TNPSC EXAM PREPARATION

TNPSC Prelim Syllabus

Group I, II, IV தேர்வுகளுக்கான பாடத்திட்டத்தைத் தலைப்புவாரியாகப் பார்வையிட்டு, உங்கள் தயாரிப்பைத் திட்டமிட்டு முன்னேறுங்கள்.

பாடத்திட்டத்தைத் தேர்வு செய்து படிக்கவும்

கீழே உள்ள ஒவ்வொரு பாடப்பிரிவையும் திறந்து அதற்கான விரிவான பாடத்திட்டத்தைப் பார்க்கலாம்.

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	—	—	✔

Aptitude

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	✔	✔	✔

Reasoning

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	✔	✔	✔

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TNPSC Prelim Syllabus

பாடத்திட்டத்தைத் தேர்வு செய்து படிக்கவும்

01 General Science

02 Geography of India

03 History, Culture of India & Indian National Movement

04 Indian Polity

05 Indian Economy & Development Administration

06 Tamil Nadu History, Culture & Movements

07 Aptitude & Mental Ability

Aptitude

Reasoning