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The candidates who are preparing for TNPSC Group 5A exam should go thorough the exam TNPSC Group 5A syllabus first. This year the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has released the TNPSC Group 5A syllabus 2024 on its official website. The Syllabus and Exam Pattern Plays main role to crack the exam. Read the full article for more about the TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus and latest Exam Pattern.
TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024
Candidates preparing for the TNPSC Group 5A Exam 2024 can check the key highlights of latest exam pattern and syllabus.
TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus and Exam pattern 2024: Key Information | |
Recruiting Organization | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
Post Name | Assistant Section Officer in secretariat, Junior Assistant or Assistant |
Vacancies | 35 |
TNPSC Group 5A Exam Pattern | Two Papers |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours/Paper |
Official Website | tnpsc.gov.in |
TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus 2024
TNPSC Group 5A syllabus consists of Paper 1 for General Tamil and Paper 2 for General English. Candidates can check the Detailed TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus 2024 mentioned below:
Paper-I: General Tamil (Graduation Standard)
Letter – Ability to write various office letters. Summarize the given section and notes. Ability to write comprehensively. Be objective and clear on questions. Ability to answer concisely. Ability to translate with focus and clarity. Proficiency in Tamil Language, Proficiency in Vocabulary. This syllabus is designed to bring out the above skills.
Paper-I: General Tamil (Graduation Standard) | |
Unit-1 | -Essay writing skills
-The questions should be on the following general topics. -Tamil Nadu Freedom Fighters / Tamil Culture |
Unit-2 | Give clear, correct and concise answers to the questions asked from the given section, |
Unit-3 | Demonstrate ability to summarize a given passage into thirds |
Unit-4 | Developing writing skills by elaborating from given brief notes |
Unit-5 | Translation of the English portion into Tamil. Translation should be structured in such a way that the concentration and clarity of the concept emerge. |
Unit-6 | Office letter
-Demonstration of report writing skills |
Unit-7 | Diagnosing language skills
a) Writing in sentences b) Conjunction using conjunctions e) Alphabetical sorting Four words that begin with a vowel There should be three questions to be written in such a way as to correct the spelling error, single error, connection error, and comment error. U) Artistic expression The questions should be structured in such a way as to reveal the knowledge of the departmental Tamil terms based on the Tamil dictionary published by the Tamil Development Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Questions should be structured in such a way as to write Tamil terms equivalent to English words in the dictionary. |
Paper-II: General English (Degree Standard)
Check the detailed Paper-II General English Syllabus from the table below:
Paper-II: General English (Degree Standard) | |
Essay writing in 300 words | -Argumentative Essay -Descriptive Essay -Narrative Essay -Critical Essay -Expository Essay -Persuasive Essay |
Letter Writing | -Letter expressing demands / needs -Inquiry letter -Order letter -Letter responding to Enquiries |
Precis Writing | An seen passage in 200 words is to be given. It has to be briefed in around 70 words. |
Reading Comprehension | An unseen passage in 200 words is to be given.
Questions are to be framed following K 5 Model Barrett’s Taxonomy |
Translation | a) From Tamil to English Government Order/circular and
b) From English to Tamil News articles / 5 sentences of complex structure |
Hints Development | Developing the hints into a readable passage |
Notification | Drafting Announcements / Advertisements and Writing Explanations / Circulars |
Grammar | -Active to Passive. -Passive to Active. -Direct to Indirect Speech. -Indirect to Direct Speech. -Rewrite Compound Sentence as Simple sentence. -Rewrite Simple Sentence as Complex sentence. -Transform statement into a strong question. -Transform statement into a weak question. -Transform assertive sentence into a negative sentence. -Add a suitable question tag. -Use the homophones in meaningful sentences. -Use the right adverb. -Fill in the blank with right preposition. -Rewrite the sentence in comparative degree. -Rewrite the sentence in past tense. -Change the underlined phrase into clause. -Change the underlined clause into phrase. -Identify the pattern of the given sentence. -Fill in the blanks with a suitable Article. -Rewrite the sentence correcting the error |
TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus 2024 PDF
Download the TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus PDF for the Assistant Section Officer / Assistant Examination in Tamil from below link.
TNPSC Group 5A Exam Pattern 2024
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has released the latest exam pattern for the post of Assistant Section Officer, Assistant in Tamil Nadu Chief Secretariat. TNPSC Group 5A exam pattern 2024 has shared below.
TNPSC Group 5A Exam Pattern 2024 | |||
Subjects | Maximum Marks | Duration | Minimum Qualifying Marks |
Paper-I General Tamil (Degree Standard) | 100 | 3Hours | 60 |
Paper-II General English (Degree Standard) | 100 | 3Hours | |
Total | 200 |