KAS (Prelims) Exam Pattern--

There are two papers in KAS (Prelims) Examper – I & Paper – II. Each paper contains two parts. Part – I & Part – II. The questions will be in both Kannada & English. 20 questions carry 400 marks.

Paper – I :
Part – I (National / International / Current Affairs)
Part – II (Humanities / Arts / History)
Part – I contains 40 questions from National & International current affairs carries 80 marks in total. Part – II contains 60 questions from humanities, Arts & History carries 120 marks in total. So from both the parts, Paper – I contains 100 questions that carry 200 marks.

Paper – II :
Part – I (General Knowledge / Karnataka State Current Affairs)
Part – II (Science & Technology, Environment & Ecology / General Mental Ability)
Part – I contains 40 questions from General Knowledge / Karnataka State current affairs carries 80 marks in total. Part – II contains 30 questions from Science & Technology carries 60 marks & 30 questions related to General Mental Ability carrying 60 marks totaling 120 marks. So from both the parts, Paper – I contains 100 questions that carry 200 marks.

KAS (Main) Exam Pattern : Descriptive Type questions

KAS (Main) Exam contains 8 papers carrying 2100 marks.
Paper – I : Compulsory Kannada – 150 Marks
Paper – II : Compulsory English – 150 Marks
Paper – III : General Studies (Paper – I) – 300 Marks
Paper – IV : General Studies (Paper – II) – 300 Marks
Paper – V, VI, VII & VIII : Out of 30 elective subjects two subjects should be selected. Each subject contains two papers carrying 300 marks each.

Elective Subjects:-

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