TNPSC VAO Exam Pattern :
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s (TNPSC) Village Administrative Officer Exam Pattern and scheme of examination are given below….
Scheme of Written Examination: The examination will be conducted for maximum 300 marks in the duration of 3 hours. Written examination consists of Two types of question papers. One type of question paper will contain questions on General Studies (75 items), Aptitude Test (25 items) and General Tamil/ English (200 items).
| Subject | Duration of Examination | Maximum Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks for Selection |
| Single Paper in the following subjects in SSLC standard General studies (75 items) + Aptitude Test (25 items) + General Tamil / General English (100 items) Total (200 items) | 3 Hours | 300 | 90 |
Note :
(i) Two types of question papers will be set.
Type- 1 General Studies + General Tamil will contain questions on General Studies (75 items), Aptitude Test (25 items) and General English (100 items).
Type-2 (General Studies + General English) will contain questions on General Studies (75 items), Aptitude Test (25 items) and General Tamil (100 items).
(ii) Candidates are given the option to choose either General Tamil or General English for answering the 100 items apart from answering the 100 (75+25) items on General Studies and Aptitude Test.
(iii) The 100 questions on General Tamil/ General English will be set in the respective languages and the remaining 100 questions will be set both in English and Tamil