TNPSC (Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission) has released the Notification for the posts available in Combined Engineering Services.
The Total number of vacancies available for all the 10 posts available in the Combined Engineering Services is 475.
| Date of Notification | 29th May, 2019 | ||
| Last date for submission of application | 28th June, 2019 | ||
| Last date for payment of Fee through Bank (State Bank of India or HDFC Bank) | 30th June, 2019 | ||
| Date of Written Examination | |||
| Paper – I (Subject Paper) | 10th August 2019 FN | 10.00 A.M to 01.00 P.M | |
| Paper – II (General Studies) | 10th August 2019 AN | 02.30 P.M to 04.30 P.M | |
| Sl. No. | Post | Service | Vacancies | Scale of Pay |
| 1. | Assistant Electrical Inspector (Post Code No.1728) | Tamil Nadu Electrical Inspectorate Service (Service Code No.026) | 10+2*c/f*SC(G) -2 (2008-2019) | (Pre-Revised) Rs.15,600- 39,100 + Grade pay Rs.5,400/- p.m. Level – 22 Rs.56,100 – 1,77,500/- p.m. |
| 2. | Assistant Engineer (Agricultural) (Post Code No. 1667) | Tamil Nadu Agricultural Engineering Service (Service Code No.011) | 93+1*c/f*GT(G)(HI/HH) (2017-19) | (Pre-Revised)Rs. 9300 – 34800 + Grade pay Rs.5100/- p.m. Level – 20 Rs.37,700 – 1,19,500/- p.m. |
| 3. | Assistant Engineer (Civil), (Water Resources Department, PWD) (Post Code No. 1656) | Tamil Nadu Engineering Service (Service Code No.011) | 120(2014-19) | |
| 4. | Assistant Engineer (Civil), (Buildings, PWD) (Post Code No. 3656) | |||
| 73(2016-17) – 40 (2018-19) – 33 | ||||
| 5. | Assistant Engineer (Electrical – PWD) (Post Code No.1657) | Tamil Nadu Factory Service (Service Code No. 011) | 13(2018-2019) | |
| 6. | Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health (Formerly known as Assistant Inspector of Factories) (Post Code – 1664) | 26(2018-2019) | ||
| 7. | Assistant Engineer (Civil) – Highways Department (Post Code No.1661) | Tamil Nadu Highways Engineering Service (Service Code No.011) | 123(2018-2019) | |
| 8. | Assistant Engineer (Fisheries) (Post Code No. 3017) | Tamil Nadu Fisheries Engineering Service (Service Code.011) | 3*c/fSC (G) -2 BC(G) -1 | |
| 9. | Assistant Engineer (Civil) – Maritime Board (Post Code No. 3024) | Tamil Nadu Port Service (Service Code No.011) | 2 (2010 & 2017) | |
| 10. | Junior Architect (Post Code No.1860) | Tamil Nadu Architect Service (Service Code No.021) | 15 (2012-2019) |
Age Limit of 18 to 35 years has been allocated the candidates except for General Category.
For General age limit will be 18 to 30 years. Upper age limit of the ex-servicemen will be decided as 37.
(a) Must possess a bachelor’s degree in Forestry or its equivalent degree of any Institution or University recognized by UGC
OR (b) Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent degree in any one of the following subjects from any Institution or University recognized by UGC.
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Applications / Computer Science, Engineering (All Engineering subjects including Agricultural Engineering), Environmental Science, Geology, Horticulture, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Wildlife Biology and Zoology.
KNOWLEDGE OF TAMIL: Applicants should possess adequate knowledge in Tamil on the date of this Notification.
The age limit will be considered as on the Notification date.
| Sl. No | Name of the Post | Maximum Age Category of Applicants “Others” [i.e. applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs] |
| 1 | Assistant Electrical Inspector | 39 Years |
| 2 | Assistant Engineer (Agricultural Engineering) | |
| 3 | Assistant Engineer (Civil), (Water Resources Department, PWD) | |
| 4 | Assistant Engineer (Civil), (Buildings, PWD) | |
| 5 | Assistant Engineer (Electrical) (PWD) | 30 Years |
| 6 | Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health | |
| 7 | Assistant Engineer (Civil) (Highways Department) | |
| 8 | Assistant Engineer (Fisheries) | |
| 9 | Assistant Engineer (Civil) (Maritime Board) | |
| 10 | Junior Architect |
Note – SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all Castes- No maximum age limit applicable.
