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 TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (Advertisement No.207.) invites applications from  candidates professing Hindu Religion only for  direct  recruitment  to  the  vacancies  for  the  year  2008  –  2009  in  the following post included in Group –VIII Service:- 

NOTE: Applications  are invited upto 5.45 p.m on 31-08-2009 

Sl. No.	Name of the Post	Service	Post    Code	No. of vacancies
1.	EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GRADE-IV in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department	Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Subordinate Service. (Code No. 010)	1655	47

 

2. IMPORTANT DATES AND TIME :-

A	Date of Notification	29-07-2009	-
B	Last date for receipt of applications	31-08-2009	5.45.P.M.
C	Date of Written Examination     Paper –I Paper -II	15-11-2009	10.00 A.M. to  1.00 P.M.
		15-11-2009	2.00.P.M. to 5.00 P.M.

 

3. SCALE OF PAY:-  Pre-revised Pay  Rs.3200 – 85 – 4900

Revised Pay : (PB1)-Rs.5200 –20,200+Grade Pay- Rs.2000

4. DISTRIBUTION OF VACANCIES WILL BE AS PER THE RULE OF RESERVATION OF APPOINTMENTS.

5. GENERAL INFORMATION :-

A.    The Rule of reservation of appointments applies to this post .

B.     Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyar on preferential basis) should fill-up Columns 6, 7 and 7(a) of the OMR application form and shade the boxes thereunder.   All the concessions / relaxations / benefits applicable to SC candidates are also applicable to SC (Arunthathiyar on preferential basis) candidates.

C.  “Arunthathiyars”  means  the  castes,      Arunthathiyars,  Chakkiliyan,  Madari,  Madiga, Pagadai, Thoti and Adi Andhra within the list of 76 Scheduled Castes notified by the president of India under Article 341 of the Constitution  of India by the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) order, 1950 as amended from time to time.

D.   The expressions “BC” (i.e. Backward Class) and “SC” (i.e. Scheduled Caste) wherever they occur in the Commission’s ‘Instructions, etc. to candidates’, ‘Information Brochure’, OMR application form and Notification should be read as “BC (Other than BCM)” and “SC and SC (Arunthathiyar on preferential basis)” respectively.

E. The number of vacancies advertised is only approximate and is liable to modification with reference to vacancy position at any time before finalisation of selection for Oral Test or selection for appointment, as the case may be.
 

F. Only persons   Professing the Hindu Religion as required by Section 10 of the Tamil

Nadu  Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act- 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act  22 of

1959) are eligible to apply.

G. If no qualified and suitable women candidates are available for selection against the vacancies  reserved  for  them,  those  vacancies  will  be  filled  by  male  candidates belonging to the respective communal categories.

H.  CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS:-

Candidates  selected  for  appointment   to  the  post  will  be  required  to  produce  a certificate  of  physical  fitness  in  the  form  prescribed   for  “Executive  Posts”.  The Standard of vision prescribed for the post is ‘Standard- III’. Candidates with defective vision should produce eye fitness certificate from a qualified eye specialist.

I. The Physically  Handicapped  persons should produce a certificate  of physical  fitness from the  Medical  Board  to the  effect  that his/her  handicap  will  not  render  him/her incapable of efficiently discharging the duties attached to the post to which he/she has been selected, before appointment.    Among the three categories of PH persons, Deaf and Orthopaedically Handicapped persons alone are eligible for the 3% reservation of vacancies intended for PH persons for this post.

J. Reservation for “Destitute Widow” and Ex-Serviceman will apply for this recruitment.

K.  If  no  qualified  and  suitable  Ex-Serviceman  candidates  belonging  to  a  particular category are available for selection against the vacancies reserved for them, those vacancies shall be filled by other than the Ex-Serviceman candidate belonging to the respective communal category.

L. Candidates  selected  for  appointment   to  the  posts  should  be  prepared  to  serve compulsorily in Hill Stations in Tamil Nadu.  If they refuse or resort to dilatory tactics to serve in Hill Stations they will loose their appointments.  The candidates should furnish a declaration in the format given below along with the application form.

“If selected I assure that I will not refuse or delay to serve in Hill Stations.  I am aware  that  I  will  lose  my  appointment  if  I  refuse  or  delay  to  serve  in  Hill Stations”.

M. Any claim relating to the selection should be received within 90 days from the date of

announcement of results. Claims received thereafter will receive no attention.

