KPSC Group A & B Exam Pattern:
- Objective Type Question Paper
- Maximum Marks : 400
- Duration of Paper-I: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Duration of Paper-II: 2 hours
- There will be Negative Marking of 0.25 marks
| Paper | Subject Name | No. of Marks |
| Paper I | General Paper | 200 Marks |
| Paper II | Specific Paper | 200 Marks |
KPSC Group A & B Syllabus
General Knowledge
- Inventions in the World
- Sports
- Basic Computer
- Indian History
- Indian Economy
- Famous Days & Dates
- Famous Books & Authors
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Indian Parliament
- Indian Politics
- Geography
- Physics
- Zoology
- Environment
- Indian Culture
English
- Antonyms.
- Synonyms.
- Prepositions
- Sentence Completion
- Active and Passive Voice
- Spelling Test
- Spotting Errors.
- Passage Completion
- Substitution
- Sentence Arrangement
- Transformation
- Idioms and Phrases
- Sentence Improvement
- Para Completion
- Joining Sentences
- Error Correction (Underlined Part)
- Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)
- Fill in the blanks
Mathematics
- Time and Distance
- Problems on Trains
- Time and Work
- Partnership
- Ratio and Proportion
- Boats and Streams
- Simple Interest
- Areas
- Average.
- Problems on H.C.F and L.C.M.
- Pipes and Cisterns
- Problems on Numbers
- Compound Interest
- Volumes
- Profit And Loss
- Odd Man Out
- Races and Games
- Numbers and Ages
- Mixtures and Allegations
- Percentages
- Simple Equations
- Quadratic Equations
- Indices and Surds
- Mensuration
- Permutations and Combinations
- Probability
- Simplification and Approximation
Kanada
- Communication Skills
- Prose
- Precis Writing
- Translation of Sentences
- Idioms & Phrases
- Poetry
- Report Writing
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension Passages
- Grammar
KPSC Head Master Exam Pattern:
- Objective Multiple Choice type question paper
- No. of Paper: 02
- Duration of Paper-I: 90 Minutes
- Duration of Paper-II: 120 Minutes
- Total Marks: 200
- There will be Negative Marking of 0.25 marks
| Exam paper Sections | Marks | Total Marks |
| Paper-I (Duration: 1hr30min) | ||
| General English | 100 | 100 |
| Paper-II: Communication (Duration: 02 hrs) | ||
| General Kannada | 35 | 100 |
| General English | 35 | |
| Computer knowledge | 30 |
KPSC Head Master Syllabus
Checkout the latest KPSC New Syllabus for Recruitment Examination to be organized for the post of Head Master in Karnataka Public Service Commission.
Computer Knowledge
- Computer Software
- MS Excel
- Processor Design
- MS Power-Point
- MS Word
- Memory Organization
- Control Unit Design
- Personal Computers and their Typical users
- I/O System Organization
- Internet Usage
- Use of Basic Data Structures
- Computer Hardware
- Data representation
- Operating System
- Programming
General Kannada
- Common Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Simple Sentence Structure.
- Punctuations
- Use of Idioms and Phrases & their meaning
- Synonyms & Antonyms
General English
- Error Correction (Underlined Part)
- Sentence Arrangement
- Passage Completion
- Sentence Improvement
- Antonyms
- Sentence Completion
- Spotting Errors
- Degrees of comparison
- Parts of speech
- Substitution
- Para Completion
- Active Voice and Passive Voice
- Direct & Indirect speech
- Fill in the blanks
- Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)
- Synonyms
- Joining Sentences
- Prepositions
- Idioms and Phrases
General Knowledge
- General Sciences
- Geography
- Social Sciences
- Indian Society and its dynamics
- Social and Cultural History of Karnataka
- Indian History
- Land Reforms and social changes in Karnataka after Independence
- Rural Development, Panchayat Raj Institutions and Rural Co‐operatives
- Indian Constitution and Public Administration
- Karnataka’s Economy; its strength and weakness; present status.
- Role of Science and Technology for the effective administration of Karnataka
- Environmental problems and the Development issues of Karnataka
KPSC SI Syllabus
The recruitment examination for the post of Sub Inspector includes the topics from General Knowledge, General Science, Mental Ability, Mathematics and Reasoning.
General Knowledge
- Cultural
- Geography
- Polity & Governance
- Current Events – International, National
- Polity
- Industrial
- Economy
General Science
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
Current Affairs
- International issues
- Constitution of India
- History of India
- Geography of India
- Indian Culture
- Scientific observations
- Countries and Capitals
- New inventions
- Economic issues in India
- About India and it’s neighboring countries
- National news (current)
- Political Science
- National and international current affairs
Mental Ability
- Compilation and presentation of data ‐ Tables, Graphs, Diagrams
- Analytical interpretation of data
- Simplification‐ Percentage
- HCF & LCM
- Ratio and Proportion
- Area
- Volume
- Time and Work
- Decision making
- Simple interest & Compound interest
- Problem Solving
- Conversion of information to data‐Collection
Mathematics
- Profit & Loss
- Mixtures and Allegations
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- Discount
- Data Interpretation
- Number Systems
- Whole Numbers
- Decimals and Fractions
- Percentage
- Fundamental Arithmetical Operations
Reasoning
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Mental Ability
- Embedded Figures
- Decision Making
- Clocks & Calendars
- Analogy
- Blood Relation
- Number Series
- Data Interpretation
- Statements & Arguments
- Cubes and Dice
- Coding-Decoding
- Non-Verbal Series
- Syllogism
- Directions
- Alphabet Series
- Mirror Images