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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No.ED 25 DTE 2026 Karnataka Government Secretariat

M.S. Building,

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi

Bengaluru, Dated: 24.06.2026

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Higher

Education Department Services (Technical Education Department) (Cadre and

Recruitment) Rules, 2024, 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 the persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is

hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration after seven 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. The Objections or

suggestions may be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Department of

Higher Education Department (Technical Education), 6th Floor, M.S. Building, Dr.

B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru – 560 001.

DRAFT RULES

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

Karnataka Higher Education Department Services (Technical Education

Department) (Cadre and Recruitment) (Amendment) Rules, 2026.

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

official Gazette.

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BENGALURU, THURSDAY, 25, JUNE, 2026 (ASHADHA, 04, SHAKAVARSHA, 1948)

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No. 462

2

2. Amendment to the Schedule.- In Karnataka Higher Education

Department (Technical Education Department) (Cadre and Recruitment) Rules,

2024, in the Schedule,-

(1) for the category of post of Principal, Government Polytechnics

(Engineering subjects) AICTE Pay scale and at Serial No.12 and entries relating

theirto the following shall be substituted, namely:-

12.Principal,

Government

Polytechnics

(Engineering

Subjects)

(AICTE

Pay

Scale)

Rs.1,31,400-

2,17,100)

75 Forty percent by direct

recruitment in accordance

with the Karnataka State

Civil

Services

(Direct

Recruitment

General)

Rules, 2021;

and

Sixty

Percent

by

promotion from the cadre of

Head

of

Department

Engineering/

Technology

and

Humanities

and

Science

subject

in

Government

Polytechnics

in a ratio of 50:1.

For

Direct

Recruitment:

Qualification as per AICTE

Regulations

or

concerned

national

regulatory

authorities issued from time

to time.

For Promotion: (1) Must have

put in a service of not less

than 3 years in the cadre of

Head

of

Department

Engineering/ Technology and

Humanities

and

Science

subject

in

Government

Polytechnics.

(2)The Heads of Department

must have included in the

combined seniority lists of the

various

disciplines

in

the

Engineering Subjects and the

Science Subjects.

(2) for the category of post of Principal, Government Polytechnic, (Non-

Engineering) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.13 and entries relating theirto the

following shall be substituted, namely,-

13.Principal,

Government

Polytechnic,

(Non-

Engineering).

(AICTE Pay Scale)

Rs.1,31,400-

2,17,100)

6 Forty

percent

by

direct

recruitment

in

accordance

with

the

Karnataka State Civil

Services

(Direct

Recruitment

General)

Rules, 2021; and

Sixty

Percent

by

promotion

from

the

cadre

of

Head

of

Department

-

Non-

Engineering

Government

Polytechnics.

For

Direct

Recruitment:

Qualification

as

per

AICTE

Regulations

or

concerned

national regulatory authorities

issued from time to time.

For Promotion: (1) Must have

put in a service of not less than

3 years in the cadre of Head of

Department - Non-Engineering

Government Polytechnics.

2) The Head of Department

Non-Engineering

Government

Polytechnics

must

have

3

included

in

the

combined

seniority lists of the various

disciplines

in

the

Non-

Engineering Subjects.

(3) for the category of post of Head of Department Engineering/technology,

Government Polytechnics (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.15a and entries

relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,-

15a

Head of Department

Engineering/

Technology,

Government

Polytechnics

(AICTE Pay Scale)

Rs.1,31,400- 2,17,100)

333

By promotion from the

Cadre of Lecturer in

Engineering

subjects

(Polytechnics)

in

the

respective

branch

of

engineering.

For

Promotion,-

(1) Must have

possess

Bachelor’s or

Master’s level

in the relevant

discipline.

(2) Must have

Minimum

of

15

years

of

experience in

Teaching

/

Research

/

Industry, out

of

which

5

years

in

Lecturer

(Selection

Grade-II). An

average 360*

feedback

score of 8 to

10 out of 10

for

last

5

years.

