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Karnataka FDA and SDA Previous Papers

The commission publishes the 2019 and 2011 first and second division assistant papers by code; KEA publishes keys and score lists.

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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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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

Past papers

Karnataka FDA and SDA — Reading previous papers properly

What is on record

  • FDA and SDA 2019 — codes 366, 367 and 368, 369, and 370 and 371 on the commission’s question-papers page — the general knowledge and language papers of the 2021 examinations.
  • FDA and SDA 2011 — the Kannada language, general knowledge and general English papers.
  • Group C non-technical — Paper 1 general knowledge as code 471 and Paper 2 as 472 — the closest model for the 2021-rules Paper 2 with its computer section.
  • Compulsory Kannada — several papers on the same page, for candidates not exempt.

Practise with

KPSC question papers page FDA and SDA 2019 — paper code 366 KPSC key answers KEA question papers 2026

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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