Administration of Karbi Anglong District is somewhat slightly different from that of the plains district of Assam as far as its pattern is concerned. Karbi Anglong district is one of the autonomous hill districts of Assam constituted under the provision of Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India. That is why the pattern of administration of this district is different. There is an Autonomous Council in Karbi Anglong District constituted under the provision of the said schedule namely Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC). Almost all the development departments of this district are under the administrative control of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council. Karbi Anglong District consist of three sub-divisions out of which two are Civil Sub-Division namely Bokajan and Hamren with its headquarters at Bokajan and Hamren respectively where the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) functions as the Sub-Divisional head. The third sub-division of Karbi Anglong District is Diphu Sadar Sub-Division with its headquarters at Diphu town. There are various development blocks under each sub-division of Karbi Anglong District.

Diphu Sadar Sub-Division
Lumbajong Development Block, Howraghat Development. Block, Samelangso Development. Block and Langsomepi Development Block

Bokajan Civil Sub-Division
Bokajan Development Block, Nilip Development. Block and Rongmongwe Development Block

Hamren Civil Sub-Division
Rongkhang Development Block, Socheng Development Block, Chinthong Development Block and Amri Development Block

Just like the plains district of Assam, Deputy Commissioner is the head of the administration of the Karbi Anglong District. He is also responsible for the maintenance of law and order in the district as well as administration of justice. He also acts as the District Magistrate and has to function as the District and Session Judge of the district too. Deputy Commissioner also functions as the District Election Officer. Further, he has to function as Returning Officer for conducting elections in three Autonomous Districts, Parliamentary Constituency and 19 Diphu Legislative Assembly Constituency. A number of officers aid him in his functioning. For instance, there are a number of subordinate officers like Additional Deputy Commissioner, Extra Assistant Commissioner and Election Officer who help the Deputy Commissioner in the entire civil administration. Moreover, the Deputy Commissioner is also assisted by police force headed by the Superintendent of Police in the maintenance of law and order in the district and in the prevention and detection of crimes. There are 6 police stations and 11 outposts throughout Karbi Anglong District.