KPSC Audit Officer Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 15 Posts

Requirement Details Educational Qualification Master's degree in Commerce (M.Com) OR MBA (Finance) OR MBA (Financial Management) OR MBA/M.Com (Financial Analysis) OR any other Master's degree notified by the University Grants Commission with 'Finance' as one of the subjects, from a University established by law in India; OR a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India; OR an Associate member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India Cadre Eligibility Must qualify as a local candidate of the Hyderabad-Karnataka (Kalyana Karnataka) region under Article 371(J), supported by the prescribed eligibility certificate Citizenship Must be an Indian citizen Candidates who have appeared for an examination whose passing would render them educationally qualified for the Preliminary Examination, but whose results have not yet been declared, are also eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination. However, all candidates declared qualified for the Main Examination must produce proof of passing the requisite qualifying examination along with their Main Examination application, failing which they will not be admitted to the Main Examination.

Standard Age Limit (as per Karnataka Gazetted Probationers Rules 1997) Category Age Limit Minimum age 21 years General category – maximum age 35 years Category 2A/2B/3A/3B – maximum age 38 years SC/ST/Category-1 – maximum age 40 years One-Time Age Relaxation (Applied to This Notification) Per Government of Karnataka Order No. ಸಿಆಸು 262 ಸೇನನಿ 2025 dated 29-01-2026, a one-time 5-year upper-age relaxation has been sanctioned and applied to the vacancies in this notification: Category Age Limit (as applicable to this notification) Minimum age 21 years General category – maximum age 40 years Category 2A/2B/3A/3B – maximum age 43 years SC/ST/Category-1 – maximum age 43 years Note: Candidates must not exceed the maximum age limit applicable to their category as on the prescribed closing date of application. Additional relaxation beyond the above applies for: Ex-servicemen (military service years plus 3 years, up to a maximum of 3 years' service credited), Physically Handicapped candidates (10 years), and Widows (10 years, subject to producing a certificate of widowhood and non-remarriage from the competent authority).