KEA FDA SDA Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026

Detail Information about KEA has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of FDA SDA vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.

KEA FDA SDA Syllabus 2026 : Overview

Department Name	Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA)
Recruitment Name	KEA FDA SDA
Recruitment Cadre	Residual Parent Cadre (RPC) and Kalyana Karnataka (KK)
Posts Name	First Division Assistant (FDA), Second Division Assistant (SDA),
Total Posts	5,431
Location	Karnataka
Category	Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Application Mode	Online
Official Website	cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea

KEA FDA SDA Syllabus 2026 (Expected)

Paper - I

General Knowledge

1. General knowledge related to current affairs.
2. General Science.
3. Geography.
4. Social Science.
5. History of Indian society and its development.
6. History of India and Karnataka.
7. Indian Constitution and Public Administration.
8. Practical knowledge and intellectual ability (SSLC level).
9. Social and cultural history of Karnataka.
10. Karnataka's land reforms and social changes after independence.
11. Karnataka's economy, its achievements, weaknesses and present status.
12. Rural development, Panchayat Raj institutions and rural cooperative societies.
13. Environmental and administrative issues relating to Karnataka.
14. Problems relating to Karnataka's environment and development.
15. Intellectual ability.

Paper - II

General Kannada

Grammar (ವ್ಯಾಕರಣಾಂಶಗಳು):

1. ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆ (Kannada Alphabet & Classification)
2. ಸಂಧಿಗಳು (Sandhi – Kannada & Sanskrit Sandhi rules)
3. ಸಮಾಸಗಳು (Samasa – Types and derivations)
4. ತತ್ಸಮ ಮತ್ತು ತದ್ಭವ (Tatsama - Tadbhava)
5. ನಾಮಪದ, ಸರ್ವನಾಮ, ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದ (Noun, Pronoun, Verbs)
6. ಲಿಂಗ, ವಚನ, ವಿಭಕ್ತಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯಗಳು (Gender, Number, Case suffixes)
7. ಕಾಲಗಳು (Tenses – ಭೂತ, ವರ್ತಮಾನ, ಭವಿಷ್ಯತ್)
8. ಕೃದಂತ ಮತ್ತು ತದ್ಧಿತಾಂತ (Krudanta and Taddhitanta)

Vocabulary & Language Usage:

1. ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ ಪದಗಳು (Synonyms)
2. ವಿರುದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಕ ಪದಗಳು (Antonyms)
3. ನಾಣ್ಣುಡಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಗಾದೆ ಮಾತುಗಳು (Idioms and Proverbs)
4. ಜೋಡುನುಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ದ್ವಿರುಕ್ತಿ (Compound/Echo words)
5. ಅನೇಕಾರ್ಥಕ ಪದಗಳು (Words with multiple meanings)

Sentence Structure & Correction:

1. ವಾಕ್ಯ ರಚನೆ (Sentence formation)
2. ವಾಕ್ಯ ದೋಷ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ (Error spotting and correction)
3. ಕರ್ತರಿ - ಕರ್ಮಣಿ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ (Active and Passive Voice in Kannada)
4. ವಿರಾಮ ಚಿಹ್ನೆಗಳು (Punctuation usage)

Comprehension & Literature Basics:

1. ಗದ್ಯ ಭಾಗದ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆ (Reading comprehension passage and MCQs)
2. ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಸಾಹಿತಿಗಳು, ಕೃತಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು (Renowned Kannada poets, Jnanpith awardees, major works, and literary contributions)

General English

English Grammar:

1. Parts of Speech (Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Preposition, Conjunction)
2. Subject-Verb Agreement
3. Tenses and their Correct Usage
4. Articles and Determiners
5. Active and Passive Voice
6. Direct and Indirect Speech (Narration)
7. Modal Auxiliaries and Conditionals

Vocabulary & Word Usage:

1. Synonyms and Antonyms
2. One-Word Substitution
3. Idioms and Phrases
4. Phrasal Verbs
5. Spellings / Detecting Misspelled Words

Sentence Structuring:

1. Spotting the Errors
2. Fill in the Blanks (Prepositions, Articles, Vocab)
3. Sentence Improvement / Phrase Replacement
4. Para Jumbles / Sentence Rearrangement

Comprehension:
Short Reading Comprehension Passages with inference and direct questions

Computer Knowledge

Computer Fundamentals & Hardware:

1. Basic architecture: CPU, ALU, Control Unit, Motherboard
2. Input and Output devices (Keyboards, Scanners, Monitors, Printers)
3. Memory and Storage: RAM, ROM, Cache, SSD, HDD, Flash Drives, and memory units (Bit, Byte, KB, MB, GB, TB)

Operating Systems & GUI:

1. Windows OS basics: Desktop management, File Explorer, files/folders organization, and extensions
2. System settings, Control Panel, and task management
3. Common keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Alt+Tab, etc.)

Office Automation (MS Office / LibreOffice):

1. MS Word: Document creation, formatting (font, alignment, styles), tables, page margins, headers/footers, and print setup.
2. MS Excel: Spreadsheets, rows/columns, basic arithmetic formulas (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT), sorting, filtering, and simple cell formatting.
3. MS PowerPoint: Creating presentations, layouts, slide transitions, and animations.

Internet, Email & Digital Administration:

1. Web browsers, search engines, URLs, domain names, and protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP)
2. Email structure: Drafting, sending, CC, BCC, attachments, and spam management
3. E-Governance initiatives, online citizen service portals (e.g., Seva Sindhu, Kダイヤ/Bhoomi concepts)

Cybersecurity Basics & Terminology:

1. Malware, viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, and phishing
2. Antivirus, firewalls, passwords, OTPs, and digital privacy
3. Basic networking concepts: LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, IP address, and cloud storage basics

KEA FDA SDA Exam Pattern 2026

Negative Marking : 0.25

Paper	Subject	No.of Question	Marks	Duration
Paper 1	General Knowledge	100	100	2 Hours
Paper 2	General Kannada, General English and Computer Knowledge	100	100	2 Hours
	Total	200	200	4 Hours

Kannada Language Test Exam Date : 08th January 2027

FDA - RPC & KK Exam Date 2026 : 09th & 10th January 2027

SDA - RPC & KK Exam Date 2026 : 16th & 17th January 2027

Starting Date of Application Form : 30th October 2026

Last Date of Application Form : 25th November 2026

Total Post : 5,431

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