KAS Prelims Exams Subjects

Can you tell me about the subjects covered in KAS (Karnataka Administrative Services) Prelims exams?

[Raman Vij]

Karnataka Administrative Services Examination is conducted by KPSC for group I, II and civil service posts. There are 3 stages of the examination-
1. Preliminary
2. Mains
3. Personality test.

Exam Pattern:

KAS exam is conducted into three parts:
Part I -Preliminary exam
Part II: Main Examination
Part III: Personality Test

Part I:

In Part I Preliminary exam is conducted. In the exam 100 questions of 2 marks each are given. The exam is of 2 hours duration.

Paper I
General Studies related to National and International importance
Humanities

Paper II
General Studies related to State Importance
General Science & Tech, Environment & Ecology
General Mental Ability

Main Examination Optional Subjects

Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Co-operation and Sericulture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences and Fisheries
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce
Criminology
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Law
Mathematics
History
Mechanical Engineering
Philosophy
Geology
Physics
Political Science & International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Rural Development & Co-operation
Hindi
Anthropology
Urdu
Kannada
English
Management