Educational Qualification Candidates must have passed LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) from a recognized University. General Eligibility Conditions The candidate must be an Indian citizen. A male candidate with more than one living wife, or a female candidate married to a person who already has another wife, is not eligible for appointment without prior approval from the Government. Candidates not claiming benchmark disability relaxation must be mentally and physically fit, free from any physical defect likely to interfere with efficient performance of duties. Persons permanently debarred from any examination or recruitment conducted by the Central/State Public Service Commission, Karnataka Examinations Authority, or any University are not eligible. Persons convicted for an offence involving moral turpitude, or temporarily debarred/disqualified from examinations, are not eligible until the competent authority holds them eligible. There must be no pending criminal case against the candidate. KSLSA Section Officer Recruitment 2026 Age Limit Category Maximum Age Limit General Merit 40 years Category-II(A)/II(B)/III(A)/III(B) of OBC 43 years SC/ST/Category-I of OBC 45 years Minimum age for all categories is 18 years. Age will be calculated as on 20.07.2026. Additional age relaxation is available to all categories as per the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977, and a one-time 5-year age relaxation has been provided vide Government Order No. DPAR 262 SRR 2025 dated 29.01.2026. Also Read: KSMCL Recruitment 2026: Walk-In Interview for 50 Engineer, Mine Foreman, Blaster & Electrician Posts

Category Application Fee General Merit / Category-II(A)/II(B)/III(A)/III(B) of OBC ₹1,000 SC / ST / Category-I of OBC / Persons with Benchmark Disability ₹500 Fee must be paid through UPI/Net Banking/Debit Card via the payment gateway on the online application. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances, even if paid for more than one application - except in the case of a candidate found to be age-barred, whose application will be rejected with the fee refunded. Applications already filed pursuant to an earlier notification will be treated as applications under this notification, subject to prescribed qualifications; such applicants need not file a fresh application.

Selection will be made through a Competitive Examination followed by an Interview. Competitive Examination Pattern Paper Subject Total Questions Duration Maximum Marks Minimum Qualifying Marks Paper-I General Knowledge: Current Affairs, General Science, History & Geography of Karnataka, Social Science, General Intellectual Ability, Public Administration & Rural Development, Environmental Science and Logical Thinking 100 2 Hours 300 105 Paper-II The Legal Services Authorities Act 1987; KSLSA Rules 1996; KSLSA Regulations 1997; Karnataka Civil Services Rules; Karnataka Financial Code 1958; Constitution of India; Code of Civil Procedure 1908; Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023; General Knowledge in Kannada Language 100 2 Hours 300 105 The examination will be conducted offline in OMR (objective) format, only at the Bengaluru centre. Each question has four alternative answers; candidates must select only one. 1/4th (0.75) marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. The OMR sheet has a fifth option/circle for each question; unanswered questions must have this fifth option shaded, or 0.75 marks will be deducted for that question. An additional 5 minutes is given after the last bell to shade the fifth option and avoid negative valuation. Candidates who have not studied Kannada as first/second language up to SSLC (or an equivalent/higher examination) must pass the Kannada Language Departmental Examination conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission before completing their probation period. Interview Particulars Maximum Marks Minimum Marks Interview (Viva-Voce) 25 13 Candidates successful in the Competitive Examination will be called for interview in the ratio of 1:5 within each reserved category. Final selection will be made purely on merit based on marks secured in the Competitive Examination and Interview.