TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

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NOTIFICATION / ADVERTISEMENT

Applications are invited
only from woman candidates upto 5.45 p.m on 20-07-2010

for direct recruitment to the following posts in the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal
Programme included in the Tamil Nadu General Service (Service Code : 035) :- (Candidate
should use only one OMR application even if she opts for more than one post)

Name of the Post Scale of Pay

Distribution of vacancies
GT
Total
BC
(Other
than
BCM)
BCM MBC/
DC
SC SC

(A)
Assistant Director
(Post code: 3005)
Rs.15600-39100
+ GP Rs.5400/-
1 - - - - 1
2
Child Development
Project officer
(Post code :1798)
Rs.9300-34800
+ GP Rs.4500/-
9
Including
1vacancy
for Blind
8 1 6 5 1
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2. IMPORTANT DATES:-
Date of Notification 18-06-2010 -
Last date for receipt of applications 20-07-2010 5.45 P.M.

Dates of Written Examination:
Assistant Director 10-10-2010 10.00 AM to 1.00 P.M.

Child Development Project Officer
10-10-2010 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M.

3. GENERAL INFORMATION
:- (Common for both the posts)
A. The Rule of reservation of appointments is applicable to these posts separately and
the distribution of the vacancies will be as per the rule in force.
B. 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.
C. Differently abled persons should produce before their appointment a Certificate of
Physical Fitness from a Medical Board to the effect that her handicap will not render
her incapable of efficiently discharging the duties attached to the post for which she
has been selected.
Candidates selected for appointment to the posts will be required to produce a
certificate of physical fitness in the form prescribed for “
Executive Posts”. The
Standard of Vision prescribed for the posts is
‘Standard III or better’ . Candidates
with defective vision should produce eye fitness certificate from qualified eye
specialist.
D. 3% reservation for Differently abled persons, will apply only to the post of Child
Development Project Officer.
E. Reservation of appointments to “Destitute Widows” will not apply to this recruitment.
F. Any claim relating to the selection (not related to candidature or / and claims made in
the application) should be received within 90 days from the date of announcement of
results. Claims received thereafter will receive no attention.
G. Even after filling up of the posts reserved for SC Arunthathiyars on preferential basis, if
more number of qualified Arunthathiyars are available, they shall be entitled to
compete with the Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars in the inter-se merit
among them and if any posts reserved for Arunthathiyars remain unfilled for want of
adequate number of qualified candidates, it shall be filled up by Scheduled Castes
other than Arunthathiyars.

4. QUALIFICATIONS: -
(A)
AGE :(as on 01.07.2010) (common for both the posts)
Minimum age limit : Should have completed 18 years
Maximum age limit : Should not have completed 30 years

Note:
(1) No age limit for SCs, SC(A), STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs(Other than BCMs), BCMs
and Destitute Widows of all castes.
(2) Age relaxation of 5 years will be applicable to persons affected by the ban
order as per the orders of the Government.
(3) Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(Arunthathiyar) , STs, MBC/DCs,
BCs(Other than BCMs),BCMs (i.e. others) who have put in five years of
service in the State/Central Government are not eligible to apply even though
they are within the age limit.

(B) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
Candidates should possess the following or its equivalent qualification on the date of
this Notification, viz. - -2010:

(1)
For the post of Assistant Director
Must possess a Post Graduate Degree in Home Science or Psychology or
Sociology or Child Development or Food and Nutrition or Social Work or
Rehabilitation Science.

(2)
For the post of Child Development Project Officer
Must possess a degree in Nutrition / Home Science or a degree with a Post
Graduate Diploma in Rural Services awarded by the Gandhigram University.
Persons claiming equivalence of qualification should enclose evidences for such claims.(For
details please see para 9 of the “Instructions, etc. to candidates”)

5. SCHEME OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND ORAL TEST:-
Subject Duration Maximum
Marks
Minimum Qualifying
Marks for selection
SCs, SC(A),STs,
MBCs/DCs,
BCs(Other than
BCMs) ,BCMs
Others

