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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No: DPAR 83 SeLoSe 2013 Karnataka Government Secretariat,
VidhanaSoudha,
Bangalore, dated:04/03/2025.
NOTIFICATION
The draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Public Service
Commission (Condition of Service) Regulations, 1957 which the Government of
Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by article 318 of
Constitution of India is hereby published for the information of all persons likely
to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken
into consideration after fifteen days from the date of its publication in the Official
Gazette.
Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government
from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period
specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections or
suggestions may be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Department of
Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore-560001.
REGULATIONS
1.
Title and Commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the
Karnataka Public Service Commission (Conditions of Service) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2025.
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(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the
Official Gazette.
2.
Insertion of regulation 13A.- In the Karnataka Public Service Commission
(Conditions of Service) Regulations, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations),
after Regulation 13, the following new Regulation shall be inserted, namely:-
“13A. Appointment by Deputation.- Secretary of the Commission is the Competent
Authority empowered to make appointments on deputation to the different cadres of the
Commission with such terms and conditions as may be specified by him:
Provided that, the Secretary of the Commission is also the Competent
Authority to depute any Officer or Staff of the Commission on deputation to any
other Department or Organisation of the State Government, with such terms and
conditions as may be specified by him.”
3. Amendment of ANNEXURE I.- In Annexure-I to the said Regulation,-
(i) in serial number (1), for the words “Secretary & Controller of Departmental
Examinations”, the word “Secretary”, shall be substituted;
(ii) after serial number (1), and the entries relating thereto, the following shall
be inserted, namely,-
“
1A
Controller
of
Examinations
Encadred in IAS
1
”
(iii) in serial number (2), in column (3) the words “by Contract”, shall be
omitted;
(iv) in serial number (3), in column (2) for the words “Joint Secretary”, the
words “Joint Controller of Examinations”, shall be substituted;
(v) in serial number (10), in column (2) for the words “Console Operator”,
the words “Technical Assistant”, shall be substituted;
(vi)
in
serial
number
(12),
in
column
(2)
for
the
words
“Assistant/Accountant/Receptionist”, the word “Assistant”, shall be substituted;
(vii) in serial number (14), in column (2) for the words “Data Entry
Operators”, the words “Junior Technical Assistant”, shall be substituted;
(viii) in serial number (15), in column (2) for the words “Senior Typist”, the
words “Senior Data Entry Assistant”, shall be substituted;
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(ix) in serial number (18), in column (2) for the word “Typists”, the words
“Data Entry Assistants”, shall be substituted;
(x) in serial number (20), in column (2) for the word “Jamedar”, the words
“Senior Office Attendant”, shall be substituted; and
(xi)
in
serial
number
(21),
in
column
(2)
for
the
words
“Dalayat/Watchman/Home orderly/Sweeper”, the words “Office Attendant”, shall
be substituted.
4. Amendment of ANNEXURE IA.- For annexure IA to the said regulations, the
following shall be substituted, namely,-
“ANNEXURE-IA
(See Regulation 12(1))
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
1.
Secretary
By appointment of an IAS
officer of super time/selection
grade scale as the case may be
on deputation basis and the
period of such deputation not
exceed three years
---
2.
Controller of
Examinations
By appointment of an IAS
Senior
Scale
officer
on
deputation
basis
and
the
period of such deputation
shall not exceed three years.
----
3.
Joint Controller
of Examination
By deputation of an All India
Services (AIS) Senior Scale
officer
for
a
period
not
exceeding three years.
----
4.
Head of Legal
Cell
By deputation of an Officer
from the Karnataka Judicial
Services
in
the
cadre
of
District Judge; or
by appointment of a retired
district judge on contract
basis.
---
5.
Deputy
Secretary
By promotion from the cadre
of Assistant Secretary of the
Karnataka
public
service
commission.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre of Deputy
Must have put in a
service of not less than
three years in the
cadre
of
Assistant
Secretary
4
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
Secretary, up to fifty percent
of the cadre strength shall be
filled by deputation of an
Officer borne in the Karnataka
Administrative Service Group-
A Senior scale or Deputy
Secretaries of the Karnataka
Government
Secretariat
Services or an officer of an
equivalent cadre from any
State Civil Services on a
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years.
6.
System Analyst
By promotion from the Cadre
of Senior Programmer of the
Karnataka
public
service
commission.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre of System
Analyst by deputation of an
officer of any equivalent cadre
from
E-Governance
department or an Officer of an
equivalent cadre from any
State Civil Services, having
technical
expertise
in
IT
systems
with
requisite
educational qualification on a
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years:
Provided that, if suitable
persons are not available for
deputation, then by hiring IT
consultants on contract basis
For Promotion:-
(1) Must be holder of a
regular
(full
time)
Bachelor’s Degree in
Engineering/
Technology
in
Computer Science or
Information Science
or
information
Technology
or
Electronics
and
Communication
or
Master of Computer
applications or three
years
MS
in
Information Science
or Technology/
Computer
Science
from
a
recognised
University
Established by Law
in India.