6. QUALIFICATIONS: -

(A)  AGE (as on 01.07.2009):

(i)  MINIMUM AGE LIMIT –   Should have completed 25 years (for all candidates) MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT –  Should not have completed  35 years

No maximum age limit for candidates belonging to SCs, SC (Arunthathiyar on preferential

basis) STs,  MBCs/DCs,  BCs  and  Destitute  Widows  of  all  castes  who  possess  a General  Educational  Qualification   which  is  higher  than                                          the  Minimum  General Educational Qualification (i.e. who have passed P.U.C / H.S.C / Diploma /Degree).

Note:

(1)        Age  relaxation  of  5  years  in  the  maximum  age  limit  will  be  applicable to persons affected by the ban order as per the orders of the Government

(2)        Candidates  not  belonging  to  SCs,  SC(Arunthathiar  on  preferential  basis), STs, MBC/DCs, BCs(Other than BCMs), (i.e.“Others”)   who have put in five years of service  in the State/Central  Government are  not eligible to apply eventhough they are within the age limit.
 

(3)        The Technical and Non-technical staff of TANSI who are facing retrenchment and have not been absorbed in the Government Corporations/Undertakings may also apply (evidence to be produced),  if they satisfy all the prescribed qualifications  except  age.        The  relevant  age  rule  will  be  relaxed  by  the Government in their favour if they come up for selection.

(4)        The maximum age limit will be increased by 5 years in respect of candidates belonging to SC, SC(Arunthathiar on preferential basis), ST and two years in respect of  candidates  belonging  to MBC/DCs and  BCs(Other  than  BCMs) who possess only SSLC qualification.

[Paragraph 4 of the ‘Instructions, etc. to candidates’ will not apply to this recruitment.]

(B)  EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Candidates should possess the following or its equivalent qualification on the date of this Notification, viz. 29-07-2009:

Minimum General Educational Qualification;

OR

The title of “Tamil Pulavar”  recognized by the University Grants Commission for the purpose of its Grant.

Provided that, other things  being  equal,  preference  will be given to employees  of Religious Institutions  (other than Government   Servants) who have put in not less than 5 years of Service.

Explanation:

Minimum General Educational Qualification means:

(i)   A pass in the SSLC Examination with eligibility for admission to College courses of studies in the Universities in this State. (11 years course of study)

OR

(ii)  A pass in the SSLC Examination of this State. (10 years course of study)

 7. SCHEME OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) AND ORAL TEST:-

Subject	Duration	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks for selection
Paper – I General Knowledge (100 items) (SSLC Std.) + General Tamil / General      English     (100     items) (SSLC Std.)	3 Hours	150 +       300 150	204
Paper – II 1.   ÏªJkj Ïiz¥ò és¡f« 2. irtK« itztK« (Code No.131) (200 items) (SSLC Std.) Interview and Records	3 Hours –	300 80
TOTAL		680

 

Note:

(i)  In respect of Paper-I (i.e. General Knowledge + General Tamil/General

English)

Two Types of question papers will be set.  One type of question paper will contain questions on General Knowledge (100 items) and General English (100 items).   The other will contain questions  on General Knowledge  (100 items) and General  Tamil (100 items). Candidates  are given the option to choose either General Tamil or General English for answering  the second

100 items apart from answering the first 100 items on General Knowledge. Candidates should mention in column 22 of the OMR application form under the heading compulsory  subject, the subject i.e. General Tamil or General English chosen by them, failing which they will be penalised.

(ii)  The questions on General Knowledge will be set both in English and in Tamil and  the  questions  on  General  Tamil/General  English  will  be  set  in  the respective language.

(iii) The  questions  in  respect  of  Paper-II  (i.e.  1.  ÏªJkj  Ïiz¥ò  és¡f«,  2. irtK« itztK«) will be set in Tamil only.

(iv) The text books on 1. ϪJkj Ïiz¥ò és¡f«, 2. irtK« itztK« released by Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Thirukoil, Palani are available at :-

1. Office     of     the     Commissioner      of     Hindu     Religious     and     Charitable

Endowments Administration Department, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 34.

2. Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani  Swamy Thirukoil, Palani, Dindigul District.

3. Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Thirukoil, Madurai

4. Arulmigu Ranganatha Swamy Thirukoil , Thiruvarangam, Tiruchirappalli.

5. Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Thirukoil, Thiruvannamalai.

