TNPSC Combined Engineering Services Exam Eligibility Details, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Salary, Selection Process and Study Materials

February 20, 2016 Exam Details

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducts Combined Engineering Services Examination (CESE) for recruitment of Assistant Engineer and Assistant Director in various Tamil Nadu State Services. Engineering Degree in relevant discipline is the minimum educational qualification to apply for this examination. Every yearn 4 lacks of candidates appears in the TNPSC Combined Engineering examination.

TNPSC Engineering Services Eligibility Details:

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s (TNPSC) Combined Engineering Services Exam Eligibility Details are given below….

A. Age:

Sl. No.	Category of Candidates	Minimum Age (should have completed)	Maximum Age
1	SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all Castes.	18 Years	No Age limit
2	‘Others’ [i.e. candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs].	18 Years	30 Years (should not have completed)

Note: “Others” [i.e Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC (A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs] who have put in five years of service in the State/Central Government are not eligible even if they are within the age limit.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess the following or its equivalent qualification awarded by an University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission for the purpose of its grant or Board recognized by the Government of India or by any State Government:

Sl. No.	Name of the post	Qualification
1	Assistant Engineer (Civil) in Water Resources Department, PWD	B.E degree in Civil Engineering or Civil and Structural Engineering OR A pass in Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations under Civil Engineering branch, subject to the following further conditions namely:- I. Should furnish evidence of having undergone practical training in surveying for a period of not less than one year. or II. Should have put in service for a period of not less than one year in Public Works Department as Overseer or Junior Engineer. or III. Should hold the Upper Subordinate or L.C.E Diploma of the College of Engineering, Guindy or L.C.E. Diploma awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Chennai
2	Assistant Engineer (Civil) in Buildings, PWD
3	Assistant Engineer (Electrical) in PWD	A degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering OR A pass in Sections A and B of the Institution Examination with Electrical Engineering as a subject.
4	Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health (Formerly named as Assistant Inspector of Factories)	A Degree in Mechanical or Production or Industrial or Electricalor Chemical Engineering or Textile Technology

Note:
i. The qualification prescribed for these posts should have been obtained by passing the required qualification in the order of studies i.e. 10th + HSC/Diploma + U.G. degree.

ii. Candidates having a pass in Sections A & B of the Institution Examinations under Civil Engineering, applying for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) PWD may be required to produce the evidence for having undergone Practical Training in surveying for a period of not less than one year or certificate for having put in service for a period of not less than one year in PWD as Overseer or Junior Engineer or to produce the evidence for having Upper Subordinate or LCE Diploma of the College of Engineering, Guindy or LCE Diploma awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Chennai when called for by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.

iii. Knowledge of Tamil:- Candidates should possess knowledge of Tamil on the date of this notification.

iv. Persons claiming equivalence of qualification should upload evidence when called for by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.

TNPSC Engineering Services Exam Pattern:

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s Combined Engineering Services Exam Pattern and scheme of examination are given below…

Scheme of Examination: Written examination will be conducted in objective type, consists of two papers. Paper I will have the subjects in the relevant discipline of engineering, time duration will be 3 hours and paper II will have questions on General Studies, time duration will be 2 hours.

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection
			SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/ DCs, BCs and BCMs	Others
Written Examination in OMR Format:i. Paper-I Any one of the following subjects in which the candidate has acquired his/her educational qualification (Degree Standard -200 questions each) (Objective Type) (i) Civil Engineering (Code No.029) (ii) Mechanical and Production Engineering (Code No.074) (iii) Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering (Code No.042) (iv) Textile Engineering (Code No.114) (v) Electronics and Communication Engineering (Code No.044) (vi) Chemical Engineering (Code No.025)ii. Paper -II General Studies (Objective Type) (Degree Standard-100 questions)iii. Interview and Records	3 Hours 2 Hours	300 200 70	171	228
Total		570

i. The questions in Paper-I will be set in English only and the questions in Paper-II will be set both in Tamil and English based on the existing syllabi.
ii. For answering Paper – I, the candidates should specify the subject in which they wish to be examined. They should choose only the subject in which they have obtained the prescribed qualification.
iii. The candidates who possess a degree in Production Engineering and Industrial Engineering should choose Mechanical and Production Engineering, the candidates who possess a degree in Textile Technology should choose Textile Engineering as an optional subject.
iv. The subject paper Civil Engineering will consist of question in Civil and Structural Engineering.

TNPSC Engineering Services Exam Syllabus:

Tamilnadu Public Service Commission’s Combined Engineering Services Exam Syllabus Details are given below…

Syllabus:

Paper I:

Click here for TNPSC Combined Engineering Services Exam Paper I Syllabus

Paper II:

Click here for TNPSC Combined Engineering Services Exam Paper II Syllabus

Salary Details:

Name of the Post	Name of the Service	Scale of Pay
Assistant Engineer (Civil), Water Resources Department, PWD	Tamil Nadu Engineering Service	Rs. 9300 – 34800 + Grade pay Rs.5100/- p.m.
Assistant Engineer (Civil), Buildings, PWD	Tamil Nadu Engineering Service	Rs. 9300 – 34800 + Grade pay Rs.5100/- p.m.
Assistant Engineer (Electrical) PWD	Tamil Nadu Engineering Service	Rs. 9300 – 34800 + Grade pay Rs.5100/- p.m.
Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health (Formerly named as Assistant Inspector of Factories)	Tamil Nadu Engineering Service	Rs. 9300 – 34800 + Grade pay Rs.5100/- p.m.
Items	One Star	Rs. 9300 – 34800 + Grade pay Rs.5100/- p.m.

Selection Procedure:

TNPSC Combined Engineering Services selection procedure details are given below…..

Selection will be made in two successive stages i.e.,
(i) Written Examination in OMR Format and
(ii) Oral Test

Written Examination: The written examination will be conducted in objective type for 500 Marks. Paper I will consists of 200 questions for 300 Marks in the time duration of 3 hours and Paper II will consists of 100 questions for 200 Marks in the duration of 2 hours. The questions in Paper-I will be set in English only and the questions in Paper-II will be set both in Tamil and English based on the existing syllabi. The selection will be made on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidates in the Written Examination only, subject to the rule of reservation of appointments.

Oral Test: The candidates who qualify in the written examination will be called for Oral Test. The Oral Test will be conducted for 70 Marks.

Note: The Minimum Qualifying marks for selection for SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/ DCs, BCs and BCMs is 171 and 228 for others.

The final selection will be made on the basis of the total marks obtained by the candidates at the Main Written Examination or Written Examination, as the case may be, and Oral Test taken together subject to the rule of reservation of appointments wherever it applies.

Study Materials:

TNPSC Group 4 Exam study materials given below.

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