Tamilnadu, a state known for its industrial, cultural,
socio-economic and political specialties among the Indian states houses many government establishments, offices and institutions, therefore government jobs. The strong presence of government offices involving in all fields of life and its reach up to grass root levels demands a government organization with large manpower supply, and recruitment to the government cadres is a major activity. A government job in Tamilnadu is considered as prestigious career.

Tamilnadu Government positions are filled with elaborate and systematic arrangement and efficient machinery like Tamilnadu Public Service Commission. While the vacancies in to state government service are filled from the rank list drawn out of examination conducted by Tamilnadu Public Service Commission, the vacancies to various cadres in the semi government organizations, autonomous institutions and public sector enterprises are filled by the respective department of the organization by following established practices and rules.

Tamilnadu Public Service Commission
Tamilnadu Public Service Commission has been doing creditable job over many years to fulfill the aspirations of government job seekers. A well developed system is in place for the conduct of competitive examinations and interviews.


Jobs in Government Departments of Tamilnadu
Vacancies in Tamilnadu state's various government departments are filled out of the merit list that the state Public Service Commission prepares following the annual examinations for various categories. Following is the list of major departments, Boards and Commissions under Govt. of Tamilnadu.

  • Agriculture Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
  • Commercial Taxes Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Cooperative Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Pension, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Small Savings, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Social Welfare - Child Adoption, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Teacher Education, Research and Training (DTERT), Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Town Panchayats, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Tamil Nadu
  • Employment and Training Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Environment Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Fire and Rescue Services Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Forest Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Geology and Mining Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Health and Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Highways Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Industries and Commerce Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Police Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Prison Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Registration Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Rural Development Department, Tamil Nadu
  • School Education Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Seed Certification Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Social Defence Department, Tamil Nadu
  • State Election Commission, Tamil Nadu
  • State Planning Commission (SPC), Tamil Nadu
  • Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board
  • Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
  • Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC)
  • Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
  • Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission
  • Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)
  • Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu
  • Third State Finance Commission, Tamil Nadu

Jobs in Public Sector Undertakings, Enterprises and Industries in Tamilnadu
  • Arasu Rubber Corporation Limited
  • Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI)
  • Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (ELCOT)
  • Ennore Port Limited
  • Kumbakonam Municipality, Tamil Nadu
  • Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC)
  • Overseas Manpower Corporation (OMC), Tamil Nadu
  • Salem City Municipal Corporation
  • Sethusamudram Corporation Limited
  • State Express Transport Corporation Limited (SETCTN), Tamil Nadu
  • State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT)
  • Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation Limited (TAHDCO)
  • Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Limited
  • Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited (TAFCORN)
  • Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO)
  • Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited
  • Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited (TANMAG)
  • Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC)
  • Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN)
  • Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL)
  • Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (TANSIDCO)
  • Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC)

