(1)
Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦÎೆ
ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
ಒ: ವ๎ಇ 12 ๎ಸನ 2026, ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ:10.04.2026
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เฯ ๅಗำ (๏ౘಕರ ವಛბವൕ ඛತಣ) (ൟൿ౪ಪല)
เඒಯಕ, 2026 ಇದಃౙ 2026ರ ಏඪฯ ൟಂಗಳ 9ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲರ ಅඝಮൟ
අฉൟൿ౪, ನ ൟำವัಃಛಜ ಇದඝ౬ 2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ:27
ಎಂ්ർಜ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯ (ූಗ-IVಎ)ರย ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ
ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ: 27
(2026ರ ಏඪฯ ൟಂಗಳ 10ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย ෮ದฤ ಪಕಟ฿ಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เฯ ๅಗำ (๏ౘಕರ ವಛბವൕ ඛತಣ) (ൟൿ౪ಪല)
ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026
(2026ರ ಏඪฯ 9ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜඩಲರ ಒඪ౭ಡಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เฯ ๅಗำ (๏ౘಕರ ವಛბವൕ ඛತಣ) ಅඌඛಯಮ,
2020ඝ౬ ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ಡฤ ಒಂൿ ಅඌඛಯಮ.
ಇย ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เฯ ๅಗำ
(๏ౘಕರ ವಛბವൕ ඛತಣ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2020 (2020ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 04)ඝ౬
ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಇൿ
ූರತ
ಗಣฃಜದ
ಎಪ౭౨ೕಳඡ
ವಷბದย
ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜ
เඋನಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ
เฯ ๅಗำ (๏ౘಕರ ವಛბವൕ ඛತಣ) (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026 ಎಂൿ
ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ ಈ ಁಡศ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ
Part – IVA
, 10
, 2026
20
1948)
BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 10, APRIL, 2026 (CHAITHRA, 20, SHAKAVARSHA, 1948)
. 275
No. 275
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2. ಪಕರಣ 2ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เฯ ๅಗำ (๏ౘಕರ ವಛბವൕ
ඛತಣ) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2020 (2020ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 04)ರ (ಇย ಇඝ౬෨ಂං
෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಉวೕಸมಜං), 2ඡ ಪಕರಣದย,-
(i) ಘಡ(ಎ)ಯඝ౬ () ಎಂൿ ಮฆಒ ඛೕಡತಕౙൿ౪;
(ii) ಡ ಮฆಒ ඛೕಡมದ ಘಡ()ಯ ෮ದฤ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬
คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ: -
“(ಎ)
“ඛ൏ბಯಕ
ං౪ಗำ”
ಎಂದฉ
ಮൡ౨
ಪದเ-තವბ
౽ศ೧ನ
ಉಪකಸಕರඣ౬ಳತಂഽ ಈ ෨ಂൽನ ಪವಗბಗಳ ಎม ැೕಧಕ ං౪ಗಳඝ౬
ಒಳತำโൿ, ಎಂದฉ:-
(i) ಪವಗბ 1: ෨ಕೕඩඋಯฆ ಅಥ฿ ಉಪ-ඩಂ๑ඩಲರඝ౬ ຄರൡಪല
ಕකბಟಕ ಪಋ ๎วಗำ, ಆದಶბ เർಲಯ, ඪಎಂ ๏ೕ ๎วಗำ;
(ii) ಪವಗბ 2: ෨ಕೕඩඋಯฆ ಅಥ฿ ಉಪ-ඩಂ๑ඩಲರඝ౬ ຄರൡಪല,
250 เർ൮ბಗಳඝ౬ ෦ೕคದ ಅಥ฿ ౽ಲ౽ಲಃౙ ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌಸมದ
ർಖมൟ ෦ൟಯ ಪ౽ರ ർಖมൟಯඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ಎม ಇತರ ๎วಗำ
ಟ ಸ౽ბค ಪದเ-තವბ ౽ศ೩ಗำ ; ಮൡ౨
(iii) ಪವಗბ 3: ಪವಗბ 1 ಮൡ౨ 2ರยನ පಢ๎วಯ ෨ಕೕඩඋಯฆ ಅಥ฿
ಉಪ-ඩಂ๑ඩಲฆ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౽ბค ಪದเ-තವბ ౽ศ೩ಗಳ ඩಂ๑ඩಲฆ.”
