Tamil Nadu Social Defense Service Govt Jobs -TNPSC District Child Protection Officer Recruitment 2026-Exam Pattern and Syllabus
TNPSC District Child Protection Officer DCPO Recruitment Exam Syllabus: Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission released a new recruitment notification for the available 16 District Child Protection Officer DCPO jobs in Social Defense Service of Tamil Nadu State. Candidates who qualified Degree Sociology or Social Work or Psychology or Child Development or Criminology and Diploma or certificate course in Computer Operations are eligible to apply online for this TNPSC DCPO Posts. TNPSC DCPO online submission last date is 30-04-2025. Official website to apply online is https://TNPSC.gov.in. Selection for this TNPSC District Child Protection Officer Jobs is through written exam only. TNPSC DCPO Exam date is 19-06-2025. TNPSC DCPO jobs exam consists of two papers. TNPSC DCPO Exam Pattern, DCPO Exam Syllabus, category wise vacancies are given below.
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TN Government Jobs 2026-TNPSC District Child Protection Officer Recruitment 2026 DCPO Exam Pattern and Syllabus
Important Dates for TNPSC District Child Protection Officer Recruitment 2026:
| Online form active on | 01-04-2025 |
| Last date to apply online is | 30-04-2025 |
| TNPSC DCPO Exam date | 19-06-2025 |
| Prelims Exam results | August 2026 |
| Certificate Verification / Oral Test | September 2026 |
| Counseling | September 2026 |
| No of Posts | 16 |
| Department | Social Defense Service |
| Official website | http://TNPSC.gov.in |
Available vacancies in TNPSC District Child Protection Officer Notification 2026:
There are total 16 vacancies in this TNPSC DCPO recruitment 2026.
Post Name: District Child Protection Officer-16 Posts
GT(G)-02
GT (G) (PSTM)-01
GT (W)-01
BC (OBCM)(G)-02
BC (OBCM) (G) (PSTM)-01
BC (OBCM) (W)-01
BC(M)(G)-01
MBC/DC (G)-02
MBC/DC (W)-01
SC (G)-02
SC (W)-01
SC(A) (W)(PSTM)-01
Qualifications for TNPSC District Child Protection Officer Jobs 2026:
Candidates must have qualified degree in Sociology or Social Work or Psychology or Child Development or Criminology and Diploma or certificate course in Computer Operations is required to apply online for this TN DCPO Jobs.
Age limits for TNPSC DCPO Posts:
As on 01-07-2025 upper age limit is 32 years for Unreserved/General/OC candidates. For all other candidates there is no upper age limit.
Pay Scale:
Monthly salary is Rs.56100-205700/-
TNPSC DCPO Jobs Selection Process:
Written exam and Interview will be conducted for this TNPSC DCPO jobs.
Written exam consists of 2 papers.
Exam date is 19-06-2025 for this DCPO posts..
Paper 1-Subjective Paper (Degree Standard)-300 Marks
Paper 2-300 Marks
PART A Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Std)
PART B General Studies (Degree Std)
Interview-60 Marks
TNPSC DCPO Exam Syllabus and Pattern:
Paper 1 Exam Pattern: 3 hours-200 Questions-300 Marks
Sociology (Code No.369 ) or
Social Work(code no. 371 ) or
Psychology(Code No. 373 ) or
Child Development(Code no.375) or
Criminology (Code No.377)
Paper 2 Exam Pattern: -3 Hours
Part A-Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard)-100 Questions-150 Marks
Part B-
General Studies (Degree Standard)-75 Questions
Aptitude & Mental Ability Test (SSLC level)-25 Questions
TNPSC District Child Protection Officer Exam Syllabus 2026:
Download TNPSC DCPO Exam Syllabus pdf (21-42)
TNPSC District Child Protection Officer Online Form:
Official website to apply online is www.TNPSC.gov.in. Online form submission last date is 30-04-2025. DCPO hall ticket will be available from 10-06-2025.
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