Certificate Verification (CV)
The stage where TNPSC checks original certificates, education, age, community, PSTM and special claims, against your application. Unproved claims are dropped.
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The post-CV stage where candidates are called in rank order to choose posts and departments from available vacancies.
A 20% preferential reservation within each category for candidates who studied their qualifying education in Tamil medium.
The screening stage of multi-stage exams like Group 1 and 2: objective paper whose marks shortlist candidates for mains but don't count in final merit.
The merit-deciding descriptive stage for Group 1 and Group 2 interview posts. Final selection lists are built from mains marks (plus interview where applicable).
A post whose selection includes an oral test after the written exam, Group 1 posts and Group 2 (CCSE-II) interview posts.
A post filled purely on written marks plus certificate verification, all of Group 2A and Group 4. No oral test stage.
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This definition follows official TNPSC notifications and Tamil Nadu government orders. Sources: TNPSC official notifications. Figures are indicative and may change with each official notification. Data last reviewed: July 2026.
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