First Division Assistant

INTRODUCTION TO FDA

Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) will conduct the written exam for the recruitment of First Division Assistant (FDA). As a part of the selection process, candidates need to attend the written test. He/She is responsible for the work entrusted to them. Each Assistant will be allotted certain subjects to deal with their duties mainly as follows:
  1. To maintain the case diary
  2. To examine and put-up notes and drafts promptly to the superintendent after recording the paging index.

NOTIFICATION

The official notification for the FDA  2021 has been published on 06th  March 2021 on the official website https://kpsc.kar.nic.in/ Till then, candidates can go through the detailed advertisement for FDA  2021. To better understand the eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, and other details, please go through the official Notification.

IMPORTANT DATES

Important Events Important Dates
Dates for submission of online applications 22-03-2021to 30-04-2021
Last date and time for receipt of online applications 30-04-2021
Last date and time for making online fee payment 02-05-2021
Last date and time for generation of offline Challan 03-05-2021
Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank) 04-05-2021
Schedule of Examination (Paper-I) Kannada / English (objective type question) November 2021
Dates of Paper-II Examination General knowledge (objective type question) November 2021

2021 - VACANCIES

The candidates should note that the official notification for the concerned posts has not been published yet for the year 2021. However, we are providing essential information regarding the vacancies in the  FDA as per the previous year’s notification.
 Year Vacancies
2018 507
2019 269
2021 1112

ELIGIBLE CRITERIA

FDA 2021 Application Form for the exam can be filled out till Update Soon. Apply Online for This Exam and the Admit Card is Released soon. The eligibility criteria for this exam is that the candidate must be a citizen of India. The candidate’s age should be at least 21 years and a maximum of 35 years and above. Government Jobs Seekers, who Looking for Govt Jobs 2021 in India to get the Latest Government Jobs Recruitment / Vacancies completely published in this portal.
1. NATIONALITY
 The candidate wishing to apply for the post of  FDA  must be only of Indian nationality. However, preference will be given to candidates from the Karnataka state.
2. AGE LIMIT
Minimum Age: 21 Years Maximum Age: 35 Years Let’s begin with the first criteria that you need to fulfill before filing your application. The age limit set by the KPSC board FDA posts is between 21 to 35 years. However, categories such as OBC, SC, and ST will have age relaxation as well. You will get a complete overview of the age relaxation allowed in the SDA eligibility criteria in the following table.
Category Age Relaxation
OBC (2A/ 2B/ 3A/ 3B) 3 years
SC 5 years
ST 5 years
3. EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
When we are talking about the educational qualification a candidate must have before applying for FDA. You must have the following educational qualifications:
               Post Required Educational Qualification
First Division Assistant A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized board of education

HOW TO APPLY ONLINE

  1. First of Candidates must visit the official website https://kpsc.kar.nic.in/
  2. Thereafter click on the KPSC Employment Notice for the First Division Assistant PDF 2021.
  3. Download the KPSC FDA Notification and read the instructions carefully.
  4. Later Click on the Registration Link for Karnataka’s first Division Assistant Jobs 2021.
  5. Furthermore you will redirect to the Sign-in Page.
  6. Now Enter the required credentials and Select the Post you want to Apply.
  7. Consequently, After that Pay the Application Fee through Payment Gateway using a Credit/Debit Card.
  8. Thereafter Fill Up the KPSC FDA Recruitment Online Application Form Carefully without any mistakes.
  9. Finally Print the Application Form and Save it.

