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TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus 2025 and Latest Exam Pattern, Download PDF

Candidates preparing for the TNPSC Group 5A exam should first check the TNPSC Group 5A syllabus 2025. The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has released the latest TNPSC Group 5A syllabus and exam pattern on its official website. Knowing the syllabus and exam pattern is very important to succeed in the exam. Read the full article to learn more about the TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus and Exam Pattern.

TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates preparing for the TNPSC Group 5A Exam 2025 can check the key highlights of the latest exam pattern and syllabus.

TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025: Key Information
Recruiting Organization Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Post Name Assistant Section Officer in the Secretariat & Finance Department
Vacancies 35
TNPSC Group 5A Exam Pattern Two Papers
Exam Duration 3 Hours/Paper
Official Website tnpsc.gov.in

TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus 2025

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 2025 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 in your 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
-Print Media/ Electronic Media
-Environment/Food and Health
-Human Rights / Gender Equality
-Social Justice History

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
-Development of Project Evaluation Report
-Demonstration of proposal 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
Four words beginning with a vowel
There should be four words mixed with life and life.
d) Debug writing

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 A passage of 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 K5 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 the Compound Sentence as a Simple sentence.
-Rewrite the Simple Sentence as a Complex sentence.
-Transform the statement into a strong question.
-Transform the statement into a weak question.
-Transform the 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 the right preposition.
-Rewrite the sentence in comparative degree.
-Rewrite the sentence in the past tense.
-Change the underlined phrase into a clause.
-Change the underlined clause into a 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 2025 PDF Download

Download the TNPSC Group 5A Syllabus PDF for the Assistant Section Officer / Assistant Examination in Tamil from below link.

TNPSC Group 5A Exam Pattern 2025

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 2025 has been shared below.

TNPSC Group 5A Exam Pattern 2025
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

 

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