Mysuru has placed 32 examination centres under coordinated security and civic arrangements for the Karnataka Public Service Commission’s Gazette Probationers Recruitment Exam 2026, with 14,874 candidates scheduled to appear for two papers on November 15.
The examination will be conducted in two shifts, from 10am to noon and from 2pm to 4pm. Deputy commissioner G Lakshmikanth Reddy directed officials to ensure the smooth conduct of the examination during a review of preparations on Saturday.
Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita will remain in force within 200 metres of the examination centres. Xerox shops in the area have also been ordered to remain closed on Sunday as part of the arrangements around the examination.
Security measures include armed protection for the movement of OMR sheets to the centres. Eight gunmen have been assigned to secure the transport, while one inspector will be stationed at each examination centre. Eight route officers and observers have also been assigned duties related to the examination.
The arrangements involve several agencies responsible for different aspects of the city’s operations. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has been directed to ferry candidates from the bus stand to the examination centres. The move is intended to support the movement of candidates between the city’s main arrival point and venues spread across Mysuru.
The health department has been asked to screen candidates who fall ill during the examination. The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation has been directed to ensure uninterrupted power at the centres, while the Mysuru City Corporation has been assigned responsibility for maintaining cleanliness around the examination venues.
The multi-agency plan places the examination within the routine operational responsibilities of the city administration, including public transport, public order, electricity supply, health assistance and sanitation. With thousands of candidates attending two sessions on the same day, the arrangements require these services to function together around fixed examination timings.
The security deployment also covers the handling of examination material. The assignment of gunmen to OMR sheet transport, inspectors to individual centres, and route officers and observers creates separate responsibilities for movement, venue security and oversight.
Officials who attended the review meeting included Zilla Panchayat chief executive officer Ukeshkumar, deputy commissioner of police Sundar Raj, assistant commissioner Ashappa and deputy director of public instruction Udaykumar. Their participation reflects the involvement of district administration, police, education authorities and civic agencies in conducting the examination.
Candidates are scheduled to take both papers on November 15. The administration’s instructions on security, transport, power, health support and cleanliness will remain the key operational measures for the examination across Mysuru’s 32 centres.
