Karnataka PSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2021

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Karnataka Public Service Commission conducts the recruitment examination for the selection of eligible candidates for various positions through the recruitment examination every year. There are various KPSC examinations that are scheduled and also expected to be announced in the year 2021 for the interested candidates. For every candidate to make the recruitment examination easy and the preparation more strategic, it is very important to understand the examination syllabus and the examination pattern. Likewise, the KPSC also follows certain criteria and patterns for the examination every year and the candidates who are preparing for the examination have to follow it for achieving good results. So for every candidate to make their preparation more strategic and goal-oriented, it is very important to understand the Karnataka PSC Syllabus 2021 and Karnataka PSC Exam pattern. In this article, you can understand the complete details regarding the Karnataka PSC examination syllabus and KPSC exam pattern.

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KPSC Exam 2021

Karnataka PSC conducts the recruitment examination for the selection of eligible candidates for various positions under various departments. Karnataka PSC has published notifications inviting applications from candidates to various positions in the recent past. The details regarding the KPSC examination and Karnataka PSC exam syllabus 2021 are available here and the candidates who are preparing for the examination can check out the complete article. Here are the latest posts announced by KPSC.

Post of Assistant Engineer/ Junior Engineer
KPSC Departmental Exams
Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS)
Pharmacist under Ayush Department
KPSC exam for Assistant/ First Division assistant.
KPSC exam for Stenographer under various departments
KPSC Group B posts under Pollution Control Department

Karnataka PSC Syllabus 2021

Karnataka SC follows certain examination patterns and exam syllabus for the examination. The given below are the details and the exam syllabus for the Karnataka PSC examination happening in 2021. Candidates can follow the below-mentioned examination syllabus for the PSC examinations happening in 2021 and make the exam preparation much more strategic.

Name of the subject	Syllabus and Topics
General English or General Kannada	vocabulary Synonyms Comprehend English/ Kannada language English/ Kannada Grammar Spelling Antonyms Discriminate between correct and incorrect usage
General Knowledge	Geography Topics related to current affairs of the state Mental ability Social changes Land reforms in Karnataka after independence The economic status of Karnataka state Strength and weakness of the state The present level of the state Indian constitution Public administration Practical knowledge Indian society Indian dynamics Rural development Panchayat raj institutions in the state and country Rural cooperatives Social Science The social and cultural history of Karnataka Environmental problems Developmental issues of Karnataka General science History of India The role of Science and Technology for the efficient administration of Karnataka.
Mathematics	Time & Work Simplifications Fundamental Operations Numbering System Compound Interest Probability Averages Problems on squares Cube Time & Distance Least Common Multiple (LCM) Highest Common Factor (HCF) Mensuration Problems on Ages Simple Interest Problems of Boats & Streams Mathematical Operations Permutations & Combinations Percentages Partnerships Geometry Discounts Allegations & Mixtures Ratios & Proportions Profit & Loss.
English	Antonyms Idioms and Phrases Comprehension Fill in the Blanks Adverb Subject-Verb Agreement Verb Sentence Correction Vocabulary Grammar Synonyms Passage Completion Sentence Completion Unseen Passages Error Correction Formation of Words Tenses
Hindi	Mishra & Sanyukt Vakya Samas Sandhi Vakya ka Rupantaran Muhavare & Lokoktiyan Vakya Shodhan Alankar Gadyansh Kriya Bhed Shabd Pad
Computer Science	Word Processing – MS Word Computer Software Operating System MS Excel – Spreadsheets Computer Fundamentals Internet Usage MS Power-Point – Presentation

Karnataka PSC Exam Pattern 2021

Karnataka Public Service Commission follows certain examination patterns for the recruitment examinations. The examination is conducted in various stages and the three stages of the KPSC examination are given below.

Preliminary examination
Mains examination
Interview

KPSC Preliminary Exam Pattern 2021

The first stage of the recruitment examination is a preliminary examination and this is of qualifying in nature. The examination will be objective type.

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers.
Each of these papers consists of objective type of questions or multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
The marks obtained in this examination is not counted in merit, the same is only qualifying in nature.
The medium of the question paper is English.
The duration of each of these papers is 2 hours.
Negative markings are present in the examination such that 0.25 marks are deducted forever incorrect answers.

KPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2021

The main examination is the second stage of the recruitment examination. This examination is descriptive in nature. The marks obtained by the candidates in this round will be taken for finalizing the result.

The written test consists of question papers of descriptive type out of which the qualifying structure of only one paper.
Upon clearing the Mains examination with the specific cut-off mark requirements, the candidates are called for a personal interview by the commission.
Each paper will be of 3 hours of total time.
The medium of the question paper will be English. However, the respective language papers will be released in the testing languages.
The KPSC Mains has a total of 9 papers in which 2 qualifying papers, 4 general papers, and 2 optional papers.
The total marks are about 1750.
The seven papers counted for ultimate merit are the following-

Essay
General Studies 1,2,3,4
Optional papers 1 and 2

Karnataka PSC Interview

The interview is the final round of the recruitment procedure. Candidates who are appearing for the Karnataka PSC examination have to attend Interview round for qualifying into the final rank list.

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