(iii) (ല)ಘಡದ ಆචಯย ಈ ෨ಂൽನ ಪฏൡಕವඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ :-
“ಪฏൡ, ಅඝ-I ರ IIIඡ ಕಮ ಒಯย ඛൽბಷౣ ಪലದ ං౪ಗಳ
ವಛბವൕಯඝ౬
ಈඛ౺ยಂನ
෩ಲಕ
ತ
ನഷಸತಕౙൿ౪,
ಅದ౽ౙಜ
๎วಗำ/౽ศ೩ಗಳยನ ౩ඛಕ(incumbent) ಪ౨ತ ไಂದದย ಸยฆವ ಕඛಷ
฿ವඌ ಹච౬ರഴ ඛฏತರ ವಷბಗะಜರತಕౙൿ౪:”
ಮൡ౨ ಪฏൡ ಅඝ-I ರ IIIඡ ಕಮ ಒಯย ඛൽბಷౣ ಪലದ
ං౪ಗಳยನ ಗคಷ ฿ವඌ ෩ฆ ವಷბಗำ ತ ಆಜರತಕౙൿ౪:
ಅಲං ಪฏൡ ಅඝ-Iರย ಮൡ౨ 2ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (ಎೖ) ಘಡದย
ඛൽბಷౣಪലದ ැೕಧಕ ං౪ಗಳ ౩ඛಕರඝ౬, ๎ม ๏ౘಣ ಮൡ౨ ౘರ൞
ಇมಒಯยನ ැೕಧ಄ತರ ං౪ಗัಡ ಮൡ౨ ฃಜ เฯ ๅಗำ ಅಥ฿ ಡัಗำ
ಅಥ฿ ඛಗಮಗಳยನ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ං౪ಗัಡ ವಛბವൕ ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ.”
3. ಪಕರಣ 4ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ, 4ඡ ಪಕರಣದ, (2)ඡ ಉಪ-
ಪಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ :-
“(3) ಈ ಪ౾ಯലಯยನ ಎม ವಛბವൕಗำ, 2ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (ಎ)
ಘಡದല ಪವಜೕბಕคಸมದ ඛ൏ბಯಕ ං౪ಗัಡ ಮൡ౨ ෴โඃ ඛ൏ბಯಕ
ං౪ಗำ ಲಭเಲൽದ౪ฉ, ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌಸಬർದ ಇತರ ං౪ಗัಡ
ವಛბವൕತಳತಕౙൿ౪.“
4. ಪಕರಣ 5ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ, 5ඡ ಪಕರಣದ, (iii)ඡ ಘಡದ
ಬದยಡ, ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ :-
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“(iii) ಈ ಪ౾ಯലಯยನ ಎม ವಛბವൕಗำ, 2ඡ ಪಕರಣದ (ಎ) ಘಡದല
ಪವಜೕბಕคಸมದ ඛ൏ბಯಕ ං౪ಗัಡ ಮൡ౨ ෴โඃ ඛ൏ბಯಕ ං౪ಗำ
ಲಭเಲൽದ౪ฉ,
ಸ౽ბರโ
ಅඌಸಬർದ
ಇತರ
ං౪ಗัಡ
ವಛბವൕತಳತಕౙൿ౪.”
5. ಪಕರಣ 6ರ ಪൟೕಜච.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ, 6ඡ ಪಕರಣದ ಬದยಡ, ಈ
෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ :-
“6. ಆೕคಃ ವಛბವൕ.- ಒಂൿ ๎วಯย ಅಥ฿ ಪದเ-තವბ ౽ศ೧ನย
ಕඛಷ ฿ವඌಯඝ౬ ಸยฆವ ๏ౘಕ ಅಥ฿ ಉಪකಸಕඛಡ, ವಛბವൕಛಜ
ಲಭเฆವ ඛ൏ბಯಕ ං౪ ಮൡ౨ ඛಯ෦ಸಬർඈಥ ಇತರ ಷರൡ౨ಗัಡ ಒಳಪഖౣ
ವಛბವൕಯඝ౬ ಆೕರฤ ಆౙಯඝ౬ ඛೕಡತಕౙൿ౪:
ಪฏൡ, ಕมಣ ಕකბಟಕ ಪඃಶದ ෴โඃ ೧วಗಳย ౽ಯბඛವბವ
๏ౘಕ ಅಥ฿ ಉಪකಸಕฆ, ಕมಣ ಕකბಟಕ ಪඃಶದ ຄರಡ, ವಛბವൕ ಆೕคಃಛಜ
ಇತರ ಎม ಅಹბ൞ ಷರൡ౨ಗಳ ೯ಡ, ಆ ಪඃಶದย ಕඛಷ ಹൡ౨ ವಷბಗಳ ๅಯඞ౬
ಸಹ තಣბತัರತಕౙൿ౪.”
