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Six hundred marks in two objective papers for most posts; a prelims-and-mains examination for the audit service.
KPSC Group B · 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
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Audit Officer and Assistant Controller, state audit and accounts — 83 posts; applications 28 August to 26 September 2026
Kannada test 150 with 50 to pass; Paper 1 general 300 in 90 minutes; Paper 2 specific 300 in two hours; 0.25 off per wrong answer; 35 per cent
Prelims 450 at one to twenty; mains eight papers, 2,100 marks; personality test dispensed with
Pattern
| Rule | Various posts | Audit Officer |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Compulsory test, 150 with 50; exempt on the 2025 rule | Qualifying mains paper at 30 per cent |
| Written | Paper 1 300 in 90 minutes; Paper 2 300 in two hours | Prelims 450; mains 2,100 over eight papers |
| Negative marking | One-fourth per wrong answer | Not found for the prelims |
| Qualifying | 35 per cent of the total | One to twenty from prelims; 30 and 35 per cent in the language papers |
| Interview | None | Dispensed with in 2023 |
KPSC and the state’s other recruiting bodies revise paper structure, marks, syllabus detail and eligibility between recruitment cycles, and have done so more than once in recent years. Everything here describes the shape the recruitment has held; the notification for the cycle you are sitting is the document that decides it. Read it end to end before you plan around any figure.
Exam resources
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