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Prelims screen; mains and a 25-mark test rank.
KPSC KAS · 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
319 — Group A 117, Group B 202; 297 residual cadre, 22 Kalyana Karnataka
Applications closed 7 September 2026; prelims 15 November 2026; mains 12 to 18 February 2027, tentative
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Two papers of 100 questions and 200 marks; 0.25 off per wrong answer; screening at one to fifteen
Pattern
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Prelims at one to fifteen | Two papers of 200; 0.25 off per wrong answer; no penalty for a blank; marks discarded. |
| Kannada and English at 35 per cent | Qualifying; a fail bars the personality test. |
| Mains 1,250 | Essay and four general studies papers of 250, descriptive, in one language throughout. |
| Personality test 25 | One to three called; under two per cent of 1,275. |
| Attempts counted from prelims | Five, seven or unlimited by category. |
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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