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How many vacancies in TNPSC Group 1 in 2025?
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TNPSC Notification No. 04/2025 (Advt No. 706, dated 1 April 2025) announced 70 Group 1 vacancies, including shortfall vacancies, across six posts. All six are at pay Level 22. The largest is Deputy Collector with 28 posts.
Vacancies by post
| Post | Vacancies | Pay level |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Collector | 28 | Level 22 |
| Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes) | 19 | Level 22 |
| Deputy Superintendent of Police (Category 1) | 7 | Level 22 |
| Assistant Director of Rural Development | 7 | Level 22 |
| Assistant Commissioner of Labour | 6 | Level 22 |
| District Employment Officer | 3 | Level 22 |
| Total | 70 |
The six posts add up to 28 + 19 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 3 = 70.
What the vacancy count decides
The number of candidates who go through each stage is set from the vacancies. The mains shortlist is 20 candidates per vacancy within each reservation group, and the interview shortlist is 2 or 3 per vacancy. The shortlist ratios explain how the numbers are worked out for a group.
Other facts from the 2025 notification
- Qualification: a degree, with post-specific conditions.
- Age: 21 to 34 for Others and up to 39 for reserved categories; see the Group 1 age limit.
- Stages: prelims on 15 June 2025, then mains, then an interview of 100 marks.
- Fees: Rs.100 for the prelims and Rs.200 for the mains, after the Rs.150 OTR.
What about 2026?
TNPSC's Annual Planner for 2026 scheduled the next Group 1 notification for 23 June 2026. We have not read an official vacancy table for that cycle, so we do not quote one here. The Group 1 posts and the cycle's details are on the Group 1 notification page, and the Group 1 exam pattern explains the stages.
Source
Vacancy numbers can be revised, so confirm them in the current notification.
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