• Examination conducting authority: Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC)
• Date of Examination: To be notified through various Notifications
• Number of attempts:
  • General Category: 5 Attempts
  • OBC: 7 Attempts
  • SC/ST: No upper limit
• Age:
  • General Category: 35 years
  • OBC: 38 years
  • SC/ST/Cat-1: 40 years
  • PH/Widow: Additional 10 years
  • ExMP: Date of retirement + Total number of years in service
• Educational Qualification: Any Recognised Degree
• Number of Posts: Varies with each notification
• Application & Official communication address: http://kpsc.kar.nic.in
• Positions that can be reached through KAS Exams:
  • Assistant Commissioner
  • Assistant Commissioner Commercial Taxes
  • Deputy Superintendent of Police
  • Tahsildar
  • Executive Officer Panchayati Raj
  • District Social Welfare Officer
  • Commercial Tax Officer, etc….

EXAM PROCESS

• Exam is conducted in three stages
  • Stage 1: Preliminary Examinations – Objective type
  • Stage 2: Mains written Examinations – Descriptive type
  • Stage 3: Personality test – Interview type

PRELIMS

• Exam Type: Objective type exam (Each question followed by four alternatives)
• Date of Examination: To be notified
• Number of Papers: 02
• Duration of Each Paper: 2 hours
• Maximum Questions: 100 questions per Paper
• Maximum Marks: 200 Marks per Paper (2 marks per question)
• Negative Marks: 1/4^th of the marks assigned per question (1/4^th of 2 = 0.5 marks)
• Cut off Marks: Varies with each notification
  • 2020: GM Men – 200.50
  • GM Women – 166.50
• Level of Examination: General Mental Ability questions of preliminary exam shall be of SSLC level and the remaining papers are that of Degree level.
• Candidates who can avail reservation:
  • OBC
  • Women (33%)
  • Rural
  • Kannada Medium
  • Ex – Military personnel
  • Differently abled
• Probability of Pass candidates: 20 times the vacancies notified for recruitment will be selected to write Mains exam.

MAINS

• Exam Type: Descriptive type (Written)
• Date of Examination: As notified by KPSC
• Number of Papers: 7 Papers (Conventional Type Exam)
  • 02 – Language Papers (Qualifying in nature – SSLC Level)
  • 05 – Subject Papers (Merit based – Degree Level)
• Duration of each paper: 03 Hours
• Maximum Marks per Paper: 250 Marks
• Language of Exam: English & Kannada
• Cut – off Marks: Varies with each notification (approximately – 50%)
• Probability of Pass Candidates: 5 times the vacancies notified for recruitment will be selected to write Mains examination.

INTERVIEW

• Date of Interview: Will be notified by KPSC
• Communication: Individual call letters will be sent to each candidate regarding the date and time of their Interview (by the candidates who cleared mains examination)
• Location of the Interview: Udyoga Soudha (KPSC), Bengaluru
• Interview Marks: 50 Marks (This will be added to written marks)
• Interview Panel: Interview will be conducted by a board comprising of 1 chairman and 4 expert members. Questions will be based on matters of general interest.
• Duration of Interview: 30-45 minutes
• How many will be called for interview? 5 times the vacancies
• Objective of the interview: To assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public services and to judge the mental caliber of a candidate.
• What is expected from the candidate?
  1. Mental alertness
  2. Critical powers of assimilations
  3. Clear and logical exposition
  4. Balance of judgement
  5. Variety and depth of interest
  6. Ability for social cohesion and leadership
  7. Intellectual and moral integrity
• Final Ranking based on: Written Marks (1250) + Personality test (50)

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