What is KSEAB? Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board Explained
KSEAB — the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board — is the body that conducts both the SSLC (Class 10) and II PUC (Class 12) public examinations in Karnataka. It was formed in 2022 by merging the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB), which previously ran the SSLC, with the examination wing of the Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE), which ran PUC exams.
This merger is why you still see files and notifications spread across several official domains: kseab.karnataka.gov.in (main KSEAB site), kseeb.karnataka.gov.in (legacy SSLC domain, still active), dpue-exam.karnataka.gov.in (legacy PUC file host), and pue.karnataka.gov.in (DPUE department site for admissions, I PUC, college matters). All of these are official. KSEAB has not yet consolidated everything onto a single domain, so navigating across them is normal.
Official Karnataka Board domains
| Domain | What it covers |
|---|---|
| kseab.karnataka.gov.in | Main KSEAB site — SSLC & PUC student corners, model papers, notifications, blueprints |
| kseeb.karnataka.gov.in | Legacy SSLC domain — still active; SSLC model QP files, exam registration |
| dpue-exam.karnataka.gov.in | Legacy PUC file host — II PUC model papers, question bank, student corner |
| pue.karnataka.gov.in | DPUE department site — I PUC admissions, hall tickets, Exam 3 timetables, college matters |
| karresults.nic.in | NIC-hosted results portal for SSLC and II PUC — all three exams |
| ktbs.kar.nic.in | Karnataka Textbook Society — free textbook PDFs, Classes 1–10 |
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