KPSC KAS Prelims 2026 on November 15, Check Exam Timings

KPSC schedules the Karnataka Administrative Services Preliminary Examination for November 15, 2026. Check the two-paper timetable, 319 vacancies, selection process and attempt limits.

According to the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), the Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS) Preliminary Exam will be held on November 15, 2026. The candidates who are appearing for the gazetted probationers' recruitment examination may find the dates and other vital information on the KPSC website.

The recruitment drive seeks to fill 319 vacancies in positions belonging to Groups A and B in various government departments in Karnataka. Out of these 319 vacancies, 117 vacancies are available for Group A positions while 202 are for Group B positions.

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The prelims will take place in two sittings on November 15. Paper I will take place from 10 am to 12 noon, whereas Paper II will take place from 2 pm to 4 pm. Both papers have 200 marks each and the time duration is two hours for both of them.

Both papers contain objective multiple choice type questions. There are 100 questions in each paper, and each question has two marks. The language used in the exam is Kannada and English. KPSC KAS recruitment takes place in three rounds: Preliminary Exam, Main Exam and Interview. Those candidates who clear the prelims will be shortlisted for the mains.

Main Exam contains two qualifying papers in Kannada and English, as well as five descriptive papers on merit basis. It is necessary for candidates to qualify in qualifying papers and write five merit papers to become eligible for the next round.

Those candidates who clear Main Exam will appear for the personality test. Marks obtained by candidates in interview are 25 and these will be included with the marks of the Main Exam to prepare the final merit list.

the number of attempts allowed differs according to category. The candidates who belong to the General category have the option of attempting the test up to five times, whereas the candidates belonging to the OBC category can take the test seven times. The candidates belonging to SC and ST categories can take the test unlimited times according to their age criteria.

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The candidates can go to the website of KPSC by accessing the link they need to look for the notification section, and then select the Gazetted Probationers 2026–27 Preliminary Examination Time table. The admit card will be issued separately. The candidates need to frequently visit the website of KPSC in order to get the information about the hall tickets, venue of exam and other information about the exam day.