Archive · 14 Aug 2026
KPSC to adopt transparent, tech-driven recruitment system like UPSC
The Karnataka Public Service Commission is the group that hires people for government jobs in the state of Karnataka in India.
It announced a big change in how it will hold exams and pick candidates.
The new system will use more technology and work faster, just like the country's top hiring body, the UPSC.
The commission wants to finish the entire hiring process in three to five months.
Right after an exam, answer sheets will be scanned and put online so candidates can check them.
Results will be announced within one week of the test.
This change comes because there were problems with the old hiring process.
The chairman of the commission was suspended after being accused of helping his two daughters get jobs.
The commission also told candidates not to trust middlemen who promise jobs.
The goal is to make hiring fair, fast, and transparent for everyone.
KPSC will adopt a transparent, technology-driven recruitment system on the lines of the UPSC, with selection targeted within three to five months.
The Commission plans to scan OMR answer sheets immediately after exams and upload them on its official website.
Examination results are to be announced within a week of completion of the test.
The move follows a series of irregularities in KPSC recruitment, including the suspension of Chairman Shivashankarappa S Sahukar on July 13.
KPSC appealed to candidates not to fall for inducements or assurances from middlemen and unauthorised persons.
- Who
- Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), its newly appointed Controller of Examinations H Prasanna, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, and suspended KPSC Chairman Shivashankarappa S Sahukar
- What
- KPSC announced adoption of a transparent, technology-driven recruitment system on the lines of the UPSC, with results within a week and selection within three to five months
- When
- Announced on Friday, August 14, at a KPSC meeting; the chairman was suspended on July 13
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Why
- To increase transparency and speed in recruitment following a series of alleged irregularities in KPSC processes
- Commission
- Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC)
- Announcement
- Friday, August 14, at a KPSC meeting led by Controller of Examinations H Prasanna
- Selection timeline
- Targeted for completion within three to five months
- Result timeline
- Examination results to be announced within one week of the test
- Transparency measure
- OMR answer sheets to be scanned on machines in districts and uploaded to the official website
- Chairman suspended
- Shivashankarappa S Sahukar, suspended on July 13
- Allegation against chairman
- Allegedly facilitated illegal selection of his two daughters as Industrial Extension Officers
- Governor
- Thaawarchand Gehlot suspended the KPSC chairman