Karnataka govt. to recruit 650 assistant professors and 1,200 nurses

These posts will be filled through competitive exams by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), he said.

Patil held a meeting with officials of the department where he directed them to take steps to conduct the exams in a transparent manner and fill the vacant posts in the 33 government institutions coming under it — 22 medical colleges and 11 super specialty hospitals — across. the state.

The Minister said the department's recruitment bylaws would be amended to pave the way for KEA to conduct tests for these vacant posts.