TNUSRB Sub-Inspector (SI) Exam – Overview

The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) conducts exams for the recruitment of Sub-Inspectors of Police in:

• Tamil Nadu Police Department
• Taluk, Armed Reserve (AR), and Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) units

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📌 Post Categories:

• Sub-Inspector of Police (Taluk)
• Sub-Inspector of Police (AR – Armed Reserve)
• Sub-Inspector of Police (TSP – Tamil Nadu Special Police)

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📅 TNUSRB SI Exam Calendar (Tentative)

Minimum Qualifying Marks:

• General: 25 out of 70
• Tamil Paper: Qualifying nature (no mark added but must pass)

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2️⃣ Physical Measurement Test (PMT) & Endurance Test (ET)

• Height, Chest (for male), and physical standards as per rules
• Endurance: Running (men: 1500m, women: 400m) within prescribed time

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3️⃣ Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

• Events: Long jump, high jump, rope climbing, running (marks awarded)

Viva Voce (Interview)

• Marks: 10 (for Open Quota candidates)
• Purpose: To assess personality, presence of mind, leadership, public service attitude

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5️⃣ Special Marks (if any)

• NCC, Sports, or Medal in Police Service
• Marks: Up to 5 marks (for eligible candidates)

Syllabus Highlights

📘 Part I – Tamil Eligibility Test

• SSLC Standard Tamil Grammar, Comprehension, and Usage

📘 Part II – Main Paper

1. General Knowledge:

• History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Science, Current Events
• Tamil Nadu culture & administration

2. Psychology:

• Logical reasoning
• Numerical ability
• Communication, behavioral understanding

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👮 Job Role after Selection

As a Sub-Inspector of Police, duties include:

• Law enforcement & crime prevention
• Leading police teams in local stations or patrols
• Community policing
• Investigation & public interaction
• Maintenance of law and order in assigned jurisdictions

ce Sub-Inspector (SI) Exam Syllabus (OPEN QUOTA)

Part I: Tamil Eligibility Test (100 Marks) For both Open Quota Examination and Departmental Quota Examination

Objective-type questions will be asked to test the basic knowledge of the Tamil language as taught up to the 10th standard of the Tamil Nadu State Board.

Paper I: General Knowledge and Current Affairs :

1. General Science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science.
2. History of India: Ancient, Medieval, Modern History, and Indian National Movement.
3. Geography: Physical, Political, Economic Geography, and Climate.
4. Indian Polity: Constitution, Governance, Public Administration, Political System, and Panchayati Raj.
5. Economy and Planning: Indian Economy, Economic Development, Poverty Alleviation, and Five-Year Plans.
6. Current Events: National and International importance, Sports, Awards, and Honors, Major Financial/Economic News.

Paper II: Reasoning and Mental Ability

1. Logical Reasoning: Number Series, Letter and Symbol Series, Analogies, Statement and Argument.
2. Non-Verbal Reasoning:Visual Memory, Visual Analysis, and Spatial Orientation.
3. Quantitative Aptitude:Number System, HCF & LCM, Simplification, Percentage, Time & Distance, Time & Work, Profit & Loss, Average, Ratio & Proportion.
4. Mental Ability:Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Alphabet Test, Direction Sense, Clocks & Calendars, Ranking.