GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

KARNAThKA CIVIL SERVICE S

(GENE,RAL RE CRUITME,NT)
I RULES, 1977
ANI)
KARNAThKA CIVIL SE,RVICE S
(PROBATTON) RULES, 1977
(As on February 2006)
(Amendment upto December 2005 incorporated)

Department of Personnel and Administrative

Reforms
 INDEX

Rule Particulars Page No"

st.
No. No.
Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977
'l'itle, Commencement and Application I
01 1
1
02 2 Definitions
4
03 J Method of Recruitment
5
04 3A Qualification in respect of Ex-Servicemen
7
05 4 Procedure of appointment
7
06 4A Foregoing Promotion
8
07 5 Disqualifi cation for aPPointment
9
08 6 Age Limit forAppointment
Promotion after date of compulsory retirement
11
09 7
l1
l0 8 Provision for reservation of appointment ofposts
l1 9 provisions for Ex-serviceman (Physically Handicapped) (Members of the
family of a project displaced persons) (Women) and (Kannada medium studants) t2
conditions relating to suitability and certificates of character
t4
12 l0
15
13 l1 Procedure in respect of applications by Government Servants
15
14 12 Conditions relating to physical fitness
l5
15 l3 Fees
16
16 14 Method of recruitment and qualification for certain temporary posts
17 t5 Provision for appointment of retired Govemment Servant and for
appointment by contract
l6
Relaxation of rules relating to appointment and qualifications
l7
18 16
18
t9 16A Appointment by transfer with the service
18
20 t7 Appointment by direct recruitment or by promotion in certain cases
t9
2l 18 Joining time for apPointrnent
19
22 19 Probation and appointments by promotion
20
23 20 Misconduct
2l
24 2t Repeal
Amendments (l-66)
25-tl4
25
Karnataka Civil Services (Probation) Rules, 1977
22
26 I T'itie and Commencement
22
27 2 Definition
22
28 J Period of Probation
22
29 4 Extension or reduction ofperiod ofprobation
22
30 5 Declaration of satisfactory completion of probation etc',
23
31 6 Discharge of a probationer during the period of probation
23
32 7 Termination for misconduct
23
JJ 8 Appeal
23
34 9 Confirmation
23
35 10 Increment and PaY
23
36 11 Probation where validity of appointment is questioned
24
37 t2 Repeal
.. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Karnataka civil services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977

' (Amended uPto December 2005)

NOTIFICATICN

NO. DPAR 57 SRR 75, DATED 25TH JUNE, 1977

ln exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution
of
lndia, the Governor of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
' L Tige, Commencement and Application .- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka
Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977 '
2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Officiai Gazette'
posts in
3) (a) These rules shall apply to recruitment to ali State Services and to all Services
the State Civil
connection with the affairs of the State of Karnataka and to members of ali
and to the holders of posts whether temporary or permanent except to
the extent othenruise expressly
1 provided-

(i) by or under any law for the time being in force; or

(ii) in respect of any member of such service by a contract or agreement subsisting

between such member and the State Government'
1 5(1 ), 16, 16A and 17 of the rules shall
[provided that the provisions of rule 3(2), 34, '?[9(1A)
r

rules of recruitment
have effect, notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the
specially made in respect of any service or post]2'
(b) These rules shall not apply io recruitment to posts-
. (i) to be f : by appointment of members of All lndia Services;

(ii) in any lt,.:.rstrial Undertakings of the Government;

(iii) filled by casualemployment; and

(iv) in work-charged establishments'

of
Z. Definitions: (1) ln these rules and in the rules of recruitment specially made in respect
any service or post, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ,,appointed on probation" or "appointed on officiating basis" means appointed on trial'
(b);ff
T*::'::;""JJ:?y#13;#:fl l:iHtil,x.i[n?fl ffi"Jfi ;""l'S#iff :::#ff :
Territorial
security Corps, General Reserve Engineering Force, Lok Sahayak Sena and
Armyl
, (c) ',Bachelor's degree", "Master's degree", "Degree", or "Doctorate" means such degree
or Doctorate granted by a University established by law in lndia.

(d) Omitted.
14-3-1991'
1. tnserted proviso vide notification No. DPAR 1 SRR 90 dated 6-3-91 Gazette dated
1-4-1992'
Z. Substituted vide notification No. DPAR 5 SRR92, dated 31-3-g2,Gazelledated
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l(dd) "bonded labourer" means a person who has been released from the bonded labour
system by virtue of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (Central Act 19 of
1976) or the rules made thereunder or the Karnataka Bonded labour System (Abolition)
Ordinance, 1975 and who produces a certificate from the District Magistrate that is a
bonded labourer who has been released from liability to pay the bonded debt under the
provisions of the said Act or the Karnataka Bonded Labour Systern (Abolition) Ordinance,
1975 (Karnataka Ordinance 13th of 19751;

(e) "Commission" means the Karnataka Public Service Commission;

(f) "diploma" or "certificate" means a diploma or certificate granted by a Univer:sity

established by law in lndia or by an authority authorised by the Government to grant
such diploma or cerlificate;
(g) "direct recruitment" in relation to any service or post means appointment othenvise than
by promotion or transfer from any State Civil Service, but:;hall not include appointment
under rule 15;

(h) "equivalent qualification" means a qualification notified by the Government to be equivalent

to a qualification prescribed in respect of any post in the rules regulating recruitment to
any State Civil Service;
1[(i) "Ex-Serviceman" means a person, who has served in any rank (whether
as a combatant
or as non-combatant) in the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force of the Union does not include a
person who has served in the Defence Security Corps, the General Reserve Engineering Force,
the Lok Sahayak Sena and the Para Military Forces, and

(a) who has'retired from such service after earning his pension; or
(b) who has been released from such service on medical grounds attributable to military
service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability
pension; or

(c) who has been released otherwise than on his own request from such service as a result
of reduction in establishment; or
(d) who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of
engagement othenrvise than at his own request or by way of dismissal or discharge on
account of misconduct or in-efficiency and has been given a gratuity;

and includes personnel of the TerritorialArmy of the following categories, namely:-

i) Pension holders for continuous embodied service;

ii) Persons with disability attributable to military service; and

iii) gallantry award winners.

Explanation : The persons serving in the Armed Forces of the Union, who on retirement
from service, would come under the category of "Ex-servicemen" may be permitted to apply for re-
employment one year before the completion of the specified terms of engagement and avail
themselves of all concessions available to ex-servicemen, but shall not be appointed to a State
Civil Service or post until they are permitted to leave the uniform.

1 . Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 19 SRR 88, dated 16-3-1989, Gazette dated2T-4-89.
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(j) "Government" means the Government of Karnataka;

(k) "Government servant" means a person who is the member of the Civil Service of the
State of Karnataka or who holds a civil post in connection with the affairs of State of
Karnataka and includes any person whose services are temporarily placed at the disposal
of the Government of lndia, the Government of another State, a local authority, any
person or persons whether incorporated or not;

(l) "local candidate" shall have the same meaning as in the Karnataka Civil Services Rules.
t(1-1) "Other Backward Classes" means the persons belonging to the classes or categories
classified as,-

i) Category-l (Most Backward);

ii) Category-ll (a) (Relatively More Backward);

iii) Category-ll (b) (More Backward);

iv) Category-l ll(a) (Backward)

v) Category-lll (b) (Relatively Backward)

by the Government under Article 1 6(4) of the Constitution of lndia, in Order No. SWD 1 50 BCA 94,
dated 17th September, 1994 read with G.O. No. SWD 251 BCA94, dated 3lstJanuary 1995 and as
amended from time to time.ll
2[(ll) "Physically handicapped candidate" or "Person with disability" means a person suffering
from not less than forty percent of any of the following disabilities as certifled by a medical authority,
namely:-

