TNPSC 2026: everything, free, and sourced
Free, in Tamil and English, and every official figure carries a link to the TNPSC document it came from.
What is ClearTNPSC?
ClearTNPSC is a free TNPSC reference and preparation app for Tamil Nadu candidates: the syllabus, the 2026 calendar, 130 past papers, cut-offs and blueprints in both languages, each linked to the TNPSC document it came from. The app adds one shared exam every Sunday, and a real rank.
What 19,613 questions told us
Anyone can reprint the syllabus. Telling you which corner of a unit the questions actually come from needs every published question read and tagged by hand. We did that, across 130 papers.
Topics added most-asked first. The line climbs steeply and then flattens — which is an argument about what to study first, and never about what to skip.
Share of the whole paper: measured within each subject over 13,466 classified Group IV questions, then weighted by the share the Commission gives that subject. TNPSC publishes a syllabus of units and has never published a topic-level count — this one is ours.
The topics actually asked
Every topic ranked by how many questions came from it.
What each hour of study is worth
Units ranked by share of the paper against time to cover them.
How the paper changed
The subject mix, year by year, from 2012 to 2026.
All six analyses
Guessing arithmetic, who actually turns up, and what transfers between groups.
Free to start · No card · Tamil and English
This site tells you what the exam is. The app tells you where you stand in it.
One shared paper every Sunday, sat in the same window by everyone preparing for your exam. That is what makes a real rank possible: not 12th in your coaching class, but 4,821st of 23,140 across Tamil Nadu.
Then it does what a rank cannot: it names the chapter costing you the most marks, brings the questions you got wrong back on a schedule, and marks every paper by the Commission’s own rules.
Get ClearTNPSC freeFree includes the full Sunday exam, every rank at every scope, and the syllabus plan. Every new candidate also gets 24 hours of full Plus.
The reference, free and sourced
TNPSC Group 4
The largest recruitment in the state. Syllabus, pattern, cut-off, papers.
TNPSC Group 2 & 2A
Prelims and Mains, with the gate on Paper I.
TNPSC Group 1
Prelims, four Mains papers and the interview.
Exam calendar 2026
Every exam date and vacancy count from the Annual Planner.
Previous year papers
130 papers, each linking to the official PDF.
Marking scheme
A blank costs half a mark. A wrong answer costs nothing.
Blueprints
Syllabus weightage against what papers actually asked.
Cut-off marks
Community-wise, from the Commission’s own documents.
Free textbooks
Samacheer Kalvi, complete, free from the government.
Preparation guides
What to study first, which exam to sit, how to attempt the paper.
What is coming next
| Examination | Vacancies | Exam date |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Civil Services Examination – II (Group II and IIA Services) | 846 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Combined Technical Services Examination (Interview Posts) | 861 | 14 Nov 2026 |
| Combined Civil Services Examination – IV (Group IV Services) | 6,574 | 10 Jan 2027 |
Every number here says where it came from
Two kinds of figure appear on this site, and they never dress the same.
Official Printed by the Commission, with a link to the PDF it was read from.
Measured Counted by us over the published papers, and it says what it was counted over.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next TNPSC exam?
The next examination in the Annual Planner is Combined Civil Services Examination – II (Group II and IIA Services) on 1 Nov 2026. The full calendar is on the exam calendar page.
Is ClearTNPSC free?
This website is completely free, with no sign-up. The app has a free tier that includes the full Sunday exam, every rank and the syllabus plan.
Is ClearTNPSC an official TNPSC website?
No. It is an independent study resource from Sparced Innovations, with no affiliation to the Commission. The official site is tnpsc.gov.in, and it is the only authority.
Which TNPSC exam should I start with?
Group IV has by far the most posts and the lowest qualification bar, which is why most candidates start there. Group II and Group I need a degree.