KARNATAKA HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SERVICES (TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) (CADRE & RECRUITMENT) RULES, 2024

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NOTIFICATION The draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Higher Education Department Services (Technical Education Department) (Cadre and Recruitment) Rules, 2024, which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 read with section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) is hereby published as required by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the said Act, for the information of all the persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration after seven days from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. The Objections or suggestions may be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Department of Higher Education Department (Technical Education), 6th Floor, M.S. Building, Dr.

B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru – 560 001.

DRAFT RULES

1. Title and Commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Higher Education Department Services (Technical Education Department) (Cadre and Recruitment) (Amendment) Rules, 2026.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the official Gazette.

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2. Amendment to the Schedule.- In Karnataka Higher Education Department (Technical Education Department) (Cadre and Recruitment) Rules, 2024, in the Schedule,-

(1) for the category of post of Principal, Government Polytechnics (Engineering subjects) AICTE Pay scale and at Serial No.12 and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely:-

12. Principal, 75 Forty percent by direct For Direct Recruitment:

Government recruitment in accordance Qualification as per AICTE Polytechnics with the Karnataka State Regulations or concerned (Engineering Civil Services (Direct national regulatory Subjects) Recruitment General) authorities issued from time (AICTE Pay Rules, 2021; to time.

Scale) and Rs.1,31,400- Sixty Percent by For Promotion: (1) Must have 2,17,100) promotion from the cadre of put in a service of not less Head of Department than 3 years in the cadre of Engineering/ Technology Head of Department and Humanities and Engineering/ Technology and Science subject in Humanities and Science Government Polytechnics subject in Government in a ratio of 50:1. Polytechnics.

(2)The Heads of Department must have included in the combined seniority lists of the various disciplines in the Engineering Subjects and the Science Subjects.

(2) for the category of post of Principal, Government Polytechnic, (Non- Engineering) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.13 and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,-

13. Principal, 6 Forty percent by For Direct Recruitment:

Government direct recruitment in Qualification as per AICTE Polytechnic, accordance with the Regulations or concerned (Non- Karnataka State Civil national regulatory authorities Engineering). Services (Direct issued from time to time.

(AICTE Pay Scale) Recruitment General) Rs.1,31,400- Rules, 2021; and For Promotion: (1) Must have 2,17,100) Sixty Percent by put in a service of not less than promotion from the 3 years in the cadre of Head of cadre of Head of Department - Non-Engineering Department - Non- Government Polytechnics.

Engineering Government 2) The Head of Department Polytechnics. Non-Engineering Government Polytechnics must have3 included in the combined seniority lists of the various disciplines in the Non- Engineering Subjects.

(3) for the category of post of Head of Department Engineering/technology, Government Polytechnics (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.15a and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,- 15a Head of Department 333 By promotion from the For Engineering/ Cadre of Lecturer in Promotion,- Technology, Engineering subjects (1) Must have Government (Polytechnics) in the possess Polytechnics respective branch of Bachelor’s or (AICTE Pay Scale) engineering. Master’s level Rs.1,31,400- 2,17,100) in the relevant A. Automobile 15 discipline.

Technology

(2) Must have B. Ceramics 1 Minimum of C. Chemical 2 15 years of Engineering experience in D. Cinematography 1 Teaching / E. Civil Engineering 66 Research / F. Computer Science 71 Industry, out G. Electrical 20 of which 5 Engineering years in H. Electronics & 72 Lecturer Communication (Selection Engineering Grade-II). An I. Heat Power 1 average 360* Technology feedback J. information Science 1 score of 8 to Technology 10 out of 10 K. Instrumentation 1 for last 5 Technology years.