(i) blindness
!
i (ii) low vision
I
(iii) leprosy cured
(iv) hearing impairment
(v) Locomotor disability
(vi) mental retardation
(vii) mental illness
Explanation:-

(a) Blindness refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions,
namely:-

(i) total absence of sight; or

1. lnserted by Notification No. DPAR 4 SRR 95, Dated 25th July '1995 Gazette dated 10-8-95.
2. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 50 SRR 2000, dated 3-9-05 Gazetted dated 3-9-05.
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(ii) visuat acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 2O:2OO (snellen) in the better eye with correcting
lenses; or
(iii) linritation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse;

(b) person with iow vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after
of using vision for
treatment or standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable
the planning or" execution of a task with appropriate assistive device,
from,-
(c) Leprosy cured means any person who has been cured of leprosy but is suffering
(i) loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss of sensation and paresis in the eye
and eye-lid but with no manifest deormity,
and feet to
(ii) manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in their hands
enable them to engage in normal economic activity;
(iii) extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which prevents him from
undertaking ary gainful occupation;

and the expression "leprosy cured" shall be construed accordingly'

(d) ',Hearing impairment" means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the
conversational range of frequencies.
(e) ,,Locomotor disability" means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial
palsy'
restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral
(f) ,,mental retarclation" means a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of
p"rion who is specially characterised by sub normality of intelllgence'
"
(g) "mental illness" means any mental disorder other than mental retardation'
(m) ,,promotion" means ihe appointment of a Government servant from a post or grade of
higher class of service;
service or class of service to a higher post or higher grade of service or

'[(mni) ...."... Omitted]

,[(mmm) Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes shall have the same meaning as in the
Constitution of lndia.l
(n),,selection" means selection in accordance with provisions of these rules,-
(i)after consulting the Commission where such consultation is necessary; or
(ii) by the Advisory or selection committee, if any, appointed for the
purpose by the
Government;or
(iii) by theAppointing Authority where no Advisory or Selection Committee has
been appointed'

(2) The General Clauses Act ,1897 (Central Act X of 1897), shall apply for
the interpretation of
these iuies as it applies for the interpretation of a CentralAct.

3. Method of Recruitment
3[(1) Except as othenruise provided in these rules or any other rules specially made in this behalf,
which may be either by
recruitment to any service or post shall be made by direct recruitment

1. ed 3-2-2004' G azette dated 21 -2-2004'

2. tnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 33 SRR 78, dated 3-3-1978
Gazette dated 5-4-79'
19th June 1982, Gazette dated 24th June 1982'
3. Renumbered vide Notiflcation No. DPAR 78 sRR 76, dated
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competitive examination OR by selection or by promotion which may be either by selection or on

the basts of seniority-cum-merit. The methods of recruitment and qualifications shall be as specified
in the rules of recruitmerrt specially made in that behalf:

Provided that in respect of direct recruitment to any service or post when the method of
recruitment is not specified in the rules of recruitment specially made, the method of recruitment
shall be by selection after an interview by the Commission, the Advisory or Selection Committee or
the Appointing Authority as the case may be.
1[Provideci further that no person
shall be eligible for prorrotion unless he has satisfactorily
completed the period of probation or officiation, as the case may be, in the post held by him.

'?[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or in the rules of recruitment specially
made in respect of any service or post:-

(a) the promotion to the post of Head of Department or the post of an Additional Head of
Department if it is in a grade equivalent to that of the Head of the Department Concerned, shall be
made by selection;l
3[Provided that tbr the purpose of pronrotion by selection, the
number of persons to be
considered shall be such number of persons eligible for promotion in the order of seniority, as is
equal to 2(x) + 4 where (x) is the number of vacancies to be frlled.
a[Provided further that the officer falling within the zone
of consideration for promotion by
selection shall not be considered for promotion unless he has at least three months service from
the date of occurrenc: of the vacancy prior to his retirement on superannuation.]

(b) the promotion to all other posts shall be on the basis of seniority-cum-merit.l
uf'(3)
Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or in any other rules made or
deemed to have been made underthe Karnataka State CivilservicesAct, 1978 (KarnatakaAct, 14
of 1990) maximum marks earmarked for interview, Viva-voce or personality test, as the case may
be, in respect of any direct recruitment shall not exceed 5o/o of the maximum marks specified for
written competitive examination or the qualifying examination, as the case may be and in case the
maximum marks so earmarked for interview, viva-voce or personality test, as the case may be
I

exceed the said percent age it shall be deemed to have been reduced to five percent of the maximum
marks specified for written competitive examination or the qualifying examination as the case may
be.

u[3A Qualification in respect of Ex-Servicemen.

Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 3 of these rules or the rules of recruitment

specially made in respect of any service or post,-

(1)
For appointment to any vacancy reserved for ex-servicemen in cadres or posts falling
under Group-D, every ex-serviceman who has put not less than three years service in Armed
Forces of the Union shall be exempt from minimum educational qualification, if any, prescribed in
relprqlgf!{gh cadre or posts, and
1. lnserted vide Notification No.DPAR 20 SSR 78, dated 19th July 1978, Gazette dated 27-7-1978.
2. lnserted by Notification No. DPAR 78 SRR 76, dated 19-6-1982, Gazette dated 24-6-1982.
3. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 33 SRR 83, dated 10-4-1984, Gazette dated 10-5-84.
4. lnserted by Notification No. DPAR 23 SRR 93, dated 16-10-93, Gazette dated 11-11-93.
5. lnserted vide Notification No.DPAR 34 SRR 2OA2,daled2-3-2002, Gazette dated4-3-2002.
6. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 36 SSR 80, dated 20th October 1982 Gazette dated 1Oth May 1984.
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(2) for appointment to any vacancy reserved for ex-servicemen in cadres or posts other than
clerical posts falling under Group-C.

the minimum educationalqualification where such qualiflcation prescribed is a pass in Vll

(a)
put in at
standard or any lower examination, may be relaxed in favoulr of ex-servicemen who have
least three years service in the Armed Forces of the Union and who are othennise considered
fit
and suitable for appointment to such cadre or posts.
where the posts are to be filled partly by direct recruitment and partly by promotion or
(b)
transier, and the mrnimum educational or technical quaiification prescribed for appointment by
direct recruitment is higher than that prescribed for pron"lotion or transfer, an ex-serviceman'shall
qualification if he,-
be deemed to satisfy the prescribed educational or technicai

(i) satisfies the ecjucational or technical qualifications prescribed for promotion to the
Post, and
(ii) has iclentical experience of work in a sirr'rilar discipline and for the same number of
years in the Armed Forces of the Union, as prescribed for pronroiees.

Explanation- For the purposes of this rule, in ccinputing the period of three years sei-vice,
there shallbe added any period of service whictr an ex-s:rviceman has renderecj while serving
in a
corresponding post or posts in a civil department or a public sector undertaking or an autonomous
organisation *hether under the Central Government or any State Government or in a Nationalised
Bink to the period of service rendered in the Armed Forces of the Unionl
,[(c) a matriculate Ex-servicemen who has put in a service of not less than fifteen years in the
prescribed
Armed Forces of the Union may be considered if the minimum educationalqualification
for such vacancy or post is a graduation and where,-
(i) work experience of technical or professional nature is not esserltial; or
(ii) though non-technical professionalwork experience is prescribed the appointing authority
is satisfied that the Ex-serviceman is expected to undergo on the job training for a short
duration to perform the duties of the said post.

