Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, Bengaluru – Direct Recruitment of the candidates to the posts of Section Officer under Residual Parent Cadre

Dates and documents

1. Applications open (done)
   20 Jul 2026
2. Exam schedule (done)
   11 Aug 2026

   KEA announces the Kannada Language Test schedule for Saturday 22 August 2026, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, for candidates who failed the Kannada language requirement in the earlier SSLC or other exams.

   Exam / test: 22 Aug 2026

   Official document

3. Last date to apply (done)
   19 Aug 2026closed
4. Answer key (done)
   22 Aug 2026

   Notice inviting objections to the answer keys for the Kannada language test, dated 22 August 2026.

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5. Answer key (done)
   22 Aug 2026

   Karnataka Examinations Authority published the answer key for the Kannada language exam held on 22.08.2026, with objections accepted online until 24.08.2026 at 12:00 noon.

   Exam / test: 22 Aug 2026

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6. Result (done)
   27 Aug 2026

   Link notice for objections to the provisional result of the Kannada language test, dated 27 August 2026.

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7. Result (done)
   27 Aug 2026

   Karnataka Examinations Authority published the provisional result of the Kannada language test on 27 August 2026, per the link title.

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8. Result (done)
   27 Aug 2026

   KEA published the provisional result of the Kannada language test held on 22.08.2026 for several recruitments, with answer key objections accepted until 29.08.2026.

   Exam / test: 22 Aug 2026

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9. Result (done)
   02 Sep 2026

   KEA published the final marks list of the compulsory Kannada language test for several 2026 recruitment posts on 02.09.2026, after considering objections to the provisional key and results.

   Exam / test: 22 Aug 2026

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10. Result (done)
    02 Sep 2026

    Karnataka Examinations Authority published the score list of the 2026 Compulsory Kannada Examination result on 2026-09-02.

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11. Answer key (done)
    Released

    The Karnataka Examinations Authority link offers a previous year's question paper along with its answer keys, but only the title is available, so the exam year and dates are unknown.

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12. Next stage (to come)
    To be announced by KEA · KA

Who can apply

Age limit

• Minimum 18 years
• Maximum 40 years for General Merit, 43 years for Category II(A)/II(B)/III(A)/III(B) of OBC, and 45 years for SC/ST/Category-I of OBC, as on 20.07.2026, with additional relaxation as per rules

Qualification

Must have passed LL.B from recognized University

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