APPLICATION FEES

Category Payable Fee Amount
GM Rs. 600
CAT- 2A,2B,3A, 3B is Rs. 300
For others Rs. 50

SELECTION PROCESS AND EXAM PATTERN

It is expected that the selection process for the post of First Division Assistant will take place in two stages. The candidates will have to appear for the written examination before facing the document verification. The candidate will have to appear for a total of three papers. It is expected that the candidates may also have to appear for document verification. Hence the selection for the post of FDA will be as follows.
  1. Written examination
  2. Document verification

EXAMINATION PATTERN

The examination phase will consist of three papers namely, Mandatory Kannada, General English/ General Kannada, and, General Knowledge. Candidates will have the choice choose between General English and General Kannada for the second paper. The duration of each paper will be 90 minutes. All the papers will be objective type except Mandatory Kannada.
Section Type Marks Duration
Compulsory/
Mandatory Kannada
Descriptive
150
90 minutes
General English/ General Kannada
Objective type multiple choice questions
100
90 minutes
General Knowledge
Objective type multiple choice questions
100
90 minutes
Compulsory Kannada exam should be written by the person who has not passed 1st language or 2nd language Kannada exam in 10th or 12th.

SYLLABUS

COMPULSORY KANNADA SYLLABUS:
Sl. No Topics Marks
1. Comprehensive understanding of the subject    25
2. Usage of words   25
3. The brevity of the Subject   25
4. Knowledge of words   25
5. Short Essay   25
6. Translation from English to Kannada   25
PAPER 1 – GENERAL ENGLISH/ GENERAL KANNADA SYLLABUS:
Sr. No Syllabus Marks
1.       Spot the error          Total marks 100
2.       Fill in the blanks
3.       Synonyms and antonyms
4.       Idioms & phrases
5.       Sentence improvement
6.       Joining Sentences
7.       Sentence Completion
8.       Active & passive voices
9.       Narration
10.   Comprehension passages
11.   Para Completion
PAPER 2 – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SYLLABUS:
Sr. No Topics Marks
1.       History Total marks 100
2.       Culture
3.       Geography
4.       Economic Scene
5.       General Policy
6.       Scientific Research
7.       Physics
8.       Chemistry
9.       Biology

ADMIT CARD

  • First of all, visit the official website https://kpsc.kar.nic.in/
  • Then search the link for “Admission ticket for FDA 2022 Examination.
  • Then click on this link.
  • After that enter login details and submit it.
  • Now you can download Hall Ticket.
  • Download KPSC FDA Hall Ticket and take a print.

ANSWER KEY

The Answer key will be released by the commission after the candidates have successfully appeared for FDA MTS Exam and this will help the candidate compare their responses with the final answer key provided by KPSC.

RESULT

Karnataka State Public Service Commission will release the Result of the First Division Assistant Recruitment Exam. For the sake of candidates, we have created this post causes the candidates can access frequent updates about KPSC Results. So here the candidates can get relevant information on KPSC FDA Results 2021 and Cut off Marks, Merit List. The tentative date of the Result announcement will soon announce.

CUT-OFF

The Cut off Marks are the minimum marks that the aspirants are required to be eligible for the next round of the Recruitment Process. Candidates must note that the KPSC FDA Cut off 2022 will be available Category Wise. We have already been informed that the Commission has not fixed the date of the Result announcement. You must remember that the Hall ticket number is necessary to get the Result status. Below you can access the Expected Cut-off Marks.
    EXPECTED CUT OFF MARKS
Category Cut off Marks
GM 160-165
OBC (2A/2B/3A/3B) 155-160
SC 150-155
ST 145-150
Cat-1/ PH 125-130

SALARY

It is important to know the KPSC Salary and work profile before submission of the application form. The selected candidates will be given a pay scale of 27,650 – 52,650/-. That means candidates will get a KPSC FDA basic salary of Rs.11,600/- at the starting month excluding other benefits Apart from basic pay, candidates will get other additional benefits such as HRA, DA, etc. After adding all benefits, KPSC FDA Salary is Rs.27,650/- According to the pay scale, the KPSC salary may change or may not be changed. So, candidates should refer KPSC FDA official notification to know more about the KPSC First Division Assistant Salary.

PAPER- 2 EXAM PATTREN ANALYSIS

GENERAL AWARENESS THE MAJOR TOPICS COVERED LAST YEAR ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Subject/year 2018 2019 2021
Current affairs 21 18 15
History 19 19 6
Geography 15 22 17
Polity 11 15 6
Science and Technology 10 11 53
Economics 17 9 2
Environment 7 6 1
LISTS