6. ಪಕರಣ 10ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ, 10ඡ ಪಕರಣದย,-
(i) ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣ (1)ರย,-
(ಎ) ಘಡ (ii)ರ ತฆ฿ಯ, ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“(ii-ಎ) ಗბ ๏ౘ౾ ಅಥ฿ ಐൿ ವಷბಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫ಯಲದ ವಯ౺ನ
ಮಞವඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ಮะ ๏ౘ౾:
ಪฏൡ ಸದค ಉಪීಧโ ಪൟ ರ೬ಂದ ಂൽฆಜದ ඦತರ ๏ౘಕฆ
ಕತბವಃౙ ಮರำವ ವಷბದย ಅತำವ ๏ౘಕರ ನ ವಛბವൕಡ ತ
ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.”
() ಘಡ (vii)ඝ౬ ഖౣಡತಕౙൿ౪.
(ii) ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣ (4)ರยನ “ಮൡ౨ (vii)ඡ” ಎಂಬ ಪದ, ಆವರಣಗำ ಮൡ౨
ಅಂ౾ಗಳඝ౬ ഖౣಡತಕౙൿ౪.
7. ಅඝಯ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ, ಅඝ-Iರยನ,
ಕಮಒ-II ಮൡ౨ ಅದಃౙ ීඌದ ನ෩ൿಗಳ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬
คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
III
೧ม
๏ౘಣಮൡ౨
ತರൟ౩(DIET)/ ๏ౘಕರತರൟ౩ಗำ
(TTI) / ๏ౘಕರ ಕย౽ ౽ศ೩ಗಳยನ (CTE) / ฃಜ, เූಜೕಯ ಮൡ౨
೧ม ಮಟౣದ ಆಡัತ ಕೞคಗำ ಎಂದฉ, ๎ม ๏ౘಣ ಆಕ౨ರ
ಕೞค/ ກೋವค ๎ม ๏ౘಣ ಆಕ౨ರ ಕೞค/ ലಎಇಆฑഔ/
ಃಎಇಎ/ಎಎಃ/ಃഔಎ/ലലඪಐ-ಗಳยನ
ැೕಧಕ
ං౪ಗำ
4
1
ಉಪකಸಕ
2
ಉಪකಸಕ(ಕರಀಶಲ)
3
ಉಪකಸಕ(ಕ๏ౘಣ)
4
౾คಯೕಛෳಅඌ౽ค(Junior Program Officer)
5
ಸಯಕඛඃბಶಕ(ැೕಧච)
6
ಉಪකಸಕ(౽෴ბඝಭವ)
7
เ๕ಷತඛಌඌ౽ค(ไൟ౨
๏ౘಣ)
8
ಉಪකಸಕ(ತಕว)
“
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜඩಲರ ಆ೦ౢඝರ
ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ກಸคನย,
೧. ๏ೕಧฑ
ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ
ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨
๎ಸನ ರಚච ಇมಒ
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
NO. DPAL 12 SHASANA 2026, BENGALURU, DATED:10.04.2026
ූರತ เඋನದ ಅඝೕಧ 348ರ ಘಡ (3)ರ ಅലಯย ฃಜඩಲคಂದ
ಅඌಂತತัದ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เฯ ๅಗำ (๏ౘಕರ ವಛბವൕ ඛತಣ)
(ൟൿ౪ಪല)
ಅඌඛಯಮ,
2026
(2026ರ
ಕකბಟಕ
ಅඌඛಯಮ
ಒ:27)ರ
ූಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ ಆಂಗ ಪಠๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย
(ූಗ-IVಎ) ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං.-
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 27 OF 2026
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 10th day of April, 2026)
THE KARNATAKA STATE CIVIL SERVICES (REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF
TEACHERS) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 9th day of April, 2026)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of
Transfer of Teachers) Act, 2020.