Explanation.- Forthe purpose of this clause the term "matriculate Ex-servicemen" includes
an ex-servicemen who has obtained the lndian Army Special Certificate of Education or the equivalent
certificate in the Navy orAir Force".
(3) for appointment to any vacancy reserved for Ex-servicernen in a cadre or post other than
a clerical post falling under Gioup-C or Group-D, where the prescribeci minimurn edilcational
qualification is a pass in mati"iculation, the appointing authority may, at its discretion, relax such
qualification in favour of ex-serv;cemen who have passed the lndian Army Class-l Examination or
equivalent examination in the Navy or the Air Force and who have put in at least 15 years of service
to
in the Armed Forces of the Union and are otherwise considered fit and suitable for appointmertt
such cadre or post on account of their experience and other qualiflcations'
for appointment to direct recruitment vacancy reserved for Ex-servicemen if sufficient
(4)
number of candidates belonging to the category of ex-servicemen are not available on the basis of
general standard to fill all suCh ,acancies reserved forthem, candidates belonging to such category
may oe selected under relaxed standard of selection to make up the deficiency in the reserved
qrot" subject to the condition that such relaxation will not affect the level of performance by such
candidates.

lnserted by Notification No. DPAR 11 SRR 86, dated 4th May 1987 Gazette dated l Bth June
1987
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'[38. Omitted].
4. Procedure of appointnrent
Subject to the provisions of these rules, appointments to any service or post shall be made.-

(1) in the case of recruitment by direct recruitmeirt,-

(a) if it is bY' competitive examination, in the order of merit from the list of candidates, prepared
by the Commission or other examining authority;

(b) if it is by selection, after giving such adequate publicity to the recruitment as the appointing
authority may determine, in the order of merit of candidates as determined by thI
Commission, the Advisory or Selection Committee or the Appointing Authority as tne
case may be; [..... . .],
3[Provided that if two
or more candidates have secured equal number of total marks in the
competitive examination or in the process of selection, as the case may be, the order of merit in
respect of such candidates shall be fixed on the basis of their age, the person or persons older
in
age being placed higher in the order of meritl.
(2) in the case of recruitment by promotion,-

(a) if it is to a post to be filled by promotion by selection, by selection of a person, on the basis

of merit and suitability in all respect to discharge the duties of the post with due regarJ to
seniority from among persons eligible for promotion;
(b) if it is to a post other than that referred to in sub-clause (a), by selection of a person on the
basis of seniority-cum-rnerit, that is, seniority subject to fitness of the candidate to discharge
the duties of the post, from among persons eligible for promotion.
o[:LA Foreooing Promotion :- (1) A Government servant who, promotion
on does not
want to accept such promotion may, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the order of
promotion' make a written request seeking permission of the appointing authority to forego
the
promotion so made, and if on consideration or such request the reasoni given for foregoiig
the
promotion are found acceptable by the appointing authority, it may permit the Government
servant
to forego the same.

(2) ln all such cases of foregoing promotion by the Government senrant he shall not be
considered for promotion for a period of one year from the date of his request seeking permission
to forego the promotion or till the immediate next date of consideration oipromotion, whichever is
later, on the eventual promotion to the higher grade, such Government servant shall lose seniority
vis-a-vis his juniors promoted to the higher grade earlier, irrespective of the fact whether the posts
in question are filled by selection.:r otherwise.

(3) ln case, where the reasons given by the Government servant for foregoing the promotion
are not acceptable to the appointing authority the same shall be communicateO in wriiing to the
concerned Government servant who shall, lmmediately on receipt of such communication, Jssume
the charge of the promotional post, failing which it shall be construed as misconduct.

Provided that such requests seeking permission to forego promotion by female Government
Servants shall not ordinarily be refused,"

1. Omitted vide Notification No. DPAR 111 SRR2002, dated 3rd February 2OO[,Gazette dated 21-2-2004.
2. Omitted vide Notification No. DPAR 31 SRR 78, dated 4th February 1981 , Gazette dated 1O-Z-g1.
3. lnserted by Notification No. DPAR 31 SRR 78, dated 4th February 1981 Gazette dated 1O-2-g1 .
4. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 57 sRR 2001 , dated Z2ndMay 2002, Gazette dated 23-5-2002.
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5. Djsqualiflcation
(1) No person shall be eligible for appointment to a State Civil Service unless he is,-

(a) a citizen of lndia; or

(b) a subject of NePal; or
(c) a subject of Bhutan; or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to lndia before the 1st January 1962 with the intention
of permanently settling in lndia, or
(e) a person of lndian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and the
EastAfrican countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganika and
Zanzibar),Zambia,Malawi, 1[Zaire, fthopia and Vietnam]1 with the intention of permanently settling
in lndia:
provided that a person belr,nging to category (b), (c), (d) or (e) shall trot be appointed
Deputy
unless he produces a certificate of eligibility'z[indicating the date of migration] issued by the
jurisdiction the applicant is
Commissioner/District Magistrate of ine district in the State in whose
ordinarily a resident:
provided further that a person belonging to category (b), (c), (d) or (e) may be admitted to
an examination or interuiew conducted by the Commission or other recruiting authority.
(2)No man who has more than one wife living and no woman who has married a man already
naving another wife, shall be eligible for appointment to a State Civil Service:
provided that the Government may, if satisfied that there are special grounds for doing so,
exempt any person from the rrperation of this sub-rule.
(3) No person who attempts to obtain extraneous support by any means for his candidature
from officials or non-officials, shall be eligible for appointment to a State Civil Service.
(4) No applicant for appointment to a post in any department of Government shall be eligible
for
any
appointmeni if ne is, at the time of his application, in permanent or temporary employment in
or Central Government or
oiher Department of Government or under any other State Government
any other State Government or Central Government or any other authority specified by the
Government in this behalf and has made the application without the consent of the head of the
department or of the Government or of the authority, as the case may be, under whom he is
employed.
provided that this sub-rule shall not be applicable to a person employed in any department
of Government as a local candidate as long as he is treated as such.
(S) No person who has not passed the 3[seventh standard] examination in any language 1[with
Kannada as one of the subjectsl and who does not express willingness to serve as a member of
the Home Guards under the Karnataka Home Guards Act, 1962 shall be appointed [to a Group-D]2
post in any of the State Civil Services and every person appointed [to a Group-D]1 post shall, if so
required by the appointing authority, at any time be liable to serue as a member of the Home
Guards.

1. substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 1 SRR 79, dated 9th August 1979, Gazelte dated 23rd August
1979.
1st July 1982.
2. tnserted by Notification No. DPAR 25 SRR 80, dated 20th May 1982, Gazette dated
3. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 74 SRR 2002, daled 29th January 2003, Gazette Dated
30th January 2003
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(6) No person shall be eligible for appointment to a State Civil Service if he or she-

(a) is or has been a member of, or has associated himself or herself with, any body or
association after such body or association is declared as an unlawful body or association; or
(b) has padicipated in, or is associated with, any activity or programme-
(i) aimed at subversion of the Constitution of lndia;
(ii) aimed at organised breach or defiance of law involving violence;

(iii) which is prejudicial to the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of lndia or the security
of the State;or

(iv) which promotes, on grounds of religion, race, language, caste or community feelings of
enmity or hatred between different sections of the people; or
(c) is dismissed from service under the Government of lndia or any State Government.

(d) is or has been permanentiy debarred or disqualified by the Union or any State Public
Service Commission from appearing for any examination or selections conducted by it.
(7) No person who is or has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or who is
or has been temporarily debarred or disqualified by the Union or any State Public Service Commission
from appearing for examination or selections conducted by it shall ordinarily be appointed to the
State Civil Service unless, the Government after a review of all the circumstances consider him
suitable for such appointment.

