devices: Directional Coupler, T Junctions, Isolator, Circulator, Couplers, Irisis, Probes. Microwave transistors Stability analysis, Microwave measurements power, VSWR, Frequency, Dielectric constant.

Light Propagation in optical fibres, Ray and mode theory, Fibre structure, Fibre materials, merits of optical fibre communication, Fibre attenuation and dispersion characteristics, Materials for optical sources, LED and LASER Diodes, Optical detection, PIN and Avalanche Photo diodes, WDM Concept, optical networks.

Satellite orbits Keplers laws, Geostationary satellite, transponders, GPS receiver DBS/DTH.

OSI/TCP/IP model -functions and protocols of layers, Routing algorithms, Congestion control algorithms, MAC Protocols.

UNIT VIII: DIGITAL SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING

DFT, FFT, Overlap and save methods, Butterworth and chebyshev filters, impulse invariant and bilinear transform methods, realization structures, FIR design methods, product quantization, limit cycle oscillations, scaling, Decimation and interpolation, multirate signal processing.

Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation, RGB, HSI Models, Mach band Effect, Image sampling, DCT, Histogram Equilzation, Mean and median filters, Region growing segmentation, JPEG standard.

UNIT IX: VLSI AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

CMOS inverter, Combinational logic circuits, Elmores Constant, Pass transistor logic, Power dissipation, static and dynamic registers. Clock strategies, synchronous and Asynchronous Circuits, Adders and multipliers, PLA, PAL, FPGA. Architecture and instruction set of 8085, 8086 and 8051, assembly language programming. Microprocessor based systems. ARM processor family architecture, Multiple tasks, multiprocesses and multiprocessors. Scheduling, power optimization strategies, I2C, CAN bus.

UNIT X: COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Number systems, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh map, logic gates, Adders, magnitude comparator, Decoder, Encoder, Mux, Demux, Fliplops, Counters, shift register, Synchronous sequential circuits, Asynchronous sequential circuits, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM.

Fundamentals of Computer architecture, Data path and control unit design, RAM, Optical, Cache and Virtual Memories, Memory allocation, Associative memory, DMA, interrupts, RISC and CISC processors.

PAPER-II GENERAL STUDIES (DEGREE STANDARD/OBJECTIVE TYPE) (Code No: 003) UNIT-I: GENERAL SCIENCE

Physics Universe-General Scientific laws-Scientific instruments-Inventions and discoveries-National scientific laboratories-Science glossary-Mechanics and properties of matter-Physical quantities, standards and units-Force, motion and energy-Electricity and Magnetism, Electronics and Communication -Heat, light and sound-Atomic and nuclear physics-Solid State Physics Spectroscopy-Geophysics -Astronomy and space science.

Chemistry Elements and Compounds-Acids, bases and salts-Oxidation and reduction-Chemistry of ores and metals-Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds-Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides-Biochemistry and biotechnology-Electrochemistry-Polymers and plastics.

Botany Main Concepts of life science-The cell-basic unit of life-Classification of living organism-Nutrition and dietetics-Respiration-Excretion of metabolic waste-Biocommunication.

Zoology Blood and blood circulation-Endocrine system-Reproductive system-Genetics the science of heredity-Environment, ecology, health and hygiene, Bio-diversity and its conservation-Human diseases-Communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases-prevention and remedies-Alcoholism and drug abuse-Animals, plants and human life

UNIT-II: CURRENT EVENTS History Latest diary of events National--National symbols-Profile of States-Defence,

national security and terrorism-World organizations-pacts and summits-Eminent persons & places in news-Sports & games-Books & authors -Awards & honours-Cultural panorama-Latest historical events -India and its neighbours -Latest terminology-Appointments-who

is who?

Political Science 1. Indias foreign policy 2. Latest court verdicts public opinion 3. Problems in conduct of public elections 4. Political parties and political system in India

5. Public awareness & General administration 6. Role of Voluntary organizations & Govt.,

7. Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility

Geography Geographical landmarks-Policy on environment and ecology.

