TN GO:133 Dated  01.12.2021 - Tamil Subject Compulsory

Tamil Nadu Government has released a Government Order (GO) regarding the Inclusion of Tamil Subject in all exams conducted by the recruiting agencies of Tamil Nadu.

Go Content In Short

For all Exams in General

1. Tamil Subject is a compulsory Qualifying Paper
2. Difficulty level - 10th Std SSLC
3. Minimum Qualifying Marks - 40%
4. If a candidates gets below 40% in tamil Subject, his/her paper will not be evaluated

For Group 1, Group 2&2A, and other Exams having 2 stages (Prelims and Mains)

1. For Group1,2,2A and other 2 stage exams - Tamil compulsory Subject will conducted as descriptive paper.
2. Descriptive Tamil - Letter Writing, Translation, Precis Writing, Comprehension, Hints Development.
3. Minimum Qualifying Marks - 40%
4. If a candidates gets below 40% in tamil Subject, his/her paper will not be evaluated

Note: In this above Group1,2& 2a Exams whether the tamil subject will be included in Prelims is not clear.

For Group 4 and Group 3 Exams

1. General Tamil is Compulsory for all candidates, General English option is cancelled for all upcoming recruitment.
2. For Group 4 and Group 3 Exams, Tamil Subject is compulsory and score will be taken for ranking purpose also - (Tamil - Eligibility cum Scoring Test)
3. Two Paper
4. Paper 1 - Tamil - Total Marks - 150, Standard - SSLC - Minimum Qualifying Marks - 40%
5. If a candidates gets below 40% in tamil Subject, his/her paper will not be evaluated
6. Paper 2 - General Knowledge and Mental Ability - Total Marks - 150

For all Single Stage Exams