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Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka State Civil Services
(Regulation of Transfer of Teachers) Act, 2020 (Karnataka Act 04 of 2020) for the
purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy seventh year
of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the
Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Teachers) (Amendment)
Act, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 2.- In the Karnataka State Civil Services
(Regulation of Transfer of Teachers) Act, 2020 (Karnataka Act 04 of 2020)
(hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) , in section 2 ,-
(i) clause (ca), shall be renumbered as (cb);
(ii) before clause (cb), as so renumbered the following shall be inserted,
namely:-
“(ca) “Critical Posts” means and include all the teaching posts including
Lecturers in Government Pre-University Colleges, in the following
categories, namely:-
(i)
Category 1: Karnataka Public Schools, Adarsha Vidyalaya, PM
SHRI schools other than Head Master or Vice-Principal;
(ii) Category 2: All other schools and Government Pre-University
Colleges having an enrolment exceeding 250 students or as per
enrolment threshold notified by the Government from time to time
other than Head Master or Vice-Principal; and
(iii) Category 3: Head Master or Vice-Principal of High School or
Principal in Government Pre-University Colleges under Categories
1 and 2.”
(iii) in clause (d), the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely:-
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“Provided that in case of transfers to the posts specified in serial
number III of Schedule-I shall only be by counselling for which the
minimum period of service rendered in the incumbent’s present cadre
in schools / colleges shall be twelve continuous years.
Provided further that, the maximum period of service in the posts
specified in serial number III of Schedule-I shall only be three years.
Provided also that, the incumbents of teaching posts specified in
Schedule-I and clause (h) of section 2, shall not be transferred to the
non-teaching posts in the School Education and Literacy Department
and in any other posts in the State Civil Services or Boards or
Corporations.”
3. Amendment of section 4.- In the Principal Act, in section 4, after sub-
section (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“(3) All transfers under this process shall be to the Critical posts
categorised under clause (ca) of section 2 and if no critical posts available
then to other posts which may be notified by the Government.”
4. Amendment of section 5.- In the Principal Act, in section 5, for clause
(iii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(iii) All transfers under this process shall be to the Critical posts
categorised under clause (ca) of section 2 and if no critical posts available
then to other posts which may be notified by the Government.”
5. Substitution of section 6.- In the Principal Act, for section 6, the following
shall be substituted, namely:-
“6. Request transfer.- A teacher or Lecturer who has served minimum
period of service in a school or Pre-University College shall be offered an
option to seek transfer subject to availability of critical post for transfer and
such other conditions as may be prescribed:
Provided that, a teacher or Lecturer working in any of the districts of
Kalyana Karnataka region, in addition to all other eligibility conditions shall
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also have completed a minimum of ten years of service in the region, for
seeking transfer outside of Kalyana Karnataka region.”
6. Amendment of section 10.- In the Principal Act, in section 10,-
(i) in sub-section (1),-
(a) after clause (ii), the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“ (ii-a) pregnant teacher or a female teacher with a child of less than five
years:
Provided that, the said provision shall apply only to the general transfer
of teachers undertaken in the year in which the teacher resumes to
duty upon return from maternity leave.”
(b) clause (vii), shall be omitted.
(ii) in sub-section (4), the word, brackets and figures “and (vii)” shall be
omitted.
7. Amendment of Schedule.- In the Principal Act, in Schedule-I, after serial
number II and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“
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The Teaching posts in District Institute of
Education and Training (DIET) / Teacher
Training Institutes (TTI) / College of
Teacher Education (CTE) / State, Division
and District level Administrative Offices
viz., Office of the Commissioner of School
Education/ Additional Commissioner of
School Education / DSERT / KSEAB /
SSK / KTBS / DDPI
1
Lecturer
2
Lecturer (Craft)
3
Lecturer (Physical Education)
4
Junior Program Officer
5
Assistant Director (Teaching)
6
Lecturer (Work Experience)
7
Special Inspector (Vocational Education)
8
Lecturer (Drawing)
”
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The above translation of ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ เฯ ๅಗำ (๏ౘಕರ ವಛბವൕ
ඛತಣ) (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026 (2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ:27) be
Published in official Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India.
THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT
GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA
By Order and in the name of
the Governor of Karnataka,
G. SRIDHAR
Secretary to Government
Department of Parliamentary
Affairs and Legislation
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