The Teachers Recruitment Board, Government of Tamil Nadu (in short "TRB"), issued an advertisement under Advertisement No.02/2013, dated 09.05.2013, inviting applications for direct recruitment to the vacancies for the year 2012-2013 in the post of Post Graduate Assistants/Physical Education Directors Grade-I in the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service. According to the prospectus, the scheme of examination is that there will be a written examination, consisting of a single paper of 3 hours duration with 150 MCQs, each question carrying one mark. Marks to be allotted to the main subject, educational methodology and general knowledge are as follows:

Main Subject : 110 Marks

Educational Methodology: 30 marks

General Knowledge : 10 Marks

Based on the marks secured in the said examination, candidates shall be ranked and thereafter, based on the cut-off marks to be fixed, the candidates shall be shortlisted and such shortlisted candidates will be called for certificate verification, followed by issuing of appointment orders.

2. The petitioners herein are post-graduates in the subject "Tamil". They made applications and participated in the wr