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KPSC Group C Previous Papers

The commission publishes Group C non-technical papers by code, in both languages, and the compulsory Kannada papers separately.

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KPSC Group C · checked 19 September 2026

KPSC Group C 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

KPSC Group C: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    ₹600; ₹300 for OBC categories; ₹50 for ex-servicemen; SC, ST, Category I and PwD exempt

    Fee, 2024

  2. 02

    Karnataka Public Service Commission

    Conducted by

  3. 03

    Nothing — the commission’s online table shows no Group C notification with a future closing date

    Open now

  4. 04

    Four notifications of 15 March 2024 — 60 and 16 degree-level, 313 and 97 below-degree posts

    Last round

Past papers

KPSC Group C — Reading previous papers properly

What is on record

  • General knowledge and Paper 2 — codes 471 and 472, 488 and 489, and the 640 and 641 and 650 and 651 pairs in the subject-code archive.
  • Below-degree general studies — code 185, with an older junior engineer specific paper as code 197 from a previous scheme.
  • Compulsory Kannada — codes 284, 460, 469, 487 and 493.

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Exam resources

Everything for KPSC Group C

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

KPSC Group C SyllabusKPSC Group C syllabus — the general knowledge paper and the Kannada, English and computer knowledge paper, for degree-level and below-degree posts.KPSC Group C Exam PatternKPSC Group C exam pattern — the Kannada test, two 100-mark objective papers, a quarter mark off per wrong answer, 35 per cent, and no interview.KPSC Group C Previous PapersKPSC Group C previous papers — the general knowledge and communication papers by code, the compulsory Kannada papers, and the keys.KPSC Group C Mock TestsKPSC Group C mock tests — a 90-minute general knowledge paper and a two-hour language and computer paper, scored at a quarter mark off.KPSC Group C PreparationKPSC Group C preparation — watching for the next round, the Kannada exemption, and preparing two general papers for a technical or non-technical post.KPSC Group C Study MaterialKPSC Group C study material — state textbooks and current affairs for general knowledge, grammar readers for Kannada and English, and a computer basics text.

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