Karnataka Exam & Career Cockpit
Every major Karnataka government recruitment and admission route on one screen: KPSC Gazetted Probationers (Group A and B), KEA's Village Administrative Officer recruitment, Karnataka State Police constables, KCET (UGCET) for engineering, farm science and pharmacy, PGCET for MBA, MCA and M.Tech, and the KSEAB SSLC and II PUC board exams. Each page is built only from the official notification, bulletin or circular, and every fact links back to that file.
Three Karnataka rules decide more results than any other. Rural reservation (study from Class 1 to 10 in a rural area) and Kannada-medium reservation (Class 1 to 10 in Kannada medium) need their own certificates; candidates who have not passed Kannada as a first or second language in SSLC must clear a compulsory Kannada test for state jobs; and Kalyana-Karnataka (Article 371(J)) seats and posts need a separate eligibility certificate from the Assistant Commissioner.
- Recruitment nodes
- KPSC Gazetted Probationers · KEA VAO · Police Constable
- Admission nodes
- KCET (UGCET) · PGCET · KSEAB SSLC & II PUC
- Coming up
- KPSC GP prelims 15 Nov 2026 (tentative)
- Last checked
- 14 Oct 2026
Government recruitment exams
Group A and B administrative posts through the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), village-level Revenue Department posts through the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), and Civil Police Constables of the Karnataka State Police, whose written test KEA also conducts.
- Karnataka Public Service Commission KPSC Gazetted Probationers (Group A & B) Karnataka's state civil services exam: Assistant Commissioner, Tahsildar, Commercial Tax Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chief Officer and other Group A and B posts, through a prelims, a mains with two qualifying language papers, and a personality test. 2026-27: 319 postsAge 21–40 (43 / 45 for reserved)Prelims 15 Nov 2026 (tentative)
- Karnataka Examinations Authority (for the Revenue Department) KEA Village Administrative Officer (VAO) Group-C Village Administrative Officer posts of the Revenue Department, filled district-wise through a KEA OMR exam after Class 12 (PUC). 2026: 505 posts in the residual cadre and 67 in Kalyana-Karnataka. 2026: 505 + 67 postsPUC · age 18–40Exam held 4 Oct 2026
- Karnataka State Police (written test by KEA) Karnataka Police Constable (Civil) & PSI Police Constable (Civil) posts across Karnataka's districts and commissionerates: 3,395 in the residual cadre and 596 in Kalyana-Karnataka for 2026-27, through a KEA written test, physical standard and endurance tests, and a medical. 2026-27: 3,395 + 596 postsPUC · age 18–33 (35 reserved)Height 168 cm men · 157 cm women
Admission routes, and the board behind them
Government-quota seats in engineering, farm science, veterinary, nursing and pharmacy through KCET, MBA, MCA and M.E. / M.Tech seats through PGCET (both run by KEA), and the SSLC and II PUC exams of the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) that most Karnataka students take.
- Karnataka Examinations Authority KCET / UGCET (Engineering, Farm Science, Pharmacy) Karnataka's common entrance test for government-quota seats in B.E. / B.Tech, farm science, B.V.Sc, B.Sc Nursing, BNYS and B.Pharm / Pharm-D; one KEA application also covers NEET and NATA counselling. 4 papers · 60 marks eachNo negative markingEngg rank: 50% CET + 50% PUC
- Karnataka Examinations Authority Karnataka PGCET (MBA, MCA, M.E. / M.Tech) KEA's entrance test for government-quota MBA, MCA and M.E. / M.Tech seats in Karnataka; M.Arch uses PGETA and GATE holders get priority for M.Tech. 100 questions · 100 marks · 2 hNo negative marking50% in degree (45% reserved)
- Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board KSEAB Board — SSLC & II PUC The state board's SSLC (Class 10) and II PUC (Class 12) exams. For 2027 the board has published tentative time tables for Exam-1 and Exam-2 and a 5% higher SSLC exam fee. II PUC Exam-1: 27 Feb – 17 Mar 2027SSLC Exam-1: 22 Mar – 5 Apr 2027SSLC fee ₹746
Every Karnataka node side by side
Fees, age limits and dates are from the latest notice of each body. They change every cycle, so always open the current notice before applying.
| Exam / route | Conducted by | Key facts |
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| KPSC Gazetted Probationers (Group A & B) | Karnataka Public Service Commission |
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| KEA Village Administrative Officer (VAO) | Karnataka Examinations Authority (for the Revenue Department) |
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| Karnataka Police Constable (Civil) & PSI | Karnataka State Police (written test by KEA) |
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| KCET / UGCET (Engineering, Farm Science, Pharmacy) | Karnataka Examinations Authority |
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| Karnataka PGCET (MBA, MCA, M.E. / M.Tech) | Karnataka Examinations Authority |
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| KSEAB Board — SSLC & II PUC | Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board |
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Where to apply and check notices
KPSC applications run only on kpsconline.karnataka.gov.in (one-time registration first); KEA recruitment and CET applications run on cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea; police notifications are posted on ksp.karnataka.gov.in and ksp-recruitment.in; board circulars are on kseab.karnataka.gov.in. Only use these official addresses.
- KPSC (notifications)Official ↗
- KPSC online applicationOfficial ↗
- Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA)Official ↗
- Karnataka State Police — recruitmentOfficial ↗
- KSP recruitment portalOfficial ↗
- KSEAB (SSLC and II PUC)Official ↗
How this cockpit is built: each exam page is written only from that board's own advertisement or admission notice (linked in its “Where these facts come from” block, with the date we read it). Coaching and news sites are not used. Spotted something out of date? Email margdarshan07support10@gmail.com.