Examinations
Updated on: May 9, 2013
Under Article 320 (1) of the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the State Public Service Commissions to conduct Examinations for appointments to the services of the State.
Direct Recruitments are made by
Recruitment by Interview only is made in case of other services/posts. However, when the number of candidates exceeds a certain limit in comparison to the number of posts, Screening Test is held for short-listing the candidates. The subject of the test is General Knowledge and Current Affairs bearing 100 marks.
Tripura Civil Service/Police Service Examination;
Candidates have to take up 3 (three) papers from the following optional papers :Paper I & II
Tripura Forest Service Grade - II
The candidates have to take up any two subjects, each having two papers of 100 marks each from the following : -
Tripura Judicial Service:
Two Years Ranger Course in Forestry:
Candidates have to take up any two of the following subjects having two papers in each carrying 100 marks:
Subject Full Marks Time Allowed
Sub Inspector of Police :-
Sub- Jailor.:
Junior Grade Stenographer (PA-II) :
Total: 550
Tripura Secretariat Service Grade VI:
Departmental/Pre-Promotional Examinations:
Name of Examination: Departmental Examination for IAS/TCS and IPS/TPS Gr.II Officers on probation
Due month on which examination is to be conducted: February and August
Notification to be issued: One month before the Examinationbegins January and July
Name of Examination: Departmental examination for Engineering Officers (Executive, Assistant and Junior Engineers)
Due month on which examination is to be conducted: May and November
Notification to be issued: Two months before the examination begins March and September
Name of Examination: Pre-promotional examination for Sub-Inspector of Police (Armed/Un-armed/Women)
Due month on which examination is to be conducted: January and July
Notification to be issued: One month before the Examination begins December and January
Name of Examination: Departmental Competitive Examination for Junior Engineer Grade-I (Degree holder) for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer
Due month on which examination is to be conducted: June and December
Notification to be issued: Two months before the examination begins April and October
Direct Recruitments are made by
- Both by Competitive Examinations and Personality Test
- Only by Competitive Examinations
- Only by Interview
- Tripura Civil Service
- Tripura Police Service
- Tripura Forest Service
- Tripura Judicial Service
- Two years Rangers Course
- Sub-Inspector of Police
- Sub-Jailor
- Junior Grade Stenographer
- Tripura Secretarial Service Grade-VI
Recruitment by Interview only is made in case of other services/posts. However, when the number of candidates exceeds a certain limit in comparison to the number of posts, Screening Test is held for short-listing the candidates. The subject of the test is General Knowledge and Current Affairs bearing 100 marks.
Tripura Civil Service/Police Service Examination;
Subject/Paper | Full Marks | Time allowed |
| English Essay and Précis Writing | 100 | 3 hours |
| English Composition | 100 | 3 hours |
| Bengali Composition and Translation | 100 | 3 hours |
| or Alternative English | ||
| General Knowledge and | 100 | |
| Current Affairs | 3 hours | |
| The Constitution of India and | ||
| the Five Years Plan | 100 | 3 hours |
| Three optional papers 100 | ||
| marks for each paper | 300 | 3 hours |
| Personality Test | 100 | |
| Total | 900 |
Candidates have to take up 3 (three) papers from the following optional papers :Paper I & II
| Agriculture | Law |
| Bengali | Political Science |
| Botany | Geography |
| Civil Engineering | Electrical Engineering |
| Commerce | Zoology |
| Economics | Mathematics |
| English | Philosophy |
| History | Chemistry |
| Physics | Psychology |
| Physiology | Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science |
| Sanskrit | Education |
| Sociology | Mechanical Engineering |
| Statistics |
Tripura Forest Service Grade - II
Subject | Full Marks | Time Allowed |
| General English | 100 | 3 hours |
| General Knowledge | 100 | 3 hours |
| Bengali or Alternative English | 100 | 3 hours |
| Two Optional Papers carrying | ||
| 100 marks for each paper | 400 | 3 hours |
| Personality Test | 100 | 3 hours |
| Total : | 800 |
The candidates have to take up any two subjects, each having two papers of 100 marks each from the following : -
| Agricultural Science | Botany |
| Zoology | Forestry |
| Physics | Chemistry |
| Mathematics | Statistics |
| Agricultural Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Civil Engineering | Electrical Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering |
Tripura Judicial Service:
Subject | Full Marks | Time Allowed |
| English | 100 | 3 hours |
| General Knowledge | 100 | 3 hours |
| Law Paper - I | 100 | 3 hours |
| Law Paper - II | 100 | 3 hours |
| Viva - Voce | 100 | |
| Total: | 500 |
Two Years Ranger Course in Forestry:
| Subject | Full Marks | Time Allowed |
| English 1 | 100 | |
| General Knowledge | 100 | 3 hours |
| Two subjects having two papers each and each paper carrying 100 marks | ||
400 | ||
| Interview | 50 | |
| Total: | 650 |
Candidates have to take up any two of the following subjects having two papers in each carrying 100 marks:
Subject Full Marks Time Allowed
Subject | Full Marks | Time Allowed |
Mathematics | 200 | 3 hours |
Agriculture | 200 | 3 hours |
Physics | 200 | 3 hours |
Botany | 200 | 3 hours |
Geology | 200 | 3 hours |
Mechanical | ||
Engineering | 200 | 3 hours |
Electrical | ||
Engineering | 200 | 3 hours |
Chemistry | 200 | 3 hours |
Forestry | 200 | 3 hours |
Zoology | 200 | 3 hours |
Civil Engg | 200 | 3 hours |
Chemical Engg | 200 | 3 hours |
Sub Inspector of Police :-
Subject | Full Marks | Time Allowed |
| English Essay and Report Writing | 100 | 3 hours |
| General Knowledge and Current Affairs | 100 | 3 hours |
| Personality Test | 100 | |
| Total: | 300 |
Sub- Jailor.:
Subject | Full Marks | Time Allowed |
| English Essay , précis writing, English Grammar & Composition. (Part-I) | 75 | 3 hours |
| General Knowledge and Current Affairs (Part-II) | 25 | |
| Personality Test | 50 | |
| Total : | 150 |
Junior Grade Stenographer (PA-II) :
Subject | Full Marks | Time Allowed |
| English | 100 | 3 hours |
| Bengali/Alternative English | 50 | 1.30 hours |
| General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 100 | 3 hours |
| Type Writing | 100 | |
| Shorthand Writing & Transcription | 200 | |
| Total: | 550 |
Total: 550
Tripura Secretariat Service Grade VI:
Subject | Full Marks | Time Allowed |
| English | 100 | 2 hours |
| General Knowledge | 100 | 2 hours |
| Type Writing | 50 | 10 minutes |
| Total: | 250 |
Departmental/Pre-Promotional Examinations:
Name of Examination: Departmental Examination for IAS/TCS and IPS/TPS Gr.II Officers on probation
Due month on which examination is to be conducted: February and August
Notification to be issued: One month before the Examinationbegins January and July
Name of Examination: Departmental examination for Engineering Officers (Executive, Assistant and Junior Engineers)
Due month on which examination is to be conducted: May and November
Notification to be issued: Two months before the examination begins March and September
Name of Examination: Pre-promotional examination for Sub-Inspector of Police (Armed/Un-armed/Women)
Due month on which examination is to be conducted: January and July
Notification to be issued: One month before the Examination begins December and January
Name of Examination: Departmental Competitive Examination for Junior Engineer Grade-I (Degree holder) for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer
Due month on which examination is to be conducted: June and December
Notification to be issued: Two months before the examination begins April and October