The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) conducts Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS) for Candidates to fill up the Gazetted positions in the State Civil Service department of Karnataka. It is one of the best ways to become a Gazetted Officer in the State Public Service Commission. It is also called the Gazetted Probationers exam (GPE). The Karnataka Administrative Services recruit Group A and Group B officers through Gazetted Probationers exam (GPE). The KPSC conducts state level civil services examinations for various posts in the state. The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) conducts such competitive exams every year. The notification regarding the examination is available on its official website www.Kpsc.Kar.nic.in.

Karnataka Public Service Commission 2023 (KPSC) Highlights

Name of Posts for both Group A and Group B in various department of Government of Karnataka:

• Assistant Commissioner (KAS)
• Assistant Commissioner Commercial Taxes
• Treasury Officer
• Executive Officer Panchayat Raj
• Deputy Superintendent of Police
• District Social welfare Officer
• Tahsildar
• Commercial Tax Officer
• Deputy Superintendent of Excise
• Assistant Director
• Labour Officer

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of Karnataka Public Service Commission, KAS, 2023 are based on the following points:

• Educational Qualification
• Age Limit
• Number of Attempts
• Nationality
• Experience

The details of all the eligibility are discussed below:

Age Limit

The age limit of different Category:

One of the important eligibility criteria is the limitation of age. There are a minimum and maximum age limit for the different category for the Karnataka Public Service Commission, KAS examination. At the last date of submission of the application form, a candidate should be minimum 21 years old. For General Category, the maximum age limit should be 35 years old. However, there is relaxation for category belonging to SC/ ST, OBC.

The Age limit of different Category for the Karnataka Public Service Commission, KAS, 2023 are discussed in the below table:

• 5years of relaxation for the Candidates belonging to SC/ST/ CAT-1 Category.
• 3 years of relaxation for the Candidates belonging to OBC Category.
• 10 years of relaxation for Physically Handicapped/ Widow Candidates.

Number of Attempts

Another important category is the number of examinations a candidate can attempt in Karnataka Public Service Commission, KAS examination. In the below table, the number of times a Candidates can Attempt in Examination are mentioned:

Educational Qualification

Another important Eligibility Criteria for Karnataka Public Service Commission examination is Academic Qualification. Candidates should fulfil the minimum requirement of educational qualification for the various post of Karnataka Public Service Commission, KAS examination.

The minimum criteria for Karnataka Public Service Commission, KAS, 2023 is to qualify Bachelor degree or Master degree or its equivalent qualification from a recognized University.

Candidates who are pursuing in the last year of graduation are also eligible to appear for Karnataka Public Service Commission, KAS Preliminary exams, but for the Main exam, Candidates have to submit the proof of passing/ Completion certificate.

Nationality

Nationality is another important point for eligibility of Karnataka Public Service Commission, KAS, 2023, exams. Candidates appearing for KPPS, KAS 2023 exams must be a citizen of India. Candidates belonging outside Karnataka are also eligible to apply for KPPS, KAS 2023 exams. But they have to clear Kannada language examination. Kannada is the Compulsory Language for KPSC, KAS examination.

Experience

For KPSC, KAS 2023 examination, no experience is required for Group A post. But for the post of Group B, a candidate must be an active probationer in any government departments.

Eligibility Criteria for Medical background Candidates

• Candidates who did not complete the internship but passed the final year examination at the time of submission of KAS Main exam, are provisionally admitted to the exam.
• At the time of submission of the application form for the Main exam, candidates also have to submit a copy of the final professional medical exam certificate from the institution/ University they have passed.
• Lastly, candidates also have to submit an original degree certificate from a recognized University or Institute at the time of Interview stating that the Candidates have completed all the requirements including the internship.

Number of Attempts in KPSC KAS Exam

• The General category candidates can appear a maximum 5 times in the Gazetted Probation.
• The OBC aspirants will get two extra chances to appear for the exam that is total 7 times.
• Lastly, the SC/ST/Cat-1 aspirants will get unlimited times to attempts the KPSC KAS exam, provided they are belonging from the particular and eligible age group.

KPSC KAS Important Points

If any Candidates found misconduct, the Commission has the full right to:

• Suspend the Candidates for a specific period for selection or admission.
• Discharge the Candidates permanently from appearing any State Civil services.
• Disqualify the Candidates from the exam.

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