In this article, you will find the complete KAS Syllabus 2019 for the Gazetted Probationers Exam conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC).
You can also download the detailed KAS Syllabus PDF for Mains for easy reference.
The Karnataka Public Service Commission recruits for several Group A and Group B posts via the Gazetted Probationers Exam (GPE). For a career in the Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS), the KPSC GPE is the entry point. With an exemplary performance record, the KAS officers can also be promoted to IAS officers.
The KPSC sets the KAS syllabus for the Gazetted Probationers exam. This KPSC syllabus is common for posts of Assistant Commissioner, Dy. Superintendent of Police, Assistant Labour Commissioner, Tehsildar etc.
Aspirants should know that KPSC KAS also stands for Kerala Public Service Commission – Kerala Administrative Service. Aspirants looking for information on Kerala Administrative Service may check the links given below:
Kerala Public Service Commission – Kerala Administrative Service |
Kerala PSC KAS Exam |
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The KPSC KAS exam is conducted in three stages:
- Stage 1: Preliminary Exam – 2 papers – objective type (MCQs)
- Stage 2: Mains – 9 papers – essay/descriptive type
- Stage 3: Interview
It is important to carefully go through the entire syllabus for the KAS exam, so as to not waste time on reading irrelevant things from exam point of view.
KAS Prelims Syllabus
The Gazetted Probationers (Preliminary) Exam filters candidates for the Mains exam. As per the Karnataka Recruitment of Gazetted Probationers (Appointment by Competitive Examination), 9th Amendment Rules, 2011, the KAS Prelims exam consists of two papers.
The KAS syllabus for Prelims is given below:
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In the KAS Prelims Syllabus, the level of Mental Ability questions will be of 10th standard (SSLC level) and remaining questions will be of Degree level.
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The detailed KAS syllabus of Prelims Paper 1 is:
- Current Affairs
- National and International Importance
- Check out BYJU’S Current Affairs page for notes from The Hindu, PIB, and Yojana Magazine.
- Indian History
- Broad understanding of Cultural, Social, Political and Economic aspects
- Special Emphasis on Karnataka State
- Focus on the Indian National Movement
- Download NCERT Notes on Modern Indian History here.
- Indian and World Geography
- Focus on Karnataka
- Download NCERT Geography notes here.
- Polity and Indian Economy
- Indian Political System
- Economic Reforms
- Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation
- Social Sector initiatives etc.
- Download NCERT books PDF here.
The detailed KAS syllabus of Prelims Paper 2 is:
- Current events (State)
- Important State Government schemes.
- General Science and Technology
- broad understanding as may be expected of a well-educated person
- Contemporary issues/developments and implications
- Environment and Ecology
- Broad understanding of general issues on biodiversity, climate change, ecology, health that do not require a subject specialisation
- General Mental Ability
- Basic numeracy
- Data interpretation (data sufficiency, charts, tables, graphs etc.)
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability
- Comprehension
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KAS Mains Syllabus
As per the KPSC KAS Exam Pattern, the candidates who successfully clear the KAS Prelims are eligible for the Main exam. The Main exam consists of 9 theory papers out of which 2 (Kannada and English Language) papers are qualifying in nature.
There is significant overlap of the UPSC Syllabus with the KPSC KAS Syllabus apart from sections specific to Karnataka state.
The KAS syllabus for KPSC Gazetted Probationers (Main) exam is as follows:
Qualifying Papers:
- Kannada
- English
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Both the qualifying papers aim to test the candidate’s ability to read, understand and express in the given language.
Merit-ranking Papers:
- Essay
- General Studies 1
- General Studies 2
- General Studies 3
- General Studies 4
- Optional Paper 1
- Optional Paper 2
For the Essay paper, the exam duration is of 3 hrs and maximum marks are 250.
- There will be two essays (Kannada or English) of 125 marks each
- The first topic will be on national or international issues
- The second topic will on state or local issues
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The KAS syllabus for the General Studies papers in the Main exam is given in the table below:
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For optional papers, candidates have to choose one of the subjects from the list below:
- Agriculture, Sericulture, Agri Marketing and Cooperation
- Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Veterinary Sciences
- Anthropology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Commerce and Accountancy
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Law
- Management
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science and International Relations
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Zoology
- Rural Development and Cooperation
- Literature of any one of the following languages:
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Urdu
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