KPSC KAS Gazetted Probationers Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 319 Group A & B Posts

The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has released a recruitment notification, No. KPSCKA/EXA1/EXMF/9/2026-EXAM-1/I/251710/2026 dated 31-07-2026, inviting online applications for 319 Gazetted Probationers posts for the year 2026-27 under the Karnataka Gazetted Probationers (Appointment by Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1997. The recruitment covers 5 Group A posts and 13 Group B posts across various Karnataka Government departments. Eligible candidates can apply online through kpsconline.karnataka.gov.in from 01-08-2026 to 31-08-2026.

KPSC Gazetted Probationers Qualification As per Rule 7 of the Karnataka Recruitment of Gazetted Probationers (Appointment by Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1997 (as amended by the 8th Amendment Rules, 2010), no candidate is eligible for recruitment under these rules unless they possess a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree awarded by a University established by law in India , or an equivalent qualification. Candidates who have appeared for an examination that would render them educationally qualified, but whose results have not yet been declared, are also eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination; however, they must produce proof of passing the qualifying examination along with their Main Examination application, failing which they will not be admitted to the Main Examination. Candidates who have passed their final professional/medical examination but not completed internship at the time of application are provisionally admitted, subject to submitting the required proof at the time of interview. The notification does not specify a separate, distinct educational qualification for each of the 18 individual posts beyond this general Bachelor's/Master's Degree requirement under the Gazetted Probationers Rules, 1997. KPSC Gazetted Probationers Age Limit The age limit is prescribed as per Rule of the Gazetted Probationers Rules, 1997, along with a one-time special relaxation announced for this recruitment. Category Age Limit Minimum age (all candidates) 21 years Maximum age – General Merit candidates 40 years Maximum age – Category 2A / 2B / 3A / 3B candidates 43 years Maximum age – SC / ST / Category-1 candidates 45 years As per Government Order No. ಸಕಇ 262 ಪಿಆರಇ 2025, dated 29-01-2026, candidates belonging to all categories covered under the above age-limit rules are entitled to a further one-time additional relaxation of 5 years in the maximum age limit for this recruitment. Additional age relaxation is also available as follows: Ex-servicemen get relaxation equal to their length of military service plus 3 years (subject to conditions); Persons with Disabilities get 10 years' relaxation; and candidates who are widowed/divorced and have not remarried get 10 years' relaxation, subject to the conditions specified in the notification.