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Karnataka Government and Entrance Exams 2026
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Shishya has 7 Karnataka exam pages — PSC, Police, Teaching, Entrance. Each is free: mock tests in the real pattern, the syllabus, cutoffs and an exam tracker that labels every date official, reported or expected. Questions are in English and can be read in Kannada and other Indian languages inside any test.
Government recruitment exams
PSC exams
KPSC Group C
KPSC Group C Recruitment
KPSC Group C — Karnataka clerical / asst posts. 200 MCQs in 2.5 hours.
200 questions · 150 min · English and Kannada
KPSC KAS
Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) Prelims
KPSC KAS Prelims — two papers (GS Paper 1, CSAT-style Paper 2). 200 MCQs each, 2 hours each.
200 questions · 240 min · English and Kannada
Police exams
KSP Constable
Karnataka State Police Constable (KSP)
Karnataka State Police Civil Police Constable recruitment. Written test (2026 notification): 100 objective questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes, 0.25 deducted for each wrong answer, minimum 30 marks. The notification's syllabus is general studies: general knowledge, science, geography, history, the Indian Constitution, the national freedom movement, mental ability and moral education. Non-exempt candidates also take a separate qualifying Kannada language test; Shishya's practice bank includes Kannada language questions for it.
100 questions · 90 min · English and Kannada
KSRP Constable
Karnataka KSRP Special Reserve Police Constable (SRPC)
Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) Special Reserve Police Constable recruitment 2026: 1,455 posts outside Kalyana Karnataka (1,382 men, 73 women), plus 859 Kalyana Karnataka posts filled through one combined test (KSRP 334, KSISF 364, IRB 161). Applications and the written test are run by the Karnataka Examinations Authority. Written test on 20 September 2026 (non-Kalyana Karnataka 10:30–12:00; Kalyana Karnataka 15:00–16:30, revised): 100 objective questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes on OMR, 0.25 deducted per wrong answer. The notifications do not state the question paper's language. The notification names the paper 'General Studies and Mental Ability' and gives no topic list; Shishya's practice follows the topics listed by the 2026 Civil and CAR/DAR constable notifications (general knowledge, science, geography, history, Indian Constitution, national freedom movement, mental ability and moral education). Then physical standard and endurance tests at 1:5 (qualifying), a 1:2 shortlist on written marks and a medical examination. Non-exempt candidates must pass a separate Kannada language test (held 22 August 2026). Eligibility: 2nd PUC or equivalent; age 18–33 (35 for SC/ST/Category-1/2A/2B/3A/3B, 38 for forest tribals).
100 questions · 90 min · language not stated
Admission tests (state CETs)
KCET
Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET)
KCET — Karnataka state engineering + pharmacy + agriculture entrance. 4 papers (Phy/Chem/Math/Bio), 60 Qs each.
240 questions · 320 min · English and Kannada
COMEDK UGET
COMEDK UGET Karnataka
COMEDK UGET — Karnataka private engineering colleges entrance. Phy + Chem + Math, 180 MCQs in 3 hours.
180 questions · 180 min · English
Upcoming announced dates
- 15 Nov 2026KPSC KASKAS Prelims Exam (tentative)official
- 15 Dec 2026KPSC KASKAS Prelims result (tentative, KPSC timetable)official
- 22 Dec 2026KPSC KASKAS Mains notification (21 Dec) and online application opens (tentative)official
- 11 Jan 2027KPSC KASKAS Mains application last date (tentative)official
Official = the conducting body's own notice · reported = announced, cited via a secondary source.
Karnataka exams by qualification
Grouped by the lowest qualification each exam lists (indicative — a post may ask for more; each exam page and its official notification have the rule).
After graduation (1)
Where to apply
Apply only on the conducting body's own website.
- Karnataka State Police — Recruitment (ksp.karnataka.gov.in)
- Department of School Education, Government of Karnataka (schooleducation.kar.nic.in)
- Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) (kpsconline.karnataka.gov.in)
- Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) (cetonline.karnataka.gov.in)
- Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) (comedk.org)
Questions students ask
- Which Karnataka government exams can I prepare for on Shishya?
- Shishya has 7 Karnataka exam pages: KSP Constable (Karnataka State Police Constable (KSP)); KAR TET (Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KAR TET)); KPSC Group C (KPSC Group C Recruitment); KPSC KAS (Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) Prelims); KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET)); COMEDK UGET (COMEDK UGET Karnataka); KSRP Constable (Karnataka KSRP Special Reserve Police Constable (SRPC)). Each is free, with mock tests, the syllabus, cutoffs and an exam tracker: https://shishya.in/exams/state/karnataka
- When is the next Karnataka government exam?
- KPSC KAS: KAS Prelims Exam (tentative) on 15 Nov 2026 (official — the conducting body's notice).
- Where do I apply for Karnataka government exams?
- Apply only on the conducting body's own website: Karnataka State Police — Recruitment (https://ksp.karnataka.gov.in/info-3/Recruitment/en), Department of School Education, Government of Karnataka (https://schooleducation.kar.nic.in), Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) (https://kpsconline.karnataka.gov.in), Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) (https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in) and Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) (https://www.comedk.org).
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