L. Machine Tool 4 Technology M. Mechanical 68 Engineering N. Metallurgical 2 Engineering O. Mining Engineering 1 P. Polymer Science 1 Q. Printing Technology 1 R. Sound recording 1 Engineering S. Textile 1 T. Welding and Sheet 1 metal Technology4 U. Boring and Drilling 1 V. Mining and 1 Surveying

(4) for the category of post of Head of Department - Non- Engineering, Government Polytechnics (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.15b and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,- 15b Head of Department - 24 By promotion For Promotion,-(1) Must Non-Engineering, from the Cadre of have possess Bachelor’s or Government Lecturer in Non- Master’s level in the relevant Polytechnics Engineering discipline.

subjects (AICTE Pay Scale) (Government (2) Must have minimum Rs.1,31,400- Polytechnics) in of 15 years of experience in 2,17,100) the respective Teaching / Research / A. Commercial Practice 16 branch of Non- Industry, out of which 5 B. Library Science and 3 engineering. years in Lecturer (Selection information Grade-II).

Management An average 360* C. Apparel Design and 5 feedback score of 8 to 10 out Fashion Technology of 10 for last 5 years.

(5) for the category of post of Head of Department – Humanities and Science subject Government Polytechnics (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.15c and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,- 15C Head of 70 By promotion from For Promotion,- (1) Must have Department – the Cadre of possess Bachelor’s or Master’s Humanities and Lecturer in level in the relevant discipline.

Science subject Humanities and Government Science subject (2) Must have been minimum Polytechnics (Government of 15 years of experience in Polytechnics) in the Teaching / Research / (AICTE Pay Scale) respective branch of Industry, out of which 5 years Rs.1,31,400- Humanities and in Lecturer (Selection Grade- 2,17,100) Science. II).

A. Science 69 An average 360* feedback B. Geology 1 score of 8 to 10 out of 10 for last 5 years.

(6) for the category of post of Assistant Professor Engineering Colleges (Engineering Subjects) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.17 and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely:-5

17. Assistant Professor 305 Ninety-five percent by For Direct Engineering Colleges direct recruitment in recruitment,-Must (Engineering accordance with the have the qualification as Subjects) Karnataka State Civil per AICTE Regulations Services (Direct or qualification (AICTE Pay Scale) Recruitment) (General) prescribed by the (Rs.57,700-1,82,400) Rules, 2021; and concerned national A. Civil 90 regulatory authorities B. Mechanical 81 Five percent of the issued from time to time C. Electronics and 81 posts shall be filled by Communication direct recruitment from D. Computer 36 among persons belonging Science to Group-C cadres who E. Electrical and 9 have successfully Electronics completed their period of F. Textile 6 probation within the Technology Department of Collegiate G. Silk Technology 2 and Technical Education:

Provided that, if no suitable candidates are available from the Group- C cadre, such posts shall be filled by Direct Recruitment.

(7) for the category of post of Assistant professor Engineering Colleges (Humanities and Science Subjects) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.18 and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,-

18. Assistant professor 54 Ninety-five percent by direct For Direct Engineering Colleges recruitment in accordance recruitment;- Must (Humanities and with the Karnataka State Civil have qualification as Science Subjects) Services (Direct Recruitment) per AICTE

(General) Rules, 2021: and Regulations or qualification (AICTE Pay Scale) Five percent shall be filled prescribed by the (Rs.57,700- by direct recruitment from concerned national 1,82,400) among persons belonging to regulatory A. Geology Group-C cadres who have authorities issued B. English 9 successfully completed their from time to time C. Mathematics 9 period of probation within the D. Physics 18 Department of Collegiate and E. Chemistry 9 Technical Education;

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Provided that, if no suitable candidates are available from the Group-C cadre, such posts shall be filled by Direct Recruitment.6

(8) for the category of post of Lecturer in Engineering subjects (Polytechnics) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.21 and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely,-

21. Lecturer in Engineering 2042 Ninety-five percent For Direct subjects (Polytechnics) by direct recruitment in recruitment;- accordance with the Must have (AICTE Pay Scale) Karnataka State Civil qualification (Rs. 57,700 –1,82,400) Services (Direct as per AICTE A.Civil Engineering/ 418 Recruitment) (General) Regulations or Environmental Rules, 2021; and qualification Engineering prescribed by B. Electrical Engineering 209 the concerned Five percent shall be C. Mechanical 522 national filled by direct Engineering regulatory recruitment from D. Electronics and 441 authorities among persons Communication issued from belonging to Group-C E. Automobile Technology 48 cadres who have time to time.

