VAO exam result 2026 out: KEA's RPC provisional scores, the 22 October objection deadline, and the KK exam on 25 October

Short answer: the VAO exam result 2026 is out for the Residual Parent Cadre (RPC) only. On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) published provisional scores for the 4 October exam, worked out from the revised key of 16 October. If your score looks wrong, you have until 10:00 AM on Thursday, 22 October to object, and the objection needs documents to back it up. If you applied in the Kalyana Karnataka (KK) cadre, there's no result for you yet. Your exam is on 25 October.

How to check your VAO RPC score

1. Open KEA's VAO 2026 (RPC) result page. You can also go to KEA's homepage, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/indexnew, and click "VAO-RPC - ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶದ ಲಿಂಕ್ - 19-10-2026" (VAO-RPC provisional result link).
2. Enter your application number and date of birth, then submit (Karnataka Help, Vishwavani).
3. Note your Paper 1 and Paper 2 marks and check your name and category. Save a screenshot or PDF.
4. Read the result notice posted the same day ("VAO-RPC - ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶದ ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆ"). It sets out the objection rules.

KEA's servers were slow from our side on Tuesday morning. Some connections dropped and others loaded. Try again off-peak rather than trusting "direct links" shared on Telegram. Your score counts only if it's on KEA's own site.

Should you object? Only with proof

The objection link is the second VAO notice on KEA's homepage, "VAO-RPC - ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶದ ಕುರಿತು ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ಲಿಂಕ್". It closes at 10:00 AM on 22 October. Under KEA's notice, as reported by Vishwavani, Karnataka Help and Hosamahiti:

• objections must come with supporting documents, or they won't be considered;
• objections to key answers won't be considered at this stage. The window for those closed on 8 October, and the revised key came out on 16 October.

So this round is for score errors, not answer disputes. Examples are marks that don't match your own count against the revised key, a wrong category, or details that don't match your application. Jagran Josh says the form takes your register number, name, exam date and paper, and allows up to five attached files. Keep your OMR-based count, the revised key PDF and your application printout ready. File by Wednesday evening if you can. A 10 AM deadline on a slow government site is easy to miss.

Kalyana Karnataka candidates: your exam is on 25 October

The KK exam (67 posts) is a separate exam, and it hasn't happened yet:

• Admit card: KEA's homepage lists "VAO - KK - ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಪತ್ರ ಡೌನ್‌ಲೋಡ್ ಲಿಂಕ್ - 18-10-2026". Jagran Josh reported it on 19 October. Download it from KEA's admission ticket page: pick the exam, then enter your application number or enrolment ID and the first four letters of your name, exactly as on your application. KEA put up KK admit cards for other exams the same day too, including land surveyor and residential school teacher posts. That probably explains part of the jump in searches for "kea admit card 2026".
• Bell timings: posted on 19 October ("VAO-KK-2026 ಗಾಗಿ ಗಂಟೆ ಸಮಯಗಳು"). Go by the reporting time on your own admit card and in that notice, not a third-party table.
• Exam day: carry a printed admit card and an original photo ID. Jagran Josh lists Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID, passport or driving licence. Phones, watches and calculators aren't allowed.

The pattern is the same as RPC: two OMR papers of 100 marks each, Paper 1 on general knowledge and Paper 2 on Kannada, English and computer knowledge, with 0.25 negative marking (Jagran Josh).

What happens after 22 October

KEA hasn't published dates for the next steps. Going by how it has handled this drive so far, expect it to review the objections, publish an updated list, and then call candidates for document verification. TOI suggests getting these ready now: your SSLC certificate (proof of date of birth), education certificates and mark sheets, ID proof, caste or reservation certificates if they apply, and your application form. A caste or income certificate that needs re-issuing takes the longest, so start with that.

Our read

KEA moved fast. It went from exam to revised key to scores in 15 days, and it has kept the RPC and KK cadres on separate tracks. That's why some news reports wrongly say the exam was "held on 4 and 25 October". For RPC candidates, only one deadline matters this week: 10 AM on Thursday. If your marks match your own count against the revised key, you don't need to do anything. If they don't, file an objection with documents. An objection without documents won't be considered.

1. 11 Jul 2026

   KEA opens the VAO application link (KEA homepage notice).

2. 4 Oct 2026

   RPC written exam, Paper 1 and Paper 2.

3. 6 Oct 2026

   Provisional key answers; objections until 8 Oct, 10:30 AM.

4. 16 Oct 2026

   Revised key answers for Paper 1 and Paper 2 (RPC).

5. 18 Oct 2026

   KK admit card download link goes up on KEA's homepage.

6. 19 Oct 2026

   RPC provisional result, result notice and score-objection link published; KK bell timings posted.

7. 22 Oct 2026, 10:00 AM

   Last time to object to RPC provisional scores.

8. 25 Oct 2026

   Kalyana Karnataka (KK) written exam.

9. Not announced

   Final RPC list after objections, and document verification dates.