TN Police SI study guide

TN Police SI · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.

The TNUSRB Sub-Inspectors of Police (Taluk & AR) recruitment is the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board's direct-entry process for the rank of Sub-Inspector in the Taluk and Armed Reserve wings. It is aimed at graduates who want a uniformed career in the Tamil Nadu Police and who are willing to clear both a written screen and a physical battery. The Board's site lists the SI (Taluk & AR) 2025 package as Notification 1/2025, an online application portal, a syllabus PDF, an addendum to the notification, an educational-qualification clarification, PSTM Act corrections, candidate instructions, OMR shading instructions, and separate final answer keys for the Tamil Language Eligibility Test and the main written examination. Selection continues through the stage the Board calls CV-PMT-ET-PET (certificate verification, physical measurement, endurance and physical efficiency), after which shortlisted candidates face further scrutiny. Topics on this exam: Tamil Language Eligibility Test and Main written examination. The TN Police SI study guide has 2 sections and about 692 words.

Tamil Language Eligibility Test (தமிழ் மொழித் தகுதித் தேர்வு) - grammar, vocabulary and prosody drills

தமிழ் மொழித் தகுதித் தேர்வு (Tamil Language Eligibility Test) துணை ஆய்வாளர் தேர்வின் முதற்பகுதி. வினாக்கள் தமிழிலேயே, பலவுச் சார்ந்த (objective) வடிவில் அமையும்; இலக்கணம், சொல்வளம், புணர்ச்சி, யாப்பு, அணி, திருக்குறள் ஆகியவை கேட்கப்படும்.

275 words, about 1 min 02

Main Written Examination - General Knowledge for Sub-Inspector (merit paper)

The Main Written Examination (Part II) is the paper that actually builds your merit rank, alongside the Physical Efficiency Test and viva-voce. It is an objective General Knowledge paper, set bilingually, covering Indian polity and economy, Indian and Tamil Nadu history and culture, geography, general science, current events, and the reasoning/mental-ability component listed in the notification. Question stems are usually one-line factual recall or two-step (identify the concept, then apply it), so precision on names, numbers and years matters more than breadth of reading. Polity : fundamental rights and duties, Parts and Schedules, key amendments, panchayati raj, constitutional bodies.

417 words, about 2 min