10.

Litigations:

The selection for appointment to the posts included in this recruitment is purely provisional subject to the
final orders in the court cases, if any, pending before the Hon’ble High Court of Madras and Madurai Bench
of Madras High Court, relating to this recruitment.

Secretary

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 Annexure I

How to Apply Online

1. Website: Candidates should apply only through online mode in the Commission's website
viz., www.tnpscexams.in.

2. One Time Registration:

2.1. It is essential for the candidate to register himself / herself first at the One Time Registration (OTR)
platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed to fill up the online application for the
examination. Candidates should register only once in the One Time Registration by paying Rs.150/- as
registration fee. Successfully registered One Time Registration is valid for five years from the date of
registration.

2.2. During One Time Registration, the candidates should keep ready the scanned image of their
photograph, taken within the last 3 months of size 20 KB – 50 KB and saved as “Photograph.jpg” and
signature of size 10 KB – 20 KB and saved as ‘Signature.jpg’. Both photograph and signature, of 200 DPI
resolution, should be saved in a CD / DVD / Pen drive, to upload the same.

2.3. One Time Registration is not an application for any post. It is just a collection of information from the
candidates and provides a separate dashboard to each candidate to facilitate the maintenance of their
own profile. A candidate should make an online application separately for every examination for which
he / she intends to appear.

2.4. A valid e-mail ID and mobile number are mandatory for One Time Registration. E-mail ID and mobile
number are to be kept in ‘ACTIVE’ mode. Every candidate should have his / her email ID and password.
No candidate should share his / her e-mail ID, password, mobile number with any other person. In case a
candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he / she should create a new email ID before applying
online and must maintain that email account live. Inquiries relating to One Time Registration / online
applications will be answered only if the inquiries are received through a registered e-mail ID.

2.5. Linking the Aadhaar number with One Time Registration (OTR) is mandatory for candidates. The
information associated with the Aadhaar number including biometrics will be used only for identification
purposes and will not be stored or shared. Candidates are requested to give their consent in their
respective OTR. The Aadhaar details will be submitted to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR)
only for authentication. Linking of the Aadhaar number is mandatory for all prospective candidates to create
new OTR / renew/access the existing OTR and apply for any recruitment to be notified henceforth.

2.6. Details to be furnished during One Time Registration:

2.6.1. Candidates shall furnish their correct SSLC Register Number and Certificate Number, Month and
Year of Passing, Medium of Instruction, and Name of the Board that issued the certificate while registering
online. If any detail furnished is found to be wrong, the online application will be rejected at any stage after
due process.

2.6.2. Candidates who have more than one SSLC mark sheet, should enter the details available in the
mark sheet issued on the final attempt in which he / she had passed the SSLC examination.

2.6.3. Besides details related to SSLC, all other details required in the One Time Registration, shall be
furnished without any mistake, as these details shall form the basis of all other details given subsequently
by the candidate while filling the online application for each recruitment.

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2.7. One-Time Registration (OTR) Edit:

2.7.1. The candidates shall be permitted to edit the details in the OTR whenever required by uploading the
supporting documents.

2.7.2. Any changes in the One Time Registration must be made before the submission of the online
application since the details furnished in the One Time Registration will be filled in automatically in the
online application. Hence, incorrect particulars furnished in the One Time Registration may result in the
rejection of online application after due process. Candidates are therefore advised to fill in the One Time
Registration particulars carefully and correctly.

2.7.3. The Commission will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of failure on the part of
the candidates to adhere to the instructions issued regarding One Time Registration or filling up of online
application.

2.7.4. The instructions and illustration regarding One Time Registration are available on the website
viz., www.tnpscexams.in

3. Online Application:

3.1. A candidate who wishes to apply for any post shall click “APPLY” against the post notified on the
Commission‘s website and use the same User ID and Password given for One Time Registration. User ID
and Password are to be created by the candidates themselves. In case the candidate forgets the User ID
and Password, he/she can retrieve or reset them using the “FORGOT PASSWORD and FORGOT USER
ID” options. The Commission will not furnish User ID and Password details to the candidates.

3.2. A candidate already having user ID and password, has to login. The available One Time Registration
particulars will be displayed on the screen, including the photograph furnished at the time of One Time
Registration, as well as the photographs uploaded with previous online applications. Candidates shall
check and confirm the One Time Registration details before proceeding further. Thereafter, the candidates
shall fill up additional details required in the specific recruitment application. If any of the One Time
Registration details are found to be incorrect, the same should be corrected by clicking on OTR Edit.
Changes made in the One Time Registration will be reflected only in online applications to be submitted
subsequently.
3.0 cm
4.5 cm

3.5 cm

3.3. Candidates shall upload their photograph taken on or after the date of notification at the time of
submission of each and every online application. The photograph should be in colour, of passport size,
against a white background and taken in a photo studio. The candidate should be photographed in frontal
view showing both ears and part of the neck. The candidate should ensure that the name of the candidate
and the date of photography (i.e., on or after the date of notification) are printed at the bottom of the

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photograph. The face of the candidate as well as his / her name and date of photography should be clearly
visible in the photograph of height 4.5 cm (170 pixels) and width 3.5 cm (130 pixels). Of the total height of
the photograph, the image of the candidate shall be 3.0 cm (115 pixels) and the candidate’s name and
date of photography shall be 1.5 cm (55 pixels), as illustrated above. The photograph should be saved in
a digital format (in CD / DVD / pen drive/ hard drive), ready for uploading.

3.4. If the photograph is not available in a digital format, a passport-size photograph showing the image of
the candidate along with the name of the candidate and the date of photography printed at the bottom, in
the same dimensions as specified above, may be pasted on a plain white paper and scanned to obtain a
resolution of 200 DPI. The image should then be cropped to show only the photograph of size
20 KB–50KB saved as “Photograph.jpg” and uploaded. The entire sheet of white paper on which the
photograph is pasted should not be scanned / uploaded. Photographs taken using cellular phones, selfies,
photocopies (Xerox) of photographs, photographs taken during family functions, at tourist places, or
against a backdrop of plants or buildings should not be uploaded. Photographs of nature, wildlife, buildings,
etc. shall not be uploaded. In case of uploading an inappropriate photograph, in violation of the
aforementioned instruction, the application is liable to be rejected after due process.

3.5. Before uploading of signature, the candidate shall draw a box of dimension 6.0 x 2.0 cm (230 pixels x
75 pixels) on white paper and sign within the box, using a blue or black ink pen. The paper should then be
scanned to obtain a resolution of 200 DPI. The image should then be cropped to show only the box with
the signature, of size 10 KB –20KB, and saved as “Signature.jpg” and uploaded.

3.6. Clear images of the photograph and the signature should be uploaded in the correct dimensions, size,
and format. Failure to upload/upload clear images of the photograph and signature will result in the
rejection of the online application after due process.

3.7. Examination Centres:

A. Preliminary Examination:

3.7.1. While applying online, candidates shall be permitted to choose two district centres as their
preference for the Preliminary Examination. Candidates shall be allotted a venue in one of these two district
centres. However, candidates with benchmark disability, shall be permitted to choose only one district
centre and shall be allotted a venue in that district centre.

3.7.2. Candidates must appear for the examination at the venue they have been allotted, as mentioned in
the memorandum of admission (hall ticket). Request for change of examination centre will not be permitted.

3.7.3. The Commission reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of examination centres and
to re-allot the candidates accordingly. The Commission also reserves the right to allot a candidate to the
nearby centre, if he / she could not be accommodated in the centres opted by the candidate.

3.7.4. The common preliminary examination will be held at the centres given below.

District Centre Centre Code

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