At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Region-wise posts under the 2026-27 notifications The Karnataka State Police recruitment page publishes two Civil Police Constable 2026-27 notifications: 3,395 posts for the non-Kalyana Karnataka region and 596 posts for the Kalyana Karnataka region. They are separate notifications, so no combined state-wide total is asserted here.
- Education
- 10th · 12th Each region's 2026-27 Civil Police Constable notification prescribes the minimum qualification and physical standards; they are not restated on the recruitment page.
- Age
- Each region's 2026-27 Civil Police Constable notification prescribes the age limits; the recruitment page does not restate them. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See the region's 2026-27 Civil Police Constable notification for the category-wise application fee. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Karnataka police constable pay scale as stated in the 2026-27 notification. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026-27 State · Karnataka
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Detailed notification (Kalyana Karnataka)
5 Jun 2026
- completed
Online application link opened
9 Jun 2026
- completed
Advertisement (Rest of Karnataka)
22 Jun 2026
- completed
Examination admission letter download
27 Jul 2026
- completed
Provisional answer key and objection window
3 Aug 2026
- tentative
Result
Not announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Apply against the region whose 2026-27 notification you meet; the Kalyana Karnataka and non-Kalyana Karnataka posts are notified separately.
- Read the region's notification for the qualification, age, physical standards, domicile and reservation conditions.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Online application through the Karnataka Examinations Authority portal
- 2Written examination conducted by KEA
- 3Provisional answer key, objections and final key
- 4Remaining stages as set out in each region's 2026-27 notification; no common selection schedule is published on the KEA announcement list
Syllabus snapshot
- Use the scheme published with the region's 2026-27 Civil Police Constable notification.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Karnataka State Police recruitment page, read with the KEA Civil Police Constable 2026 examination pages
- Published / changed
- Recruitment page checked 4 Aug 2026; latest KEA notice dated 3 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 18:15 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.