At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- See the VAO-2026 notification KEA's announcement list links the VAO-2026 notification and a post-classification list but does not publish a post total, so none is asserted here.
- Education
- 12th · Graduate The VAO-2026 detailed notification dated 10 Jul 2026 prescribes the minimum qualification; it is not restated on the KEA announcement list.
- Age
- The VAO-2026 notification prescribes the age limits; the KEA announcement list does not restate them. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- See the VAO-2026 notification for the category-wise application fee. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Karnataka Revenue Department pay scale for Village Administrative Officer as stated in the VAO-2026 notification. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 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 and post classification (Rest of Karnataka)
10 Jul 2026
- completed
Online application link opened
11 Jul 2026
- completed
VAO-2026 notification
29 Jul 2026
- current
Application deadline
Not announced on the KEA announcement list
- tentative
Examination
Schedule not announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Apply against the Rest of Karnataka or Kalyana Karnataka process whose notification you meet; KEA runs the two as separate recruitments.
- Confirm qualification, age, domicile and reservation conditions in the VAO-2026 detailed notification before paying the fee.
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 KEA recruitment portal
- 2Written examination conducted by KEA
- 3Remaining stages as set out in the VAO-2026 notification; no common schedule is published on the KEA announcement list
Syllabus snapshot
- Use the scheme published with the VAO-2026 notification on the KEA portal.
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 Examinations Authority - Village Administrative Officer 2026 announcement pages
- Published / changed
- Latest VAO-2026 notification dated 29 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 18:10 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.