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Village Administrative Officer Previous Papers

Six Group 4 papers of the current shape, and three older VAO papers that show what the commission once asked about the village itself.

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Village Administrative Officer · checked 19 September 2026

Village Administrative Officer at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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Checked 19 September 2026

Village Administrative Officer: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    218 posts in the 2025 cycle, now in counselling; no window open; the planner’s next Group 4 date is 6 October 2026

    Current status

  2. 02

    TNPSC Group 4 — the Combined Civil Services Examination-IV, post code 2025

    Recruited through

  3. 03

    A pass in SSLC — the same as Junior Assistant; no degree, no typewriting

    Qualification

  4. 04

    21 to 32 for general candidates; 21 to 42 for reserved communities, with no higher-qualification relaxation

    Age

Past papers

Village Administrative Officer — Reading previous papers properly

The commission’s answer-keys page holds the Group 4 papers with final keys for 2016 to 2025 — the examination the VAO is now recruited through — and the standalone VAO papers of 2012, 2014 and 2016. The older papers are set to a syllabus that no longer exists, but their village-administration questions are worth reading: the content has migrated into the general studies units rather than disappeared.

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TNPSC Group 4 previous papers Objective papers with final keys — Group 4 and standalone VAO Previous-year papers library

Exam resources

Everything for Village Administrative Officer

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

Village Administrative Officer SyllabusTamil Nadu VAO syllabus — the Group 4 paper the post is recruited through, and the revenue-administration content that matters most for it.Village Administrative Officer Exam PatternTamil Nadu VAO exam pattern — the Group 4 paper, the Tamil gate, the district-wise allotment and how the VAO differs from the other posts.Village Administrative Officer Previous PapersTamil Nadu VAO previous papers — the Group 4 papers with keys since 2016, and the standalone VAO papers of 2012, 2014 and 2016.Village Administrative Officer Mock TestsTamil Nadu VAO mock tests — the Group 4 paper, scored with the Tamil gate and the blank rule.Village Administrative Officer PreparationTamil Nadu VAO preparation — prepare Group 4, mind the VAO age band, and rank the post by district.Village Administrative Officer Study MaterialTamil Nadu VAO study material — the Group 4 reading list, plus the revenue-administration reading a VAO aspirant should add.

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