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Karnataka Village Administrative Officer Study Material

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Karnataka Village Administrative Officer · checked 19 September 2026

Karnataka Village Administrative Officer 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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Karnataka Village Administrative Officer: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    572 — 505 residual cadre by district; 67 Kalyana Karnataka: Kalaburagi 40, Bidar 17, Raichur 10

    Posts, 2026

  2. 02

    Applications closed 20 August 2026; Kannada test done; papers 4 October (residual) and 25 October (Kalyana Karnataka)

    Status

  3. 03

    Each district’s deputy commissioner; KEA conducts the examination and sends district merit lists to government

    Recruiting authority

  4. 04

    Kannada test 150 with 50 to pass; Paper 1 general knowledge 100; Paper 2 Kannada, English and computer 100; two hours each; 0.25 off per wrong…

    Scheme

Notes

Karnataka Village Administrative Officer — Study material for this exam

By head.
HeadWhat to readNote
Karnataka history and geographyThe state textbooks for classes 8 to 10Districts, rivers, crops, dynasties.
State and district administrationThe revenue department’s structure from the deputy commissioner to the village; the Land Revenue Act in outlineThe post’s own subject.
Rural development and cooperativesThe Panchayat Raj Act’s three tiers; the cooperative structureNamed in the syllabus.
Karnataka economy and environmentThe state economic survey; an environment primerA year of state current affairs.
Paper 2School-level Kannada and English grammar; a basic computer applications textHalf the marks.

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Everything for Karnataka Village Administrative Officer

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

Karnataka Village Administrative Officer SyllabusKarnataka VAO syllabus — general knowledge with state and district administration, rural development and the state economy, and the language and computer paper.Karnataka Village Administrative Officer Exam PatternKarnataka VAO exam pattern — the Kannada test, two 100-question papers in one day, 0.25 negative marking, 35 per cent, and district-wise merit.Karnataka Village Administrative Officer Previous PapersKarnataka VAO previous papers — KEA’s 2024 keys for both papers, and the commission’s Group C below-degree papers as the closest model.Karnataka Village Administrative Officer Mock TestsKarnataka VAO mock tests — a morning and afternoon paper of 100 questions on one day, scored at 0.25 off, three weeks before 4 October.Karnataka Village Administrative Officer PreparationKarnataka VAO preparation — the three weeks to 4 October, the Karnataka-weighted general paper, and what follows KEA’s score list at the district.Karnataka Village Administrative Officer Study MaterialKarnataka VAO study material — state textbooks, the revenue and panchayat raj structure, the state economic survey, and language and computer readers.

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