Tamil Nadu PSC Group-I Services

Part A · General Studies (175Q)

• General Science (10Q)
  1. 1.General and Applied Science for Civil Services
• Geography of India (10Q)
  1. 1.India's Physical Setting: Physiography, Drainage, Climate, Soils, Vegetation, Wildlife and Resources
  2. 2.Agriculture, Industry, Transport and Population Geography of India
• History, Culture and National Movement (25Q)
  1. 1.Ancient India: Civilizations, Religious Movements and Social-Cultural Life from the Mauryas to the Guptas
  2. 2.Medieval India — Political, Administrative and Military History
  3. 3.The Establishment of British Colonial Rule and the Economic Impact of Empire
  4. 4.Anti-British Uprisings, the Revolt of 1857, and Socio-Religious and Anti-Caste Reform Movements
  5. 5.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
  6. 6.Indian Art and Culture: Classical Schools, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions and the Making of a Composite Culture
• Indian Polity (40Q)
  1. 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments
  2. 2.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
  3. 3.System of Government: Union and State — Executive, Parliament and State Legislature
  4. 4.The Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review, Activism, Independence and Accountability
  5. 5.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India
  6. 6.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
• Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu (50Q)
  1. 1.National Income — Concepts, Measurement, and India's Structural Trends
  2. 2.Public Finance and the Union Budget: Tax Structure, Expenditure, Debt and Fiscal-Monetary Policy (2026-27)
  3. 3.Five Year Planning and NITI Aayog
  4. 4.Money, Banking and RBI
  5. 5.National Agriculture, Industry and Services Sectors
  6. 6.Poverty and Unemployment: Concepts, Measurement and Trends
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  1. 7.Demography, Population and Policy
  2. 8.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
  3. 9.Tamil Nadu Economy and Development Administration
• Tamil Nadu History, Culture, Heritage and Socio-Political Movements (40Q)
  1. 1.Tamil Nadu: History, Culture, Heritage and Socio-Political Movements

Part B · Aptitude & Mental Ability (25Q, qualifying skill test — out of scope)

• Aptitude & Mental Ability (out of scope)

Paper I · General Tamil / English Eligibility Test (Qualifying — out of scope)

• Tamil Eligibility Test (qualifying, out of scope)

Paper II · General Studies I (250 marks)

• Modern History of India and Indian Culture (100 marks)
  1. 1.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
  2. 2.Indian Art and Culture: Classical Schools, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions and the Making of a Composite Culture
  3. 3.Tamil Nadu: History, Culture, Heritage and Socio-Political Movements
• Social Issues in India and Tamil Nadu (100 marks)
  1. 1.Salient Features of Indian Society: Unity in Diversity, Social Institutions and Social Change
  2. 2.Social Exclusion and Vulnerable Groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Minorities and Women
  3. 3.Social Issues in India: Poverty, Unemployment and Communalism
  4. 4.Social Policies and Welfare Schemes: Women, Scheduled Castes and Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities, Population Policy and Poverty Alleviation in India
  5. 5.Social Movements in India
  6. 6.Tamil Nadu Social Issues and Comparative Indicators
• Ethics and Integrity, Ethics of Indian Schools of Philosophy and Thirukkural (50 marks)
  1. 1.Thirukkural: Significance, Philosophy and Ethics
  2. 2.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Foundations of Ethics
  3. 3.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Moral Thinkers and Philosophers — Indian Traditions
  4. 4.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Moral Thinkers and Philosophers — Western Traditions
  5. 5.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Attitude
  6. 6.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Probity in Governance
  7. 7.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Public Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration
  8. 8.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Case Studies — Applying the Ethical Toolkit

Paper III · General Studies II (250 marks)

• Indian Polity and World Political Trends (100 marks)
  1. 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments
  2. 2.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
  3. 3.System of Government: Union and State — Executive, Parliament and State Legislature
  4. 4.The Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review, Activism, Independence and Accountability
  5. 5.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India
  6. 6.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
  7. 7.Ethics, Transparency and Administrative Reforms
  8. 8.Participatory Development and Inclusive Governance
• Role of Science and Technology in the Development of India (100 marks)
  1. 1.India's Space Programme: Institutions, Launch Vehicles, Applications and the Road Ahead
  2. 2.Energy Resources and Energy Security: India's Power Mix, Nuclear Push and Renewable Transition
  3. 3.Classical and Emerging Science & Technology for National Development
  4. 4.Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  5. 5.National Policy of Science & Technology and ICT Basics
  6. 6.Crop Science in India; Characteristics of Plants
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  1. 7.Microbial Infections and Disease
  2. 8.Vaccines and Immunity
  3. 9.General and Applied Science for Civil Services
• Tamil Society, Culture and Heritage (50 marks)
  1. 1.Tamil Society, Culture and Heritage

Paper IV · General Studies III (250 marks)

• Geography of India with reference to Tamil Nadu (75 marks)
  1. 1.India's Physical Setting: Physiography, Drainage, Climate, Soils, Vegetation, Wildlife and Resources
  2. 2.Agriculture, Industry, Transport and Population Geography of India
  3. 3.Tamil Nadu: Physical Geography and Resources
• Environment, Biodiversity and Disaster Management (75 marks)
  1. 1.Environment vs Development: Policy, Instruments and the Growth-Ecology Tension
  2. 2.Natural Resources: Forest, Water, Land and Mining in India and Andhra Pradesh
  3. 3.Environment Pollution and Solid Waste Management
  4. 4.Climate Change and Sustainable Development
  5. 5.Ecosystems and Biodiversity
  6. 6.Space Technology Applications and Disaster Management
• Indian Economy, Tamil Nadu Economy and Issues (100 marks)
  1. 1.National Income — Concepts, Measurement, and India's Structural Trends
  2. 2.Public Finance and the Union Budget: Tax Structure, Expenditure, Debt and Fiscal-Monetary Policy (2026-27)
  3. 3.Five Year Planning and NITI Aayog
  4. 4.Money, Banking and RBI
  5. 5.National Agriculture, Industry and Services Sectors
  6. 6.Poverty and Unemployment: Concepts, Measurement and Trends
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  1. 7.Demography, Population and Policy
  2. 8.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
  3. 9.Tamil Nadu Economy and Development Administration

Interview (100 marks)

• Personality Test / Interview