KPSC KAS Recruitment 2024 – Prelims Re-Exam Date, 384 Vacancies: The Karnataka Public Service Commission has announced the Re-exam date for KAS 2024. 384 vacancies have been published this year, and the recruitment for these seats will be done this year. The exam will be conducted in 3 stages, including a Prelims, a Mains paper, and an interview as the final stage. The selected candidates will be placed all over Karnataka in various government departments.
On 1st September 2024, the Karnataka CM announced that the KAS Prelims will be rescheduled. The reason is the error in the question paper in translation from English to Kannada. He even ordered the officials who were responsible for this chaos to be relieved of their duties. The errors left the Kannada medium students in confusion, and hence, a re-examination was scheduled.
The KPSE has announced the re-examination date, which will be held on 29th December 2024. The examination will aim to recruit for the 384 vacancies in Groups A and B. Each year, KPSE KAS is conducted to hire candidates to work in the State government offices.
The exam will recruit for Group A and B posts, including Tehsildar and Assistant Director, among other roles.
The age limit specified by the KPSE is 21 to 38 years. Only the candidates falling in this age group will be eligible to apply. There are relaxations for various reserved categories.
Many aspirants appear for the exam every year, so it is challenging to get on the merit list and beat the cut-off criteria. Students are advised to start preparing for their exams with the help of mock tests and sample papers.
KPSE KAS Prelims Examination held on 27th August 2024 will be re-conducted on 29th December 2924. The errors in the question paper led to outrage among the aspirants, and many claimed the use of AI and Google translators in setting up the question paper. The State CM, on his Twitter handle, had notified that the Re-examination would be held within 2 months and no stones would be left unturned to ensure fairness.
Application End Date
15th April 2024
Application Start Date
4th March 2024
Exam Center Location
Karnataka
Exam Helpdesk
Call the helpline number: 080-44554455, or Drop an email at kpsc@ka.nic.in
Exam Mode
Offline
Name of the Board
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Name of the post
KPSC administrative posts
Prelims Exam
27th August 2024 Re-examination Date: 29th December 2024
KPSC KAS Recruitment 2024 – Re-Examination Application
It must be noted that the application process is already over, and no new applicants can register now. The applications were submitted from 4th March to 15th April, and those who had enrolled during that time will appear for the KPSE KAS Re-exam 2024. If you missed the application this year, you must watch for next year’s notification.
KPSC KAS Recruitment 2024 – Exam Pattern
The KPSE KAS 2024 Prelims exam, scheduled for 29th December 2024, will carry 400 marks. There will be two objective question papers, 100 questions each, and 2 marks for every correct answer. There is a negative marking system, which means you lose 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. 2 hours will be allotted to complete each of the two papers. People who clear Prelims will be allowed to appear for the Mains exam.
The date for the Mains exam is yet to be announced. This stage is conducted to test the analytical and description intelligence of the candidates. A total of 9 papers are included in the Mians exam. It comprises 1750 marks,, and the duration varies for each.
The applicants allowed to appear for the KPSE KAS exam must be graduates, know Kannada, and be within the age limit of 21-38.
The candidate should have completed their degree of graduation. Even the people in the final year can appear for Prelims. However, they must submit their final mark sheet before the Mains exam.
Besides Hindi and English, the candidates must also know Kannada since it is the official language of Karnataka.
The candidate must be between the specified age limit, i.e., from 21 to 38.
KPSC KAS Recruitment 2024 – Selection Process
The preliminary stage for the KPSE KAS consists of 2 MCQs based papers. One can appear for the Mains exam only when they clear the Prelims.
The Mains paper of 1750 marks comprises 9 papers in descriptive form. The candidates who cleared the Prelims will appear for Mains, and all of them will be eligible for the Interview round. The Mains paper is considered the toughest among the three stages of the KPSE KAS examination.
The Merit list is decided after the Interview round and carries 200. This is the qualifying round, and those who pass this are selected for the posts for Karnataka Administrative Services.
The final stage includes the verification of documents. Once everything is verified, the selected candidates are given their posts and are sent for training.
A total of 384 vacancies have been announced by KPSE this year. Of these, 159 are Group A posts, and the rest are Group B. In Group A, the highest number of posts is 41 for the Commerce Commissioner and then 40 posts each for the Assistant Commissioner and Executive Officer. The details of the vacancies are as follows :
