In
exercise of the powers conferred on me by the proviso to Article 309 of the
Constitution of India, I, Ashoka Nath Banerji, the Governor of Karnataka hereby
make the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Civil Services
(Recruitment to the Ministerial Posts) Rules, 1978, namely.-- (1) These rules may be
called the Karnataka Civil Services (Recruitment to the Ministerial Posts)
(Amendment) Rules, 1983. (2) They shall come into
force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In
Rule 6 of the Karnataka Civil Services (Recruitment to the Ministerial Posts)
Rules, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in sub-rule (2) for
the figure "200", the figure "300" shall be substituted. For
the annexure to the said rules, the following annexure shall be substituted,
namely.-- "ANNEXURE (I) Syllabus for the
competitive examination for recruitment to the cadre of Assistants and First
Division Clerks; The
examination will consist of two written papers, namely.-- (1) a paper on General
English or General Kannada; and (2) a paper on General
Knowledge. The
maximum marks for each paper will be 150. (1) (a) The paper on
General English or General Kannada will normally conform to the minimum
standard expected of a student who has passed the Bachelors Degree examination
of a University. It is intended- to test candidate's knowledge of
English/Kannada grammar, vocabulary, spellings, synonyms, antonyms, his power to
understand and comprehend the English/Kannada Language and his ability to
discriminate between correct and incorrect usage, etc. (b)
The candidates may answer either the paper on General English or the paper on
General Kannada. (2) (a) The paper on
General Knowledge will normally conform to the minimum standard relating to
General Knowledge, expected of a student who has passed the Bachelor's Degree
Examination Karnataka Civil Services (Recruitment to the Ministerial Posts)
(Amendment) Rules, 1983of a University and will cover questions on the
Constitution of India, Indian History and Culture, General and Economic
Geography of India, current events, everyday science and such matters of
everyday observation as may be expected of an educated person. (b)
The candidates may answer this entire paper either in English or in Kannada but
they shall not answer some questions in English and some in Kannada. The
questions in both the papers will be of 'Objective Multiple Choice Type'. (II) Syllabus for the
competitive examination for recruitment to the cadre of Junior Assistants and
Second Division Clerks: The
examination will consist of two written papers namely.-- (1) A paper on General
English or General Kannada and (2) a paper on General
Knowledge. The maximum marks for each paper will be 150. (1) (a) The paper on
General English or General Kannada will normally conform to the minimum
standard expected of a student who has passed the SSLC examination. It is
intended to test candidate's knowledge of English/Kannada Grammar, vocabulary,
spellings, synonyms, antonyms, his power to understand and comprehend the
English/Kannada Language and his ability to discriminate between correct and
incorrect usage, etc. (b)
The candidates may answer either the paper on General English or the paper on
General Kannada. (2) (a) The paper on
General Knowledge will normally conform to the minimum standard relating to
General Knowledge expected of a student who has passed the SSLC examination and
will cover topics relating to the Constitution of India, Indian History and
Culture, General and Economic Geography of India, current events, everyday
science and such matters of everyday observation as may be expected of an
educated person. (b)
The candidates may answer this entire paper either in English or in Kannada but
they shall not answer some questions in English and some in Kannada. The
questions in both the papers will be of "Objective Multiple Choice
type".KARNATAKA
CIVIL SERVICES (RECRUITMENT TO THE MINISTERIAL POSTS) (AMENDMENT) RULES, 1983
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