# Karnataka KSRP Special Reserve Police Constable (SRPC) (KSRP Constable) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: KA
- Questions: 100 · Total marks: 100 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: not specified

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–33 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: 2nd PUC or equivalent: CBSE/ICSE Class 12, other boards' Class 12, NIOS senior secondary, or a 2-year ITI with an NIOS/PU pass in one language and one subject. Candidates awaiting results are not eligible.
- Approximate annual vacancies: 2,314
- Note: Non-exempt candidates must pass the qualifying Kannada language test (minimum 50 of 150). Physical standards: men 168 cm with 86 cm chest (5 cm expansion); women 158 cm and 45 kg; forest-tribal candidates 155 cm (men) and 150 cm (women). The endurance test is qualifying only. Kalyana Karnataka posts need the Article 371(J) eligibility certificate. Non-Kalyana Karnataka applicants choose one battalion.
- Official portal: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/kisrpc2026 (Karnataka State Police — KSRP recruitment (applications and written test by the Karnataka Examinations Authority))

## Key dates — every tracker row from 120 days back to 365 days ahead (OFFICIAL = conducting body's notice linked · REPORTED = announced, secondary source cited · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced · "was expected — not confirmed" = the estimated date has passed and nothing was announced; do not treat it as having happened)
- 2026-07-10 — KSRP notifications published — 1,455 posts outside Kalyana Karnataka and 859 Kalyana Karnataka posts — OFFICIAL, notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/kisrpc2026/ksrpnkkkannada.pdf
- 2026-07-10 — Notification released — REPORTED (announced; via karmasandhan.com): https://www.karmasandhan.com/ksrp-police-constable-recruitment-2026/
- 2026-07-13 — Online application opens — OFFICIAL, notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/kisrpc2026/ksrpnkkkannada.pdf
- 2026-07-13 — Application start — REPORTED (announced; via karmasandhan.com): https://www.karmasandhan.com/ksrp-police-constable-recruitment-2026/
- 2026-08-10 — Application end — REPORTED (announced; via karmasandhan.com): https://www.karmasandhan.com/ksrp-police-constable-recruitment-2026/
- 2026-08-10 — Online application closes — OFFICIAL, notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/kisrpc2026/ksrpnkkkannada.pdf
- 2026-08-11 — Last date for fee payment — OFFICIAL, notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/kisrpc2026/ksrpnkkkannada.pdf
- 2026-08-22 — Qualifying Kannada language test (non-exempt candidates only) — OFFICIAL, notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/apcrpc/CAR_KSLSA_KREIS_LS_VAO_KSRP_11082026english.pdf
- 2026-09-10 — Kalyana Karnataka written-test timing revised to 15:00–16:30 — OFFICIAL, notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/kiskk2026/KSRP_KK_3-5_SCHDkannada.pdf
- 2026-09-10 — Admit card (expected) — expected — was expected — not confirmed
- 2026-09-20 — Written test — Kalyana Karnataka (KSRP, KSISF, IRB; 859 posts), 15:00–16:30 (exam day) — OFFICIAL, notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/kiskk2026/KSRP_KK_3-5_SCHDkannada.pdf — in 4 days
- 2026-09-20 — Written test — outside Kalyana Karnataka (1,455 posts), 10:30–12:00 (exam day) — OFFICIAL, notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/kisrpc2026/ksrpnkkkannada.pdf — in 4 days
- 2026-09-20 — Written exam — KSRP/KSISF/IRB (exam day) — REPORTED (announced; via karmasandhan.com): https://www.karmasandhan.com/ksrp-police-constable-recruitment-2026/ — in 4 days
- 2026-11-15 — PST/PET (expected) — expected — in 60 days
- 2026-12-01 — Result — written exam (expected) — expected — in 76 days
- Data updated: latest tracker row added 2026-09-15 · last refresh check 2026-09-15 · this file generated 2026-09-16 (IST)
- Live tracker (all milestones, alerts): https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/updates

## Exam week
- As of: 2026-09-16 (IST)
- Status: exam day is in 4 days — 2026-09-20 (official — conducting body's notice: https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/kiskk2026/KSRP_KK_3-5_SCHDkannada.pdf)
- Answer key: not announced yet — the conducting body has not published a date; do not infer one
- Result: Result — written exam (expected) — 2026-12-01 (expected — estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced)
- Category-wise indicative cutoff (estimate from score bands, NOT official; the official cutoff comes with the result):https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/cutoff
- Exam tracker (every milestone with its source tier, free email alerts for official answer key / result): https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/updates
- Last-minute checklist (exam-day timing with its source tier, what to carry, the marking scheme only when one can be stated for this sitting): https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/checklist
- Exam-day page (the exam day with its source tier, a one-tap "how was the paper?" rating once the paper has started on an announced day, answer-key / result status from the tracker): https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/live
- After-the-paper page (self-reported difficulty ratings, counts shown only from 10 ratings and never a cutoff prediction; answer-key / result status from the tracker): https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/reactions
- Score estimator (marking-scheme arithmetic from the answer key: correct × 1 − wrong × 0.25; nothing stored, no prediction): https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/score-estimate
- Tier words: official = conducting body's own notice linked · reported = announced, cited via a secondary source · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced. Cite the tier with the date.
- Calendar file (.ics): the exam day(s), answer key and result dates the tracker holds, each with its tier word — missing dates are omitted, never invented: https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/exam-week.ics

## Latest updates & news
- 2026-09-12 — **KSRP written exam scheduled for September 20, 2026**: The written examination for all three KSRP cadres will be conducted on September 20, 2026 as a single OMR-based objective test of 100 marks in 90 minutes with 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer.
  - Official/source notice: https://www.pw.live/news/ksrp-police-constable-recruitment-2026-apply-online-2314-posts
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/news/cmu2p8pk3003vov8icel7yru6
- 2026-08-10 — **Application window for KSRP Constable closes August 10**: KEA set the application deadline for KSRP/KSISF/IRB Constable posts at August 10, 2026, with fee payment allowed until August 11. Candidates must hold 2nd PUC or equivalent qualification.
  - Official/source notice: https://www.karmasandhan.com/ksrp-police-constable-recruitment-2026/
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/news/cmu2p8pk0003tov8ia294ga8m
- 2026-07-17 — **KSRP Constable recruitment notification released for 2,314 posts**: Karnataka State Police via KEA announced recruitment for 2,314 Special Reserve Police Constable posts across KSRP, KSISF and IRB cadres. Applications opened July 13 with a written exam scheduled for September 20, 2026.
  - Official/source notice: https://www.pw.live/news/ksrp-police-constable-recruitment-2026-apply-online-2314-posts
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/KA_KSRP/news/cmu2p8pjw003rov8iev29wokn

## Syllabus outline
### General Studies (weight 0.65)
Indian Constitution & Polity · Current Affairs & General Knowledge · National Freedom Movement · Geography — India & Karnataka · History — India & Karnataka · Moral Education · General Science

### Mental Ability (weight 0.35)
Arithmetical Reasoning · Coding-Decoding · Syllogism, Statements & Venn Diagrams · Non-verbal Reasoning · Ranking, Order & Arrangement · Blood Relations & Direction Sense · Series, Analogy & Classification

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