Starting date to apply : 15.02.2021
Last date to apply :16.03.2021

Name & no. of posts : Field Assistant (Trainee) - 2900 Posts

Qualification :

ITI (National Trade certificate/National Apprenticeship certificate) in Electrician (OR) Wireman (OR) Electrical Trade under Centre of Excellence Scheme

i. Knowledge in Tamil:- Candidates should possess an adequate knowledge of the official language of the State, namely Tamil, on the date of this notification as per (Per.) FB TANGEDCO Proceedings No.42 (Secretariat Branch) Dated 28.11.2020.

Explanation :
For this purpose, a person shall be deemed to possess an adequate knowledge of Tamil, if:-
(i) in the case of a post for which Educational Qualification is the Minimum General Educational Qualification and above, he/she should have passed the Secondary School Leaving Certificate Public Examination or its equivalent examination with Tamil as one of the languages, or studied the High School course in Tamil Medium and passed the Secondary School Leaving Certificate Public Examination or its equivalent Examination in Tamil Medium;
(ii) in the case of post for which the educational qualification prescribed is below S.S.L.C., he has studied in Tamil Medium or passed Tamil as one of the languages in those standards or in any higher standards upto the level mentioned in Explanation (i) above.

Age Limit :

SC,SC(A), ST and Destitute Widows of all castes -18 to 35 years

MBC/DC, BCO,BCM - 18 to 32 years

‘ Others’ [i.e candidates not belonging to SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DC, BC and BCMs] - 18 to 30 years

(i) For Differently Abled Persons: Differently Abled Persons are eligible for age concession upto 10 years over and above the maximum age limit prescribed above.
(ii) For Ex-servicemen:
a. The maximum age limit is 53 Years for the Applicants who belong to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs.
b. The maximum age limit is 48 years for “others” (i.e.) Applicants not belonging to any of the above said categories.
c. The above concession will not apply to the Applicants those who have already been recruited to any class or service or category.
(iii) Apprenticeship:
In respect of Apprenticeship candidates, age relaxation will be allowed to the extent of the actual period of apprenticeship training.
(iv) However the upper age limit prescribed in these Regulations shall not apply :-
a. to the appointment of a candidate belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities or destitute widows of all castes to a category or post included in a class of service for which the Regulations prescribe a qualification lower than a degree of any University recognized by the University Grants Commission, if such candidate possesses a general educational qualification which is higher than the minimum general educational qualification (ie., (1) A pass in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination with eligibility for admission to college course of studies in the Universities in this State; or (2) A pass in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination of this State) and he is otherwise qualified for appointment: or
b. to the appointment to a post included in a class of service of a candidate belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Most Backward 105 Classes and Denotified Communities or destitute widows of all castes who holds a degree of any University recognized by University Grants Commission, if the degree he/she holds is not lower than the degree, if any, prescribed for appointment to such post and if he/she is otherwise qualified for appointment.
Explanation: “No upper age limit” shall mean that the candidates should not have completed 58 years of age either on the date of Notification or at the time of selection / appointment to the post.

How to Apply :

1) Candidate should apply only through Online in the TANGEDCO’s Website www.tangedco.gov.in. In the website the candidate can go to the online application portal by clicking the link.
2) The candidate should use a valid e-mail id and a valid mobile number for registration in online application. This email id and mobile number must be maintained active, as all the communications to the candidates from TANGEDCO will be sent only to the registered email id and mobile number.
3) The candidate must keep ready the details of Marks, Percentage/CGPA, Certificate Numbers, Year of Passing, Board/Institution details etc., in their hands before applying through online.
4) Before applying, the candidates should have the following items to be ready in CD or DVD or Pen drive as per the convenience of the candidates.
i) Scanned image of their photograph, signature and Thumb impression in jpeg format only with prescribed file size, resolution etc. The procedure for taking photograph, signature and Thumb impression are given with full details in the Guidelines to the candidates.
ii) Scanned copy of Community Certificate of the candidates belonging to BCO, BCM, MBC/DC, SC, SCA, ST (Not applicable to OC candidates) in PDF format only.
iii) Scanned copy of ITI NTC Certificate, Priority certificates, etc., of the candidates (whichever is applicable) in PDF format only.
iv) Scanned copy of the certificate for Differently abled (if applicable) in PDF format only