The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducted Group II examination for the posts of Assistants in various government departments across 116 centres in the district on Sunday.
Officials said that around 20,000 students took the examination and reported a 68 per cent attendance. Hall tickets were issued to 34,689 candidates.
Collector L. Subramanian visited Arul Anandar College in Karumathur and inspected the centre. Flying squads inspected various centres and no incident of malpractice was reported.