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Village Administrative Officer Study Material

Group 4’s textbooks, plus the state’s own account of what a village officer does.

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Village Administrative Officer · checked 19 September 2026

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

Village Administrative Officer: the facts that matter now

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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
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TNPSC Group 4 — the Combined Civil Services Examination-IV, post code 2025
Recruited through
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A pass in SSLC — the same as Junior Assistant; no degree, no typewriting
Qualification
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21 to 32 for general candidates; 21 to 42 for reserved communities, with no higher-qualification relaxation
Age

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Village Administrative Officer — Study material for this exam

What to add to the Group 4 reading list.
Area	What to work from	Why
Revenue administration	The revenue department’s description of the district, taluk and village structure, and of the VAO’s duties	The polity and administration questions in Part B, and the job itself.
Tamil Nadu geography	The state board geography chapters on districts, rivers, soils and crops	Village-level facts recur in the general studies unit.
State schemes	The state government’s scheme descriptions — welfare, housing, land, relief	The development administration unit, and what a VAO delivers.
The older VAO papers	The 2012, 2014 and 2016 standalone papers	The village-administration questions the commission has asked.

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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