(2) Must have put in a
service of not less
5
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
or by hiring an IT consultancy
firms to provide IT human
resource.
than five years in
the cadre of Senior
Programmer.
7.
Assistant
Secretary
By promotion from the cadre
of Section Officer of Karnataka
Public Service Commission.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre of Assistant
Secretary, up to Fifty percent
of Cadre strength shall be
filled by deputation of Under
Secretaries of the Karnataka
Government
Secretariat
Services or an officer of an
equivalent
cadre
from
Karnataka
Administrative
Service or any State Civil
Services on a tenure basis for
a maximum period of five
years.
For Promotion:-
Must have put in a
service of not less than
five years in the cadre
of Section Officer:
Provided that, if
Officers who have put
in a service of not less
than five years are not
available an Officer
who has put in three
years service may be
considered
for
promotion.
8.
Senior
Programmer
By promotion from the cadre
of
Junior
Programmer
of
Karnataka
Public
Service
Commission.
Note: subject to the method
of recruitment specified above
for
the
cadre
of
Senior
Programmer, by deputation of
an officer having technical
expertise in IT systems with
requisite
educational
qualification from equivalent
cadre from the E-Governance
department or an Officer of an
equivalent cadre from any
State Civil Services on a
For Promotion:-
(1)
Must be holder of
a regular (full time)
Bachelor’s Degree in
Engineering
/Technology
in
Computer Science or
Information
Science
or
Information
Technology
or
Electronics
and
Communication
or
Master of Computer
applications or three
years
MS
in
information Science
6
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years:
Provided that, if suitable
persons are not available for
deputation, then by hiring IT
consultants on contract basis
or by hiring an IT consultancy
firms to provide IT human
resource.
or
Technology
or
Computer
Science
from
a
recognised
University
established by Law
in India.
(2) Must have put in a
service of not less
than five years in the
cadre
of
Junior
Programmer.
9.
Section Officer
Twenty five percent by direct
recruitment
in
accordance
with
the
Karnataka
Recruitment
of
Gazetted
Probationers (Appointment by
Competitive
Examinations)
Rules 1997; and
Seventy
five
percent
by
promotion from the cadre of
Senior
Assistant
of
the
Karnataka
Public
Service
Commission.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for
the
cadre
of
Section
Officer, up to Fifty percent of
cadre strength shall be filled
by
deputation
of
Section
Officers
of
the Karnataka
Government
Secretariat
Services or an officer of an
equivalent
cadre
from
Karnataka
Administrative
Service or from any State Civil
Services on a tenure basis for
a maximum period of five
years.
For Promotion:-
Must have put in a
continuous service of
not
less
than
five
years in the cadre of
Senior Assistants:
Provided
that,
if
Officers who have put
in
a
continuous
service of not less than
five
years
are
not
available, an Officer
who has put in a
service of not less than
three
years
service
may be considered for
promotion.
7
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
10.
Junior
Programmer
Fifty
percent
by
Direct
Recruitment in accordance
with
the
Karnataka
Civil
Services (Direct Recruitment)
(General) Rules, 2021; and
Fifty percent by promotion
from the cadre of Senior
Technical
Assistant
of
Karnataka
Public
Service
Commission:
Provided
that,
if
no
suitable
candidates
are
available for promotion then
by direct recruitment;
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified for the
cadre of Junior Programmer,
up to fifty percent of the cadre
strength shall be filled by
deputation of an Officer of an
equivalent cadre from the E-
Governance
department
or
from any State Civil Services
having technical Expertise in
IT
systems
with
requisite
educational qualification on
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years:
Provided that, if suitable
persons are not available for
deputation, then by hiring IT
consultants on contract basis
or by hiring an IT consultancy
firms to provide IT human
resource.
For
Direct
Recruitment:-
(1) Must be holder of a
regular (full time)
Bachelor's Degree
in
Engineering/Techn
ology in Computer
Science
or
information
science
or
information
Technology
or
Electronics
and
communication or
Master
of
Computer
applications
or
three years MS in
information
Science
or
Technology/
Computer Science
from a Recognised
University
Established by Law
in India.
(2) Must pass a Skill
test
to
be
conducted by the
Karnataka
Public
Service
Commission or any
organization/instit
ution authorized by
Karnataka
Public
Service
Commission.
For Promotion:-
(1) Must
possess
qualification as
8
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
prescribed
for
direct recruitment
or
equivalent
qualification.
(2) Must have put in a
service of not less
than five years in
the Cadre of Senior
Technical
Assistant.
11.
