Tamil NaduThursday, 27 August 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil-medium reservation in Tamil Nadu government jobs can be used only once after 2026 amendment
Tamil Nadu has amended the law so that the 20% reservation for Tamil-medium educated candidates in government jobs can be availed only once.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, Tamil Nadu issued a gazette notification stating that the 20% reservation for candidates educated in Tamil medium in government jobs can be availed only once, after the Governor approved the amendment on August 6, 2026.
Key specifics
- The reservation benefit is 20% for Tamil-medium educated candidates in government recruitment.
- The new rule says a person who has already entered government service through this quota cannot use it again.
- The amendment does not apply to appointments made before the gazette notification dated August 11, 2026.
- To claim the benefit, the candidate must have studied in Tamil medium from Class 1 for the prescribed qualification.
- The legal change was notified by Law Department Secretary P. Sumathi.
Exam lens
TNPSC law and reservation question type: 20% Tamil-medium quota, one-time benefit, August 6 and August 11, 2026, gazette notification, P. Sumathi — a likely question on state reservation policy.