Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has directed candidates who appeared for the Combined Civil Services Examination-II (Group II and IIA Services) to update specific subject-related information in their online application forms.

The Commission had invited applications for direct recruitment to Group II and IIA posts through Notification No. 11/2025 dated July 15, 2025, and Addendum 11A/2025 dated November 18, 2025. The Preliminary Examination for these posts was conducted on September 28, 2025, in OMR mode.

TNPSC has now asked candidates to select “Yes/No” in the dropdown column titled “Have you studied Biology/Botany/Zoology as one of the subjects in HSC?” This update is mandatory for applicants seeking selection to the post of Livestock Inspector Grade-II, which requires verifying biology subject eligibility.

The One Time Registration (OTR) portal will be opened from November 22 to 25, 2025, until 11.59 pm, for candidates to make the necessary changes. The update facility will remain available for four days on the Commission's website, said a release from A. Shanmuga Sundaram, Controller of Examinations, TNPSC.