State Act

Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016

22. (1) A language test of the standard for VIII Standard, shall be conducted by the appointing authority for those whose educational qualification is VIII Standard and above, but below S.S.L.C. and for those who do not possess an adequate knowledge of Tamil, as specified below:— Item of Syllabus Maximum marks Minimum marks for a pass Aggre gate marks for a pass Duration of test. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Part I – Dictation of half a page typed matter 60 24 10 minutes Part II–Reading 40 16 50 (2) An oral test of the standard for IV Standard shall be conducted by the appointing authority for those, whose educational qualification is below VIII Standard and for those who do not possess an adequate knowledge of Tamil to find out whether a person is able to converse freely and fluently in Tamil.