Karnataka Public Service Commission Examination Process

Updated on: Mar 7, 2013

The examination is a three stage process:

Stage I. Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) for the Selection of candidates to the main examination; and

Stage II. Main Examination (Written Examination) for selection of candidates to the personality test.

Stage III. Personality test: For final selection of candidates to various posts/ cadres.

A detail of some of the examinations are given below

Gazetted Probationers Examination (Group `A' & `B')

Eligibility: Academic: Graduation
Age : 21-30 years. relaxable for SC/ST/BT/BC candidates.

Assistant Conservator of Forests Examination (Group `B')

Qualifications: Degree in Natural Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Geology, Agriculture, Mechanical/Chemical Engineering.

Age: 19-30 years. Relaxable for SC/ST/BC/BT candidates.

Subjects for Examination

Compulsory
General English
General Knowledge
Mathematics (School Level).
Optional

Any two of the twelve subjects:
Botany
Zoology
Mathematics
Chemistry
Physics
Geology
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Statistics
Economics
Agriculture.
Written examination is followed by Personality Test.

Ministerial Staff Competitive Examination (Group `C')

Eligibility: Academic: Degree.
Age: 18-35 years. Relaxable for SC/ST/BT/BC candidates.

Plan of Examination:
General English or General Kannada
General Knowledge.

Assistant Executive Engineers Examination (Group `A')

Eligibility: Academic: Degree in Civil/Mechanical Engineering.

Age: Upto 35 years. Relaxable for SC/ST upto 40 years; BC upto 38 years.

Plan of Examination:

Compulsory
General English
General Knowledge.
Clerk Grade Examination (Group `C')

Eligibility: SSLC.

Age: 18-35 years. Relaxable for certain specified categories.

Plan of Examination:
General English or General Kannada
General Knowledge.