KPSC Assistant Engineer Exam Details 2026

The selection process for **KPSC Assistant Engineer** is conducted in the following stages:\n1. **Written Online Examination (CBT)**: Qualifying objective test.\n2. **Skill Test / Physical Test**: (For specific posts like Clerk or Constable).\n3. **Document Verification**: Detailed check of academic qualifications and category certificates.\n4. **Medical Fitness Test**: Standard government medical examination.

The recruitment written exam covers:\n- **General Intelligence & Reasoning**: Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, series, coding-decoding, puzzles.\n- **Quantitative Aptitude**: Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation.\n- **General English**: Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, error spotting.\n- **General Awareness**: Current affairs, Indian history, geography, polity, and general science.

### Written Exam Scheme\n- **Mode**: Computer Based Test (CBT).\n- **Type**: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).\n- **Duration**: 120 Minutes.\n- **Negative Marking**: 0.25 marks deducted for each incorrect answer.

Candidates recruited for the **AE** post will receive the following pay scale:\n- **Salary Pay Scale**: **₹43,100 - ₹83,900**\n- **Allowances**: Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), and medical benefits.

The candidates who wish to register for the KPSC Assistant Engineer recruitment must mandatorily possess the citizenship of India. Other nationals cannot apply.

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To be eligible for recruitment through **KPSC Assistant Engineer**, candidates must meet the following official criteria:\n- **Educational Qualification**: Must possess a **BE/B.Tech** in a relevant field.\n- **Age Limit**: Candidates must be between **18 and 30 years** of age. Standard age relaxations apply for OBC, SC, ST, and PwD categories as per government rules.

• The age limit will be calculated considering the cut off date as the last date to apply online.
• The minimum age will be 18 years
• The maximum acceptable age shall be 35 years.
• The following age relaxations will be applicable:

upper age limit of 38 years of Category 2B,2B,3A,3B

upper age limit of 40 years for aspirants belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Category 1 category.

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The following age relaxations will be applicable:

| Category | Age Relaxation |

| --- | --- |

| Exemptions for Disabled | |

| 10 years | |

| NCC Cadets | |

| Number of years served as a candidate | |

| Working in Karnataka State Government | |

| Number of years of service | |

| Village Inspector under Rural areas | |

| Number of years of service | |

| Worked during the census of India | |

| Years of serving or 5 years whichever is maximum | |

| Widow | |

| 10 years | |

| Ex-Serviceman | |

| 3 years (after deduction of service period from actual age) | |

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• The applicant must be a holder of a BE degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering from a recognised University.
• The knowledge of the Kannada language is also mandatory.

As per the official notification, there are no limitations on a candidate regarding the number of attempts. As long as the candidate is satisfying the age limit, he/she can apply for the KPSC AE Exam. However, the candidates who have been debarred from appearing for the exam due to malpractices can not apply after that particular attempt.

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• Male candidates involved in polygamy i.e. with more than one living spouse will not be eligible.
• Similarly, female candidates married to an already married male will not be considered eligible.
• The applicant must be mentally and physically healthy and any physical disabilities that may cause anxiety in the performance of their recruitment duties cannot be accepted.

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Hopefully, this article on the KPSC AE Eligibility was informative for all the aspirants. Now since the applicants are fully aware of the various points falling under the eligibility conditions, they can apply as early as possible. The candidates must possess all the relevant documents which can serve as proof for the eligibility conditions. Such documents will be verified at the time of Interview or Document Verification. For more such information on various government job exams, the candidates can download the Testbook App.

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