F. Chemical Engineering 7 successfully completed G. Metallurgical 6 their period of Engineering probation within the H Computer Science 329 Department of Collegiate and I. Information Science 4 Technology Technical Education;

J. Ceramics 4

Provided that, if no K. Textile 4 suitable candidates are L. Polymer Science 6 available from the Technology Group-C cadre, such M. Printing Technology 10 posts shall be filled by N. Boring and Drilling 1 Direct Recruitment.

O. Mining Engineering 2 P. Mining and Surveying 1 Q. Instrumentation 2 Technology R. Machine Tool 15 Technology S. Heat Power Technology 2 T. Welding and Sheet 3 Metal Technology U. Cinematography 4 V. Sound recording 4 Engineering

(9) for the category of post of Lecturer in Non-Engineering subjects (Government Polytechnics) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.22 and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely:-7

22. Lecturer in Non-125 Ninety-five percent For Direct recruitment;- Engineering by direct recruitment (1)Must have qualification as subjects in accordance with the per AICTE Regulations or (Government Karnataka State Civil qualification prescribed by Polytechnics) Services (Direct the concerned national (AICTE Pay Scale) Recruitment) (General) regulatory authorities Rules, 2021; and issued from time to time;

(Rs. 57,700 – and 1,82,400) Five percent shall be A. Commercial 102 (2) Must have qualification filled by direct Practice of Diploma in Commercial recruitment from B. Library Science 9 Practice (English) with among persons and Information Senior Typewriting and belonging to Group-C Management Shorthand in Kannada cadres who have C. Apparel Design 14 conducted by the KSEEB;

successfully completed and Fabrication or their period of Technology Diploma in Commercial probation within the Practice (Kannada) with Department of Senior Typewriting and Collegiate and Shorthand in English Technical conducted by the KSEEB;

Education: or

Provided that, if no Senior Typewriting and suitable candidates are Shorthand in Kannada and available from the English conducted by the Group-C cadre, such KSEEB. posts shall be filled by Direct Recruitment.

(10) for the category of post of Lecturer in Humanities and Science subjects (Government Polytechnics) (AICTE Pay scale) and at Serial No.23 and entries relating theirto the following shall be substituted, namely:-

23. Lecturer in 152 Ninety-five percent by For Direct Humanities and direct recruitment in recruitment;-Must Science subjects accordance with the have qualification as (Government Karnataka State Civil per AICTE Polytechnics) Services (Direct Regulations or Recruitment) (General) qualification (AICTE Pay Scale) Rules, 2021; and prescribed by the (Rs. 57,700 – concerned national 1,82,400) Five percent of the posts regulatory authorities shall be filled by direct issued from time to A. Science 116 recruitment from among time B. English 34 persons belonging to Group- C. Geology 2 C cadres who haveR.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19 Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 8 successfully completed their period of probation within the Department of Collegiate

and Technical Education:

Provided that, if no suitable candidates are available from the Group-C cadre, such posts shall be filled by Direct Recruitment.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka (SUNEETA R. BEDARE) Under Secretary to Government Higher Education Department (Technical Education) ಮುದ(cid:206)ಕರು (cid:178)ಾಗೂ ಪ(cid:206)(cid:144)ಾಶಕರು:- ಸಂಕಲ(cid:163)ಾ(cid:297)(cid:144)ಾ(cid:312)ಗಳ(cid:133), ಕ(cid:163)ಾ(cid:143)ಟಕ (cid:170)ಾಜ(cid:205)ಪತ(cid:206), ಸ(cid:144)ಾ(cid:143)(cid:312) (cid:144)ೇಂದ(cid:206) ಮುದ(cid:206)(cid:158)ಾಲಯ, (cid:166)ೆಂಗಳ(cid:136)ರು