(1) Subject to Rule 5, the Selection Authority shall immediately after the completion of valuation of written examination or after evaluation of Marks in the Qualifying examination, as the case may be, prepare a list indicating the names of the candidates who are eligible for interview in respect of Group A and B posts only. Subject toreservation policy of the State, from among the candidates whose names are included in such list such number of 9 candidates as is equal to three times the number of vacancies notified, shall be called for the interview. The marks secured by the candidates in written examination or the qualifying examination shall not be published or made known to the members conducting interview. They shall be kept strictly confidential. The maximum marks for interview shall be 5% of total marks prescribed for the Competitive Examinations, subject to a maximum of 50 marks.
If the method of selection is as per Rule 5(a) or rule 5(c) where competitive exam is not prescribed, then the maximum marks for interview shall be 50.
Provided that if more than 80% or less than 40% of the maximum marks of interview are awarded, then the reasons for such award shall be recorded by such Interview board member.
(2) The candidate selected for the Interview shall be interviewed by an Interview Board Constituted by the Chairman of the Selection Authority, consisting of Four (04) Persons, of which not more than two persons shall be Members of the Selection authority and other persons shall be Advisors/Experts drawn from among the Retired Group-A Officers of Government of Karnataka, Retired Vice-Chancellors of State Universitiesor Retired Professors of State Universities of Karnataka in the concerned field.The senior most member of the Selection Authority present in the Board shall preside over the interview Board.
(3) The Selection Authority shall call the candidates in the ratio of three candidates for one vacancy in the ascending order of their Register Numbers ensuring the reservations for candidates belonging to theScheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and other categories provided by law or by general or special order in the same ratio of vacancies reserved for them. The marks secured by the candidates in the competitive examination or the qualifying examination shall not be disclosed to members of the Interview Board.
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(4) With respect to the Interview to be conducted by the Selection Authority, the date of interview shall be intimated to candidates well in advance, in writing, SMS, E-mail. The random selection of Candidate for the Interview Board shall be made by draw of lots at 9 a.m. on the day of the scheduled interview.
(5) Each candidate shall undergo interview ideally for duration of 25 to 30 minutes. Only a maximum of nine candidates shall be called per day, five in the forenoon and four in the afternoon. Every week the Members of the interview Board shall be changed by the Chairman, of the Selection Authority.
(6) The Interview Board members shall only have before them a record of career of the candidate who is to be interviewed by the Interview Board. The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public services by the Interview Board. The member of the Interview Board shall be competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate.
(7) After a Candidate, who has been interviewed by the Interview Board leaves the venue of the Interview, the Presiding Member of the Interview Board and the three other members of the interview Board, shall separately award marks to the candidate.
Provided that if more than 80% or less than 40% of the maximum marks of interview are awarded, then the reasons for such award shall be recorded by such interview board member.
The average of marks awarded by all 04(four) members of the Interview Board shall be considered to be the final total marks awarded to the candidate in the interview.
10. Scrutiny of Applications: The selection authority shall scrutinise the applications along with the enclosures received and may call the candidates for the purpose of scrutiny only at the time of interview, if necessary. Where interview is not prescribed, scrutiny of applications shall be done only on the basis of application and enclosures received.
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