TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon 2023: CV Schedule Out!

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Recruitment Overview 2023

Name of Organization

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

Official Website

TNPSC 

Post Name

Veterinary Assistant Surgeon

Total Vacancies

731

Notification Release Date

18th November 2022

Application Start Date

18th November 2022

Last Date to Apply

17th December 2022

Mode of Exam

Written Objective Computer-Based test

Language of exam

English

Making scheme

• There will be 200 multiple-choice questions in Paper 1. 
• The Paper will be divided into two parts each carrying 100 questions for 150 marks each par

State

TN Government Jobs

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Vacancy 2023

Category

Vacancy

Carried Forward Vacancies

30

Current Vacancies

701

Total

731

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Application Fee 2023

Category

Application Fee

Registration Fee (New)

Rs 150

Examination Fee

Rs 200

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Educational Qualification 2023

Post Name

Educational Qualification

Veterinary Assistant Surgeon 

(i) B.V.Sc. Degree (now known as B.V.Sc & A.H.)

(ii) Must have passed SSLC Examination or its equivalent examination with Tamil as one of the languages.

Registered as Veterinary Practitioner with Tamil Nadu State Veterinary Council Constituted under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon 2023 Age Limit

Categories

Age Limit

SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s,

BCMs and Destitute Widows of All Categories

No maximum Age limit 

‘Others’ [i.e. candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs] 

Should not have completed or will complete

the age of 32 years

Subject

Syllabus

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science (UG level)

Unit-1 – General

Unit-2 – Livestock Management

Unit-3 – Livestock Nutrition

Unit-4 – Livestock Breeding and Genetics

Unit-5 – Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology, And Biochemistry

Unit-6 – Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Unit-7 – Pathology And Parasitology

Unit-8 – Pharmacology

Unit-9 – Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary Gynaecology And Obstetrics And Veterinary Surgery And Radiology

Unit-10 – Livestock Products Technology

General Studies 

General Science

• Scientific Knowledge and Scientific Temper – Power of Reasoning – Rote Learning vs Conceptual Learning – Science as a tool to understand the past, present and future.

• Nature of Universe – General Scientific Laws – Mechanics – Properties of Matter, Force, Motion and Energy – Everyday application of the Basic Principles of Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Sound, Heat, Nuclear Physics, Laser, Electronics and Communications.

• Elements and Compounds, Acids, Bases, Salts, Petroleum Products, Fertilisers, and Pesticides.

• Main concepts of Life Science, Classification of Living Organisms, Evolution, Genetics, Physiology, Nutrition, Health and Hygiene, and Human Diseases.

• Environment and Ecology.

Current Events

• History – Latest diary of events – National symbols – Profile of States – Eminent personalities and places in the news – Sports-Books and authors.

• Polity – Political parties and political system in India-Public awareness and General administration- Welfare oriented Government schemes and their utility, Problems in Public Delivery Systems.

• Geography-Geographical landmarks.

• Economics-Current socio-economic issues.

• Science-Latest inventions in Science and Technology.

• Prominent Personalities in various spheres – Arts, Science, Literature and Philosophy.

 Geography Of India

• Location – Physical features – Monsoon, Rainfall, Weather and Climate – Water Resources – Rivers in India – Soil, Minerals and Natural Resources – Forest and Wildlife – Agricultural pattern.

• Transport -Communication.

• Social Geography – Population density and distribution- Racial, Linguistic Groups and Major Tribes.

• Natural calamity – Disaster Management – Environmental pollution: Reasons and preventive measures – Climate change – Green energy.

 History And Culture Of India

• Indus Valley Civilization – Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas – Age of Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms – South Indian History.

• Change and Continuity in the Socio–Cultural History of India.

• Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity –Race, Language, Custom.

• India as a Secular State, Social Harmony. 

Indian Polity

• Constitution of India – Preamble to the Constitution- Salient features of the Constitution- Union, State and Union Territory.

• Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy.

• Union Executive, Union Legislature – State Executive, State Legislature – Local Governments, Panchayat Raj.

• Spirit of Federalism: Centre-State Relationships.

• Election – Judiciary in India – Rule of Law.

• Corruption in Public Life – Anti-corruption measures – Lokpal and Lokayukta – Right to Information- Empowerment of Women-Consumer Protection Forums, Human Rights Charter.

 Indian Economy 

• Nature of Indian Economy – Five-year plan models – an assessment – Planning Commission and Niti Ayog.

• Sources of revenue – Reserve Bank of India – Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy – Finance Commission – Resource sharing between Union and State Governments – Goods and Services Tax.

• Structure of Indian Economy and Employment Generation, Land Reforms and Agriculture – Application of Science and Technology in Agriculture – Industrial growth – Rural Welfare Oriented Programmes – Social Problems –Population, Education, Health, Employment, Poverty. 

