Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) had announced the written examinations for the Group-I cadre posts including Assistant Collectors (29), Police DSP (34), Revenue Assistant Commissioner (8), District Registrar (1), District Employment exchange Officer (5). And District Firefighting Officer (8) on the 9th November 2016.
2,18,551 candidates had applied for this Group-I cadre written examinations. Out of this, 2,17,773 candidates were allowed to write the examination. The 1st Phase test was conducted yesterday (Sunday, 19th February).
For the Group-I examinations, 749 centers were set up in 32 districts.
In Chennai, 43836 candidates wrote the examinations in 146 centres in the city including Anna Salai Quaide Millet Women`s College, Triplicane NKT Higher Secondary School, and Egmore Government Girls Higher Secondary School..
Out of the allowed candidates, only 1,37,197 candidates wrote the examinations in Tamil Nadu. So, the officials informed that 80,576 candidates were absent.