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Karnataka · Government Exams
Work from the notification’s subject list and the state’s own school books; the paper is set in Kannada and English at that level.
Karnataka Police · checked 19 September 2026
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.
Checked 19 September 2026
Six notifications, 7,905 posts — civil 3,991, armed 1,600, KSRP, KSISF and IRB 2,314; all windows closed by 10 August 2026
₹750; ₹500 for SC, ST, Category I, ex-servicemen and third-gender candidates
18 to 33 with a one-time five-year relaxation; 35 for reserved categories; 38 for tribal candidates of the forest areas
Karnataka State Police recruitment cell; KEA conducts the written examination
Notes
| Paper | What to read | Note |
|---|---|---|
| General studies — constable and sub-inspector Paper 2 | Karnataka state textbooks for history, geography and civics; a Constitution primer; a year of current affairs | Karnataka’s own history and geography are asked; the paper is bilingual. |
| Mental ability | A reasoning workbook, ten minutes a day | Around a fifth of the constable paper in practice. |
| Sub-inspector Paper 1 | Essay, précis and translation practice with a reader in both languages | Translation both ways; the essay may be in either language. |
| Kannada test | A school-level Kannada reader | Only for candidates not exempt; 50 of 150 to pass. |
Exam resources
Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.
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