{ "schemaVersion": "1.0.0", "exam": { "id": "tnpsc-ctse-interview-2026", "slug": "tnpsc-ctse-interview-2026", "url": "https://examlens.pages.dev/exams/tnpsc-ctse-interview-2026", "name": "Combined Technical Services Examination (Interview Posts), Notification No. 8/2026", "shortName": "TNPSC CTSE (Interview Posts) 2026", "board": "tnpsc", "boardName": "Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission", "notificationNo": "8/2026", "year": 2026, "status": "archived", "level": "technical", "maintained": "verified", "summary": "170 posts filled through a written examination followed by an interview, largely in engineering, finance and management cadres of state public sector organisations.", "whyItMatters": "The interview posts carry their own age band, and two of them (Port Officer and Assistant General Manager, Finance) sit well above the standard 32-year ceiling, so a candidate excluded elsewhere can still be inside the limit here.", "dates": { "notification": "2026-08-31", "applyStart": "2026-09-07", "applyEnd": "2026-10-06", "examDate": null, "examDateRaw": "Not published on the dashboard at the time of capture", "resultDate": null, "cutoffAgeDate": "2026-07-01", "applyEndDaysLeft": -14 }, "vacancies": { "total": 170, "note": "Total row of the vacancy table in para 3. Notification printed as No. 8/2026, Advertisement No. 741.", "breakdown": [] }, "fee": { "amount": 100, "note": "₹100 examination fee. The one-time registration fee is ₹150. Confirm in the notification." }, "selectionProcess": [ "Written examination", "Interview", "Certificate verification" ], "ageLimit": { "hasAgeLimit": true, "rules": [ { "id": "standard-posts", "label": "Standard interview posts", "appliesTo": { "postCodes": [], "postNames": [], "gender": "any" }, "cutoff": "2026-07-01", "minAge": 21, "maxAge": { "general": 32, "bc": 60, "bcm": 60, "mbc_dc": 60, "sc": 60, "sca": 60, "st": 60 }, "concessions": { "pwd": { "mode": "absolute", "value": 42, "byCategory": { "general": 42, "bc": 60, "bcm": 60, "mbc_dc": 60, "sc": 60, "sca": 60, "st": 60 } }, "exServicemen": { "mode": "absolute", "value": 50, "byCategory": { "general": 50, "bc": 60, "bcm": 60, "mbc_dc": 60, "sc": 60, "sca": 60, "st": 60 } }, "destituteWidow": { "mode": "absolute", "value": 60 } }, "notes": "For reserved categories almost every post reads ‘No maximum age limit’, defined in para 4.1.3 as not having completed 60 years. The general ceiling is 32, except for Assistant Director of Industries and Commerce and one other post at 37, Bursar at 59, and the three posts given their own rules here.", "citation": { "quote": "The candidates should have completed the age of 21 years for all the posts. The category wise maximum age limit and age concession details are given below.", "values": [ 21 ], "page": 6 } }, { "id": "port-officer", "label": "Port Officer (Post Code 3799)", "appliesTo": { "postCodes": [ "3799" ], "postNames": [ "Port Officer" ], "gender": "any" }, "cutoff": "2026-07-01", "minAge": 21, "maxAge": { "general": 40, "bc": 45, "bcm": 45, "mbc_dc": 45, "sc": 45, "sca": 45, "st": 45 }, "concessions": { "pwd": null, "exServicemen": { "mode": "absolute", "value": 50 }, "destituteWidow": { "mode": "absolute", "value": 45 } }, "notes": "The reserved-category ceiling for this post is printed as 45, not the usual no-limit statement.", "citation": { "quote": "28. Port Officer 3799 40 50 45", "values": [ 40, 50, 45 ], "page": 7 } }, { "id": "assistant-general-manager-finance", "label": "Assistant General Manager (Finance) (Post Code 3373)", "appliesTo": { "postCodes": [ "3373" ], "postNames": [ "Assistant General Manager (Finance)" ], "gender": "any" }, "cutoff": "2026-07-01", "minAge": 21, "maxAge": { "general": 47, "bc": 47, "bcm": 47, "mbc_dc": 47, "sc": 47, "sca": 47, "st": 47 }, "concessions": { "pwd": { "mode": "absolute", "value": 47 }, "exServicemen": { "mode": "absolute", "value": 47 }, "destituteWidow": { "mode": "absolute", "value": 47 } }, "notes": "A flat ceiling of 47 for every category and every concession column.", "citation": { "quote": "Age Concession", "values": [ 47 ], "page": 7, "note": "Table column heading. The ceiling for this post is verified against the numbers on the cited page." } } ] }, "qualifications": [ { "postCodes": [], "postNames": [], "minLevel": "degree", "fieldSpecific": true, "summary": "A degree is required for every post, and the discipline is specified post by post — for example a second-class engineering degree for Assistant Manager, or a B.E./B.Tech. for Senior Officer (Technical). The notification divides requirements into posts with and without experience.", "acceptedAlternatives": [], "citation": { "quote": "6. Assistant Manager 3616 Degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical and Electronics / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology / Electronics and Communication Engineering) – (Second Class or its equivalent)", "values": [], "page": 10 } } ], "specialRequirements": [], "officialLinks": { "notification": "https://tnpsc.gov.in/document/english/CTSE%20(Interview%20Posts)%20%20English.pdf", "apply": "https://apply.tnpscexams.in/secure?app_id=UElZMDAwMDAwMQ==", "board": "https://tnpsc.gov.in/", "syllabus": null }, "verification": { "verifiedAt": "2026-10-20T07:32:19.950Z", "staleness": "fresh", "sourcesChecked": 1, "unresolvedCitations": 0, "lastLiveCheck": "2026-10-20T07:32:19.950Z" }, "sources": [ { "id": "notification", "authority": "Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission", "title": "Notification No. 8/2026 — CTSE (Interview Posts)", "url": "https://tnpsc.gov.in/document/english/CTSE%20(Interview%20Posts)%20%20English.pdf", "kind": "pdf", "language": "en", "locator": "Para 3 (vacancies), para 4.1 (age), para 4.1.3 (definition), para 4.2 (qualifications)" } ], "liveDocuments": [ { "category": "Notification", "title": "Notification No. 08/2026", "url": "https://tnpsc.gov.in/document/english/CTSE%20(Interview%20Posts)%20%20English.pdf", "publishedAt": "2026-08-31" } ], "editorialNote": "No examination date had been published on the dashboard when this record was captured, so none is shown." } }