TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2026 PDF Download – Latest Syllabus & Exam Pattern

If you are preparing for the TNPSC Group 4 examination, knowing the latest syllabus and question distribution is essential for planning your preparation. This page provides the TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2026, updated exam pattern, unit-wise topics, question weightage and useful preparation resources.

The syllabus is prescribed for the Combined Civil Services Examination – IV (Group IV Services) and is identified by Syllabus Code 496.

TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2026 – Quick Overview

200
Total Questions
300
Total Marks
SSLC
Exam Standard
496
Syllabus Code

Exam Structure:

  • General Studies: 75 Questions
  • Aptitude & Mental Ability: 25 Questions
  • Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test: 100 Questions
  • Total: 200 Questions / 300 Marks
Important: General English is applicable only for Differently Abled candidates who are exempted from the Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test.

TNPSC Group 4 Exam Pattern 2026

The TNPSC Group 4 examination consists of a single paper of SSLC standard. The paper contains 200 questions for a maximum of 300 marks.

Part Subject Questions Marks
Part A & B General Studies 75 150
Aptitude & Mental Ability 25
Part C Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test 100 150
Total 200 300

Note: For candidates exempted from the Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test, General English is applicable in Part C.

TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus – Question Weightage

Understanding the number of questions assigned to each unit can help candidates plan their preparation time more effectively.

Section Unit Questions
General Studies Unit I – General Science 5
Unit II – Geography 5
Unit III – History, Culture & National Movement 10
Unit IV – Indian Polity 15
Unit V – Indian Economy & Development Administration 20
Unit VI – History, Culture & Movements of Tamil Nadu 20
Aptitude & Mental Ability Aptitude 15
Reasoning 10
Tamil Seven Units 100

Detailed TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus – General Studies

Part A: General Studies – 75 Questions

The General Studies syllabus consists of six units covering Science, Geography, Indian History, Polity, Economy and the History and socio-political movements of Tamil Nadu.

Unit I: General Science – 5 Questions
  • Nature of Universe – Measurement of physical quantities – General scientific laws in motion – force, pressure, and energy.
  • Everyday application of the basic principles of mechanics, electricity, magnetism, light, sound, heat, and nuclear physics.
  • Elements and compounds, acids, bases, salts, petroleum products, fertilizers, pesticides, metallurgy, and food adulterants.
  • Main concepts of life science, classification of living organisms, evolution, genetics, physiology, nutrition, health and hygiene, human diseases.
  • Environmental science; Latest inventions in science and technology; Current affairs.
Unit II: Geography – 5 Questions
  • Earth location – Physical features – Monsoon, rainfall, weather, and climate – Water resources – Rivers.
  • Soil, Minerals, and Natural resources – Forest and Wildlife – Agriculture pattern; Transport – Communication.
  • Population density and distribution in Tamil Nadu and India.
  • Calamities – Disaster management – Environment – Climate change; Geographical landmarks; Current affairs.
Unit III: History, Culture of India, and Indian National Movement – 10 Questions
  • Indus Valley Civilization – Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals, and Marathas – South Indian History.
  • National Renaissance – Early uprising against British Rule – Indian National Congress.
  • Emergence of Leaders: B.R. Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O. Chidambaranar, Thanthai Periyar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Rajaji, Subhash Chandra Bose, Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar, Muvalur Ramamirtham, and other National Leaders.
  • Different modes of agitation of Tamil Nadu and movements; Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity – Race, Language, Custom; India as a secular state.
Unit IV: Indian Polity – 15 Questions
  • Constitution of India – Preamble – Salient features – Union, State, and Union Territory.
  • Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy.
  • Union Executive, Union Legislature – State Executive, State Legislature – Local Governments, Panchayat Raj.
  • Spirit of federalism: Centre – State relationships; Election – Judiciary in India – Rule of Law.
  • Corruption in public life – Anti-Corruption measures – Lokpal and Lokayukta – Right to Information.
  • Empowerment of Women – Consumer Protection Forums – Human Rights Charter; Political parties and political system in Tamil Nadu and India; Current affairs.
Unit V: Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu – 20 Questions
  • Nature of Indian economy – Five-year plan models – Planning Commission and Niti Aayog.
  • Sources of revenue – Reserve Bank of India – Finance Commission – Resource sharing – GST.
  • Economic trends – Employment generation, Land reforms, and Agriculture – S&T in Agriculture.
  • Industrial growth – Rural Welfare oriented programmes – Social problems (Population, Education, Health, Employment, Poverty).
  • Social Justice and Social Harmony; Education and Health systems in Tamil Nadu; Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on economic growth; Welfare schemes; Current affairs.
Unit VI: History, Culture, Heritage, and Socio-Political Movements of Tamil Nadu – 20 Questions
  • History of Tamil Society, archaeological discoveries – Tamil Literature from Sangam age to contemporary times.
  • Thirukkural: Significance as Secular Literature, relevance to everyday life, impact on humanity, universal values, relevance to socio-politico-economic affairs, philosophical content.
  • Role of Tamil Nadu in the freedom struggle – Early agitations against British Rule – Role of women in the freedom struggle.
  • Social reformers, social reform movements, and social transformation of Tamil Nadu.

