14,874 candidates to appear for KPSC exam in Mysuru

MYSURU As many as 14,874 candidates will appear for the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Gazetted Probationers’ competitive examination in Mysuru on Sunday. The examination for recruitment to Gazetted Probationer posts for 2026-27 will be held at 32 centres here. Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy on Saturday directed officials to take stringent measures to ensure that the examination is conducted smoothly, transparently and without any irregularities.

Presiding over a meeting with officials at the Zilla Panchayat auditorium to review the preparations, Mr. Reddy said prohibitory orders would be imposed within a 200-metre radius of all examination centres under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Photocopy shops in the vicinity of the centres would also be directed to remain closed during the examination.

The first paper will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, while the second paper will be conducted from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eight armed security personnel will be deployed for the safe transportation of question papers and OMR sheets. Besides, 32 local inspection officers, one for each examination centre, eight observers and eight route officers have been appointed to ensure strict supervision, he said.

The Deputy Commissioner also directed the KSRTC to operate additional buses for the convenience of candidates, the CESC to ensure uninterrupted power supply at examination centres and the Health Department to provide emergency medical facilities. He instructed officials to strictly adhere to KPSC guidelines and ensure that the examination was conducted without any lapses. Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer S.

Yukesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) K.S. Sundar Raj and other officials were present at the meeting.