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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. DPAR 9 SCR 2026 Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vidhana Soudha,

Dr. B.R Ambedkar Veedi,

Bengaluru, dated:12.02.2026

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Civil Services

(Computer Literacy Test) Rules, 2012 which the Government of Karnataka proposes to

make 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 14 of 1990) is

hereby published as required by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the said Act,

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 rules before the expiry of the period specified

above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and suggestions may be

addressed to the Secretary to Government, Department of Personnel and Administrative

Reforms, Vidhana Soudha, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Veedi, Bengaluru-560 001.

DRAFT RULES

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

Services (Computer Literacy Test) (Amendment) Rules, 2026.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force from

the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

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No. 157

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2. Amendment of rule 2: - In the Karnataka Civil Services (Computer Literacy

Test) Rules, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2, for the words and

figures “within 31.12.2025”, the words and figures “within 31.12.2026”, shall be deemed

to have been substituted with effect from 01.01.2026.

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

(a) in sub-rule (1), for the words and figures “within 31.12.2025”, the words and

figures “within 31.12.2026”, shall be deemed to have been substituted with

effect from 01.01.2026; and

(b) in sub-rule (2), for the words and figures “within 31.12.2025”, the words and

figures “within 31.12.2026”, shall be deemed to have been substituted with

effect from 01.01.2026.

By Order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka,

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(PRATHIBHA. K)

Under Secretary to Government

Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms

(Service Rules-3).

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ಕකბಟಕ ಸ౽ბರ

๸ಒ౲: ๭ಆ๯ಇ 9 ๳ವච 2026 ಕකბಟಕ ಸ౽ბರದ ಸ೉฿ಲಯ,

เඋನ ๷ಧ,

റ|| ෈. ಆฑ. ಅಂ෎ಡౙฑ เೕൽ,

෍ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ:12.02.2026.

ಅඌ๰ಚච

ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ කಗคಕ ๳฿ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978 (1990 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 14)

8ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣඅಂൽಡ ಓದมඈ൤, 3ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (1)ඡ ಉಪ-ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ෩ಲಕ

ಪ౳ದತ౨฿ದ ಅඌ౽ರಗಳඝ౬ ಚม෵๭, ಕකბಟಕ ಸ౽ბರโ ರ೉๭ฆವ ಕකბಟಕ

කಗคಕ ๳฿ (ಉත౲ಟฑ ๬ౘರ൞ ಪคೕಃ౹) ඛಯಮಗำ 2012ಃౙ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ഴವ

ಸฤ฿ಜ ಈ ಃಳಜನ ඛಯಮಗಳ ಕರಡඝ౬, ಸದค ಅඌඛಯಮದ 3ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (2)ඡ ಉಪ

ಪ౳ಕರಣದ

(ಎ)

ಘಡದ

෩ಲಕ

ಅಗತ౲ಪലಸมඈ൤

ಇದคಂದ

෇ඌತฃಞವ

๸ಭವเฆವ ಎม౵ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ෥๼ൟಛಜ, ಈ ෩ಲಕ ಪ౳ಕഔಸมಜං ಮൡ౨ ಸದค

ಕರಡඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಪ౳ಕಟತಂಡ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಹൽජൿ ൽನಗಳ ඦತರ

ಪคಗಣචಡ ൤ಡൿಆಳ౶มಞโංಂൿ ಈ ෩ಲಕ ๰೉ಸมಜං.

ಸದค ಕರഴ ඛಯಮಗัಡ ๸ීಧಪಟౣಂ൤ ෬ว ತൡ౨ಪല๭ದ ಅವඌ

ಆචತำ౶ವ ෨ಂ೎ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෵ಂದ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ๭౷ೕಕคಸಬ๾ർದ ෴โඃ

ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕ ಅಥ฿ ಸಲກಯඝ౬ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಪคಗ൐๯ತ౨ං. ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕಗำ ಅಥ฿

ಸಲກಗಳඝ౬ ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ๭ಬ౯ಂൽ ಮൡ౨ ಆಡัತ ๯උರൕ ಇมಒ, เඋನ

๷ಧ, റII ෈.ಆฑ. ಅಂ෎ಡౙฑ เೕൽ, ෍ಂಗิฆ-560001 ಇವคಡ ಸย౵ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಕರഴ ඛಯಮಗำ

1. ๏ೕ๞ბಃ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ:- (1) ಈ ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ කಗคಕ

๳฿ (ಉත౲ಟฑ ๬ౘರ൞ ಪคೕಃ౹) (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ඛಯಮಗำ, 2026 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಈ ඛಯಮಗಳย౵ ಒದಜ๭ฆ๋൤ ಉั๭ಆಂഴ, ಈ ඛಯಮಗำ ಅඌಂತ

ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಅಂൟಮ฿ಜ ಪ౳ಕಟತಂಡ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.

2. ඛಯಮ 2ಃౙ ൟൿ౪ಪല:- ಕකბಟಕ කಗคಕ ๳฿ (ಉත౲ಟฑ ๬ౘರ൞ ಪคೕಃ౹)

ඛಯಮಗำ

2012ರ

(ಇದರย౵

ಇඝ౬

෨ಂං

ಸದค

ඛಯಮಗึಂൿ

ಉว౵ೕ಍ಸมಜං) ඛಯಮ 2ರย౵ “ 31.12.2025 ฌಳಡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂ౾ಗಳ ಬದยಡ

“31.12.2026

ฌಳಡ”

ಎಂಬ

ಪದ

ಮൡ౨

ಅಂ౾ಗಳඝ౬

ൽකಂಕ:01.01.2026

คಂದ ೦คಡ ීൽๅ ಎಂൿ ූเ๭ ಪ౳ൟ๬౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.

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3. ඛಯಮ 3ಃౙ ൟൿ౪ಪല :- ಸದค ඛಯಮಗಳ ඛಯಮ 3ರย౵,-

(ಎ) ಉಪ ඛಯಮ (1) ರย౵ “31.12.2025 ฌಳಡ”, ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂ౾ಗಳ

ಬದยಡ “31.12.2026 ฌಳಡ”, ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂ౾ಗಳඝ౬ ൽකಂಕ:01.01.2026

คಂದ ೦คಡ ීൽๅ ಎಂൿ ූเ๭ ಪ౳ൟ๬౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨

(෈) ಉಪ ඛಯಮ (2) ರย౵ “31.12.2025ฌಳಡ”, ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂ౾ಗಳ ಬದยಡ

“31.12.2026 ฌಳಡ”, ಎಂಬ ಪದ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂ౾ಗಳඝ౬ ൽකಂಕ:01.01.2026 คಂದ ೦คಡ

ීൽๅ ಎಂൿ ූเ๭ ಪ౳ൟ๬౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ඩಲರ ಆඃ๎ඝ๬ರ

ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ກಸคನย౵,

-sd/-

(ಪ౳ൟූ.ಃ)

ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌೕನ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,

๭ಬ౯ಂൽ ಮൡ౨ ಆಡัತ ๯උರൕ ಇมಒ

(๳฿ ඛಯಮಗำ-3).

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