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The commission’s Group C posts — industrial extension officers, librarians, junior engineers, health inspectors, water supply inspectors — are recruited under the Karnataka Civil Services direct recruitment rules of 2021 on the simplest of its schemes: a compulsory Kannada language test, then two objective papers of 100 marks, general knowledge and a combined paper of Kannada, English and computer knowledge. Selection is the percentage secured. There is no interview and, for the diploma-level technical posts, no technical paper.
The last round was four notifications of 15 March 2024 — degree-level and below-degree, each for the residual and Kalyana Karnataka cadres — offering 486 posts, of which 313 were the water resources department’s junior engineers. Applications were reopened in October 2024 with a three-year age relaxation, the Kannada tests and papers ran through 2025, and final select lists and cut-offs for the Kalyana Karnataka posts have been published in 2026. No Group C notification is open at the date checked. The first and second division assistant posts, also Group C, have their own page.
KPSC Group C · 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
₹600; ₹300 for OBC categories; ₹50 for ex-servicemen; SC, ST, Category I and PwD exempt
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Nothing — the commission’s online table shows no Group C notification with a future closing date
Four notifications of 15 March 2024 — 60 and 16 degree-level, 313 and 97 below-degree posts
Notification
Checked 11 September 2026. No Group C notification is open. The 2024 round is largely complete: the Kannada language test for the degree-level posts was held on 12 July 2025, the competitive papers followed under the timetable of 13 June 2025, and final select lists and cut-offs for the Kalyana Karnataka below-degree posts — civil, electrical and rural water supply junior engineers, junior health inspectors and librarians — have been published in 2026. A press report that the residual-cadre junior engineer result was declared on 2 May 2026 was not found on the commission’s results page. Nothing newer than 15 March 2024 has been notified for Group C, and the commission’s online table shows no Group C notification with a future closing date.
| Notification | Cadre | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| PSC 506 RTB(2)/2023-24 — degree level | Residual | 60 — Industrial Extension Officer 50, Librarian 10 |
| PSC 505 RTB(2)/2023-24 — degree level | Kalyana Karnataka | 16, by the commission’s press note of 7 May 2025; the notification PDF is not served |
| PSC 503 RTB(2)/2023-24 — below degree | Residual | 313 — JE civil, water resources 216 and 54 in-service; JE mechanical 26 and 4 in-service; Assistant Librarian 13 |
| PSC 504 RTB(2)/2023-24 — below degree | Kalyana Karnataka | 97 — Junior Health Inspector 39; JE rural water supply 20; JE civil, municipal administration 15; JE groundwater 5; JE electrical 1; Water Supply Inspector 4; Assistant Water Supply Inspector 5; Assistant Librarian 8 |
| Post | SC | ST | Cat I | 2A | 2B | 3A | 3B | General | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Extension Officer | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 50 |
| Junior Engineer, civil — water resources | 37 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 96 | 216 |
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Overview
The four notifications divide by qualification and cadre. The degree-level residual notification carried 50 industrial extension officers and 10 librarians; its Kalyana Karnataka counterpart 16 posts. The below-degree residual notification carried 216 civil junior engineers for the water resources department with 54 more reserved for serving Group C staff, 26 mechanical junior engineers with 4 in-service, and 13 assistant librarians; the below-degree Kalyana Karnataka notification 97 posts — 39 junior health inspectors, 20 junior engineers for rural water supply, 15 for the municipal administration directorate, 5 for groundwater, 1 electrical, 9 water supply and assistant water supply inspectors and 8 assistant librarians.
The scheme is the same for every post. Rule 6(2)(a) for degree-level posts and 6(2)(b) for below-degree posts prescribe two compulsory objective papers of 100 marks: Paper 1, general knowledge, in an hour and a half, and Paper 2, general Kannada for 35, general English for 35 and computer knowledge for 30, in two hours. One-fourth of the question’s marks comes off for each wrong answer, 35 per cent of the aggregate is mandatory, and selection under rule 5(d) is on the percentage of marks in the competitive examination. Offline OMR or computer-based, at the commission’s discretion.
The first and second division assistant posts, which are Group C under the same rules and the same two-paper scheme, are on their own page because the commission notifies them separately and in far larger numbers. The junior engineer posts of the 2024 round are also covered on the technical posts page, alongside KEA’s recruitments with their subject paper.
Eligibility
| Requirement | Rule |
|---|---|
| Qualification — degree level | Post by post: a degree in science, commerce or business administration or any engineering branch for industrial extension officer; a library science qualification for librarian. |
| Qualification — below degree | A diploma in civil engineering from the state board of technical education for junior engineer, civil; the corresponding diploma for mechanical; the health inspector and library qualifications as notified. |
| Age, as notified | 18 minimum; 35 for the general category, 38 for 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B, 40 for SC, ST and Category I. |
| Age, after the corrigendum of 14 October 2024 | 38, 41 and 43, by the one-time three-year relaxation ordered on 10 September 2024; applications reopened 15 to 30 October 2024. |
| Future notifications | The five-year relaxation of 29 January 2026 applies to notifications issued to 31 December 2027. |
| In-service quota | 54 civil and 4 mechanical junior engineer posts for serving Group C staff of the department. |
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| General | ₹600 |
| 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B | ₹300 |
| Ex-servicemen | ₹50 |
| SC, ST, Category I, PwD | Exempt |
The Kannada test exemption follows the amendment of 18 March 2025 to rule 7 of the 2021 rules: candidates who studied Kannada as a first or second language at SSLC or a higher examination, studied in Kannada medium, or passed a Kannada test of the commission or any selection authority are exempt, and the commission’s press note of 7 May 2025 applies it to the pending rounds. The 2024 notifications as issued exempted only those who had passed the commission’s test since 29 November 2022.
