Cut off marks for VAO exams in TNPSC

The cut off marks based on which the candidates are selected and further are called for the 1^st and 2^nd days of the counseling with the option of selection of posts in the desired districts for the post of VAO, which has its counseling running from yesterday 03-01-2013 are as given below.

The cut off marks have been decided on the basis of the candidate’s degree (graduation, higher secondary or diploma), gender, birth date and caste criterions.

The general caste candidates need to have the highest cut off with 246 marks while the BC/MBC, SC/ST are given preferences over the cut off marks.

Also the native language students, i.e. Tamil medium students in all castes are given preferences in the cut off marks similarly.

GENERAL –highest cut off marks – 246

BACKWARD – highest cut off marks – 238.50

MOST BACKWARD– highest cut off marks –238.50

SCHEDULED CASTES– highest cut off marks –232.50

SCHEDULED TRIBES– highest cut off marks –216

In case of two or more candidates scoring equal marks, the candidates possessing the highest educational qualification is placed above in the merit list. When the marks obtained in the Written Examination and the educational qualifications are also the same, then the candidate senior in age is placed above in the merit list.

When the age too is equal, then the candidate who has submitted his/her application earlier to the Commission is placed above in the merit list.

For further details visit : http://www.tnpsc.gov.in/results/vao2k12_cutoff.pdf