Part B: Aptitude and Mental Ability – 25 Questions

Part B consists of 25 questions, divided between Aptitude and Reasoning.

Unit I: Aptitude – 15 Questions
  • Simplification
  • Percentage
  • Highest Common Factor (HCF)
  • Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Simple Interest
  • Compound Interest
  • Area
  • Volume
  • Time and Work
Unit II: Reasoning – 10 Questions
  • Logical reasoning
  • Puzzles
  • Dice
  • Visual reasoning
  • Alpha numeric reasoning
  • Number series

TNPSC Group 4 Tamil Syllabus 2026 – 100 Questions

The தமிழ் தகுதி மற்றும் மதிப்பீட்டுத் தேர்வு consists of 100 questions. The syllabus is divided into seven units covering grammar, vocabulary, writing skills, technical terms, reading comprehension, translation and literature.

Part C: General Tamil – 100 Questions

அலகு I: இலக்கணம் – 25 கேள்விகள்

எழுத்து: பிரித்து எழுதுதல், சேர்த்து எழுதுதல், சந்திப்பிழை, குறில் நெடில் வேறுபாடு, லகர/ளகர/ழகர வேறுபாடு, ரகர/றகர வேறுபாடு, னகர/ணகர வேறுபாடு, சுட்டு/வினா எழுத்துகள், ஒருமை பன்மை.

சொல்: வேர்ச்சொல் அறிதல், வினைமுற்று, வினையெச்சம், வினையாலணையும் பெயர், தொழிற்பெயர், பெயர்ச்சொல்/வினைச்சொல் வேறுபாடு, எழுத்துப்பிழை/ஒற்றுப்பிழை நீக்குதல்.

அலகு II: சொல்லகராதி – 15 கேள்விகள்

எதிர்ச்சொல், ஓரெழுத்து ஒருமொழி, ஒரு பொருள் தரும் பல சொற்கள், அகரவரிசைப்படுத்துதல், பேச்சு வழக்கு – எழுத்து வழக்கு வேறுபாடுகள், கலைச்சொற்கள்/இணையான சொற்கள் கண்டறிதல்.

அலகு III: எழுதும் திறன் – 15 கேள்விகள்

சொற்களை ஒழுங்குபடுத்தி சொற்றொடர் அமைத்தல், தன்வினை/பிறவினை/செய்வினை/செயப்பாட்டு வினை கண்டறிதல், திணை/பால்/கால மரபு வழுக்களை நீக்குதல், நிறுத்தற்குறிகள் இடுதல்.

அலகு IV: கலைச் சொற்கள் – 10 கேள்விகள்

அறிவியல், கல்வி, மருத்துவம், மேலாண்மை, சட்டம், புவியியல், தொழில்நுட்பம் சார்ந்த கலைச்சொற்களுக்கு இணையான தமிழ்ச்சொற்கள் அறிதல்.

