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Mandatory Tamil language paper draws flak from Tamil Nadu PSC aspirants - Daijiworld.com

Last updated Tuesday, December 28, 2021 09:26 ET , Source: NewsService

Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS): The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission's decision to include Tamil language as a compulsory paper in the exams for the Group I, Group II, and Group IIA government posts has drawn flak from several job aspirants.

Lakhs of job aspirants are vying with each other for a select few posts in the Tamil Nadu Group I and Group II that are considered prestigious posts in the state government service. The state Public Service Commission has recently revised the syllabus for these exams and with effect from December 25, all the aspirants for Group I, Group II, and Group IIA will have to clear a Tamil language paper.

While in Group I, the candidates need to appear for Tamil language paper in the main stage only, for the Group II and Group IIA candidates, the aspirants will have to take Tamil language paper both in the preliminary and main examinations. The exams were notified in 2019 and the TNPSC has recently gone for an update of the syllabus that has left many candidates fuming.

Talking to IANS, K. Kirubhakaran, a computer science engineering graduate from a government engineering college in Madurai, said: "After the notification in 2019, I have been burning the midnight oil for this exam and have learned general knowledge, aptitude, and other mandatory papers but suddenly the PSC has made certain changes and included Tamil language, which comprises mostly of Tamil literature and Tamil poetry of which I have little or no knowledge at all. This has come as...



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