Educational qualification: Applicants should possess a degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or any other Educational Institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

Provided that, other things being equal, preference will be given to the applicants, who possess the qualification mentioned against each of the following posts:-

1. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Category I) -

Preferential Qualification: Preference shall be given to candidates who possess National awards for Physical efficiency.

2. Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes) -

First Preference - A degree both in Commerce and Law together with a Diploma in Taxation laws.

Second Preference - A degree both in Commerce and Law.

Third Preference - A degree either in Commerce or Law together with a Diploma in Taxation laws.

Fourth Preference - A degree either in Commerce or Law.

3. District Employment Officer - Graduates in Economics / Education / Sociology / Statistics or Psychology and to those with Post Graduate Diploma in Social Science and Experience in Industrial or Personal Management or Labour Welfare.

4. Assistant Director of Rural Development Department - Post Graduate Degree in Rural Service of the Gandhigram Rural Institute, Madurai District. Post Graduate Degree or Diploma in Extension. Post Graduate Degree or Diploma in Sociology.

[Applicants to be admitted to the Main Written Examination should upload and submit evidence relating to all claims including preferential qualifications, if any, claimed by them when called for]

Note:-

I. The educational qualifications prescribed for these posts should have been obtained by passing the required qualification in the following order of studies viz. 10th + HSC / Diploma or its equivalent + U.G. Degree as required under Section 25 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016.

II. The applicants, who have written the final year degree examination, may also apply for the Preliminary Examination for direct recruitment to the posts included in Combined Civil Services-I (Group-I Services), subject to the condition that they should produce the proof of having passed the degree examination while uploading the original documents for the Main Written Examination (last date for this activity would be announced later) failing which they will not be admitted to the Main Written Examination.

III. The applicants, who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S or any other Medical Examination, but have not completed the Internship, may also apply to the Preliminary Examination for direct recruitment to the posts included in Combined Civil Services-I (Group-I Services), subject to the condition that they should submit a copy of certificate from the authority concerned of the University/Institution that they had passed the requisite final professional Medical Examination, when admitted to the Main Written Examination. In such cases, the applicants will be required to produce at the time of their certificate verification for oral test, original degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University/ Institution that they had completed all requirements (including completion of Internship) for the award of the degree.

IV. Applicants claiming equivalence of qualification to the prescribed qualification should upload and submit evidence for equivalence of qualification in the form of Government Order issued on or before the date of this notification when called for, failing which, their application will be summarily rejected after due process. The Government Orders regarding equivalence of qualification issued after the date of this notification will not be accepted.