KSMHA Psychiatrist and Medical Practitioner Member Recruitment 2026Out

• Psychiatrist Member, Kannur: applicants must meet the requirements of Section 2(1)(y) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
• Medical Practitioner Member, Kozhikode: applicants must meet the requirements of Section 2(1)(n) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
• Both application forms require details of the applicant's experience in mental health.
• Applicants must also satisfy the disqualification provisions under Section 74(2) of the Act and Rule 19 of the applicable 2018 Rules.

• Download the official notification and select the Kannur application form for Psychiatrist Member or the Kozhikode application form for Medical Practitioner Member.
• Enter your personal details, contact information, educational qualifications, current or previous occupation, and mental health experience.
• Attach the required attested or self-attested certificates, supporting experience documents and Curriculum Vitae.
• Sign the declaration and enter the place and date.
• Mark the envelope with "Application for the appointment of Member of the Mental Health Review Board, Kannur/ Kozhikode".
• Submit the application by post or by hand to the Chief Executive Officer, Keralam State Mental Health Authority, Red Cross Road, Trivandrum – 695 035.
• Ensure submission before 5.15 PM on 10 November 2026.

Two board-specific Member vacancies

Keralam State Mental Health Authority has issued Notification No. A/514/2026/SMHA dated 23.10.2026 for two Member appointments. The Kannur Mental Health Review Board requires one Psychiatrist, while the Kozhikode board requires one Medical Practitioner. Applications are accepted by post or by hand, with submission closing before 5.15 PM on 10 November 2026.

Eligibility and appointment conditions

Eligibility is linked to the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: Section 2(1)(y) applies to the Psychiatrist position and Section 2(1)(n) to the Medical Practitioner position. Both forms seek an account of the applicant's mental health experience. The notice does not specify an application fee, an application age limit or a selection procedure.

The appointment runs for five years or until age seventy, whichever occurs first. A further term is possible within the same age ceiling. Appointment is made by the Chairperson of the State Authority.

Preparing and submitting the application

• Choose the Kannur form for the Psychiatrist vacancy or the Kozhikode form for the Medical Practitioner vacancy.
• Complete the personal, contact, qualification and occupation fields, and describe your mental health experience. A separate experience sheet may be attached.
• Include the date-of-birth certificate, self-attested degree, postgraduate and medical council registration certificates, supporting experience documents and CV.
• Sign the declaration with the place and date, and identify the relevant board on the envelope.
• Submit the completed packet to the Chief Executive Officer, Keralam State Mental Health Authority, Red Cross Road, Trivandrum – 695 035, within the stated deadline.

Honorarium and disqualifications

Serving Government members receive Rs.2,000 monthly. For retired Government members, the honorarium is last pay minus pension before commutation, limited to Rs.50,000, with no DA or HRA. Other nominated members receive Rs.1,000 per sitting plus TA.

The statutory disqualifications cover imprisonment following conviction for an offence involving moral turpitude, insolvency, removal or dismissal from specified government-related service, prejudicial financial or other interests, and other prescribed grounds. An assignment that prevents adequate attention to board duties, or holding an office in a political party during the tenure, also attracts disqualification.