Economics Current socio-economic problems-New economic policy & govt. sector.

Science Latest inventions on science & technology-Latest discoveries in Health Science-Mass media & communication.

UNIT-III : GEOGRAPHY

Earth and Universe -Solar system-Atmosphere hydrosphere, lithosphere -Monsoon, rainfall, weather and climate -Water resources -rivers in India-Soil, minerals & natural resources -Natural vegetation -Forest & wildlife-Agricultural pattern, livestock & fisheries -Transport including Surface transport & communication -Social geography population density and distribution-Natural calamities disaster management-Climate change impact and consequences -mitigation measures -Pollution Control.

UNIT-IV: HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

Pre-historic events -Indus valley civilization-Vedic, Aryan and Sangam age-Maurya dynasty-Buddhism and Jainism-Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas-Age of Vijayanagaram and the bahmanis-South Indian history -Culture and Heritage of Tamil people-Advent of European invasion-Expansion and consolidation of British rule -Effect of British rule on socio-economic factors-Social reforms and religious movements -India since independence-Characteristics of Indian culture-Unity in diversity race, colour, language, custom-India-as secular state-Organizations for fine arts, dance, drama, music-Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN-Political parties and populist schemes-Prominent personalities in the various spheres Arts, Science, literature and Philosophy Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda, Pandit Ravishankar , M.S.Subbulakshmi, Rukmani Arundel and J.Krishnamoorthy etc.

UNIT-V: L INDIAN POLITY

Constitution of India -Preamble to the constitution-Salient features of constitution-Union, State and territory-Citizenship-rights amend duties-Fundamental rights-Fundamental duties-Human rights charter-Union legislature Parliament-State executive-State Legislature assembly-Status of Jammu & Kashmir-Local government panchayat raj Tamil Nadu-Judiciary in India Rule of law/Due process of law-Indian federalism center state relations-. Emergency provisions-Civil services in India-Administrative challenges in a welfare state-Complexities of district administration-Elections -Election Commission Union and State. Official language and Schedule-VIII-Amendments to constitution-Schedules to constitution-. Administrative reforms & tribunals-Corruption in public life-Anti-corruption measures Central Vigilance Commission, lok-adalats, Ombudsman, -Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Right to information -Central and State Commission-Empowerment of women-Voluntary organizations and public grievances Redressal-Consumer protection forms.

UNIT-VI: INDIAN ECONOMY

Nature of Indian economy-Need for economic planning-Five-year plan models-an assessment-Land reforms & agriculture-Application of science in agriculture Industrial growth-Capital formation and investment-Role of public sector & disinvestment-Development of infrastructure-National income-Public finance & fiscal policy-Price policy & public distribution-Banking, money & monetary policy-Role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)-WTO-globalization & privatization-Rural welfare oriented programmes-Social sector problems population, education, health, employment, poverty-HRD sustainable economic growth-Economic trends in Tamil Nadu -Energy Different sources and development-Finance Commission -Planning Commission-National Development Council.

UNIT-VII: INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT

National renaissance-Early uprising against British rule-1857 Revolt-Indian National Congress-Emergence of national leaders-Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Nethaji -Growth of militant movements -Different modes of agitations-Era of different Acts & Pacts-World war & final phase struggle-Communalism led to partition-Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle -Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & Others-Birth of political parties /political system in India since independence.

UNIT-VIII: APTITUDE AND MENTAL ABILITY TESTS

Conversi on of information to data-Collection, compilation and presentation of data -Tables, graphs, diagrams-Parametric representation of data-Analytical interpretation of data -Simplification-Percentage-Highest Common Factor (HCF)-Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)-Ratio and Proportion-Simple interest-Compound interest-Area-Volume-Time and Work-Behavioural ability -Basic terms, Communications in information technology-Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-Decision making and problem solving-Logical Reasoning-Puzzles-Dice-Visual Reasoning-Alpha numeric Reasoning-Number Series-Logical Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic Sequences.