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KPSC KAS Previous Papers

The commission publishes the papers by subject code, with the keys separately. The 2024 re-examination papers are the current pattern.

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KPSC KAS · checked 19 September 2026

KPSC KAS 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 KAS: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    319 — Group A 117, Group B 202; 297 residual cadre, 22 Kalyana Karnataka

    Posts, 2026-27

  2. 02

    Applications closed 7 September 2026; prelims 15 November 2026; mains 12 to 18 February 2027, tentative

    Status

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    Karnataka Public Service Commission

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    Two papers of 100 questions and 200 marks; 0.25 off per wrong answer; screening at one to fifteen

    Prelims

Past papers

KPSC KAS — Reading previous papers properly

What is on record

  • Prelims 2024 re-examination — Paper I as code 589 and Paper II as code 590, with the provisional and revised keys on the keys page — the revised key of 30 January 2025.
  • Mains 2017-18 — the qualifying English and Kannada papers and the essay and four general studies papers, codes 416 to 422 — the current mains scheme.
  • Older cycles — prelims of 2015 and 2017-18, and mains from 2015 back to 1999 including the old optional-subject papers.
  • Mains 2025 — not in the archive at the date checked.

Practise with

Prelims 2024 — Paper I Prelims 2024 — Paper II KPSC question papers page KPSC papers by subject code KPSC key answers

Exam resources

Everything for KPSC KAS

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

KPSC KAS SyllabusKPSC KAS syllabus — the prelims sections, the mains essay and four general studies papers, and the qualifying Kannada and English papers.KPSC KAS Exam PatternKPSC KAS exam pattern — prelims 400 marks as a screen at one to fifteen, mains 1,250, personality test 25, and the qualifying language papers.KPSC KAS Previous PapersKPSC KAS previous papers — the 2024 re-examination prelims papers, the 2017-18 mains papers and the commission’s archive back to 1999, with keys.KPSC KAS Mock TestsKPSC KAS mock tests — two-hour 100-question prelims papers scored with the quarter-mark rule, and three-hour descriptive mains sittings in one language.KPSC KAS PreparationKPSC KAS preparation — the ten weeks to the 15 November prelims, the mains application in January, and the qualifying language papers.KPSC KAS Study MaterialKPSC KAS study material — state textbooks and the economic survey for Paper II, standard general studies texts, and the Schedule II mains syllabus.

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