 Indian National Movement

• National Renaissance –Early uprising against British rule – Indian National Congress – Emergence of leaders –B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O. Chidambaranar Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore and others.

• Different modes of Agitation: Growth of Satyagraha and Militant Movements.

• Communalism and Partition.

 History, Culture, Heritage And Socio-Political Movements In Tamil Nadu

• History of Tamil Society, related Archaeological discoveries, Tamil Literature from Sangam Age till contemporary times.

• Thirukkural

• Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle – Early agitations against British Rule – Role of women in the freedom struggle.

• Evolution of 19th and 20th Century Socio–Political Movements in Tamil Nadu – Justice Party, Growth of Rationalism – Self Respect Movement, Dravidian Movement and Principles underlying both these Movements, Contributions of Thanthai Periyar and Perarignar Anna.

 Development Administration In Tamil Nadu

• Human Development Indicators in Tamil Nadu and a comparative assessment across the Country – Impact of Social Reform Movements in the Socio–Economic Development of Tamil Nadu.

• Political parties and Welfare schemes for various sections of people – Rationale behind Reservation Policy and access to Social Resources – Economic trends in Tamil Nadu – Role and impact of social welfare schemes in the Socio-Economic Development of Tamil Nadu.

• Social Justice and Social Harmony as the Cornerstones of Socio-

• Economic Development.

• Education and Health Systems in Tamil Nadu.

• Geography of Tamil Nadu and its impact on Economic growth.

• Achievements of Tamil Nadu in various fields.

• e-Governance in Tamil Nadu.

Aptitude and Mental Ability 

• Simplification – Percentage – Highest Common Factor (HCF) – Lowest Common Multiple (LCM).

• Ratio and Proportion.

• Simple interest – Compound interest – Area – Volume – Time and Work.

• Logical Reasoning – Puzzles-Dice – Visual Reasoning – Alpha numeric Reasoning – Number Series.

Tamil Eligibility Test 

• Extraction/Addition 

• Find anonymous 

• Contain error- Elimination slang, conventional error, slurring words, foreign words

• Proficiency in fluent Tamil

• Multiple word giving one meaning

• Choosing a root word

• Adverb, noun, pronoun 

• Arrange words alphabetically

• Distinguish the meaning of double verbs

• Find out what type of sentence 

• Vocabulary 

• Selecting the appropriate meaning illustrated by simile

• Finding Tamil equivalent of foreign words for eg. Goldbiscuit- Thangakatti

• Spoken case, written case 

• Setting the appropriate tense (Past, present, future)

• Conjunctions

• Give two meanings

• Assertion and reason

• Selecting the item

• Compound nouns of Words eg. grass-grasses

• Choosing the right series 

• Singular Plural error

• Comprehensive passage 

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Recruitment Exam Pattern 2023

Subject

Duration

Maximum Marks

(i) Paper I (Subject Paper) (200 Questions)

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science

3 hours

300 marks

(ii) Paper II (200 questions)

Part-A- Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Std) (100 questions/150 marks)

1.5 Hours (1 Hour 30 minutes)

Marks scored in Part A of Paper 2 will not be taken for ranking.

Part-B (General Studies) (100 questions/ 200 Marks) (Code No:003)

General Studies (Degree standard) – 75 questions and

Aptitude and mental ability test (SSLC standard) - 25 questions

1.5 Hours (1 Hour 30 minutes)

200 marks

(iii) Interview & Records

-

70

Total

-

570 marks

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Recruitment Exam Dates 

Application Start Date

18th November 2022

Last Date to Apply

17th December 2022

Application Correction Window Period

22th December 2022 (12:01 A.M)

Application Correction CLOSING Window Period

24th December 2022 (11:59 P.M)

Answer Key Date

To be announced soon

Result Date

To be announced soon

Post Name

Annual Pay Scale and Grade Pay

TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon

INR 9-10 LPA approx.

Book 

Author 

A Textbook of Animal Husbandry

G.C. Banerjee

Advanced Animal Nutrition

D.V. Reddy

Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry: A Knowledge Book

Vijay P. Singh

Spoken Tamil for Absolute Beginners

Sanjay D

Learn Tamil in 30 days

N. Jegatheesh

Learn Tamil in a Month: Easy Method of Learning Tamil through English without a Teacher

S. Krishnamurthi

General Knowledge 

Arihant Pandey

Sports General Knowledge

Harshit Patel

The Indian Constitution

M. Laxmikanth

14000+ Objective Questions - General Studies

Manohar Pandey

General Studies Manual Paper - I

Dr Priya Goel

General Studies Manual 

McGraw Hill

A Fast Track Course in Mental Ability

Arihant Publishers

General Intelligence and Mental Ability

RPH Editorial Board

Master Mental Ability in 30 days

VINEESH