Selection process
Each stage in order, and what it actually tests.
| Stage | Format | What it involves |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada language test | 150 marks, 50 to pass, not counted | For candidates who did not study Kannada as a first or second language at SSLC or in Kannada medium and have not passed a Kannada test of the commission or another selection authority. Held before the papers, at SSLC first-language standard. |
| Paper 1 — general knowledge | 100 marks, 90 minutes, objective | Current affairs, general science, the history and geography of Karnataka and India, social science, mental ability and practical knowledge, in Kannada and English. One-fourth of the mark off per wrong answer. |
| Paper 2 — Kannada, English and computer knowledge | 100 marks, two hours, objective | General Kannada 35, general English 35, computer knowledge 30. The same negative marking. Both papers are compulsory and 35 per cent of the aggregate is required. |
| Verification and select list | Percentage of marks; no interview | Document verification for candidates in the zone, then provisional and final select lists with cut-offs, post by post and cadre by cadre. |
Exam pattern
| Paper | Content | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada language test | SSLC first-language standard; 50 to pass; not counted | 150 | — |
| Paper 1 | General knowledge | 100 | 1½ hours |
| Paper 2 | General Kannada 35; general English 35; computer knowledge 30 | 100 | 2 hours |
One-fourth of the marks assigned to the question is deducted for each wrong answer in both papers. Both papers are compulsory and a minimum of 35 per cent of the aggregate is mandatory. Selection under rule 5(d) is on the percentage of marks secured in the competitive examination — there is no interview — and the papers are held offline on OMR sheets or as a computer-based test at the commission’s discretion, in Kannada and English.
Sources
Checked 11 September 2026 against the residual-cadre degree-level and below-degree notifications of 15 March 2024, the Kalyana Karnataka below-degree notification, the age corrigendum of 14 October 2024, the commission’s Group C syllabus documents under the 2021 rules, its press note of 7 May 2025 on the Kannada exemption, and its results, timetable, final-list and cut-off pages. The Kalyana Karnataka degree-level notification PDF is not served by the commission’s site; its 16 posts are from the commission’s press note. The 2024 Kalyana Karnataka corrigenda were not read.
Degree-level posts — residual cadre, 15 March 2024 Below-degree posts — residual cadre, 15 March 2024 Below-degree posts — Kalyana Karnataka, 15 March 2024 Corrigendum of 14 October 2024 — age relaxation and reopening Syllabus — Group C degree-level posts, 2021 rules Syllabus — Group C below-degree posts, 2021 rules Press note on the Kannada exemption, 7 May 2025
Exam resources
Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.
Questions
No. The commission’s online table shows no Group C notification with a future closing date, and nothing has been notified for Group C since the four notifications of 15 March 2024. The first and second division assistant posts are notified separately.
A compulsory Kannada language test of 150 marks with 50 to pass, not counted, then two objective papers of 100 marks: Paper 1, general knowledge, in 90 minutes, and Paper 2 — general Kannada 35, general English 35 and computer knowledge 30 — in two hours. One-fourth of the question’s marks is deducted per wrong answer, 35 per cent of the aggregate is required, and selection is on the percentage secured with no interview.
Not in the commission’s Group C scheme. The below-degree notification of March 2024 prescribes the same two general papers for the water resources department’s junior engineers as for assistant librarians — general knowledge, and Kannada, English and computer knowledge. KEA’s junior engineer recruitments have a 100-mark subject paper.
486 across four notifications of 15 March 2024: 60 degree-level residual-cadre posts — 50 industrial extension officers and 10 librarians — and 16 in Kalyana Karnataka; 313 below-degree residual posts, of which 270 were civil junior engineers including 54 for serving staff, 30 mechanical and 13 assistant librarians; and 97 below-degree Kalyana Karnataka posts including 39 junior health inspectors and 41 junior engineers.
Yes, unless exempt — 150 marks at SSLC first-language standard with 50 to pass, not counted in the merit. Since the amendment of 18 March 2025, candidates who studied Kannada as a first or second language at SSLC or above, studied in Kannada medium, or passed a Kannada test of the commission or another selection authority are exempt.
Eighteen minimum. The 2024 notifications set 35 for the general category, 38 for 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B and 40 for SC, ST and Category I, raised to 38, 41 and 43 by a one-time three-year relaxation in October 2024. Notifications issued up to 31 December 2027 carry the five-year relaxation ordered on 29 January 2026 instead.
₹600 for the general category, ₹300 for the 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B categories, ₹50 for ex-servicemen, and nothing for SC, ST, Category I and PwD candidates, in the 2024 notifications. Paid online; not refundable.
On the commission’s results, final-list and cut-off pages, post by post. Final select lists and cut-offs for the Kalyana Karnataka below-degree posts — junior engineers, junior health inspectors and librarians — were published in 2026. A press report of a residual-cadre junior engineer result on 2 May 2026 was not found on the results page at 11 September 2026.
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