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Karnataka Village Administrative Officer Syllabus

The syllabus is paragraph 11 of the notification, and it is written for the post.

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.

19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

Karnataka Village Administrative Officer: the facts that matter now

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    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

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    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

Syllabus

Karnataka Village Administrative Officer — What the syllabus covers

Paper 1 — general knowledge, 100 marks
Current affairs; general science; the Constitution; the history and geography of Karnataka; state and district administration; rural development, panchayat raj and cooperatives; the Karnataka economy; environment.
Paper 2 — general Kannada
Grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and usage.
Paper 2 — general English
Grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and usage.
Paper 2 — computer knowledge
Computer basics, office applications, the internet and e-governance — the tools of the land-records and certificate systems.
Kannada language test
SSLC first-language standard, 150 marks, 50 to pass.

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