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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. HD/122/PPA/2023

Karnataka Government Secretariat

Vidhana Soudha,

Bengaluru, Dated:08.04.2025

NOTIFICATION

Whereas the draft of the Karnataka State Police Services (Direct Recruitment

of Meritorious Sports persons to the cadres of police constables, Sub Inspectors of

Police and Deputy Superintendents of Police) (Special) (Amendment) Rules, 2025

was published as required by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 3 read with

section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978, (Karnataka Act 14 of

1990) in Notification No. HD/122/PPA/2023, Bengaluru, dated:11.02.2025 in

Part IV-A, No.87 of the Karnataka Gazette Extra-Ordinary dated:11.02.2025,

inviting objections or suggestions from all the persons likely to be affected thereby

within fifteen days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 11.02.2025

And, whereas no objections and suggestions have been received in this behalf

by the State Government.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section

3 read with section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka

Act No. 14 of 1990), the Government of Karnataka, hereby makes the following

rules, namely:-

RULES

1. Title and Commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka

State Police Services (Direct Recruitment of Meritorious Sports persons to the

cadres of police constables, Sub Inspectors of Police and Deputy Superintendents

of Police) (Special) (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

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(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the

Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of rule 1.- In the Karnataka State Police Services (Direct

Recruitment of Meritorious Sports persons to the cadres of police constables, Sub

Inspectors of Police and Deputy Superintendents of Police (Special) Rules, 2020

(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 1, in sub-rule (3), for the words

and figure “not more than 2 percent”, the words “not more than three percent”,

shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of rule 3.- In rule 3 of the said rules,-

(i)

in sub-rule (1),for the words "two percent", the words "three percent",

shall be substituted; and

(ii)

in sub-rule (2), for the words "two percent", the words "three percent",

shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of Schedule .- In the schedule of the said rules, in serial

number 3, in the category of post of Deputy Superintendents of Police (civil), at

serial No.3, in column (3), for the heading “(3) Age limits” and entries relating

thereunder, the following shall be substituted, namely.-

“(3) Age Limits.- Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2-A) of

rule 6 of the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977, the

sports persons must have attained the age of 21 years and shall not have

attained the age of,-

(a) 38 years in the case of meritorious sportspersons belonging to the

General Merit category;

(b) 40 years in the case of meritorious sportspersons belonging to the

Other Backward Classes excluding Category-1; and

(c) 45 years in the case of meritorious sportspersons belonging to the

Scheduled Castes the Scheduled Tribes and category-1.

(4) Achievements in Sports or Games applicable.- Must have secured 55

or above Grading or weightage marks as specified under the Table of

sub-rule (3) of rule 5.”

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka,

(G. Shyama Holla)

Under Secretary to Government,

Department of Home (Police Services-B)

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