The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is inviting applications for 1141 vacancies for Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in the TN Animal Husbandry Service. The date of Notification and the starting date of application is 18.11.2019. The candidates looking to get recruited as a Veterinary Assistant Surgeon need to apply before 17.12.2019. The last date of fee payment made through Bank is 19.12.2019. Aspirants will get the Apply Online link for the Veterinary officer vacancy on tnpsc.gov.in.

Go through this article to check the date of application, the Last Date to Apply, Application & Selection Process, and Eligibility Criteria. You will get all the latest updated regarding the TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Recruitment 2019 in this article only.
Latest Update as on 18.11.2019: Candidates can now apply for TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon vacancies now. The last date for submission of online application is 17.12.2019 as per the official Notification.
TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Recruitment 2019 – Official Notification
Organizing Department | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
Name of Posts | Veterinary Assistant Surgeon |
Total no of vacancies | 1141 vacancies |
Registration Mode | Online (on the official website) |
Date of Notification | 18.11.2019 |
Last Date to apply for the exam | 17.12.2019 |
Date of Examination | 23.02.2020 |
Official Website | tnpsc.gov.in |
TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Vacancy Details
Name of the Post | Name of the Service and Code No. | No. of vacancies |
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Post Code No.1695 ) | Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Service (Service Code No.019) | 1141 (*excluding 636 vacancies filled up by temporarily working Veterinary Assistant Surgeon) |
Total | 1141 vacancies |
Category-wise Vacancy Distribution
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is yet to release the category-wise vacancy distribution. We will update you regarding it here once it is officially released.
Important Dates for TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Recruitment 2019
Date of Notification | 18.11. 2019 | ||
Last Date to Apply | 17.12. 2019 | ||
Last Date for Fee Submission | 19.12.2019 | ||
Date of Written Examination | |||
Paper-I
(Subject paper) (Degree Standard) |
23.02.2020 | 10.00 A.M. to 01.00 | |
Paper-II
(General Studies)(Degree Standard) |
23.02.2020 | 02.30 P.M. to 04.30 P.M |
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates have to meet a given Educational Qualification and should be in the below-mentioned age bracket to be able to apply for this vacancy.
Educational Qualification
The candidates need to meet the below mentioned Educational Qualification from an institution/University recognized by the University Grants Commission.
- Must hold a B.V.Sc., Degree (now known as B.V.Sc. & A.H.,)
- Must have passed Tamil as one of the languages in Higher Secondary Public Examination or its equivalent
Also, the candidate must be a Registered Veterinary Practitioner within the meaning of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (Central Act 52 of 1984)
Age-Limit
Category of Applicants | Maximum Age (Should not have completed) |
SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and DWs of all Castes | No Maximum age limit |
“Others” [i.e. Applicants not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, and BCMs] | 30 Years |
Application Process
Candidates can check the entire process fo TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Recruitment here. We have given the Application Fee, Examination Fee, Mode of Fee Payment and application process below.
Application and Examination Fee
a) |
Registration FeeFor One-Time Registration (Revised with effect from 01.03.2017 vide G.O.(Ms).No.32, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, dated 01.03.2017) Note : Applicants who have already registered in One Time Registration system within the validity period of 5 years are exempted |
Rs.150/- |
b) |
Examination FeeNote: The Examination fee should be paid at the time of submitting the online application for this recruitment if they are not eligible for the fee concession noted below. |
Rs.200/- |
Category-Wise Fee Concessions
Category | Concession | Condition(s) |
(i) Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) and Scheduled Tribes | Full Exemption | — |
(ii) Differently Abled Persons, Destitute Widow of all communities | Full Exemption | (i) For Differently Abled Persons, the disability should be not less than 40%.
(ii) For DWs, the DW certificate should have been obtained from the RDO / Sub Collector / Assistant Collector. |
(iii)MostBackward Classes/ Denotified Communities/ Backward Classes (Other than Muslims) / Backward Class (Muslim) | Those who have not availed three free chances so far in the previous recruitments may avail exemption from payment of examination fee. | Should not have availed three free chances in the previous recruitments. |
(iv) Ex-Servicemen | Those who have not availed two free chances so far in the previous recruitments may avail exemption from payment of examination fee. | (i) Should not have availed two free chances in the previous recruitments.
(ii) Fee concession will not apply to those who have already been recruited to any class or service or category. |
Mode of Fee Payment
The applicants need to pay the examination fee of Rs 200/- either online during the application submission or offline. The offline payment needs to be made within 2 days of the submission of the application form.
How to Apply for TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Vacancy 2019?
You need to follow the steps given below to apply for the TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon vacancy 2019.
- Firstly, visit the TNPSC official website – tnpsc.gov.in
- Go to the Notification section of the website available on the homepage.
- Find the link to “TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Notification 2019”.
- Click the link and read the Notification carefully now.
- Next, click on the Apply Online link given next to the Notification link.
- Enter all the details asked in the application form.
- Attach a passport-size photograph and signature to complete your application form.
- Submit the application form and pay the fee online (in case of offline payment check the available banks).
What is the Selection Process of TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Jobs 2019?
The TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Selection process will be based on two exams namely Written Examination & Oral Test.
There will be two sets of Written Examination conducted by TNPSC – Paper-I and Paper-II. The Paper-I will be the Subject Paper and will comprise of 200 questions and total marks of 300. The Paper-II will be from the General Studies subject with 100 questions and total marks of 200. The final interview round or Oral Test will be of a total of 70 marks.
Candidates need to clear all these selection rounds to get selected for TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon vacancy 2019.
Final Words
Candidates can check the official Notification for TNPSC Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Recruitment 2019 here. We have given the Eligibility Criteria, Application Process, Selection process and other details in the above articles. This is a great opportunity for a government job as TNPSC has released a total of 1141 Veterinary Assistant Surgeon vacancies under this Recruitment.