(v) The Syllabi for the said subjects  have been published  in the Tamil  Nadu

Public Service Commission Bulletins as follows:

Sl.No.	Subject	Page No.	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Bulletin No. & Date
1.	General Knowledge	490	No.16, dated 01.08.2004
2.	General Tamil	721	No.11, dated 16.05.2001.
3.	General English	722	No.11, dated 16.05.2001
4.	1. ϪJkj Ïiz¥ò és¡f«    2.irtK« itztK«	-	Please refer Text Books on    1. ϪJkj Ïiz¥ò és¡f« 2/ irtK« itztK«

 

The   Syllabi   have   also   been   made   available   in   the   Commission’s   Website   at

www.tnpsc.gov.in  except for Sl.No. 4.
 

8. CENTRES FOR EXAMINATION:-

Examination will be held at the following centres:

Sl. No.	Name of Centre	Centre code	Sl. No.	Name of Centre	Centre code
1.	Ariyalur	030	17.	Pudukkottai	015
2.	Chennai	001	18.	Ramanathapuram	016
3.	Chidambaram	104	19.	Salem	017
4.	Coimbatore	002	20.	Sivaganga	018
5.	Dharmapuri	004	21.	Thanjavur	019
6.	Dindigul	005	22.	Theni	020
7.	Erode	006	23.	Thiruvallur	021
8.	Kancheepuram	007	24.	Thiruvannamalai	022
9.	Karur	009	25.	Thiruvarur	023
10.	Krishnagiri	031	26.	Thoothugudi	024
11.	Madurai	010	27.	Tiruchirappalli	025
12.	Nagapattinam	011	28.	Tirunelveli	026
13.	Nagercoil	119	29.	Tiruppur	102
14.	Namakkal	012	30.	Vellore	027
15.	The Nilgiris    (Udhagamandalam)	013	31.	Villupuram	028
16.	Perambalur	014	32.	Virudhunagar	029

 

Note: Candidates should choose any one of the above centres and appear for the examination at their own expenses. Request for change of centre will not be complied with.  The  Commission   reserves  the  right  to  increase  or  decrease  the  number  of examination centres and to re-allot the candidates.

9. PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:-

Selection will be made in two successive stages i.e., (i) Written Examination and (ii) Oral Test in the shape of an interview. Final selection will be made on the basis of the total marks  obtained  by  the  candidates  at  the  Written  Examination  and  Oral  Test  taken together subject to the rule of reservation of appointments.  Candidate’s appearance  in each subject of the Written Examination  and Oral Test is compulsory.  A candidate who has not  appeared  in  any  of the  subjects  or  the  Oral Test  will  not  be  considered  for selection, even if he/she secures qualifying marks for selection (For further details please refer paragraph 22(b) of the ‘Instructions, etc. to candidates’).

10. SECURITY:-

In regard to the security to be furnished by the Executive Officer, Grade –IV the rules framed under  Section 116(2)  (xvi) of the Tamil  Nadu  Hindu  Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959) shall apply.

11.EXAMINATION  FEE:-         Rs.100/-.  (For  further  details  refer  para  2  under  part  –III  of

Information   Brochure   and  for  Examination   fee  concessions,   refer  para  12  of  the

‘Instructions etc. to candidates’).  Candidates (other than those who apply Online) should inform the Counter Clerk of the Post Office their OMR application Number for obtaining the Postal Receipt.

Physically Handicapped  Persons are exempted from payment of Examination  fee irrespective of their family income. Destitute Widow Candidates are also exempted from the payment of Examination Fee.
 

12.ENCLOSURES TO BE SENT ALONG WITH APPLICATION:-

Candidates  should enclose copies of all certificates (including evidence for Educational

Qualification   possessed   by  them)  as  mentioned  in  para  15  of  the  Commission’s

‘Instructions, etc. to candidates’ and item 25 under part –II of Information Brochure along with a Postal Receipt to the value of Rs.100/- (Rupees One hundred only) pasted in the column  provided  in  the  application,   unless  exemption   of  fee  is  claimed.   Original Certificates should not be sent. Those applying Online please refer sub para D of para

15 of this Notification/Advertisement.

In  addition  to  the  documents  specified  above  candidates  should  also  produce  a declaration to the effect that the candidate,  if selected for appointment,  is prepared to serve compulsorily in Hill Stations.

