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Karnataka FDA and SDA · checked 19 September 2026

Karnataka FDA and SDA at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

Karnataka FDA and SDA: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    Announced 31 August 2026 — 2,421 degree-level and 2,062 PUC-level posts, September notification, November to December examinations; not yet published

    Next round

  2. 02

    FDA ₹44,425 to ₹83,700; SDA ₹34,100 to ₹67,600

    Pay, 2024 scale

  3. 03

    ₹750; ₹500 for SC, ST, Category I, ex-servicemen and third-gender candidates; ₹250 for PwD. 18 to 40, 43 or 45 with the 2026 relaxation

    Fee and age, KEA 2026

  4. 04

    KEA for departments, boards and corporations since 2024; KPSC last notified the cadres in 2020

    Recruiting bodies

Practice

Karnataka FDA and SDA — Using mock tests as a measurement

A routine to November

  1. Paper 1 — general knowledge, two hours From the 2019 papers and the Group C code 471 paper. A quarter off per wrong answer; the 35 per cent floor is on the two papers together.
  2. Paper 2 — language and computer, two hours Kannada, English and computer knowledge in one sitting; the code 472 paper is the model.
  3. The Kannada test Only if not exempt — 150 marks, 50 to pass, from the compulsory Kannada papers. KEA’s August 2026 test was 100 questions at 1.5 marks without negative marking.

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Exam resources

Everything for Karnataka FDA and SDA

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

Karnataka FDA and SDA SyllabusKarnataka FDA and SDA syllabus — general knowledge for Paper 1 and Kannada, English and computer knowledge for Paper 2, at degree and PUC standard.Karnataka FDA and SDA Exam PatternKarnataka FDA and SDA exam pattern — the Kannada test, two 100-question papers in two hours each, 0.25 negative marking, 35 per cent, and no interview.Karnataka FDA and SDA Previous PapersKarnataka FDA and SDA previous papers — the commission’s 2019 and 2011 papers by code, the Group C non-technical papers, and KEA’s keys.Karnataka FDA and SDA Mock TestsKarnataka FDA and SDA mock tests — two 100-question papers in two hours each, scored at 0.25 off, with the Kannada test practised separately.Karnataka FDA and SDA PreparationKarnataka FDA and SDA preparation — watching KEA for the September notification, choosing a department, the Kannada exemption, and two months to the papers.Karnataka FDA and SDA Study MaterialKarnataka FDA and SDA study material — state textbooks and current affairs for general knowledge, grammar readers for both languages, a computer basics text.

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