6. Age limit forAppointment

,[(1) Save as other wise provided in the rules of recruitment specially made and applicable to
any service or post prescribing higher age limit, every candidate for appointment by direct recruitment
must have attained the age of eighteen years and not attained the age of,-
,[(a)(thirty eight years) in the case of a person belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or
Scheduled Ti'ibes or Category-1 of the Backward Classes;
(b) (thirty six years) in the case of a person belonging to any of the category-ll(a) or ll(b), lll(a)
or Ill(b) of Other Backward Classes; and
(c) (thirty three years) in the case of any other person.

on the last date fixed for the receipt of applications or on such other date, as may be specified by
the appointing authority.l
3[Provided that in the caser f tl,e following repatriates the upper age limit chall be relaxed by
three years for recruitment through competitive examinations held by the Karnataka Public Service
Commission and upto forty five years for all other recruitments, and it shall be further relaxed by
five years for persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes among them:-
(a) Persons of lndian origin who migrated to lndia from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)on
or after lst January 1964 but before 26th March 1971

(b) Persons of lndian origin from Burma who have migrated on or after 1st June 1963 and
the repatriates from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) who have migrated on or after 1st November 1964;

1. Substituted in Notification No. DPAR 33 SSR 78 dated 31st March 1979, Gazette dated Sth April 1979.
2. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 04 SRR 95, dated 25th July 1995 Gazette 10-8-95.
3. lnserted by Notification No. DPAR 25 SRR 80, dated 20th May 1982, Gazette dated 1st July 1982.
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(c) Persons of lndian origin who have migrated from the East African couniries of Kenya,
Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania;

(d) Persons of lndian origin who have migrated from Vietnam.l3

1[(2) Where maximum age limits other than age limits specified in sub-rule (l) are fixed for
recruitment for any service or post then unless the rules of recruitment provided for enhanced age
limit in the case of a person belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Category-|,
Category-tt(a), Category-ll(b), Category-lll(a), Category-lll(b) of Other Backward Classes, the
maximum age limits shall be deemed to have been enhanced by five years in the case of a candidate
belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Category I of Other Backward
Classes and by three years in the case of a candidate belonging to any of the Category ll(a)or
Category li(b)or Category lll(a) or Category lll(b) of Other Backward Classes.l
,IQA) Notwithstanding that the mayimum age limits specified in the rules of reci'uitment to any
service or post is less than those prescribed in sub-rule (1), the maximum age limits specified in
the said sub-rule (1) shall respectively be deemed to be maximum age limits in respect of the class
or persons specified therein for recruitment to the said service or post.

Savings:- Recruitment to any service or post in the said service pending on the date of
commencement of these rules shall be finalised in accordance with the rules which were in force
immediately prior to the commencement of these rules.l2

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) the maximum age limit for appointment
shall be deemed to be enhanced in the following cases to the extent.mentioned namely:-

(a) in the case of candidate for appointment to a Group D post on the personal establishment
of a Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Ministei by five years, if such appointment is only for the
duration of the term of office of such Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister;

(b) in the case of a candidate who is or was holding a post under the Government or a local
authority or [a corporation established by a State Act or a Central Act or established by the
Government under a State Act or CentralAct and owned or controlled by the Government] by the
number of years during which he is or was holding such post or [ten] years whichever is less

(c) in the case of a candidate who is an ex-serviceman, by three years plus the number of
years of service rendered by him ir the Armed Forces of the Union;
.lSrvlngsi-Notwithstanding the amendment to the said rules, by rule 2, recruitment to any service
or post advertised before the commencement of these rules shall be made as if the said rules have
not been dmended by these rulesl3

(d) in the case of a candidate who has been released from the National Cadet Corps after
service as whole time Cadet lnstructor by the number of years of service rendered by him as such
Cadet lnstructor;

1. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 04 SRR 95, dated 25th July 1995 Gazette dated 10-8-95.
2. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 33 SRR 78, dated 31-3-1979, Gazetted dated 5-4-1979.
3. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 69 SRR 76, dated 2nd December 1980, Gazette dated
11th December 1980.
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(e) in the case of a candidate who is or was a village Group
lnspector appointed in a Rural
lndustrialisation scheme sponsored by the state Government,
by the number of years of his service
as such village group inspection;

(f) in the case of a candidate who is physically handicapped,

by ten years;

(g) in the case of a candidate who is or was a member of the

staff of the former Maharaja of
Mysore, by the number of years he is or was such a member;

(h)
in the case of a candidate who is or was holding a post uncJer
the Census organisation
of the Government of lndia in this State, by the number of years
during which he is or was holding
such post or by five years whichever is less;

(i) in ti:e case of a candidate who is a widow by te i years;

1
[Explanation:- Omitted.

'[0) in the case of a candidaie who is bonded labourer, by ten years

(k) in the case of a candidate for appointment to a Group B, Group C

or Group D post in the
office of the Resident Commissioner, New Delhi and the Karnataka
Bhavan, by eight years.
(4) Where the Governme is of the opinion, that it is necessary or expeclient so to do, to
be
recorded in writing relax any of the provisions of sub rule (1) (3)
to with respect to any appointment
to any service or post made prior to lgth .june 1gT4.

07. Promotion after date of compulsory retirement

No Government servant who is retained in service after the date

of compulsory retirement
cr superannuation shall be promoted to another post;

Provided that nothing, in this rule shall apply to a Government

servant who is retained in
service after the date of compulsory retirement or superannuation
in pursuance of the Government
orders No. GAD 3 DTB 5B, dated l4thAugust lgsg and 5th November
igog.
I 3[Provided furtherthat
) nothing in this rule shall apply to a Government servantwho is retained
in service upto the last day of the month in accordance with
the proviso to clause (a) of Rule g5 of
the Karnataka Civil Services Rulesl3

8. Provision for reservation of appointments or posts

4[Omitted... . .... .] Appointmentsorpostsshallbereservedforthemembers
of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled rribes and other Backward
Classes to such extent and in

1' omitted vide Notification No. DPAR 37 SSR 77 datedB-z-lgzgGazette

dated 22-2-1919.
2. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 58 ssR 80, dated 5-11-lgBzGazette
dated22-12-1982.
3' lnsertedvideNotificationNd.DPAR44SRR80,dated6-1-1981 Gazettedated22-1-1981.
4. Omitted vide notification No DPAR 28 sRR 95, dated 21-10-19g5
Gazette dated 2-11-1995
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under clause (4) of Article 16 of the constitution

such manner as may be specified by the Government
of lndia.

number of vacancies available under

Note: The backlog vacancy means the extent of the
A calculated from 27th APril,
the roster sYstem upto the level of lowest category in GrouP Post
1978.1
2(Physically Handicap-ped)2 and 5[members of the family
0g. Frovision for Ex-serviceman
Medium Studentsl
of a project displaced p"rronJlu [Women] and [Kannada
1[(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules of recruitment specially made in
respect
direct recruitment is prescribed as one of the
of any service o,, porl, iiin ir"r' rrte-s of recruitment
methodsofrecruitment,l[tenpercentageofthevacanciessetapartforthatmethodineachofthe
scheduerd rribes and in each of the categories
categories of Generar rrrt"iit,crn"duredbastes and
for, andl shail be fiiled by direct recruitment
among other Backward ciasses shail be reservec
of persons who, while serving in the
from among ex-servicemen and members of the families
permanently disabled-
Armed Forces of the union, were either killed or
Explanation:.Forthepurposeofthissub-rulemembersofthefamilymeansthewifeor
children wholly dependent on the person who
husband, as the case may be, and children and step
served in the Armed Forces of the Union']
.[,(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules of recruitment specially made in
direct recruitment is prescribed as
respect of any service or post, if in suc-h rules of recruitment,
percentage of the vacancies, set apart for that
one of the methods of recruitment, the foilowing
castes and scheduled rribes and in
method in each of the categories of General rn"rii bcheduled
shail be reserved for, and shall be filled by
each of the categories among other Backward crasses
are physically handicapped, namely:-
direct recruitment from among the candidates who
(i)threepercentofthevacanciesinGroupJ.4''orGroup-',B'.postsasmaybeidentifiedand
notified bY the Government.
posts aS may be identified and
(ii) flve percent of the vacancies in Group-"6" or Group-"D"
notified bY the Government.l3
Providedthatthissub-ruleshallnotbeapplicabletodirectrecruitmentto,-
(i) lOmitted .".............]'

