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KPSC KAS Syllabus

The preliminary syllabus is in the notification; the mains syllabus is Schedule II of the 2014 amendment rules, on the commission’s syllabus page.

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KPSC KAS · checked 19 September 2026

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Checked 19 September 2026

KPSC KAS: the facts that matter now

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319 — Group A 117, Group B 202; 297 residual cadre, 22 Kalyana Karnataka
Posts, 2026-27
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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

Syllabus

KPSC KAS — What the syllabus covers

Prelims Paper I: General studies of national and international scope — current events, polity, economy — 40 questions; the humanities — Indian and Karnataka history, geography, culture — 60 questions. Degree level.
Prelims Paper II: General studies of the state, 40 questions; general science and technology, environment and ecology, 30; general mental ability at SSLC level, 30.
Mains — qualifying Kannada and English: Comprehension, précis, usage and short writing at SSLC first-language standard, 150 marks each.
Mains — essay: Two or more essays of 250 marks in three hours, wholly in Kannada or English.
Mains — general studies 1 to 4: Four papers of three sections each: history and culture, geography and economy, polity and governance, science and technology, ethics and administration, and the state’s own development, as Schedule II sets them.