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Karnataka Village Administrative Officer (VAO) Exam
Recruitment examination for Village Administrative Officer (VAO, historically 'Village Accountant') posts in the Karnataka Revenue Department, administered by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). The 2026 cycle runs as two parallel cadre recruitments — RPC (rest of state) and KK (Kalyana Karnataka) — each with a detailed notification dated 10-07-2026, and the selection process includes a compulsory Kannada language test in addition to the competitive written examination.
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- Who runs it
- KEA
- Category
- Civil Service
- Current version
- 2026 recruitment cycle; Detailed Notification dated 10-07-2026 (RPC), amended by notification dated 29-07-2026
- Where it applies
- IN-KA, IN
- Exam languages
- Kannada
Exam structure
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Where rules vary
Recruitment is run as two parallel cadre notifications — RPC (rest of Karnataka) and KK (Kalyana Karnataka) — with separate detailed notifications both dated 10-07-2026 and separate exam pages; no official source examined indicates the examination itself differs by cadre.