Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) is the
civil service
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of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO 15919, ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reor ...
state in
India
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. The
Public Service Commission conducts exams to recruit candidates for the service. These young officers recruited by KPSC take up various administrative posts at the district and state level. At the start they play the role of Sub Divisional Magistrate and, on promotion, Additional District Magistrates. After promotion to
IAS, they take up various key positions at the district level as Deputy Commissioners and also equivalent IAS cadre jobs at the state level.
KAS Exams Education Qualification
Candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree of a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India
The total number of attempts in the KPSC KAS Exam
GM - 05 times
Category-1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B - 07 times
SC,ST - unlimited
See also
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Kerala Administrative Service
References
External links
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KAS Syllabus
{{Public Services of India
Government of Karnataka
State civil services of India