(ii)anypostforappointmenttowhichspecificphysicalstandardsareprescribedintherules
of recruitment;

(iii) the post of drivers of motor vehicles; and

(iv)suchotherpostsastheGovernmentmaybyorderdirect.]s

1. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 13 SRR92, dated

lstApril 1992 Gazette dated 1-4-92
2. tnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 37 SSR 77 ,
daledSth February 1979, Gazette dated 22ndFebruary
1979.
2000 dated 3-9-2005 Gazette dated 3-9-2005"
3. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 50 SSR
gs, dated 21st ocotober 1995, Gazette dated 2-11-95 '
4. substituted vide Notification No. DPAR za sRR
5. tnsertedvideNotificationNo.DPAR23SSRgg dated2S-11-1990Gazettedated24-11-2000'
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r[Provided further that this sub-rule shall also not be applicable for direct recruitment of
persons suffering from a physical handicap of such nature and in respect of such posts as may be
specified by notification, by Government from time to time.]

'z['(1AA) Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules of recruitment specially made in

respect of any service or post, if in such rules of recruitment direct recruitment is prescribed as
one of the methods of recruitment, for a period of twenty years from the date of commencement of
Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) (Fifty Seventh Amendment) Rules 2000, five percent
of the posts set apart for that method in each of the categories of General Merit, Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes, and in each of the categories among other Backward Classes, shall be
filled by direct recruitment from among the members of the family of a project displaced person:-

Provided that, this sub-rule shall not apply to direct recruitment to Group-A and Group-B
posts:

Provided further that where on account of acquisition of any land or plot in the gramatana or
other property belonging to a project displaced person, possession there of was taken twenty
years prior to the commencement of the Karnataka Civil Services (General recruitment) (Fifty
seventh Amendment) Rules, 2000, the members of the family of such project displaced person
shall not be eligible for recruitment under this sub-rule;

Provided also that, all things being equal, direct recruitment under this sub-rule shall be
made in the following order of preference, namely:-

(i) the members of the family of a project displaced person who has lost to a project, his
dwelling house and at least fifty percent of his agricultural land on which he was dependent,

(ii) the members of the family of project displaced person who was landless in the pre-
project period, but lost his dwelling house to a project;

(iii) the members of the family of a project displaced person who has lost to a project.

only fifty percent or less of his agricultural land on which he was a dependent;

(iv) the members of the family of a project displaced person in any other case;

Explanation :- For the purpose of this sub-rule,

(l)prolect displaced person" means any tenure holder, tenant, Government lessee or owner of
'n
other property who has been possession of the land or other property for a period of at least five
years before the date of publication of the preliminary notification of acquisition of such land or
property and who on account of acquisition of his land, including plot in the gramatana or other
property in the affected area under the project, has been displaced from such land or other property
for the purpose of the project;

(ll) "Members of the family" in relation to a project displaced person means the family of the
project displaced person consisting of such persons and his or her spouse, sons, unmarried
daughters, brothers and sisters residing with him and dependent on him for their livelihood;

1. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 64 SSR 79, dated 27th August 198'1 , Gazette dated 10-9-1981.
2. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 23 SRR 99, dated 23-11-2000. Gazette Dated24-11-2000.

5398'3
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"Project" means the construction, extension or improvement of any work for the supply of
water for the purposes of irrigation or for the production and supply of electricity or of any wcrk
conducive to electrical development and includes any other work of public utility, construction,
extension, improvement or development which results in displacing persons from lands which
may be used for such work"]

'[(18) Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules of recruitment specially made in

respect of any seryice or post, in all direct recruitment thirty percent of vacancies set a part for that
method in each of the categories of General Merit, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and in
each cf the categories among Other Backward Classes shall, subjeci to any generat instructions
that may be issued by the Government regar"ding the manner of appointment, be filled from among
women candidates.
Provided, that if sufficient number of eligible wcmen candidates are not available, to the
extent of thirty percent, the unfilled vacancies shall be filled by men candidates belonging to the
same category.
Provided further that nothing in this rule shall prevent the women candidates from competing
and for being considered against seventy percent of direct recruitment vacancies, if selected on
the basis of merit.ll
3["Provided also that the Government may, by Notification exclude any service or post from
the application of the provision of this sub-rule."l3
of'(1C) Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules of recruitment speclally made in
respect of any service or post, in all direct i"ecruitrnent, flve percent of vacancies set apart for that
method in each of the categories of General Merit, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled tribes and in
each of the categories among other Backward classes shal!, subject to any general insiructions
that may be issued by the Government regarding the manner of appointment, be filled from among
candidates who have studied in Kannada h4edium from first standard to tenth standard where the
qualifying examination prescribred for a post is S.-q. L.C. or higher or from first standard to qualifying
examination where the qualifying examination prescribed for a post is lower than S.S.L.C"l4
(2) lt sufficient number of suitable persons belonging to the categories mentioned in sub-rule
and sub-rule ( 1 A) are not available for filling up the vacancies set apart for them such vacancies
(1 )
shall be filled by direct recruitment.
(3) '?[Omitted]
10. Conditions relating to suitability and certificates of Character
No person shall be appointed to any service or post unless the appointing authority is satisfied
that he is of good character and is in all respects suitable for appointment to Government service.
Every candidate selected for direct recruitment shall furnish to the appointing authority certificates
given not more than six months prior to the date of his selection, by two respectable persons
unconnected urith his college or university, and not related to him testifying to his character, in
addition to the certificate or certificates which may be required to be furnished from the educationai
institution last attended by the candidate. lf any doubt arises regarding the suitability of a candidate
for appointment to Government service, the decision of the Government shall be final.

1 . lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 34 SRR 95, dated 6th March 1996 Gazette dated 6-3-96.
2. OmittedvideNotificationNoDPAR2SSRR95,dated2lstOctoberl995Gazettedated2-11-95.
3. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 52 SRR 98, dated 7-12-1999 Gazette daled7-12-1999.
4. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 71 SRR 200'1, dated 24-10-2002 Gazette dated 28-10-02.
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11. Procedure in resoect of applieations by Governmgnt seryants-

A Government servant applying for an appointment to any service or post shall submit his
application through the authority competent to appoint him to the post which he holds at the time of
making the application. Such authority shall decide whether the Government servant shall be
permitted to apply and such permission shall ordinarily be granted unless the authority considers
that the grant of si.tch permission iuill nct be in public interest or will not be consistent with any
specific agreement entered into by the applicant with the Government:
1[Provided that this rule shall not be applicable
to a Government servant employed in any
department of Government as a local candidate as long as he is treated as such.]1

12. Gonditions relating to Physical Fitness

't(1)No candidate selected for appointment in accordance with the provisions of clause
(1 ) of rule 4 shall be appointed to any post in the State Civil Services uniess he satisfies the appointing

authority that he is physically fit to discharge the duties that he may be called upon to perform.
Government may by order prescritre the physical standards required to be satisfied by a person for
appointment to any service or post and specify the medical authority which may grarrt the certificate
of physical fitness and provide for such other incidental matters as may be necessary. The opinion
of the medicalauthority, i'egarding the physicalfitness orotherurrise of the candidate shall be binding
on the candidate.l2

'[(1A) A candidate selected for appointment who fails to appear before the medical authority
specified by the Government undersub-rule (1) shall be given one more opportunity to appear
before such authority. lf the candidate fails to appear before the medical authority even on the
secend occasion, his name shall stand deleted from the list of selected candidates and he shall
cease to be eligible for appointment.l
3[(2) Government may, in any case, forgood and sufficient i'easons,
dispense with the production
of the certificate under sub-rule (1).13

(3) The appointing authority may, in the case of pesons appointed temporarily in short vacancies
of less than three months duration dispense with production of the certificate under sub-rule (1).