Senior
Technical
Assistant
Thirty three percent by direct
recruitment
in
accordance
with
the
Karnataka
Civil
Services (Direct Recruitment)
(General) Rules, 2021; and
Sixty
seven
percent
by
promotion from the cadre of
Junior Technical Assistants of
the Karnataka Public Service
Commission:
Provided
that,
if
no
suitable
candidate
are
available for promotion then
by direct recruitment.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre of Technical
Assistant, up to fifty percent
of the cadre strength shall be
filled by deputation of an
Officer of an equivalent cadre
from
the
E-Governance
department or from any State
Civil Services having technical
Expertise in IT systems with
requisite
For promotion:-
Must have put in a
service of not less than
five years in the cadre
of Junior Technical
Assistant.
For
Direct
Recruitment:-
(1) Must be holder of a
regular (full time)
Bachelor’s Degree
in
Engineering/
Technology
in
Computer Science
or
Information
Science
or
Information
Technology
or
Electronics
and
Communication or
Master
of
Computer
Applications
or
three years MS in
Information
Science
or
Technology/
Computer Science
form a recognized
University
9
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
Education Qualifications on a
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years:
Provided that, if suitable
persons
are
not
available
then by hiring IT consultants
on contract basis or by hiring
an IT consultancy firms to
provide IT human resource.
established By Law
in India.
(2) Must pass a Skill
test
to
be
conducted
by
a
Karnataka
Public
Service
Commission or any
organization
/institution
authorized
by,
Karnataka
Public
Service
Commission.
12.
Senior Assistant
By Promotion from the cadre
of
Assistants
and
Stenographers, in the ratio
5:1, every sixth vacancy being
filled
by
promotion
of
Stenographer of Karnataka
Public Service Commission.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for
the
cadre
of
Senior
Assistant up to Fifty percent
of the cadre strength shall be
filled by deputation of Senior
Assistant of the Karnataka
Government
Secretariat
Services or an official of an
equivalent cadre from any
State Civil Services on a
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years.
For promotion:-
Must have put in a
service of not less than
five years in the cadre
specified in column
No. 3:
Provided that, if an
officer who have put in
a minimum service of
five
years
are
not
available, an officer
who has put in a
minimum service of
three years may be
considered
for
promotion.
10
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
13.
Assistant
Fifty
Percent
by
direct
recruitment
in
accordance
with
the
Karnataka
Civil
Services
(Recruitment
to
Ministerial Posts) Rules, 1978
and
Fifty
Percent
by
promotion from the cadre of
Junior Assistant of Karnataka
Public Service Commission.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre of Assistant up to
fifty percent of the cadre
strength shall be filled by
deputation of Assistant of the
Karnataka
Government
Secretariat Services or an
official from an equivalent
cadre
or
First
Division
Assistant from any State Civil
Services on a tenure basis for
a maximum period of five
years.
For Promotion:- Must
have put in a service of
not
less
than
five
years in the cadre
Junior Assistant:
Provided that, if an
official who has put in
a minimum service of
five
years
are
not
available,
then
an
official who has put in
a minimum service of
three years may be
considered
for
promotion.
14.
Junior
Technical
Assistant
By
Direct
Recruitment
in
accordance
with
the
Karnataka
Civil
Services
(Direct Recruitment)(General)
rules 2021.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre, up to Fifty
percent of the cadre strength
shall be filled by deputation of
an Official of an equivalent
cadre from the E-Governance
department or from any State
For
Direct
Recruitment:-
(1) Must be a holder of
a
regular
(full
time)
Bachelor’s
Degree
in
Engineering/Tech
nology
in
Computer Science
or
Information
Science
or
Information
Technology or
11
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
Civil Services having technical
expertise in IT system with
requisite
educational
qualification on a tenure basis
a maximum period of five
years:
Provided
that,
if
no
suitable persons are available
for direct recruitment, then by
hiring
IT
consultants
on
contract basis or by hiring an
IT
consultancy
firms
to
provide IT human resource.
Electronics
and
Communication or
Master
of
Computer
Applications
or
three years MS in
Information
Science
or
Technology/
Computer Science
from a recognized
university
established
by
Law in India.
(2) Must pass a skill
test
to
be
conducted
by
Karnataka Public
Service
Commission
or
any
organization/
institution
authorized
by
Karnataka Public
Service
Commission.
15.
Stenographer
Forty
Percent
by
direct
Recruitment in accordance
with
the
Karnataka
Civil
Services (Recruitment to the
posts of Stenographers and
Data Entry Assistants) Rules,
1983; and
Sixty Percent by promotion
from the cadre of Data entry
For
Direct
Recruitment:-
Qualification
as
specified
in
the
Karnataka
Civil
Services (Recruitment
to
the
Post
of
Stenographers
and
Data Entry Assistants)
Rules,
12
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
assistants
of
Karnataka
Public Service Commission.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre of Stenographer
up to Fifty percent of the cadre
strength shall be filled by
deputation of Stenographer of
the Karnataka Government
Secretariat Service or from
any State Civil Service on
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years.
