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The examination is the Union pattern with a Karnataka paper; the state’s own textbooks and reports are the difference.
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
Notes
| Paper | What to read | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Prelims Paper I — national and humanities | NCERT and standard texts for history, geography, polity and economy; a year of current affairs | Degree level, 100 questions. |
| Prelims Paper II — the state | Karnataka state textbooks for history and geography; the state economic survey; the state’s administrative structure | The 40-question state section is what distinguishes this from the Union prelims. |
| Science, environment and mental ability | A general science reader, an environment primer, a reasoning workbook | Mental ability at SSLC level. |
| Mains general studies 1 to 4 | Schedule II of the 2014 rules, section by section; the 2017-18 papers as the model | Descriptive, in one language. |
| Qualifying Kannada and English | SSLC first-language readers and grammar in each | 35 per cent to pass. |
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