“Others” [i.e Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs] who have put in five years and more of service in the State/Central Government are not eligible even if they are within the age limit.
No maximum age limit shall mean that the applicants should not have completed 58 years of age either on the date of notification or at the time of selection /appointment to the post.
(I) For Differently Abled Persons
(a) No maximum age limit for applicants who belong to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs.
(b) “Others” not belonging to any of the categories mentioned in item “a” above are eligible for age concession upto 10 years over and above the maximum age limit prescribed.
(For further details to refer Section 64 of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (conditions of Service) Act, 2016)
(Ii) For Ex-Servicemen
(a) No maximum age limit for applicants who belong to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s, BCMs.
(b) The maximum age limit is 48 years for “Others” i.e. applicants not belonging to any of the categories mentioned in item “a” above.
(For further details to refer Section 63 of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (conditions of Service) Act, 2016)
(c) The above-mentioned age concession will not apply to the Ex-servicemen applicants those who have already been recruited to any class or service or category.
(For further details to refer Section 3(j) of Tamil Nadu Government Servants (conditions of Service) Act, 2016)
The Educational Qualification for the TNPSC Combined Engineering Services 2019 Recruitment is 29th May, 2019.
| Sl. No. | Name of the post | Qualification |
| 1 | Assistant Electrical Inspector | A Degree in Electrical Engineering of any University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission for the purpose of its grant. And Experience: Must have had practical experience in large electricity supply undertakings or the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board including experience in design office for a period of not less than three years. Note: Experience Certificate available with the Notification |
| 2 | Assistant Engineer (Agricultural Engineering) | i) B.E. (Agriculture) or B. Tech (Agricultural Engineering) or B.Sc., (Agricultural Engineering) (or) ii) B.E. (Mechanical) (or) B.E. (Civil) (or) B.Tech (Automobile Engineering) or B.E. (Production Engineering) or B.E.(Industrial Engineering) Provided that only if sufficient applicants with qualification on item (i) is not available, the applicants in item (ii) will be considered. |
| 3. | Assistant Engineer, Water Resources, PWD | B.E degree in Civil Engineering or Civil and Structural Engineering. OR A pass in Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations under Civil Engineering branch, subject to the following further conditions namely:- I. Should furnish evidence of having undergone practical training in surveying for a period of not less than one year. OR II. Should have put in service for a period of not less than one year in Public Works Department as Overseer or Junior Engineer. OR III Should hold the Upper Subordinate or L.C.E Diploma of the College of Engineering, Guindy or L.C.E. Diploma awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Chennai*&**. |
| 4. | Assistant Engineer (Civil) Building PWD | |
| 5. | Assistant Engineer (Electrical) (PWD). | A degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering OR A pass in Sections A and B of the Institution Examination with Electrical Engineering as a subject* |
| 6. | Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health(Formerly known as Assistant Inspector of Factories) | A Degree in Mechanical or Production or Industrial or Electrical or Chemical Engineering or Textile Technology |
| 7. | Assistant Engineer (Civil) in Highways Engineering Service | A degree in Civil Engineering OR A pass in Sections A and B of the Institution Examinations under Civil Engineering Branch. * |
| 8. | Assistant Engineer in Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department | Must Possess a Degree in Civil Engineering, awarded by any University recognized by the University Grants Commission. OR A pass in section A and B Examination(AMIE) in Civil Engineering Branch conducted by the Institution of Engineers(India) and practical training in surveying for period of not less than one year. |
| 9. | Assistant Engineer (Civil) (Maritime Board) in Port Service | Must possess B.E. Degree in Civil Engineering. (or) Must have obtained a pass in section A & B of the Institution of Examination, with an experience of not less than 3 years after passing the above examination*. |
| 10. | Junior Architect | A degree in Architecture of any University or Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission. Or A diploma in Architecture awarded by J.J School of Arts, Bombay or By the Government of Maharashtra. |
More details regarding the other G.O’s are mentioned in the notification itself. Aspirants are requested to use the link provided at the last.
