Mode of Exam: Offline, written test
Medium of exam: Bilingual, that is, Kannada and English languages.
Negative Marking: 0.25 for each wrong answer.
Minimum Marks to qualify: 35% in qualifying papers to be eligible for the personality test.
Question Types: The preliminary examination will be in objective type while the main examination will be in descriptive type.
Prelim Exam
Paper I
Name of the Subjects: 2, General studies related to National and International importance, Humanities
No. of Questions: GK-40, Humanities-60, total of 100
Total marks: 200 marks
Total duration: 2 hours
Paper II
Name of the Subjects: 3, General studies related to State importance, General Science & Technology Environment & Ecology, General Mental Ability
No. of Questions: 100
Total marks: 200 marks
Total duration: 2 hours
Those students who are able to qualify Paper I and Paper II will be shortlisted to appear for the Main exam.
Main Exam
There will be two Qualifying Papers (Kannada and English) along with seven other compulsory Papers.
Qualifying Papers: Kannada and English are both 2 hours for 150 marks.
Compulsory Papers: 7 in total, each of 3 hours for 250 marks
Compulsory Papers will have one paper on essay and four papers on GK; General Studies – 1, 2, 3 & 4. There will also be two optional papers; Optional Subject – 1 and Optional Subject – 2.
Number of Attempts in the Examination:
For SC/ST Candidates: Unlimited number of attempts
For OBC Candidates: 7 attempts
For General Candidates: 5 attempts