At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 319 posts The final notification states 117 Group A and 202 Group B posts.
- Education
- Graduate A recognised degree or equivalent qualification as prescribed in the final notification.
- Age
- Service- and category-specific under the final notification. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- General Rs 600; Karnataka 2A/2B/3A/3B Rs 300; ex-servicemen Rs 50; notified exempt categories pay no examination fee. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Service-specific Karnataka pay scales in the notification schedules. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026-27 State · Karnataka
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Final notification
31 Jul 2026
- completed
Applications open
1 Aug 2026
- current
Application deadline
31 Aug 2026
- scheduled
Preliminary examination
15 Nov 2026
Tentative in notification
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Hold the prescribed degree by the notification's cut-off and satisfy the relevant service, age and reservation rules.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Preliminary examination
- 2Main examination
- 3Personality test/interview
- 4Document verification
Syllabus snapshot
- Use the scheme and syllabus attached to the 2026-27 final notification and later KPSC updates.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Gazetted Probationers 2026-27 Final Notification
- Published / changed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 14:45 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.