TNPSC postpones Feb. 8 Group II, IIA main examination after allotting wrong centres in Chennai; opposition parties flay

TNPSC postpones Group II and IIA exams in Chennai due to incorrect centre allocations, sparking opposition criticism of the DMK government.

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) called off the Combined Civil Services Examination-II (Group II and IIA Services) main examination scheduled on Sunday (February 8, 2026) following chaos and confusion caused by wrong allocation of centres to candidates in Chennai. TNPSC consequently postponed the examination without prescribing a date.

On Sunday, candidates protested in Chennai after many of them were not permitted to appear for the examination at the designated centre allocated for them. According to the TNPSC, the candidates will receive information about the hall tickets for the examination by SMS and email 15 days ahead of the rescheduled examination date.

The examination was meant to select aspirants for posts such as Assistant Inspector in Tamil Nadu Labour Subordinate Service in the Department of Labour, Junior Employment Officer in the Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service in the Department of Employment and Training, Probation Officer in Tamil Nadu Social Defence Subordinate Service in the Department of Children Welfare and Special Services, Sub Registrar, Grade-II in the Tamil Nadu Registration Subordinate Service in the Department of Registration, Special Branch Assistant in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service in Greater Chennai Police, Forester in Tamil Nadu Forest Subordinate Service in the Department of Forests.

Opposition parties hit out at the M.K. Stalin Government for cancelling Sunday’s exam following a goof-up in centre allotment at Chennai.

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami termed the DMK government an “incompetent administration” that lacks the ability to conduct even an important examination.”

In a statement, Mr. Palaniswami said the postponement had exposed the true state of the administration in Tamil Nadu and noted this was the first time a major examination had been postponed on the very day it was scheduled, owing to issues related to hall tickets and confusion at examination centres.