# KEA Nursing, Pharmacy Officer exam starts 27 October 2026 2026-10-27T21:41:33+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has scheduled the written exam for 233 Group-C Nursing Officer and Pharmacy Officer posts on 27 October and 31 October 2026. Paper 1 (General Knowledge) for both posts was held on 27 October, while Nursing Officer Paper 2 was also conducted that afternoon. The Pharmacy Officer Paper 2 for the Residual Parent Cadre (RPC) has been rescheduled to 31 October. The recruitment covers 188 vacancies under the General/RPC cadre and 45 under the Kalyana-Karnataka cadre. The exam is being conducted in CBT or offline OMR mode across Karnataka. Candidates must check their hall tickets for details. The application window closed on 30 August 2026. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both FreeJobAlert.com and Adda247 provide identical factual coverage of the KEA exam schedule and vacancy breakdown, with no editorial framing or slant. The uniform straight reporting from both outlets lists dates, posts, and vacancy numbers without emphasis on any particular aspect. The key takeaway for candidates is that Pharmacy Officer RPC Paper 2 is on 31 October, and they should verify their hall ticket details before appearing. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - freejobalert.com (neutral report) Straight listing of dates and vacancies without commentary - adda247.com (neutral report) Straight listing of dates and vacancies without commentary This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bengaluru, Karnataka Examinations Authority, KEA, Nursing Officer, Pharmacy Officer Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kea-nursing-pharmacy-officer-exam-starts-27-october-2026/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kea-nursing-pharmacy-officer-exam-starts-27-october-2026/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/