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Two objective papers, a Kannada test that does not count, and a percentage.
Karnataka Technical Posts · 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
KPSC for PWD and the Group B and C posts; KEA for boards, corporations and departments
Nothing. KEA’s 216 junior engineer and assistant town planner posts are announced for September notification
Paper 1 general 300 marks, Paper 2 subject 300 marks, two hours each; 35 per cent to qualify; 0.25 off per wrong answer
Paper 1 general 100 marks, Paper 2 subject 100 marks
Pattern
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Two papers | General, then the subject — 300 and 300 for assistant engineers, 100 and 100 for junior engineers. |
| 0.25 off per wrong answer | Shade the fifth bubble on unanswered questions or lose the quarter mark anyway. |
| 35 per cent to qualify | Selection is the percentage of marks secured. |
| Kannada test | 150 marks, 50 to pass, exempt for SSLC Kannada; not counted. |
| No interview | Except the PWD assistant executive engineer’s 25-mark personality test. |
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
Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.
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