KPSC Question Paper Pattern

I am going to appear in the KPSC entrance exam. Will you please provide the paper pattern of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) for an idea ?

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The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) directs the civil services exam who wish to work under different state administrative services of different cadres.

Exam Pattern:

The Karnataka Public Service Commission Civil Service Exam is taken at the following two levels namely:

1. Preliminary Exam

2. Mains Examination and Personal Interview

1. Preliminary Examination:

The Preliminary Exam is an objective type paper having multiple choice questions of 100 Marks.

The questions on the following sections:

Paper I: General Studies & Humanities

Paper II: General Studies, General Science & Technology and General Mental Ability

Total Marks Allotted: 200

Total Number of Questions: 100

Distribution of Questions:

Paper I: GS – 40 Questions

Humanities – 60 Questions

Paper II: GS (General Studies) – 40 Questions

General Science & Technology, Environment and Ecology – 30 Questions

General Mental Ability – 30 Questions

Marking Scheme:

Applicants will be get two marks for each question .

There will be no deduction for the wrong answers.

The questions asked will be in Kannada and English language both.

The exam will be held in the paper- pencil modes for all the candidates.

The questions will be of Matric and Degree for the aptitude test respectively.

2. Main Examination

The Main Exam consists of questions on the following 8 papers:

Paper I: Kannada (150 Marks)

Paper II: English (150 Marks)

Paper III & IV: General Studies (300 Marks)

Paper V, VI, VII & VIII: 1200 Marks (Each paper of 300 Marks)

Total Marks Allotted: 2100

Personal Interview:

Total Marks Allotted: 200