1.For Assistant Director
Single Paper in any one of the subjects
viz.,Home Science (Code 062) Psychology
(code 101) Sociology(code 108) Child
Development( code 173) Food and Nutrition
(code 176) Social Work(code 107)
Rehabilitation Science (code 174)
(Post Graduate Degree Standard Objective
Type-200 Questions)
Interview and Record
3 Hours
300
40
102 136
Total 340
2.For Child Delvelopment Project Officer
Single Paper in any one of the Subejcts
Nutrition (code 087)
Home Science (code 175)
(Degree Standard- Objective Type-
200 Questions)
Interview and Record
3 Hours 300
40
102 136
Total 340
Note:
(i) The question papers for the post of Child Development Project Officer will be set in English
and Tamil and the question papers for the post of Assistant Director will be set in English
only.
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(ii) Candidate should specify under Column 22 under the heading optional subject-I of
the OMR application form, the subject in which they wish to answer. They should choose
only the subject in which they have obtained the qualification. However, the candidates
who apply for both the posts should specify the code numbers of the two subjects in which
they wish to answer under the heading optional subject- I and optional subject- II.
(iii) Candidates are given the option of appearing in any one or both the examinations
mentioned above in accordance with their qualifications and will be admitted to the
examination( s) based on their qualification and option exercised by them in column 24 of
the OMR application and subject they have opted in column No.22.
(iv) The syllabi for the following subjects are available in the TNPSC Bulletin No.11
dated 16.05.2001 and Code number 173- 176 Bulletin No.8, dated 01.04.2010 and also
available at Commission’s website
Subject code Page No Subject Code Page No
Home Science 062 856 Psychology 101 955
Sociology 108 973 Social Work 107 970-971
Nutrition & Dietics 087 916 Child
Development
173 1027-1028
Rehabilitation Science 174 1029-1031 Home Science 175 1032-1035
Food and Nutrition 176 1036-1042
6.
EXAMINATION CENTRE: Examination will be held in Chennai Centre only ( Centre
Code -001). Candidates should appear for the examination on their own expenses. The
Commission reserves the right to increase the number of examination centres and to reallot
the candidates.
7.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. (For further details
please refer paragraph 22(b) of the ‘Instructions, etc. to candidates’).
8.EXAMINATION FEE:-
Rs.125/- (Rupees One Hundred and twenty five only) (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 OMR application number to the Counter Clerk of the Post
Office for obtaining the Postal Receipt.
9. ENCLOSURES TO BE SENT ALONG WITH APPLICATION: -
Candidates should enclose attested copies of all certificates as mentioned in para 15 of
the Commission’s 'Instructions, etc. to candidates' and item 26 under part–II of
Information Brochure along with a Postal Receipt to the value of Rs.125/- (Rupees One
Hundred and twenty five only) pasted in the column provided in the application, unless
exemption of fee is claimed.
Original Certificates should not be sent. Those applying
Online may please refer para 12 D of this Notification/ Advertisement.
Applications received without the attested copies of certificates as specified above
will be rejected.
10.NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE :
For details please refer to para 15 G of ‘Instructions etc. to candidates’.
11.CONCESSIONS: -
Concessions in the matter of age and/or fees allowed to SCs., STs.,
MBCs/DCs., BCs., BCMs. Destitute Widows, Differently abled persons, discharged and
serving temporary State Government employees below 40 years of age, etc. are given in
the Commission’s 'Instructions, etc. to candidates'. Concessions if any to be availed,
evidence is to be produced.
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12.ISSUE OF APPLICATION FORMS: -
a) OMR application form along with an Information Brochure, 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 (284 Nos.) in Tamil Nadu /
Puducherry on payment of Rs 30/-. (The list of Post Offices is available at the
Commissions Website.
b) OMR application forms can also be obtained in person from the sales counter of the
office of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, No.1, Greams Road, Chennai-
600 006, on all working days till the closing date upto 5.00 p.m. (excluding lunch
interval between 1.30 and 2.00 p.m.) 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. 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.
Candidates applying Online should possess and keep ready Postal Receipt for Rs.155/-
(i.e. Application fee Rs.30/- and Examination fee Rs. 125/-) and Candidates claiming fee
exemption should possess and keep ready Postal Receipt for Rs.30/- towards the
application fee before registering Online. 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 should send the applications (i.e. The
printout generated from the website and signed by the candidate) with the Postal Receipt
along with attested copies of required 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 18-07-2010 . (for
details please refer para 1 of the Commission’s ‘Instructions etc. to candidates.’
13.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) Columns 12, 14(a), 14(c) and 15(a) of the OMR application form need not be
filled in.
(iii) Columns 1, 1(a), 3, 4 of the OMR application form filled up based on the details
available in this Notification / Advertisement.
(iv) Post code should be filled up in column 24 of the OMR application
(v) The subject code (any one or both) chosen by the candidates should be specified
in column 22.

(B) Filled in applications must be sent to the Controller of Examinations, Tamil
Nadu Public Service Commission, No.1, Greams Road, Chennai – 600 006 well
in advance so as to reach the Commission’s Office before 5.45 p.m. on
20-07-2010.