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KPSC KAS Exam Pattern
KPSC KAS Prelims Exam Pattern
- KPSC KAS Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple choice).
- Each paper shall be of a maximum of 200 marks and a duration of two hours
- 100 questions will be asked in each paper.
- Each question carries 2 marks.
- 25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answered the question.
- Questions in Karnataka Civil Service Preliminary Exam will be based on Degree standards.
- In the General Mental Ability section, questions will be standard for the 10th level.
| Subject Area | No. of Questions | Marks |
| Paper-I | ||
| General Studies related to National and International Importance | 40 | 80 |
| Humanities | 60 | 120 |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
| Paper-II | ||
| General Studies related to State Importance | 40 | 80 |
| General Science and Technology, Environment and Ecology | 30 | 60 |
| General Mental Ability | 30 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
KPSC KAS Main Exam Pattern :
- Only descriptive type questions will be asked in KAS main exam.
- Each paper carries separate marks and duration.
- There will be no negative marking.
- Minimum qualifying marks in Kannada and English paper is 35%.
- Compulsory papers of main exam will be in a standard of Degree level.
| Type of Papers | Subjects | Marks | Duration | |
| Qualifying Papers | Kannada | 150 | 2 hours | |
| English | 150 | 2 hours | ||
| Compulsory Papers | Paper 1: Essay | 250 | 3 hours | |
| Paper 2: General Studies-I | 250 | 3 hours | ||
| Paper 3: General Studies-II | 250 | 3 hours | ||
| Paper 4: General Studies-III | 250 | 3 hours | ||
| Paper 5: General Studies-IV | 250 | 3 hours | ||
| Paper 6: Optional Subject-I | 250 | 3 hours | ||
| Paper 7: Optional Subject-II | 250 | 3 hours |
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KPSC KAS Preliminary Exam Syllabus
KPSC Main Exam General Studies Syllabus
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KPSC KAS Syllabus
KPSC KAS Syllabus Prelims Exam
The Preliminary Examination of Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) consists of two papers of objective-type questions. Paper-I covers the topics from General Studies while Paper-II includes questions from Humanities. You can check out the detailed KPSC KAS Pre Syllabus 2019 which is provided below:
Paper-I:
| General Studies | |
| Current events in National and International | importance |
| Sports and Games | Awards and Honours |
| Social Sciences | Matters of everyday observation |
| Important days, etc. | — |
| Humanities | |
| Indian History | Social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on the Indian national movement (especially Karnataka) |
| World Geography | Geography of India (especially Karnataka) |
| Indian polity and Indian Economy | Rural development |
| Planning and economic reforms in India‐ | sustainable development |
| poverty alleviation | Demographics |
| Social sector initiatives, etc. | — |
Paper-II:
| General Studies | |
| Current events of State importance important State Government programmes, etc. | |
| General Science & Technology, Environment & Ecology | |
| Contemporary developments in science and technology and their implications | Biodiversity and climate change |
| General health issues | Environmental Ecology, etc. |
| General Mental Ability | |
| Comprehension | Logical Reasoning |
| Analytical Ability | Decision-making and problem-solving |
| Basic innumeracy | Data interpretation, etc. |
KPSC KAS Main Syllabus
KPSC KAS Mains Examination consists of 02 qualifying papers of Kannada & English and 07 compulsory papers of Essay, General Studies and two optional papers. You can get the details of topics included under each section here in the table facilitated below:
| Kannada/ English | |
| Precis writing | Usage |
| Vocabulary | Short Essay |
| Communication Skills | Comprehension Passages |
| Essay | |
| Topics of International/ National importanceTopics of State/ Local Importance | |
| General Studies-I | |
| Culture Heritage of India | Towards transforming Indian Society: Major Schools of thought |
| From Kadambas to Hoysalas | Vijayanagara Empire and thereafter |
| Modern Mysore | Freedom Movement in Karnataka and Unification |
| Post-Independent Karnataka | Social Change & Movements, Modernisation |
| India and International Economic relations | Decentralization |
| Data Collection Analysis, etc. | — |
| General Studies-II | |
| Lithosphere | Physiography of continents and Demographic distribution |
| Industrial Planning and development | Urban land use policy and urbanization |
| Fundamental rights | Distribution of legislative powers |
| Important amendments to the constitution | Welfare mechanism in India |
| Services under Union and state | Private and public administration |
| Management tools and techniques | Administrative reforms |
| United Nations and specialized agencies, etc. | – |
| General Studies-III | |
| Basics of Science & Technology | Energy resources |
| Disasters, pests and pollution | Rural upliftment and Science & Technology |
| Natural and Agricultural Science | Horticulture and Sericulture |
| Initiatives in Biotechnology | Animal Husbandry |
| Agriculture development policies, programmes and trade | Health and hygiene |
| Natural Resources | Ecosystem and biodiversity |
| Environmental pollution and solid waste management | Role of IT in the environment and human health, etc. |
| General Studies-IV | |
| Determinants and consequences of ethics in human action | Ethics in private and public relationships |
| Ethics in public administration | Ethical dilemmas in private and public institutions |
| Accountability and ethical governance | Ethical issues in international relations and funding |
| Information sharing and transparency in government | Integrity |
| Tolerance and compassion towards weaker sections | Aptitude and foundation values for civil service |
| Emotional intelligence, etc. |