Applications  received  without  the  attested  copies  of  certificates  as  specified above will be rejected.

Candidates should also furnish the particulars regarding arrest, convictions, debarment or disqualification by UPSC/State Public Service Commissions, participation in agitation  or any political  organization, candidature in election for Parliament/State  Legislature/  Local  Bodies  etc.,  if  any,  in  a  separate  statement along with the application.

13. NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE :-

For details  please  refer  to paragraph  15(g)  of the Commission’s  ‘Instructions,  etc. to

Candidates’.

14. CONCESSIONS:-

Concessions in the matter of age and/or fees allowed to SCs., SC(Arunthathiar on preferential  basis),   STs.,   MBCs/DCs.,   BCs(other   than   BCMs),  Destitute   Widows, Ex-Servicemen,  Physically  Handicapped  persons,  discharged  and  serving  temporary State Government employees below 40 years of age, etc. are given in the Commission’s

‘Instructions, etc. to candidates’

15.ISSUE OF APPLICATION FORMS: -

A. OMR   application   form   along   with   an   Information   Brochure  containing   general instructions for filling up the application form, Commission’s ‘Instructions, etc. to candidates’ and an envelope for sending application can be obtained from any one of the HEAD POST OFFICES or selected Sub-Post Offices (236 Nos.) in Tamil Nadu / Puduchery on payment of Rs.30/-.       (The list showing the names of Post Offices is available in the Commission’s Website  www.tnpsc.gov.in).

B. OMR application forms can also be obtained in person from the sales counter of the office  of  the  Tamil  Nadu  Public  Service  Commission,   Omanthoorar   Government Estate,  Anna  Salai,  Chennai-600   002,  on  all  the  working  days  upto  5.00  p.m. (excluding lunch interval between  1.30 and 2.00 p.m.) till the closing date, on cash payment of Rs.30/-. Application  forms will not be supplied to the candidates by Post.

C. Candidates should use only the OMR application form (AD or subsequent series). No other typed or printed or Xeroxed / Photocopy of the application form will be accepted and such application, if any received, will be summarily rejected.

D. Candidates can also avail of the facility of applying Online on the Commission’s Website www.tnpsc.gov.in. Candidates applying Online should possess and keep ready Postal Receipt for Rs.130/- (i.e. Application fee Rs.30/- and Examination fee Rs.100/-) obtained from any one of the Post Offices listed in Annexure-III to the Information Brochure before registering Online.  Candidates claiming exemption from payment of Examination fee should possess and keep ready Postal Receipt for Rs.30/- towards the application fee. The Postal Receipt obtained for the payment of Application Fee/ Examination Fee should be pasted in the space provided in the application form. Candidates applying Online shall also abide by the Commission’s instructions laid down in this Notification / Advertisement/Commission’s
 

‘Instructions, etc. to candidates’ / Information Brochure.   They should send their applications (i.e. The printout generated from the web site and signed by the candidate) with the Postal Receipt along with attested copies of Certificates so as to reach the Commission’s office on or  before the last date for receipt of applications, failing which his/her application  will be rejected. The facility of applying Online will be closed at 5.45.p.m. on 29 -08 -2009.

16.RECEIPT OF APPLICATION:-

(A)  Candidates are advised to verify the following aspects also before sending their filled in

OMR applications to the Commission’s office:

(i)     Signature by the candidate below the declaration in Ballpoint pen or fountain pen only.  Failure to sign will entail rejection of his/her application.

(ii)   Post  Code  No.  Viz.  1655,  in  item  (i)  of  column  23  of  the  OMR  application

specified and the Boxes thereunder shaded.

(iii)  Columns   11,  Optional   Subjects   under  col.22  and  col.  23(a)  of  the  OMR

application form need not be filled in.

(iv)  Columns 1, 1(a) 3, 4, compulsory subject under col. 22 and item (i) of column 23 in the OMR application form filled up based on the details available in this Notification / Advertisement.

(v)   Columns 6,7  and 7(a) of OMR application are filled in and the Boxes thereunder

shaded.

(B)  Filled in applications  must  be sent to the Controller  of Examinations,  Tamil Nadu  Public  Service  Commission,   Omanthoorar  Government  Estate,  Anna Salai,   Chennai  – 600 002, well in advance  so as to reach the Commission’s Office before 5.45 p.m. on  31-08- 2009.