Applicants selected for appointment to the posts will be required to produce a certificate of physical fitness in the form prescribed below:
| Sl.No | Name of the Post | Standard of Vision | Form of Certificate of Physical Fitness |
| 1 | Assistant Electrical Inspector | Standard – III or Better | Form Prescribed for Executive Post |
| 2 | Assistant Engineer (Agricultural Engineering) | Standard – II | |
| 3 | Assistant Engineer (Civil), (Water Resources Department, PWD) | Standard – III or Better | |
| 4 | Assistant Engineer (Civil), (Buildings, PWD) | ||
| 5 | Assistant Engineer (Electrical) (PWD) | ||
| 6 | Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health | Standard – II or better | |
| 7 | Assistant Engineer (Civil) (Highways Department) | ||
| 8 | Assistant Engineer (Fisheries) | Standard – III or Better | |
| 9 | Assistant Engineer (Civil) (Maritime Board) | ||
| 10 | Junior Architect |
For appointment to any of the above posts, colour blindness will be a disqualification. Night blindness will also be a disqualification for the post of Assistant Director of Industrial Safety and Health. Candidates with defective vision should produce eye fitness certificate from a qualified eye specialist.
Registration Fee for One Time Registration (Revised with effect from 01.03.2017 vide Rs.150/-
Exam Fee : Rs.200/-
Note: Applicants who have already registered in One Time Registration system and are within the validity period of 5 years are exempted from payment of registration fee.
Those who have registered in One-Time Registration system and paid the registration fee of Rs.150/- and received the registration ID need not pay the registration fee i.e., Rs.150/- and it is enough to pay the examination fee alone.
Fees Concession:
(i) Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) and Scheduled Tribes
(ii) Differently Abled Persons, Destitute Widow of all communities.
Selection will be made in two successive stages i.e.,
(i) Written Examination and
(ii) Oral Test in the shape of an interview.
The final selection will be made based on the total marks obtained by the applicants at the written examination and oral test taken together subject to the rule of reservation of appointments. The applicant’s appearance in the written examination and oral test is compulsory.
Subject | No of Qns | Duration | Max. Marks |
a) Paper – I** | 200 | 3 Hours | 300 |
b) Paper-II | |||
Topics (Std) | No of Qns | Duration | Max. Marks |
General Studies (Degree) | 100 | 2 hours | 200 |
General Studies (Degree) | 75 | ||
Aptitude & Mental Ability (SSLC) | 25 | ||
c) Interview & Records | – | 70 | |
Total | 570 | ||
**Paper-I contains one of the following subjects in which the candidate has acquired his / her Degree qualification (Degree Standard – 200 questions each)
(i) Agricultural Engineering (Code No. 280) / (ii) Automobile Engineering (Code No. 258) / (iii) Chemical Engineering (Code No. 260) / (iv) Civil Engineering(Code No.261) / (v) Electrical Engineering (Code No. 259) / (vi) Electronics and Communication Engineering (Code No.304) / (vii) Mechanical/Production/Manufacturing Engineering (Code No.256) / (viii) Textile Technology (Code No. 306) / (ix) Architecture Engineering (Code No.324)
The questions in Paper-I (Subject Paper) will be set in English only. The questions in Paper-I for Civil & Mechanical will be set both in Tamil and English. The questions in Paper-II (General Studies) will be set both in Tamil and English.
Minimum Qualifying Marks:
For SCs, SC(A)s,STs, MBCs/ DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs candidates: 171 Marks
For Other candidates: 228 Marks assigned as the cut-off marks to get shortlisted for the Merit list Consideration.
The applicants who possess the equivalent educational qualification should choose the subject to which his/her qualification is declared as equivalent for appearing in Paper-I (Subject Paper).
| Sl. No. | Process | Timeline |
| 1. | Publication of results | October 2019 |
| 2. | Certificate verification | November 2019 |
| 3. | Date of oral test & final selection list | December 2019 |