1983.
For Promotion:-
(1) Must
Posses
qualification
prescribed for Direct
Recruitment.
(2) Must have put in a
service of not less than
five years in the cadre
of
Data
Entry
Assistant:
Provided
that,
if
official who has put in
a service of not less
than five years are not
available,
then
an
official who has put in
a service of not less
than three years may
be
considered
for
promotion:
Provided that, if
no suitable person is
available
for
promotion, then
by
Direct Recruitment.
16.
Senior
Data
Entry Assistant
By promotion from the cadre
of Data Entry Assistants of
Karnataka
Public
Service
Commission.
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre of Senior Data
For Promotion.-
(1) Must have put in
a service of not
less
than
Ten
years in the cadre
of
Data
Entry
Assistant on the
basis of seniority
cum merit.
13
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
Entry Assistant up to Fifty
percent of the cadre strength
shall be filled by deputation of
Senior Data Entry Assistants
of the Karnataka Government
Secretariat Service or from
any State Civil Service on
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years.
(2) The Data Entry
Assistant
who
desires
to
continue
permanently
in
the Data Entry
Assistant
cadre
shall
have
to
exercise option to
this effect within
two months after
completion
of
their
probation
period.
These
Data
Entry
Assistant
shall
not be considered
for promotion to
the
clerical/Stenogra
pher cadre.
17.
Senior Driver
By promotion from Driver
Must have put in a
service of not less than
ten years in the cadre
of Driver
18.
Junior Assistant
Sixty seven percent by direct
recruitment
in
accordance
with Karnataka Civil Services
(Recruitment to Ministerial
Posts) Rules, 1978; and
Thirty three percent by
transfer
of
driver
and
promotion from the cadre of
Group
'D'
service
in
accordance with Karnataka
Civil Services (Recruitment to
Ministerial
Posts)
Rules,
1978.
For Promotion:-
(1) A pass in PUC or
equivalent
Examination.
(2) Must have put in a
minimum service of
not less than five
years in any of the
cadre
in
Group-D
service.
14
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for
the
cadre
of
Junior
Assistant up to Fifty percent
of the cadre strength shall be
filled by deputation of Junior
Assistant of the Karnataka
Government
Secretariat
Service or from any State Civil
Service on tenure basis for a
maximum period of five years.
19.
Data
Entry
Assistant
By
direct
recruitment
in
accordance
with
the
Karnataka
Civil
Services
(Recruitment
to
post
of
Stenographers
and
Data
Entry Assistants) Rules, 1983;
Note: subject to the method of
recruitment specified above
for the cadre of Data Entry
Assistant, up to Fifty percent
of the cadre strength shall be
filled by deputation of Data
entry
Assistants
of
the
Karnataka
Government
Secretariat Service or from
any State Civil Services on
tenure basis for a maximum
period of five years.
For
Direct
Recruitment:-
As prescribed in the
Karnataka
Civil
Services (Recruitment
to
post
of
Stenographers
and
Data Entry Assistants)
Rules, 1983;
20.
Driver
By
Direct
Recruitment
in
accordance with Karnataka
Civil
Services
(Direct
Recruitment) (General) Rules,
2021,
For
Direct
Recruitment:-
Must
have Passed SSLC or
an
equivalent
examination and must
possess a valid light
Motor Vehicle
15
Sl No
Category of
Posts
Method of Recruitment
Minimum
Qualification
1
2
3
4
Driving License issued
by
the
Competent
authority.
21.
Senior
Office
attendant
By promotion from the cadre
of Office attendant.
For Promotion:- Must
have
put
in
a
minimum service of
not
less
than
five
years in the cadre of
Office attendant
22.
Office attendant
By
Direct
Recruitment
in
accordance
with
the
Karnataka
Civil
Services
(Direct Recruitment) (General)
Rules, 2021.
For
Direct
Recruitment:-
Must
have
passed
SSLC or equivalent
examination
Note: The Secretary, Karnataka Public Service Commission reserves the right to
curtail the term of deputation referred at Column (3), as he deems fit.
Explanation: Fifty percent of posts to be filled by deputation referred to in Column
(3), shall not be against the posts earmarked for promotion or direct
recruitment as specified in the rules of recruitment prescribed for
different cadres of the Commission. Fixation of fifty percent shall be
only for the purpose of calculation of posts for deputation in relation
to the sanctioned strength.
Provided that, fifty percent officers and staff in each cadre of the Karnataka
Public Service Commission shall be sent on deputation to other departments.
By Order and in the Name of the
Governor of Karnataka,
(D.Chandrakala)
Under Secretary to Government
Department of Personnel and
Administrative Reforms
(Services-7).
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