Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission has released recruitment notification for Village Administrative Officer Exam Posts.

TNPSC VAO Exam Pattern

Type I

The question paper will contain questions based upon the below categories:
General Studies (75 items).
Basics of Village Administration (25 items).
Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (20 items).
General Tamil (80 items).

Type II

The question paper will contain questions based upon the below category:
General Studies (75 items).
Basics of Village Administration (25 items).
Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (20 items).
General English (80 items).

Subject Questions Marks Duration Qualifying Marks
General studies 75 300 3 Hours 90
Basics of Village Administration 25
Aptitude & Mental Ability Test 20
General Tamil / General English 80

TNPSC VAO Exam Syllabus

General studies.
Basics of Village Administration
Aptitude & Mental Ability Test
General Tamil / General English

TNPSC VAO Exam Syllabus for General studies
General Science
Physics
Chemistry
Botany
Zoology
Current Events
History
Political Science-1
Geography
Economics
Science
Geography
History & Culture of India & Tamil Nadu
Indian Polity
Indian Economy
Indian National Movement
Aptitude and Mental Ability Test

TNPSC VAO Exam Syllabus for General Tamil / General English
Comprehension
Select the correct Tense
Select the correct Voice
Select the correct sentence
Select the correct Question Tag
Select the correct Plural forms
Identify the correct degree
Form a new word by blending the words
Select the correct word (Prefix, Suffix)
Fill in the blanks with suitable Article
Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition
Fill in the blanks (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle)
Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb)
Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentense)
Form compound words (Eg: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun)
Find out the Error (Articles, Prepositions, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb)
Choose the correct ‘Synonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given
Choose the correct ‘Antonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given
Match the following words and Phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B
Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object…)

TNPSC VAO Exam Syllabus For Aptitude & Mental Ability Test
Analogy
Classification
Series
Coding-Decoding
Blood Relations
Direction sense test
Logical Venn Diagrams
Alphabet test
Sitting Arrangements
Mathematical Operations
Arthematic Reasoning
Inserting Missing Characters
Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test
Eligibility Test