13. Fees:- Every candidate for direct recruitment to any service or post may be required to pay
such fees, if any, as may be prescribed-

(i) bV the Commission in respect of his application and examination;

(ia) by any other authority making direct recruitment, with the consent of the Government in
respect of his application and examination and;

(ii) by the Government, in respect of his medical examination:

1. Substituted vide Notification No. IIPAR 38 SRR 79, dated 21st July 1981 Gazette dated 30th July 198l
and further substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 21 SRR 85, dated 31st July'1g85 Gazette dated
5-9-95.
2. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 35 SRR 77(1) dated 8th February 1978,Gazette dated 23rd
February 1 978.
3. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 5 SRR 83 dated 1Oth May 1984 Gazette dated 14-6-84.
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2[the
provided that i[a candidate belonging to a scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe]1 or
Category-11, shall be exempt from the piyment of any fees prescribed under
this rule and in the
of the taluk in which he is ordinarily
.r."-of1i a iandidate who is goldsmith certified by the Tahsildar
a member of
resideni, as displaced in his business as a result of the Gold Control order, 1962, or
the family of such goldsmith certified as such by the Tahsildar, the fees
payable shall be one fourth
of the fees prescribed under this rule.
3[provided further that persons of lndian origin who have migrated from East Pakistan (now
prescribed in respect
Bangladbsh), Burma and Sri Lanka shall be exempt from the payment of fee
to competitive examination conducted by
of thL application for the post advertised or for aclmission
the Karnataka Public Service Commission.l3
14.
or to
ln the case of any temporary post not included in the cadre of any State Civil Services
or post are not applicable'
which the rules of recruiiment specially made in respect of any service
applicable to
the method of recruitment and qualifications for recruitrnent shall be the same as are
the corresponding permanent posts inciuded in any such cadre or in respect of which the said
rules of recruitment are applicable.
1S. provision for aooointment of retired Govern-ment Servants and for aPPointlnent bY
contract:
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or in the rules of recruitment specially
*rd. in respect of anylervice oi post, the Government may, if it considers necessary for reasons
to be recorded in writing, that it is in public interest so to do-
appoint to a service or a post any person who has retired from the service of
(a) the
terms and conditions
Goveinment, Central Government or any other State Government on such
where
and for such period, as may be necessary, and after consultation with the Commission
such consultation is necessary;
appoint to the following categories of posts any person who is in its opinion is able
to
(b)
by agreement.
discharge the duties of such post on such terms and conditions as may be determined

(i) posts of Heads of Departments when suitable officers are not available for appointment,
according to the rules of recruitment applicable to the posts;
(ii) posts requiring technical qualification;o[..'.'. "" ]
(iii) posts in the personal establishment of a Minister, a Minister of State or a Deputy Minister'
s[provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any rule made under
conditions
the proviso to article 309 of the Constit-rtion of lndia or in the agreement, orthe terms and
of a
and the period of appointment of any person under clause (a) or clause (b), the services
person so appointed shall be liable for termination at any time by a notice in writing given either by
period such notice
such person io the Government or by the Government to such person and the of
shall be one month:
pril1986.Gazettedated17thApril1986"Further
substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 21 SRR 86, dated 12th December 1986. Gazette
dated 12th December
1 986.
dated 'l2th December
2. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 21 SRR 86, dated 12th December 1986. Gazette
1995 dated 10-8-95'
19g6 and further substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 04 SRR 95, dated 25th July
No. DpAR 25 sRR 80, dated 20th May 1982. Gazette dated 1st July 1982'
J. lnserted vide Notification
Omitted vide Notification No. DPAR I SRR 80, dated 8th June 1981 Sazette dated
18th June 1981'
4.
1Oth April 1980 comes into
5. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 20 sRR 80, dated 8th April 1980 Gazette dated
force with effect from 25th June 1977.
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Provided further that the services of any such person may be terminated forthwith and on
such termination he shall be entitled to claim a sum equivalent to the amount of his pay plus
allowance for the period of the notice at the same rates at which he was drawing them immediately
before the termination of his services. or, as the case may be, for the period by which such notice
falls short of one month.l
1[(iv) posts in the personal establishment of a Chair-person of a Commission or a Comnrittee
constituted by Government, \,vhere such Chairperson is a non-official and has been given the status
of a Cabinet Minister or a Minister clf State or a Deputy Minister.l

'[(v) Group C post in the Legal Cellof the Karnataka Bhavan, New Delhi, when suitable persons
are not available for appointment according to the rules of recruitment applicabie to the post.l
sr(vi) Posts of personal Assistants, Second Division Assistants, drivers and Group-'D' Posts
sanctioned in Revenue Departrnent for assisting the Mernbers E:f Pai'liament and any other post
which may be sanctioned in Revenue Department for the said purpose.l
(2) The total period of appointment of arry person or the lotal period of appointrnent in any posi
under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) shaii not exceed five years;
a[Provided that appointments to posts mentioned in sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of sub-rule
(1) may be made for a period co-terminus with the tenure of office of the Minister, the fvlinister of
State, [the Deputy Minister or the lvlember of Parliament]4 concerned.

(3) Notwithstanding anything containedin clause (b) of sub-rule (1) a person in the senrice of
the Government shall not be eligible for appointment under the said clause"

16. Relaxation of rules relating to appointment and qualifications:-

Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or the rules of recruitment specially made
in respect of any service or post, the Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing-

(a) appoint to a post

(i) an officer of the Defence Services, an All lndia Services or a Civil Service of the Union, or
the Civil Services of any other State;
(ii) an officer holding a post of an equivalent grade by transfer or by deputation from any other
service of the State for recruitment to which these rules apply:
5[Provided that appointment by transfer under this sub-clause shall not be made unless the
officer has passed the examination prescribed under the Karnataka Civil Services (Service and
Kannada Language Examinations) Rules, 1974 'for the post to which he is proposed to be
transferred l
6[Provided further that where it is necessary in public interest to appoint an officer belonging
to a service which has no equivalent grade, an officer holding a post in the next lower grade in such
service may be appointed by deputation for a period not exceeding two years:

Provided also that no such appointment shall be to a post which is equivalent to or higher
than the next promotional post to such officer in such other service.lo
1. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 17 SRR 84, dated 28th May '1985 Gazette dated 20th July 1985.

2. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 26 SRR 89, dated 6-6-1989, Gazette dated 6-7-89

J, lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 14 SRR 2000, dated 11-10-2000 Gazette dated 1'l-10-

4. lnsededvideNotificationNo.DPAR34SRR39,dated22-10-l990Gazettedated 1-11-1990.

5. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 1 SRR 79 dated 9-8-1979 Gazette dated 23-8-1979 and fudher substituteti
vide notification No. DPAR 44 SRR 96 dated 21-1-1998 Gazette dated 23-1-98.
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(iii) an officer who by botlily infirmity is permanentl-v incapacitated for the post whrch he holds
Provided that appointment under this sub-clause shall not be:-
(1) to a post lower than that held by such officer save with his consent;
of th
(2) to a post higher than the post held by such officer except when the Government is
oplnion that there ii no other equivalent post to which such officer can be appointed:
r[(iiia) an officer who by bodiiy infirmity !s temporarily incapacitated for the post which h
holds:
provided that the duraticn of appointment under ihis sub-clause shall not be for a peric
he is held to be incapacitated I
longer than the rJuraiion of ihe borjily infir"mity on account of lvhich
noti tfre post in the service to which he beionged'll
person with specialiseciqualifications
{iv) in the state civil services Group-Aon cleputation, a
in !ndia and hciding an equivalerlt post for such peric
the servrce of a Uni.,,ersit./ established by law
may in each case deterrine;
r.ct exceeding five years'and on such terms as the Gov'ernmeni
pr.ovided that, whereas the Govern,ment is of the opinion that in view of the speci
beyond five years as stipulak
circumstances of a case the per"iod of deputation has to be extencleci
the same for a further peri<
iinder this clause, it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend
years, so however, that the total period
of one year. at a time subject to a maximum of three
years'
,teputation incluciing ttre extended period shall not exceed eight
prescribt
(b) relax, by notification for such period as may be specifieci therein, the qualifications of at
made in respect
for purposes of direct recruitment in the rules bf recruitnieni specially
available:
,"*i." or post, if candidates possessing the prescribed qualificaticns are not
provided ti-rai in ilre case of post for which recruitrnent is required to be.made in consultation w
the Commission'
the Commission, such relaxation shall not be made except after consulting
,86-A. - Notwithstanding anything contain

in these lffi-t respect of any service or post' a Head

i#'il;;;;;'in-r"rp""t of service may in pubtic interest!- and for reasons to be recorded
-- r L.. n^..^,^m^n+ in ll.rio hah
ffi; il;y;;."irii"itrriiions
Jrij,,.'Jlii that be issued bv Government in this beh
--
ffv
;ffiilff1;Xil; ;;b1;;; i-^ t-^- ^ ^^^+ in ana r rnif nf eaninr
ci"rp-C or Group-D service rrom a post in one unit of senior
to an iOentical post in the same cadre in another unit of seniority'

ExPlanation:-
(1) 'Unit of Seniority' means the jurisdiction of the appointing authority in respect of a post'

(2) Such transfer shall not be permissible from one cadre to another cadre'
17. Appointment by direct recruitment or by promotion in cedain cases'-
of recruitment specii
Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or in the rules
may-
made in respect of anyservice or post, the appointing authority
t
(a) fill by direct reeruitment a vacancy reserved to be filled by promotion when it is satisfied
so promoted; or
the personj eligible to be consi,j:red for promotion are not fit to be
a vacancy required to be fllled by direct recruitment when
such vacanc
(b) fill by promotion
not likely to last for more than one year.

1 . lnserted vide Notification No. DPARI SRR 80, dated 8th June 1981 ' Gazette dated 18th June 1981 '
No. DPAR I SRR 80 dated 8th June 1981, Gazette dated 18th
June 1981'
2. lnsertecl vide Notification

3. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 147 sRR

2004, daled25-7-2005 gazetted dated2T-7-2005'
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1[(c) Omitted.]

'?[Note: Save as provided in Clause (b), no promotion shall be made against a direct recruitment
vacarrcy.]

18. Joining time for appointment:-

(1) A candidate appointed by direct recruitment shall assume charge of the posi specified by
appointing authority as soon as possible after the date of the order of appointment, but not later
than 2[fifteen days]2 from this date.

Explanation.- Forthe purpose of the sub-rule "the date of the order of appointment" means
the date of despatch of the order of appointment by registered post to the address given by the
candidate.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-ruie (1), the appointing authority may, on the
appiication of the candidate and if satisfied that tl"iere a;'e good and sufficient reasons for doing so,
by order in writing, grant such further time, as it rnay cjeem necessary.

(3) The name of the candidate who fails to assume charge of the post within the time specified
in sub-rule (1) orwithin the further time granted under sub-rule (2) shall stand deleted from the list
of selected candidates and the candidates concerned shall cease to be eligible for appointment.

19. Probation and appointments by promotion

(1) Al! appointments by direct recruitment to any service or post shall be on probation for such
period, not being less than two years, as may be provided for in the rules specially made in respect
of such service or post;

Provided that where no period of probation or a period of probation of less than two years is
specifled in the rules of recruitment, the period of probation shall, notwithstanding anything mntained
in such rules, be two years.

Provided further that the Government may, by order.-

(i) waive the period of probation of a person if he has discharged for a period of two years the
duties of the post to which he is appointed or of a post the duties of which are in the opinion of the
Government, similar and equivalent to those of such post; or

(ii) reduce the period of probation of person by such period not exceeding the period during
which he has discharged the duties of the post to which he was appointed or of a post the dr;ties of
which are, in the opinion of the Government, similar and equivaient to those of such post.

(2) Nothing contained in sub-rule (1) shall be applicable to persons recruited under the Kamataka
District Judges (Recruitment) Rules, 1962.

(3) (a) Save as otherwise provided in the rules of recruitment relating to any service or post and
subject to the proviso to clause (f)allappointments by promotion shall be on an officiating basis for
a period of one year, which may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, be extended by the appointing
authority by a period not exceeding one year;

1. Omitted vide Notification No. DPAR 42 SRR 93, dated 9th February 1994 Gazette dated 24-2-94.

2. lnserted Vide Notification No. DPAR 42 SRR 93, dated gth February 1994 Gazette dated 24-2-94.
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Prc.:vided that the Government may, by order,-

(i) waive the period of officiation of a person if he has already discharged for a period of one
year the duties of the post to which he is promoted; or

(ii) reduce the period of officiation of a person by such period not exceeding the period during
which he has discharged the duties of such post.

(b) At the end of the period of officiation or the reduced or extended period of officiation, as the
case may be, the appointing authority shall consider the suitability of the person so promoted to
hold the post to which he was promoted;

(c) lf the appointing authority consiclers that the work of the person so promoted during the
period of officiation or the reduced or extended period of officiation is satisfactory, it shall, as soon
6*s possible, issue an order declaring the person to have satisfactorily completed
the period of
officiation. Such an order shall have effect from the date of the expiry of the period of officiation or
the reduced or extended period of officiation, as the case rnay be.
(a),
(d) lf at the end of the period of officiation or the extended period of officiation under clause
the post to
as the case may be, the appointing authority considers that the person is not suitable for
prior to his
which he is promoted it shall, by order revert the person to the post which he held
promotion.

(e) A person shall not be considered to have satisfactorily completed the period of o{ficiation
(c)
unless a specific order to that effect is passed. Any delay in the issue of an order under clause
or clause (d) of this sub-rule shall not entitle the person to be deemed to have satisfactorily completed
the period of officiation.

(0 A person who has been declared to have satisfactorily completed his officiation under clause
(c) shall be conflrmed as a full rnember of the service in the group or category for which he was
promoted at the earliest opportunity to any substantive vacancy which may exist or arise in the
permanent cadre of sttch group or category:
providect that where the appointment is made by promotion to a temporary post in any
post.
service, the person concerned shall be continued on an officiating basis in the temporary

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other rules made under the proviso to article 309
of the Constitution of lndia no person whose period of probation or officiation has been either
waived
or reduced under the second proviso to sub-rule (1) or, as the case may be, the proviso to clause
1[or promotion]1 till the expiry of the period of
(a) of sub-rute (3) shall be eligible for confirmation
1[which the person had to undergo]1 but for such
probation or officiation as the case may be.
waiver or reduction.

20. Misconduct,.
A candidate found guilty of impersonation or submitting fabricated documents or documents
which have been tampered with or making statements which are incorrect or false or of suppressing
material information or of using or attempting to use unfair means in an examination conducted for
purposes of recruitment or othenvise resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection
with his recruitment may, in addition to rendering himself liable to a criminal prosecution and to
disciplinary action, be debarred either permanently or for a specifled period-

1. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 1 SRR 79, dated 9th August 1979 Gazette dated 23rd August 1979'
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(a) by the Commission or other recruiting or examining authority from admission
to any
examination or appearing fo.r any interview for selection of candidates; ind
(b) by the Government from employment under it.
21. Repeal
(1) .The Karnataka State Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1g57 are hereby
repealed:
Provided that the said repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said
rules or
anything duly done or suffered thereunder or affect any righi, liability orobligation
,.quireJ,
or incurred under the said rules. "..r"J
(2) Any reference in any rule or order to the rules repealed by sub-rule (1) shall be construed as
a reference to these rules.
(3) All proceedings commenced under the rules repealed by sub-rule (1) and pending
on the
date of commencement of these rules shall be continued and disposed-oi in
a""ordance with
pn:visions of these rules.

