Karnataka Police Constable (Civil) Recruitment 2026-27 — 3,395 + 596 Posts
The Karnataka State Police recruits Civil Police Constables through notification No. 02/Recruitment-4/2026-27 of 5 June 2026 (3,395 posts in the residual cadre) and a parallel Kalyana-Karnataka notification (596 posts). The Karnataka Examinations Authority runs the application and the written test.
The 2026-27 constable drive
Police Constable (Civil), residual cadre — notification of 5 Jun 2026 [1]
| Direct men | Direct women | In-service men | In-service women | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,266 | 755 | 257 | 82 | 35 | 3,395 |
Applications ran from 8 June to 3 July 2026 (fee by 4 July 2026) on the KEA website, and the written test was held on 2 August 2026, 10.30 am to 12 noon. [1]
On 15 September 2026 the Director General's office asked KEA to issue call letters for the physical standard and endurance tests for both the 596 Kalyana-Karnataka (Article 371(J)) posts and the 3,395 residual-cadre posts, and to publish the test schedule. [2]
The Karnataka State Police recruitment page also lists armed police constable (CAR / DAR) drives — 1,421 vacancies in the non-Kalyana-Karnataka region and 179 in Kalyana-Karnataka. [3]
Police Sub-Inspector (PSI): no PSI (Civil) recruitment was open when we checked. The KSP 2021 recruitment portal shows final select lists for the last PSI (Civil) drives of 545 and 402 posts; a new PSI notification will appear on ksp.karnataka.gov.in and ksp-recruitment.in. [5]
PUC, age and the Kannada test
- Qualification: PUC (Class 12) or equivalent held on the last date — CBSE / ICSE or another state board's Class 12, NIOS senior secondary, the specified ITI + language combination, JOC, or a 3-year diploma of the Technical Education Department.
- Kannada: candidates who have not passed Kannada as a first or second language in SSLC or higher (or an earlier compulsory Kannada test) must score at least 50 of 150 in KEA's compulsory Kannada test.
- Age: at least 18 on the last date. [1]
Maximum age (includes the one-time 5-year relaxation of Government Order 29-01-2026) [1]
| Candidate | Maximum age |
|---|---|
| Direct men, women, transgender — general merit | 33 |
| Direct — SC, ST, Category 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B | 35 |
| Tribal candidates living in Karnataka's forest areas | 38 |
| In-service (CAR / DAR / KSRP / IRB / KSISF with 5 years' service) — general merit | 38 |
| In-service — SC, ST, Category 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B | 40 |
Ex-servicemen get military service + 3 years. The 'forest tribal' relaxation covers named communities such as Siddi, Jenu Kuruba, Kadu Kuruba, Yerava, Soliga, Gowdalu, Hasalaru, Malekudiya and the Kodagu tribal communities living in the forest areas of listed districts. [1]
Written test, then PST and endurance test
Written test (offline OMR) [1]
| Paper | Subjects | Questions / Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written | General knowledge: science, geography, history, Indian Constitution, freedom movement, mental ability and ethics | 100 / 100 | 1½ hours |
- At least 30% in the written test is required.
- Negative marking: 0.25 mark for each wrong answer, and 0.25 for leaving the 5th 'not attempted' circle unshaded.
- Candidates are called for the physical tests in a 1:5 ratio; after PST and ET, a 1:2 shortlist goes to the medical. [1]
Physical standard test (PST) [1]
| Candidate | Standard |
|---|---|
| Men, in-service men, ex-servicemen | Height 168 cm; chest 86 cm with 5 cm expansion |
| Women and transgender | Height 157 cm; weight 45 kg |
| Forest-tribal men | Height 155 cm; chest expansion 5 cm (75 cm unexpanded) |
| Forest-tribal women | Height 150 cm |
Endurance test (qualifying only; every event must be passed) [1]
| Event | Men | Women and transgender |
|---|---|---|
| Run | 1,600 m in 6 min 30 s | 400 m in 2 min |
| High jump or long jump | 1.20 m or 3.80 m (3 chances) | 0.90 m or 2.50 m (3 chances) |
| Shot put | 7.26 kg, 5.60 m (3 chances) | 4 kg, 3.75 m (3 chances) |
The medical checks eyesight (distant vision 6/9 in both eyes, or 6/9 and 6/12; colour blindness disqualifies), hearing, varicose veins, speech, chest X-ray and limb deformities such as knock knees and flat feet. [1]
Caste forms, rural, Kannada medium and transgender posts
- Caste certificates: Form D (SC, ST), Form E (Category-1), Form F (2A, 2B, 3A, 3B), valid on the last date; only certificates issued for employment are accepted.
- Rural reservation: study from Class 1 to 10 in a rural area, proved by Form-2 (and Form-1 for general merit).
- Kannada medium: Class 1 to 10 in Kannada medium, certified by the head teacher.
- Ex-servicemen: 10% of direct-recruitment posts.
- Transgender candidates: 1% of posts; under the government letter of 12 November 2025, transgender-quota posts left unfilled go 25% to women and then 75% to men of the same category.
- Project-displaced families: Tahsildar's certificate in the prescribed form. [1]
What to keep ready
- Aadhaar card; SSLC marks card as proof of date of birth; PUC / equivalent marks cards.
- Caste and income certificate, rural Form-1 / Form-2, Kannada-medium certificate, ex-servicemen or transgender certificate, if claimed.
- Photo (JPEG, 50–200 KB) and signature (JPEG, 50–70 KB).
- For the PST and ET: the call letter, a printout of the online application, and one original photo ID (passport, driving licence, PAN, service ID, bank passbook with photo, voter ID or Aadhaar). [1]
Pay scale and training
Pay scale: ₹37,500 – 900 – 39,300 – 1,000 – 43,300 – 1,125 – 47,800 – 1,250 – 52,800 – 1,375 – 58,300 – 1,500 – 64,300 – 1,650 – 74,200 – 1,900 – 76,100. Selected candidates do nine months of basic training at police training schools and a probation of two years and six months, and are covered by the National Pension System. [1]
The first figure is the starting basic pay. In-hand salary adds dearness allowance, HRA and other allowances and subtracts deductions; the notification gives only the pay scale.
Districts and commissionerates
Constable (Civil) vacancies are spread over district police units, city commissionerates such as Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad and Kalaburagi, and the Railways unit in Bengaluru; the KSP recruitment portal publishes candidate lists unit by unit for the physical tests. [4]
Where these facts come from
Every fact on this page is taken from the official files below, read on 14 October 2026. Boards change rules, fees and dates every cycle — open the current notification before you apply.
- Karnataka State Police — Notification No. 02/Recruitment-4/2026-27, Police Constable (Civil) 3,395 posts (5 Jun 2026, Kannada) (opens in a new tab) posts, dates, qualification, Kannada test, age, fee, pay, written test, PST, ET, medical, reservation, documents · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
- Karnataka State Police — Letter to KEA on PST & ET call letters, Police Constable (Civil) 2026-27 (15 Sep 2026) (opens in a new tab) 596 Kalyana-Karnataka and 3,395 residual-cadre posts; PST / ET call letters · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
- Karnataka State Police — Recruitment information page (opens in a new tab) list of current police recruitment notifications (CAR / DAR vacancies) · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
- Karnataka State Police — Recruitment online portal (2026 unit-wise lists) (opens in a new tab) unit-wise PST / ET candidate lists for Police Constable (Civil) 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
- Karnataka State Police — Recruitment 2021 portal (PSI final select lists) (opens in a new tab) final select lists for PSI (Civil) 545 and 402 posts · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
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