Register with State Employment Exchange: Tamil Nadu

Eligibility

In Tamil Nadu, candidates with qualifications of Graduate and Post-Graduate levels in the Professional and Executive line, can register their educational qualifications with the Professional and Executive Employment Exchange, Chennai.

Candidates who possess educational qualifications other than those of professional and executive standards can register their educational qualifications with the respective Employment Exchanges in their districts. Technically qualified candidates in Chennai and Coimbatore can register their educational qualifications with the Employment Exchanges functioning in the respective places for technically qualified persons.

The list of Employment Exchanges in Tamil Nadu can be accessed at
http://www.employment.tn.gov.in/offaddress.htm (External website that opens in a new window).

Procedure

Candidates in possession of qualifications of Professional and Executive standards could also furnish the details of their educational qualifications with the respective Employment Exchanges in the districts. Such details will be forwarded by the Employment Exchanges situated in the districts to the Professional and Executive Employment Exchange, Chennai, which in turn will register the candidates and send the identity cards directly to the candidates. Candidates in possession of experience could register their experience with the Employment Exchanges not later than two years from the date of discharge. Apart from this, persons who are appointed based on the nomination effected by the Employment Exchanges could intimate the fact of discharge from jobs, within 90 days from the date of discharge, to the Employment Exchanges, and re-register. Any delay in this regard could be condoned up to a period of 18 months.

Provision is also available for persons already in employment, for registering their higher qualifications to seek better, suitable opportunities by producing a "No Objection Certificate" from the present employer.

Special Cells are functioning in Employment Exchanges in Kancheepuram, Vellore, Trichy, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Coimbatore, Erode, Uthagamandalam, Salem, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Nagercoil for registering and offering placement services to Physically Handicapped candidates.

Renewal of Registration

Candidates should renew their registrations with the Employment Exchanges once in three years. Candidates who fail to renew registrations in due time could apply for renewal up to 18 months from the month during which the renewal falls due. This concession can be availed only once.

The registrants of the Professional and Executive Employment Office, Chennai, can renew their registrations online through the web at
http://www.employment.tn.gov.in/ucanrenew.asp (External website that opens in a new window).

Transfer of Registrations

Candidates can register with the Employment Exchanges functioning in their respective districts. Candidates who seek transfer of registrations to another district should produce residence certificate issued at the level of the Tahsildar pertaining to the new residential status. There should be at least a gap of one year between successive transfers of registrations. This condition will not apply to the wards of Government Servants who are under orders of transfer.

The Registration Form is available at:

• Professional and Executive Employment Office, or can be downloaded from
  http://www.employment.tn.gov.in/pdf/X1-FORM.pdf (84 KB) (PDF file that opens in a new window) .


• The Citizen Charter document of the department can be seen at
  http://www.tn.gov.in/citizen/employeedept-e-2002.htm (External website that opens in a new window).