Jobs in Central Government Offices, Corporations and Public Sector Undertakings:
Tamilnadu has good number of large public sector undertakings and central government offices. In view of the abundant presence of agricultural, industrial, cultural and socio-economic resources in the state which come under central list, the presence of public sector undertakings is significant. Tamilnadu was traditionally home for jobs in public sector undertakings (PSU Companies). Recruitments are done by the human resource department of each undertaking or head of the institution in the case of PSUs. Candidates registered in the district employment exchanges are given priority in these jobs.
  • Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlements), Tamil Nadu
  • Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)
  • Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI)
  • Board of Apprenticeship Training (Southern Region)
  • C. P. Ramaswamy Ayar Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC)
  • Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Chennai
  • Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI)
  • Central Excise and Service Tax
  • Central Ground Water Board, South Eastern Coastal Region, Chennai
  • Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA)
  • Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET)
  • Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI)
  • Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
  • Central Public Works Department, Southern Region (CPWDSR)
  • Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET)
  • Chennai Customs
  • Chennai Port Trust
  • Chennai Telephones
  • Controller of Communication Accounts, Tamil Nadu Circle
  • Controller of Defence Accounts, Chennai
  • Council for Leather Exports
  • CSIR Madras Complex (CMC)
  • Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Estates, Chennai
  • Directorate of Quality Assurance, Chennai
  • Electronics Test and Development Centre (ETDC), Chennai
  • Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Chennai
  • Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  • Ennore Port Limited
  • Environmental Information System (ENVIS), Tamil Nadu
  • Food Corporation of India, Southern Zone (FCISZ)
  • Geographical Information System (GIS) for Tamil Nadu
  • Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC)
  • Income Tax Department, Tamil Nadu
  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
  • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)
  • Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB)
  • Institute of Mathematical Sciences
  • Integral Coach Factory (ICF)
  • Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Vijayanarayanam, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
  • Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
  • Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS)
  • Madras Special Economic Zone
  • National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD)
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai
  • National Institute of Ocean Technology
  • National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
  • Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC)
  • Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Avadi, Chennai
  • Paddy Processing Research Centre (PPRC)
  • Postal Training Centre, Madurai
  • Press Information Bureau (PIB), Chennai
  • Railway Recruitment Board, Chennai
  • Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)
  • Regional Passport Office, Chennai
  • Regional Testing Center (Southern Region), Chennai
  • Registrar of Companies (ROC), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  • Repatriates Co-operative Finance and Development Bank Limited
  • Salem Telecom District
  • Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON)
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile Management
  • Sethusamudram Corporation Limited
  • Signal and Telecommunication Workshop, Southern Railway
  • Small Industries Service Institute (SISI), Chennai
  • Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Chennai
  • South India Textile Research Association (SITRA)
  • South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC)
  • Southern Railway
  • Southern Telecom Project Circle
  • Southern Telecom Region
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Southern Region
  • State Resource Centre for Non-Formal Education, Chennai
  • Structural Engineering Research Centre, Madras (SERC-M)
  • Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore
  • Tamil Nadu Postal Circle
  • Tamil Nadu State Unit, National Informatics Centre (NIC)
  • Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle
  • Tuberculosis Research Centre, Chennai
  • Tuticorin Port Trust
  • Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (ZJDGFT), Chennai

Jobs in Government Owned Educational and Training Institutions in Tamilnadu
Tamilnadu is one of the preferred destinations for professional students from all over India. The presence of many professional and research institutions in Karnataka makes the state a destination of teaching and research jobs. Much government owned and controlled institutions offer lucrative teaching career opportunities which bring prestige, pride and attractive remuneration.
  • Alagappa University
  • Anna Institute of Management
  • Anna University
  • Annamalai University
  • Bharathiar University
  • Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM)
  • Bharathidasan University
  • Board of Apprenticeship Training (Southern Region)
  • C.P. Ramaswamy Ayar Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC)
  • Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI)
  • Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA)
  • Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET)
  • Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
  • Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University
  • Directorate of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Teacher Education, Research and Training (DTERT), Tamil Nadu
  • Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu
  • Gandhigram Rural University
  • Government College of Engineering (GCE), Salem
  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
  • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)
  • Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children
  • Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB)
  • Institute of Mathematical Sciences
  • Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai
  • Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS)
  • Madras Medical College
  • Madurai Kamaraj University
  • National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD)
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai
  • National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
  • Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Avadi, Chennai
  • Police Training College, Tamil Nadu
  • Postal Training Centre, Madurai
  • Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)
  • Regional Institute of Correctional Administration (RICA)
  • Regional Institute of English, South India (RIESI)
  • Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON)
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile Management
  • Small Industries Service Institute (SISI), Chennai
  • State Institute of Rural Development, Tamil Nadu
  • State Resource Centre for Non-Formal Education, Chennai
  • Structural Engineering Research Centre, Madras (SERC-M)
  • Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
  • Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
  • Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
  • Tamil Nadu Maritime Academy (TNMA)
  • Tamil Nadu Open University
  • Tamil Nadu Universities
  • Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS)
  • Tamil Virtual University
  • Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu
  • University of Madras