GT (General Turn)
Vacancies open to all candidates purely on merit, regardless of community. Reserved-category candidates who make the general merit are counted against GT, not their quota.
GT is not a category you apply under; it is where the highest scorers land regardless of community. At allotment, a reserved-category candidate whose mark clears the general merit takes a GT seat, leaving the reserved seat for the next candidate in that category. Aspirants often misread GT as a quota for OC candidates only; it is open merit.
Related terms
Communal Rotation
The 200-point roster Tamil Nadu uses to distribute vacancies across categories (GT, BC, BCM, MBC/DNC, SC, SCA, ST) in a fixed repeating order.
BC (Backward Class)
Tamil Nadu's largest reservation category, holding 26.5% of vacancies (excluding BCM). Claimed with a community certificate at verification.
PSTM (Persons Studied in Tamil Medium)
A 20% preferential reservation within each category for candidates who studied their qualifying education in Tamil medium.
Reservation Roster
The running register that tracks which roster point each appointment consumed, ensuring reservation percentages hold across recruitment cycles.
BCM (Backward Class Muslim)
A 3.5% reservation carved out of the BC quota for Muslims belonging to notified backward communities in Tamil Nadu.
MBC (Most Backward Class)
A 20% reservation category for Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities in Tamil Nadu government recruitment.
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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