# Karnataka State Police Constable (KSP) (KSP 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: none
- Languages offered: EN, KN

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–27 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Class 12th (PUC) or equivalent from a recognized board (HSC/NIOS, 3-year Diploma, 2-year ITI, or Career Education Diploma also accepted)
- Approximate annual vacancies: 3,991
- Note: Karnataka domicile required; physical standards (height, chest, weight) mandatory; exam conducted in Kannada/English; 100 marks test covering GK, History, Constitution, Science, Geography, Mental Ability & Reasoning
- Official portal: https://recruitment.ksp.gov.in (Karnataka State Police (KSP) - Recruitment Wing)

## Key dates
- 2026-07-28 — Written Exam Admit Card released
- 2026-08-02 — Written Competitive Examination (Civil Police Constable) (exam day)
- 2026-08-02 — Written exam (Civil Constable) (exam day)
- 2026-08-02 — Civil Police Constable written examination (Men & Women) (exam day)
- 2026-08-02 — Civil Police Constable Written Exam (Computer-Based Test) (exam day)
- 2026-08-03 — Provisional Answer Key released
- 2026-08-10 — KSRP application window closes
- 2026-08-14 — Admit card release for written examination

## Syllabus outline
### General Knowledge (weight 0.4)
Awards & Honours · Computer Knowledge · Indian Cultural Heritage · Current Affairs · Indian Economy · Environment & Ecology · Indian National Movement · Indian Geography · World Geography · Indian History · Karnataka Culture & Festivals · Karnataka & Freedom Struggle · Karnataka Geography · Karnataka History · Karnataka Personalities · Karnataka Polity & Governance · Karnataka Unification · Moral & Civic Education · Indian Polity & Constitution · General Science · Sports · Science & Technology

### Mental Ability & Reasoning (weight 0.25)
Analogies · Arithmetical Reasoning · Blood Relations · Classification · Coding-Decoding · Direction Sense · Figural Classification · Non-Verbal Series · Observation · Ranking & Order · Relationship Concepts · Series · Spatial Visualization & Orientation · Syllogism · Venn Diagrams · Visual Memory & Discrimination

### Mathematics (weight 0.2)
Algebra · Average · Mensuration · Number System · Percentage · Permutations & Combinations · Probability · Profit & Loss · Ratio & Proportion · Simple & Compound Interest · Simplification · Squares & Cubes · Time & Distance · Time & Work

### Kannada Language (ಕನ್ನಡ) (weight 0.15)
Virudharthaka Padagalu (Antonyms) · Kannada Comprehension · Kannada Grammar (Vyakarana) · Kannada Gadegalu & Idioms · Kannada Literature · Sandhi & Samasa · Samanarthaka Padagalu (Synonyms) · Tenses (Kala) · Kannada-English Translation · Kannada Varnamala

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 52-58 marks out of 100 |
| EWS | 48-54 marks out of 100 |
| OBC (2A/2B/3A/3B) | 45-52 marks out of 100 |
| SC | 38-45 marks out of 100 |
| ST | 35-42 marks out of 100 |
| PwD (across categories) | 30-38 marks out of 100 |

**Guidance:**
- The General-to-OBC gap typically ranges 6-8 marks, with SC/ST cutoffs positioned 12-18 marks below General; Karnataka's reservation structure creates nuanced category subdivisions with 2A/3A cutoffs often 2-3 marks higher than 2B/3B within OBC classification.
- Cutoffs shift based on vacancy numbers (district-wise distributions matter significantly), paper difficulty (normalisation applied in multi-session formats), and candidate pool strength; recruitment drives with 4000+ vacancies tend to stabilize cutoffs, while smaller batches see 3-5 mark fluctuations.
- Physical standards test (PST/PET) qualifying rates (typically 60-70% clearance) and document verification rejections effectively raise practical cutoffs by 2-4 marks above minimum qualifying scores; competitive postings in urban districts demand scores in the 65-75 range even for reserved categories.

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