Section 33(20)(i) in The Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act, 1997
(i)'Auditor' means an auditor or an officer of the Department of Co-operative Audit who has passed, in addition to the graduation or post graduation degree, Higher Diploma in Co-operative Management / Diploma in Co-operative Audit / General Diploma in Co-operative Management and who has completed the period of probation successfully and who has a working knowledge of the Kannada language; or