The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has put out the tentative answer key for the Preliminary Examination of the Combined Civil Services Examination-II (Group II and IIA Services). The key comes as two PDFs, one for each language paper, and the objection link stays open till 17 November 2026, 5:45 PM.
This key is for candidates who applied under the TNPSC Group 2 2A Recruitment 2026, which has the full notification, vacancies and eligibility. Both PDFs and the objection page are in Essential Links below.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) |
| Exam | Combined Civil Services Examination-II (Group II and IIA Services), Preliminary Examination |
| Notification No. | 07/2026 |
| Stage document | Tentative answer key, two PDFs by language paper (General Tamil and General English) |
| Objection window closes | 17 November 2026, 5:45 PM |
| Official website | tnpsc.gov.in |
| Status | Tentative answer key out |
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Objections close | 17 November 2026, 5:45 PM |
| How | Online, through the tentative answer key objection page in Essential Links |
The key is tentative. To reach the objection page, open the official link below and log in with the details the page asks for.
Both PDFs are scanned question booklets with the answers ticked by hand against one option of each question. No printed answer table is given in them.
| Detail | General Tamil booklet | General English booklet |
|---|---|---|
| Booklet code | CCSE2-2AT/2026 | CCSE2-2AE/2026 |
| Question booklet no. | 1321 | 1312 |
| Part-C paper | General Tamil | General English |
| Part | Subject | Questions / Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Part-A | General Studies (Degree Standard) | Questions 1 to 100 and 150 marks, together with Part-B |
| Part-B | Aptitude and Mental Ability (SSLC Standard) | Questions 1 to 100 and 150 marks, together with Part-A |
| Part-C | General Tamil or General English (SSLC Standard) | Questions 101 to 200, 150 marks |
The paper has 200 questions for 300 marks in three hours, and all questions carry equal marks. Every question has options (A) to (D) plus (E), which stands for answer not known. Shading more than one option counts as wrong. For questions 1 to 100, the English version is final. Check your answers against the ticks in the booklet that matches your language paper.
The Main Examination dates have not been announced yet.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Posts | Group II and Group IIA Services |
| Vacancies | 821 |
| Advt / CEN No. | 07/2026 |
| Recruitment post | TNPSC Group 2 2A Recruitment 2026: Notification, Vacancies & Eligibility |
Objections are open only till 17 November 2026, 5:45 PM, so compare the tentative key with your own answers before then. GovtJobsAlert.in will cover the next stage when TNPSC announces it.
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