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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. DPAR 9 SCR 2026 Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vidhana Soudha,

Dr. B.R Ambedkar Veedi,

Bengaluru, dated:06.03.2026

NOTIFICATION

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

(Computer Literacy Test) Rules, 2012, 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. DPAR 9 SCR 2026 dated:12.02.2026 in Part

IV-A of the Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary dated: 12.02.2026 inviting objections and

suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within fifteen days from the date of

publication of the draft in the Official Gazette.

Whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 12.02.2026.

And whereas, the objections and suggestions received have been considered by the State

Government.

Now, therefore, in the 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), the Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules, namely;

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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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;

(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,

(PRATHIBHA. K)

Under Secretary to Government

Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms

(Service Rules-3).

ಕකბಟಕ ಸ౽ბರ

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

เඋನ ๷ಧ,

റII෈. ಆฑ. ಅಂ෎ಡౙฑ เೕൽ,

෍ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ:06.03.2026

ಅඌ๰ಚච

ಕකბಟಕ කಗคಕ ๳฿ (ಉත౲ಟฑ ๬ౘರ൞ ಪคೕಃ౹) ඛಯಮಗำ, 2012, ಇದඝ౬

ಮತ౨๠ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ഴโದಃౙ ൽකಂಕ: 12.02.2026ರ ಅඌ๰ಚච ๸ಒ౲: ๭ಆ๯ಇ 9

๳ವච 2026 ರย౵ ಪ౳ಕഔ๭ฆವ ಈ ෨ಂൽನ ඛಯಮಗಳ ಕರಡඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵

ಪ౳ಕഔ๭ದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ 15 ൽನಗูಳಛಜ ಅದคಂದ ෇ඌತฃಞವ ๸ಭವเฆವ ಎม౵

ವ౲౾౨ಗัಂದ ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕಗಳඝ౬ ಮൡ౨ ಸಲກಗಳඝ౬ ಆ๻౷ඛ๭ ൽකಂಕ: 12.02.2026ರ

ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ ූಗ IV-ಎ ರย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ කಗคಕ ๳ๅಗಳ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978

(1990 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 14)ರ 3ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (2)ඡ ಉಪ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (ಎ) ಘಡವඝ౬

ಪ౳ಕರಣ 8 ฌಂൽಡ ಓൽಆಂഴ ಅಗತ౲ಪലಸมඈ൤ ಪ౳ಕഔಸมಜฆโದคಂದ;

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ಸದค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ൽකಂಕ:12.02.2026ฏൿ ๬ವბಜඛಕคಡ ಲಭ౲฿ಞ๋൤

෥ലฆโದคಂದ;

ಮൡ౨, ಸದค ಕರഴ ඛಯಮಗಳ ಬಡ౛ ๭౷ೕಂತ฿ಜฆವ ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕ ಮൡ౨ ಸಲກಗಳඝ౬

ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಪค๏ೕย๭ฆโದคಂದ;

ಈಗ, ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ කಗคಕ ๳ๅಗಳ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1978 (1990 ರ ಕකბಟಕ

ಅඌඛಯಮ 14) ರ 3ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (1) ඡ ಉಪ ಪ౳ಕರಣವඝ౬ 8ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣඅಂൽಡ

ಓൽಆಂഽ൤ ಪ౳ದತ౨฿ದ ಅඌ౽ರಗಳඝ౬ ಚม෵๭, ಕකბಟಕ ಸ౽ბರโ ಈ ಃಳಉಡ

ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬ ರ೉๯ತ౨ං, ಎಂದฉ:-

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.

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:01.01.2026คಂದ

೦คಡ

ීൽๅ

ಎಂൿ ූเ๭ ಪ౳ൟ๬౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ඩಲರ ಆඃ๎ඝ๬ರ

ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ກಸคನย౵,

(ಪ౳ൟූ.ಃ)

ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌೕನ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,

๭ಬ౯ಂൽ ಮൡ౨ ಆಡัತ ๯උರൕ ಇมಒ

(๳฿ ඛಯಮಗำ-3).

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