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka.

(N.P. JOSHT)
Deputy Secretary to Government,
Department of Cabinet Affairs and Departrnent of
Personnel and Administrative Reforms
(Service Rules).
Under Secretary to Government,
Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms
(Service Rules-1)

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(a) by the Commission or other recruiting or examining authority from admission to any
examination or appearing fo.r any interview for selection of candidates; and
(b) by the Government from employment under it.

21. Repeal
(1) .Tne Karnataka State Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, lgST arehereby.repealed:
Provided that the said repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said rules or
anything duly done or suffered thereunder or affect any right, liability or obligation acquired, accrued
or incurred under the said rules.
(2) Any reference in any rule or order to the rules repealed by sub-rule (1) shall be construed as
a reference to these rules.

(3) All proceedings commenced under the rules repealed by sub-rule (1) and pending on the
date of commencement of these rules shall be continued and disposed oi in accordance with
pr<.rvisions of these rules.

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka.

(N.P. JOSHT)
Deputy Secretary to Government,
Department of CabinetAffairs and Departrnent of
Personnel and Administrative Reforms
(Service Rules).
Under Secretary to Government,
Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms
(Service Rules-1)

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KARNATAKA CIV! L S ERVIC ES

(PROBATTON) RULES, 1977

NOTIFICATION
No. DPAR 57 SRR 75, dated 25th June 1977
ln exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of lndia,
the Governor of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

1. Title and Commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Civil Services
(Probation) Rules, 1977 .

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.

2. Definition.- ln these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.-

. (1) "appointed on probation" means appointed on trial.

(2) "probationer" means a Government servant on probation.

3. Period of Probation.- The period of probation shall be as may be provided for in the rules
of recruitment specially made for any service or post, which shall not be less than two years,
excluding the period if any, during which the probationer was on extraordinary leave.
4. Extension or reduction of period of probation- (1) The period ofprobation may, for
reason to be recorded, in writing, be extended-
(i) by the Governor or the Government by such period as he or it deems fit;

(ii) by any other appointing authority by such period not exceeding half the prescribed period of
probation;

Provided that if within the prescribed or extended period of probation, a probationer has
appeared for any examinations or tests required to be passed during the period of probation and
the results thereof are not known before the expiry of such period, then the period of probation shall
be deemed to have been extended until the pub'lication of the results of such examinations or tests
or of the first of them in which he fails to pass.
(2) The Government may, by order, reduce the period of probation of a probationer by such
period not exceeding the period during which he discharged the duties of the post to which he was
appointed or of a post the duties of which are in the opinion of the Govemment, similar [and]l
equivalent to those of such post.

5. Declaration of satisfactory completion of probation etc.,-( 1 ) At the end of the prescribed

or as the case may be the reduced or extended period of probation the appointing authority shall
vonsider the suitability of th'e probationer to-huld the post to which he was appointed, and-
(a) if it decides that the probationer is suitable to hold the post to which he was appointed and
has passed the special examinations or test, if any, required to be passed during the period of
probation it shall, as soon as possible, issue an order declaring the probationer to have satisfactorily
completed his probation and such an ordershall have effectfrom the date of expiry of the prescribed,
reduced or extended period of probation;
(b) if the appointing authority decides that the probationer is not suitable to hold the post to
which he was appointed or has not passed the special examinations or special tests. lf any,

1. Substituted vide Notification No. DPAR 16 SRR 88(1) dated 15-8-1989, Gazette Dated 20-4-1989.
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required to be passed Curing the period of probation, it shall, unless the period of probation is
extended under rule 4, by order, discharge him from service.
(2) A probationer shall not be considered to have satisfactorily completed the probation unless
a specific order to that effect is passed. Any delay in the issue of an order under sub-rule (1 ) shall
not entitle the probationer to be deemed to have satisfactorily completed his probation.

Note.- ln this rule and rule 6 'discharge' in the case of a probationer appointed from another service
or post, means reversion to that service or post.
6. Discharge of a probationer during the period of probation.- (1 ) Notwithstanding anything
in rule 5, the appointing authority may, at any time during the period of probation, discharge from
service a probationer on grounds arising out of the condtions, if any, imposed by the rules or in the
order of appointment, or an account of his unsuitability for the service of post; but the order of
discharge except when passed by the Government shall not be given effect to till it has been
submitted to and confirmed by the next higher authority.
(2)An order discharging a probationer under this rule shall indicate the grounds for the discharge
but no formal proceedings under the Karnataka Civil Services (Classiflcation, Control and Appeal)
Rules, 1957, shall be necessary.
7. Termination for misconduct.- No orderterminating the services of a probationer, whether
during or at the end of the period r:f probatlon for any misconduct, shall be passed except in
accordance'with the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957.

8. Appeal.- No appeal shall lie against an order discharging a probationer under rule 5 or rule
6.

9. Confirmation.- Subject to sub-rule (4) of rule 19 of the Karnataka State Civil Serices (General
Recruitment) Rules, 1977, a probationer who has been declared to have satisfactorily completed
his probation shall be conflrmed at the earliest opportunity in any substantive vacancy which may
exist or arise;

Provided that where more than one approved probationer is available for such confirmation,
the senior-most approved probationer on the date of vacancy shall be confirmed.

10. lncrement and Pay.- (1)A probationer appointed at the initial or higher stage of a time scale
may draw the increment that fall due during the prescribed '[...".........]1 increments after the expiry
of such period unless and until he is declared to have satisfactorily completed his probation.

11. Probation where validity of appointment is questioned.- Notwithstanding anything

contained in the preceding rules, where the validity of the appointment of any person as probationer
is questioned in any legal proceeding before a Court of law 2[and where interim orders barring the
declaration of satisfactory completion of the period of probation has been ordered by such court of
lawl2 the period of probation of such person shall continue until the final disposal of such proceedings,
and pending such disposal, the appointing authority may, if it is satisfied that the probationer has
satisfactorily completed the prescribed or extended period of probation direct that the probationer
shall be entitled to draw increment in the scale of pay of the post held by such probationer from
such date as may be specified in such direction and increments shall subject to the other provisions
governing the drawal of increments applicable to Government servants generally, be drawn by
such probationer accordingly.

1. Omitted vide Notification No. DPAR 65 SSR 78 dated 18-4-1980 Gazette dated 1-5-1980.

2. lnserted vide Notification No. DPAR 16 SRR 85, dated3l-12-1985 Gazetted dated 16-1-1986.
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Provided that where no such interim order has been ordered in such proceedings, the
appointing authority may, if it is satisfied that the probationer has satisfactoriiy completeci the
prescribed or extended period of probation, declare by order that the probaiioner has saiisfactorily
completed his probation, subject to the final decision in such proceedings.
12. Repeat.- (1) The Karnataka Government Servants Probation Rules, 1957 are hereby
repealed:

Provided that the said repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said ruies or
anything duly done or suffered thereunder or-affect any right, Iiability or obligation acquired, accrued
or incurred under the said rules.
(2) Any reference in any rule or order to the rules repealed by sub-rule (1 ) shall be construed as
a reference to these rules.
(3) All proceedings commenced under the rules repealed by sub-rule (1) and pending on the
date of commencement of these rules shall be continued and disposed of in accordance with the
pro.risions of these rules.

Governor of Karnataka,

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka.

(N.P. JOSHI)
Deputy Secretary to Government
Department of Cabinet Affairs and Department of
Personnel and Administrative Reforms
(Service Rules).