A. Automobile

Technology

15

B. Ceramics

1

C. Chemical

Engineering

2

D. Cinematography

1

E. Civil Engineering

66

F. Computer Science

71

G. Electrical

Engineering

20

H. Electronics &

Communication

Engineering

72

I. Heat Power

Technology

1

J. information Science

Technology

1

K. Instrumentation

Technology

1

L. Machine Tool

Technology

4

M. Mechanical

Engineering

68

N. Metallurgical

Engineering

2

O. Mining Engineering

1

P. Polymer Science

1

Q. Printing Technology

1

R. Sound recording

Engineering

1

S. Textile

1

T. Welding and Sheet

metal Technology

1

4

U. Boring and Drilling

1

V. Mining and

Surveying

1

(4)

for

the

category

of

post

of

Head

of

Department

-

Non-

Engineering, Government Polytechnics (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.15b

and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,-

15b

Head of Department -

Non-Engineering,

Government

Polytechnics

(AICTE Pay Scale)

Rs.1,31,400-

2,17,100)

24 By

promotion

from the Cadre of

Lecturer in Non-

Engineering

subjects

(Government

Polytechnics)

in

the

respective

branch of Non-

engineering.

For

Promotion,-(1) Must

have possess Bachelor’s or

Master’s level in the relevant

discipline.

(2) Must have minimum

of 15 years of experience in

Teaching

/

Research

/

Industry, out of which 5

years in Lecturer (Selection

Grade-II).

An

average

360*

feedback score of 8 to 10 out

of 10 for last 5 years.

A. Commercial Practice 16

B. Library Science and

information

Management

3

C. Apparel Design and

Fashion Technology

5

(5) for the category of post of Head of Department – Humanities and Science

subject Government Polytechnics (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.15c and

entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,-

15C

Head

of

Department

–

Humanities and

Science subject

Government

Polytechnics

(AICTE Pay Scale)

Rs.1,31,400-

2,17,100)

A. Science

B. Geology

70

69

1

By promotion from

the

Cadre

of

Lecturer

in

Humanities

and

Science

subject

(Government

Polytechnics) in the

respective branch of

Humanities

and

Science.

For Promotion,- (1) Must have

possess Bachelor’s or Master’s

level in the relevant discipline.

(2) Must have been minimum

of 15 years of experience in

Teaching

/

Research

/

Industry, out of which 5 years

in Lecturer (Selection Grade-

II).

An average 360* feedback

score of 8 to 10 out of 10 for

last 5 years.

(6) for the category of post of Assistant Professor Engineering Colleges

(Engineering Subjects) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.17 and entries relating

theirto the following shall be substituted, namely:-

5

17.

Assistant

Professor

Engineering Colleges

(Engineering

Subjects)

(AICTE Pay Scale)

(Rs.57,700-1,82,400)

A. Civil

B. Mechanical

C. Electronics and

Communication

D. Computer

Science

E. Electrical and

Electronics

F. Textile

Technology

G. Silk Technology

305

90

81

81

36

9

6

2

Ninety-five percent by

direct

recruitment

in

accordance

with

the

Karnataka

State

Civil

Services

(Direct

Recruitment)

(General)

Rules, 2021; and

Five percent of the

posts shall be filled by

direct recruitment from

among persons belonging

to Group-C cadres who

have

successfully

completed their period of

probation

within

the

Department of Collegiate

and Technical Education:

Provided that, if no

suitable candidates are

available from the Group-

C cadre, such posts shall

be

filled

by

Direct

Recruitment.

For

Direct

recruitment,-Must

have the qualification as

per AICTE Regulations

or

qualification

prescribed

by

the

concerned

national

regulatory

authorities

issued from time to time

(7) for the category of post of Assistant professor Engineering Colleges

(Humanities and Science Subjects) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.18 and

entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,-

18.

Assistant professor

Engineering Colleges

(Humanities

and

Science Subjects)

(AICTE Pay Scale)

(Rs.57,700-

1,82,400)

A. Geology

B. English

C. Mathematics

D. Physics

E. Chemistry

54

9

9

18

9

9

Ninety-five percent by direct

recruitment

in

accordance

with the Karnataka State Civil

Services (Direct Recruitment)

(General) Rules, 2021: and

Five percent shall be filled

by direct recruitment from

among persons belonging to

Group-C cadres who have

successfully completed their

period of probation within the

Department of Collegiate and

Technical Education;

Provided that, if no suitable

candidates are available from

the Group-C cadre, such posts

shall

be

filled

by

Direct

Recruitment.

For

Direct

recruitment;- Must

have qualification as

per

AICTE

Regulations

or

qualification

prescribed by the

concerned national

regulatory

authorities

issued

from time to time

6

(8) for the category of post of Lecturer in Engineering subjects (Polytechnics)

(AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.21 and entries relating theirto the following shall

be substituted, namely,-

21.

