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KPSC Group C Syllabus

The commission publishes one syllabus document for degree-level posts and one for below-degree posts; the papers are the same shape.

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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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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

Syllabus

KPSC Group C — What the syllabus covers

Paper 1 — general knowledge, 100 marks
Current affairs; general science; the history, geography and social science of Karnataka and India; general mental ability; and matters of daily life and practical knowledge.
Paper 2 — general Kannada, 35
Grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and usage at general level.
Paper 2 — general English, 35
Grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and usage at general level.
Paper 2 — computer knowledge, 30
Computer basics, operating systems, office applications, the internet and e-governance at the level the 2021 syllabus sets.
Kannada language test
SSLC first-language standard, 150 marks, 50 to pass.

Syllabus documents

Group C degree-level syllabus Group C below-degree syllabus KPSC syllabus page

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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