அலகு V: வாசித்தல் – புரிந்து கொள்ளும் திறன் – 15 கேள்விகள்

பத்தியிலிருந்து கேட்கப்படும் வினாக்களுக்கு விடையளித்தல், உவமை/மரபுத்தொடர்களின் பொருள் அறிதல், பழமொழிகளின் கருத்து உணர்தல்.

அலகு VI: எளிய மொழி பெயர்ப்பு – 5 கேள்விகள்

ஆங்கிலம் மற்றும் பிறமொழிச் சொற்களுக்கு இணையான தமிழ்ச்சொற்களை மொழிபெயர்த்து எழுதுதல்.

அலகு VII: இலக்கியம், தமிழ் அறிஞர்களும், தமிழ்த்தொண்டும் – 15 கேள்விகள்

திருக்குறள் (குறிப்பிட்ட 20 அதிகாரங்கள் மட்டும்), அறநூல்கள் (நாலடியார், நான்மணிக்கடிகை, இன்னா நாற்பது போன்றவை), கம்பராமாயணம், புறநானூறு, சிலப்பதிகாரம், மணிமேகலை, பெரியபுராணம், சிற்றிலக்கியங்கள், தமிழ் அறிஞர்கள் (உ.வே.சா, ஜி.யு.போப், வீரமாமுனிவர், பாரதியார், பாரதிதாசன், நாமக்கல் கவிஞர், தந்தை பெரியார், பேரறிஞர் அண்ணா, காமராசர், முத்துராமலிங்கர் போன்றோரின் தமிழ்த்தொண்டு).

TNPSC Group 4 English Syllabus 2026 – 100 Questions

Part C: General English – 100 Questions

Eligibility Note: General English is applicable only for Differently Abled candidates who are exempted from the Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test.

Unit I: Grammar – 25 Questions

Parts of speech, Concord, Tense, Active/Passive voice, Types of sentences, Transformation of sentences, Verbs, Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles, Question tags, Sentence patterns, Degrees of comparison, Direct/Indirect speech, Punctuations.

Unit II: Vocabulary – 15 Questions

Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Homophones, Collocations, Idioms & Phrases, Phrasal verbs, Word usage, One-word substitutions, Singular/Plural, Abbreviations, British & American English, Compound words, Figures of speech.

Unit III: Writing Skills – 10 Questions

Letter writing (Formal/Informal), Jumbled sentences, Making queries, Inferences, Fill in the blanks, Substitutions.

Unit IV: Technical Terms – 10 Questions

Administrative Terms, Department-related, General and Official terms, Basics of Official Correspondence.

Unit V: Reading Comprehension – 20 Questions

Unseen passages, analysis of headlines/editorials, matching exercises, sentence completion, and fact ascertainment.

Unit VI: Translation – 5 Questions

Word and sentence translation, tense-related and voice-related translation tasks.

Unit VII: Literary Works – 15 Questions

Analysis of specified poems and prose pieces, including works such as Robert Frost, William Blake, Rabindranath Tagore and Ruskin Bond, based on standard school textbooks up to SSLC standard.

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01 Start with the syllabus
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02 Prioritize important units
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03 Study school textbooks
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❓ FAQs – TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus 2026

1. How many questions are there in the TNPSC Group 4 examination?

The TNPSC Group 4 examination consists of 200 questions in total.

2. What is the total mark for the TNPSC Group 4 examination?

The examination carries a maximum of 300 marks.

3. What is the standard of the TNPSC Group 4 question paper?

The syllabus is based on the SSLC standard.

4. How many General Studies questions are asked in Group 4?

General Studies consists of 75 questions.

5. How many Aptitude and Mental Ability questions are included?

Aptitude and Mental Ability consists of 25 questions, including 15 Aptitude questions and 10 Reasoning questions.

6. How many questions are there in the Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test?

The Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test consists of 100 questions for 150 marks.

7. Is General English included in the TNPSC Group 4 syllabus?

General English is applicable only for Differently Abled candidates who are exempted from the Tamil Eligibility-cum-Scoring Test.

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Syllabus Code: 496 | Last Updated: August 2026

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