Lecturer in Engineering

subjects (Polytechnics)

(AICTE Pay Scale)

(Rs. 57,700 –1,82,400)

2042

Ninety-five percent

by direct recruitment in

accordance

with

the

Karnataka State Civil

Services

(Direct

Recruitment) (General)

Rules, 2021; and

Five percent shall be

filled

by

direct

recruitment

from

among

persons

belonging to Group-C

cadres

who

have

successfully completed

their

period

of

probation within the

Department

of

Collegiate

and

Technical Education;

Provided that, if no

suitable candidates are

available

from

the

Group-C cadre, such

posts shall be filled by

Direct Recruitment.

For

Direct

recruitment;-

Must

have

qualification

as per AICTE

Regulations or

qualification

prescribed by

the concerned

national

regulatory

authorities

issued

from

time to time.

A.Civil Engineering/

Environmental

Engineering

418

B. Electrical Engineering

209

C. Mechanical

Engineering

522

D. Electronics and

Communication

441

E. Automobile Technology 48

F. Chemical Engineering

7

G. Metallurgical

Engineering

6

H Computer Science

329

I. Information Science

Technology

4

J. Ceramics

4

K. Textile

4

L. Polymer Science

Technology

6

M. Printing Technology

10

N. Boring and Drilling

1

O. Mining Engineering

2

P. Mining and Surveying

1

Q. Instrumentation

Technology

2

R. Machine Tool

Technology

15

S. Heat Power Technology 2

T. Welding and Sheet

Metal Technology

3

U. Cinematography

4

V. Sound recording

Engineering

4

(9) for the category of post of Lecturer in Non-Engineering subjects

(Government Polytechnics) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.22 and entries

relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely:-

7

22.

Lecturer in Non-

Engineering

subjects

(Government

Polytechnics)

(AICTE Pay Scale)

(Rs.

57,700

–

1,82,400)

125

Ninety-five percent

by direct recruitment

in accordance with the

Karnataka State Civil

Services

(Direct

Recruitment) (General)

Rules, 2021; and

Five percent shall be

filled

by

direct

recruitment

from

among

persons

belonging to Group-C

cadres

who

have

successfully completed

their

period

of

probation within the

Department

of

Collegiate

and

Technical

Education:

Provided that, if no

suitable candidates are

available

from

the

Group-C cadre, such

posts shall be filled by

Direct Recruitment.

For Direct recruitment;-

(1)Must have qualification as

per AICTE Regulations or

qualification prescribed by

the

concerned

national

regulatory

authorities

issued from time to time;

and

(2) Must have qualification

of Diploma in Commercial

Practice

(English)

with

Senior

Typewriting

and

Shorthand

in

Kannada

conducted by the KSEEB;

or

Diploma in Commercial

Practice

(Kannada)

with

Senior

Typewriting

and

Shorthand

in

English

conducted by the KSEEB;

or

Senior Typewriting and

Shorthand in Kannada and

English conducted by the

KSEEB.

A. Commercial

Practice

102

B. Library Science

and Information

Management

9

C. Apparel Design

and Fabrication

Technology

14

(10) for the category of post of Lecturer in Humanities and Science subjects

(Government Polytechnics) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.23 and entries

relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely:-

23.

Lecturer

in

Humanities

and

Science

subjects

(Government

Polytechnics)

(AICTE Pay Scale)

(Rs.

57,700

–

1,82,400)

A. Science

B. English

C. Geology

152

116

34

2

Ninety-five

percent

by

direct

recruitment

in

accordance

with

the

Karnataka

State

Civil

Services

(Direct

Recruitment)

(General)

Rules, 2021; and

Five percent of the posts

shall be filled by direct

recruitment

from

among

persons belonging to Group-

C

cadres

who

have

For

Direct

recruitment;-Must

have qualification as

per

AICTE

Regulations

or

qualification

prescribed

by

the

concerned

national

regulatory authorities

issued from time to

time

8

successfully completed their

period of probation within

the Department of Collegiate

and Technical Education:

Provided

that, if

no

suitable

candidates

are

available from the Group-C

cadre, such posts shall be

filled by Direct Recruitment.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka

(SUNEETA R. BEDARE)

Under Secretary to Government

Higher Education Department

(Technical Education)

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