| S.No | Topic | Group I (10Q) | Group II (5Q) | Group IV (5Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scientific knowledge and scientific temper | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Power of reasoning | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 3 | Rote learning vs conceptual learning | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 4 | Science as a tool to understand the past, present, and future | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 5 | Nature of universe | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | General scientific laws – Mechanics - Properties of matter, force, motion, and energy | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 7 | Measurement of physical quantities | ✔ | ||
| 8 | General scientific laws in motion - force, pressure, and energy | ✔ | ||
| 9 | Everyday application of basic science principles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Elements and compounds, acids, bases, etc. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Main concepts of life science | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Environment and ecology | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 13 | Environmental science | ✔ | ||
| 14 | Latest inventions in science and technology | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 15 | Current affairs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| S.No | Topic | Group I (10Q) | Group II (5Q) | Group IV (5Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Location | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Earth location | ✔ | ||
| 3 | Physical features | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Monsoon, rainfall, weather and climate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Water resources | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Rivers in India | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Soil, Minerals and Natural Resources | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Forest and Wildlife | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Agricultural pattern | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Transport | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Communication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Social Geography – Population density and distribution | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 13 | Population density and distribution in Tamil Nadu and India | ✔ | ||
| 14 | Racial, linguistic groups and major tribes | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 15 | Natural calamity | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 16 | Disaster management | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 17 | Environmental pollution | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 18 | Environment | ✔ | ||
| 19 | Reasons and preventive measures | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 20 | Climate change | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 21 | Green energy | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 22 | Geographical landmarks | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 23 | Current affairs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| S.No | Topic | Group I (25Q) | Group II (10Q) | Group IV (10Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indus Valley Civilization | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals, and Marathas | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Age of Vijayanagaram and Bahmani Kingdoms | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 4 | South Indian History | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Change and continuity in the socio-cultural history of India | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 6 | National Renaissance - Early uprising against British rule | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Indian National Congress | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Emergence of Leaders – B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, and others | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (Includes Tamil Nadu leaders) |
| 9 | Different modes of agitation: Growth of Satyagraha and Militant Movements | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 10 | Different modes of agitation of Tamil Nadu and movements | ✔ | ||
| 11 | Communalism and Partition | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 12 | Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity – Race, Language, Custom; India as a Secular State, Social Harmony | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 13 | Prominent personalities in various spheres – Arts, Science, Literature and Philosophy | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 14 | Change and continuity in the socio-cultural history of India (Repeated) | ✔ | ||
| 15 | National symbols – Eminent personalities and places in news – Sports – Books and Authors | ✔ | ||
| 16 | Current affairs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| S.No | Topic | Group I (40Q) | Group II (15Q) | Group IV (15Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constitution of India | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Preamble to the Constitution | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Salient features of the Constitution | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Union, State and Union Territory | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Citizenship | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Fundamental Rights | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Fundamental Duties | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Directive Principles of State Policy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Union Executive, Union Legislature | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | State Executive, State Legislature | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Local Governments, Panchayat Raj | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Spirit of federalism: Centre - State relationships | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 13 | Election | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 14 | Judiciary in India | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 15 | Rule of Law | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 16 | Corruption in public life – Anti-corruption measures - Lokpal and Lok Ayukta | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 17 | Right to Information | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 18 | Empowerment of Women | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 19 | Consumer Protection Forums, Human Rights Charter | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 20 | Political parties and political system in India | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (Tamil Nadu and India) |
| 21 | Current affairs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| S.No | Topic | Group I (50Q) | Group II (20Q) | Group IV (20Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nature of Indian Economy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Five-year plan models - an assessment | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Planning Commission and Niti Aayog | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Sources of revenue | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Reserve Bank of India | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 7 | Finance Commission | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Resource sharing between Union and State Governments | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Goods and Services Tax | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Structure of Indian economy, employment generation, land reforms and agriculture | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (Economic trends) |
| 11 | Application of Science and Technology in Agriculture | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Industrial growth | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 13 | Rural welfare oriented programmes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 14 | Social problems - Population, Education, Health, Employment, Poverty | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 15 | Human Development Indicators in Tamil Nadu and across India | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 16 | Impact of social reform movements in socio-economic development of Tamil Nadu | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 17 | Political parties and welfare schemes for various sections | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 18 | Rationale behind reservation policy and access to social resources | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 19 | Economic trends in Tamil Nadu | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 20 | Role and impact of social welfare schemes in Tamil Nadu's development | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 21 | Social justice and social harmony as cornerstones of development | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 22 | Education and health systems in Tamil Nadu | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 23 | Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on economic growth | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 24 | Achievements of Tamil Nadu in various fields | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 25 | e-Governance in Tamil Nadu | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 26 | Public awareness and General administration | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 27 | Welfare schemes and public delivery issues | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 28 | Current socio-economic issues | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 29 | Current affairs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| S.No | Topic | Group I (40Q) | Group II (20Q) | Group IV (20Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | History of Tamil Society, archaeological discoveries, Tamil literature (Sangam to modern), Thirukkural: relevance, values, philosophy | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle - Early agitations, Role of women | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Evolution of 19th and 20th century socio-political movements: Justice Party, Rationalism, Self-Respect & Dravidian Movements | — | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Contributions of Thanthai Periyar and Perarignar Anna | — | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Social reformers, social reform movements and transformation in Tamil Nadu | — | — | ✔ |
| S.No | Topic | Group I (15Q) | Group II (15Q) | Group IV (15Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simplification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Percentage | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Highest Common Factor (HCF) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Ratio and Proportion | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Simple Interest | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Compound Interest | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Area | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Volume | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Time and Work | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| S.No | Topic | Group I (10Q) | Group II (10Q) | Group IV (10Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logical Reasoning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Puzzles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Dice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Visual Reasoning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Alpha Numeric Reasoning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Number Series | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |