TNPSC Group 4 posts compared

Conducted by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. Below are the 5 posts profiled so far, highest pay first — read what each job is really like before you fill your preferences.

Forest Guard (Tamil Nadu)

वन रक्षक (तमिलनाडु)

Level 5 (starting pay ₹18,200)

Uniformed forest protection post via TNPSC Group IV — patrolling a forest beat on foot, for Class 12 science candidates.

Basic ₹18,200TNPSC Group 4

Junior Assistant (Tamil Nadu)

कनिष्ठ सहायक (तमिलनाडु)

Level 8: 19,500–71,900

Entry clerical post via TNPSC Group IV in Tamil Nadu government offices and courts — file, register and counter work.

Basic ₹19,500–₹71,900TNPSC Group 4

Steno-Typist, Grade III (Tamil Nadu)

आशुलिपिक-टंकक, ग्रेड III (तमिलनाडु)

Level 10 (starting pay ₹20,600)

Shorthand and typing post via TNPSC Group IV at Level 10 — personal-staff work for officers and judges in Tamil Nadu.

Basic ₹20,600TNPSC Group 4

Typist (Tamil Nadu)

टंकक (तमिलनाडु)

Level 8 (starting pay ₹19,500)

Typing post via TNPSC Group IV in Tamil Nadu offices, courts and the Secretariat — needs government typewriting certificates.

Basic ₹19,500TNPSC Group 4

Village Administrative Officer (Tamil Nadu)

ग्राम प्रशासनिक अधिकारी (तमिलनाडु)

Level 8: 19,500–71,900

Revenue post via TNPSC Group IV — keeps a village's land and revenue records and issues certificates, with Class 10 as the entry bar.

Basic ₹19,500–₹71,900TNPSC Group 4