So there is no TNPSC typing test at all?

For the clerical posts covered by this notification, typewriting is an eligibility condition rather than a stage of selection. Other posts and other commissions do run skill tests, and requirements change between cycles, so read your own notification rather than generalising from this page.

Do I need certificates in both Tamil and English?

Yes. All three accepted combinations name both languages. A certificate in one language alone, at any grade, satisfies none of them.

Which combination should I aim for?

The two that place you highest both require Higher/Senior grade in Tamil. Since the combinations are ranked for selection, reaching that grade rather than the lower one changes your position and not only your eligibility.

When does the certificate need to be in hand?

On or before the date of the notification, and it is uploaded with the application. Where the result was published after the notification date, the notification allows proof of the publication of the result instead.

What speed do I need for each grade?

The examining board publishes a standard per grade, commonly reported as 30 words per minute at Lower/Junior and 45 at Higher/Senior. We have not confirmed those from the board, so check the current syllabus for your grade.

How should I practise?

In Tamil script on Tamil99 or Tamil InScript, whichever your centre uses, at the full length of the paper. Our ten-minute Tamil test is set up for exactly that, and Custom mode lets you work from past papers.

RESPOSTA

Does TNPSC conduct a typing test, or do I need a certificate first?

For Junior Assistant, the TNPSC notification asks for a typewriting qualification you already hold - a pass in the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting, in a specified combination of grades in Tamil and English - rather than a typing test conducted during selection. You obtain the certificate beforehand and upload it with your application. Confirm against the notification for your own post, since requirements differ between posts and cycles.

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What the notification says

The TNPSC notification for Junior Assistant lists typewriting under technical qualifications, alongside the minimum general educational qualification. It names three acceptable combinations: Higher/Senior grade in Tamil and English; Higher/Senior in Tamil with Lower/Junior in English; or Higher/Senior in English with Lower/Junior in Tamil. Those three are ranked. Candidates holding the first are selected first, the second is considered only if the first is unavailable, and the third only if neither is. So the combination you hold affects your position in the queue, not only whether you are eligible.

Why so many pages say otherwise

Almost every page about "TNPSC typing test" describes a ten-minute typing test with a words-per-minute threshold, the way SSC CHSL works. That pattern is familiar, it makes for a straightforward article, and it is what most typing-practice sites are set up to sell against. It is also, for these posts, not what the notification asks for. The distinction matters more than a detail usually would, because the two lead to completely different preparation. Preparing for a scheduled skill test, when what you needed was a certificate obtained months earlier, means discovering at application time that you cannot apply.

What you actually need to do

Read the technical qualification clause in the notification for the post you want, before anything else. It is several pages in, and it is the clause that decides whether the rest of your preparation is relevant. If it asks for a typewriting certificate, find out when the Government Technical Examination next sits, and enter for the grades your target combination needs - in both Tamil and English, because every accepted combination requires both. The certificate has to be in hand by the notification date, and notifications do not give advance warning. Then practise for the speed paper, which is the part this site can help with: Tamil script on a real Tamil keyboard layout, at the full paper length rather than in one-minute bursts.

How confident we are in this

The certificate requirement and the three grade combinations are what the TNPSC notification says, and we read that directly. What we could not confirm from the examining board itself is the speed standard attached to each grade. Lower/Junior is widely reported as 30 words per minute and Higher/Senior as 45, and the sources agree with each other - but secondary sources copying each other is weaker evidence than it looks. Check the current syllabus for the grade you are entering rather than planning around a figure from any website, including this one.

Perguntas frequentes

So there is no TNPSC typing test at all?
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For the clerical posts covered by this notification, typewriting is an eligibility condition rather than a stage of selection. Other posts and other commissions do run skill tests, and requirements change between cycles, so read your own notification rather than generalising from this page.
Do I need certificates in both Tamil and English?
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Yes. All three accepted combinations name both languages. A certificate in one language alone, at any grade, satisfies none of them.
Which combination should I aim for?
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The two that place you highest both require Higher/Senior grade in Tamil. Since the combinations are ranked for selection, reaching that grade rather than the lower one changes your position and not only your eligibility.
When does the certificate need to be in hand?
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On or before the date of the notification, and it is uploaded with the application. Where the result was published after the notification date, the notification allows proof of the publication of the result instead.
What speed do I need for each grade?
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The examining board publishes a standard per grade, commonly reported as 30 words per minute at Lower/Junior and 45 at Higher/Senior. We have not confirmed those from the board, so check the current syllabus for your grade.
How should I practise?
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In Tamil script on Tamil99 or Tamil InScript, whichever your centre uses, at the full length of the paper. Our ten-minute Tamil test is set up for exactly that, and Custom mode lets you work from past papers.

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