BENGALURU: The Karnataka Public Service Commission issued a notification for the post of 401 gazetted probationers, on Friday. The May 12, 2017, notification achieved a first by reserving 70 of the 401 posts for candidates from the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. Moreover, the candidates who appeared for the KPSC exams in 2011 have been given another opportunity to appear for the exams, by relaxing their age limit.
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As per the notification, of the 401 posts, 150 are Group A posts, while the remaining 251 are Group B posts. In Group A category, which includes KAS (junior scale), KPS (DySPs) and others, 27 of the 150 posts are reserved for candidates from Hyderabad-Karnataka (H-K) region. In Group B category, 43 of the 251 seats are reserved for H-K candidates under Article 371(J) of the Constitution.
Panel recommendation ignored
The last notification for KPSC gazetted probationers posts was issued on January 1, 2015. Several aspiring candidates, who were affected by the delay, said that the exams should be held annually. “According to P C Hota Committee report, the exams should be held annually. However, the recommendations have been ignored by the state government,” an activist, who did not wish to be quoted, said.
Though special status for H-K region was granted by a Constitutional amendment in 2012, reservations were not implemented in the KPSC notification issued in 2015.
This was because the rules pertaining to reservations under Article 371 J were yet to be notified by the state government.