NHM Keralam Recruitment 2026 for 49 DEO, Lab Technician and Other PostsOpen

• All posts: Excellent written English and Malayalam, computer proficiency, and thorough knowledge of MS Office/Open Office are required. Qualifications and experience must have been obtained by the advertisement date.
• State Accounts Manager: Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant. Three years of accounts and audit experience in a large organisation is desirable.
• State Accountant: Postgraduation in Commerce with two years in financial management, or an MBA with Financial Management/accounts as a subject and at least one year of relevant experience. The requirements also include two years of double-entry accounts maintenance/audit experience in a recognised society or institution and a computer-operation certificate course lasting at least two months.
• Urban Health Finance Manager: CA, CMA or MBA with Financial Management; five years in the health sector, particularly health-project management, and at least five years of accounts experience.
• State Finance cum Logistics Officer: CA, CMA or MBA Finance with five years of experience, preferably in the health sector, plus knowledge of computers and accounting packages.
• Budget and Finance Officer: MBA Finance with at least three years in a reputed undertaking, preferably in government; computer working knowledge and familiarity with administrative matters are required.
• Consultant Finance - PMABHIM: CA/ICWAI with two years of post-qualification experience, or MBA Finance with five years of post-qualification experience.
• Consultant (Finance & Procurement): Commerce graduation with at least two years in financial management, or MCom/MBA Finance.
• Data Entry Operator: Graduation in any subject with DCA, thorough knowledge of English and Malayalam editing through ISM/Thoolika, and one year of post-qualification experience.
• CST Coordinator: MSW from a recognised Indian university, MPH, or MBA in Health/Hospital Management, with two years of post-qualification programme-implementation experience.
• Statistical Assistant: Graduation in any subject with a Diploma in Computer Application or equivalent recognised by the Council for Technical Education/DOE ACC. Typing speed must be 40 wpm in English and the local language, with familiarity with MS Word, Excel and a simple statistical package.
• Veterinary Consultant: Postgraduate degree in Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary Epidemiology, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Microbiology or Veterinary Pathology, with three years in Veterinary Public Health or Veterinary Epidemiology of Animal Health.
• Consultant Engg-PMABHIM: BE/BTech Civil with AutoCAD knowledge and two years of post-qualification building experience.
• State PPM Coordinator: Postgraduate degree in MSW or MBA with two years in public-private partnerships, health projects or programmes.
• Microbiologist - IRL: MD Microbiology; PhD in Medical, Applied or General Microbiology or a related field; or MSc in Medical, Applied or General Microbiology. Desirable bacteriology experience is three years for the MD/PhD routes and five years for the MSc route.
• Lab Technician: Plus Two with a diploma, certificate course or equivalent qualification in Medical Laboratory Technology.
• Consultant M&E: BSc Nursing or BDS together with MPH.
• Data Manager cum Statistician: MSc Bio-Statistics, MSc Statistics or MSc Mathematics with Statistics; alternatively, BSc Statistics with two years of relevant experience.
• Assistant Programmer (IT): Full-time BTech/BE, MCA or MSc in CSE/IT/ECE, with web-development proficiency in Python, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and HTML. One year of post-qualification Python-development experience is desirable.
• Consultant (RH): MSW, or any postgraduate qualification with a PG Diploma in Journalism and two years of post-qualification experience.
• Consultant (MIS): Master's degree in Statistics or Economics. Two years in data analysis and SAS knowledge are desirable.
• Assistant Programme Officer/Epidemiologist (NCD): Any medical graduation with MPH; one year of experience is desirable.
• Jr. Consultant Monitoring and Evaluation: Any medical degree with MPH.
• Jr. Consultant CH: BDS, MSc Nursing, or any graduation with MPH, plus proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint and web-based information searches. One year of post-qualification experience is desirable.
• Sr. Consultant (BCC): Postgraduate degree in Mass Communication and Journalism, or MA English Literature/Malayalam with a PG Diploma in Journalism; three years of post-qualification experience and fluency in English and Malayalam. H&FWD experience is desirable.
• Jr. Consultant (D&C): Postgraduation in Journalism/Mass Communication and Journalism, or any postgraduation with a PG Diploma in Journalism and two years of post-qualification experience; English and Malayalam fluency is required. Social-media tool experience is desirable, and two recent work samples with content-creation/byline proof must be attached.
• Head (Social Development): Master's in Public Health, Social Work or Social Sciences, with ten years of progressively responsible national/state-level work in social-sector, health and gender-development projects, plus NGO-sector experience, preferably in health.
• Assistant Programme Officer/Epidemiologist (TB): MCI-recognised MBBS/equivalent with completed compulsory rotatory internship; alternatively, a master's in Public Health/Hospital Administration or a PhD in Epidemiology, Statistics, Community Health or Public Health after graduation. Two years in a public-health programme or one year in RNTCP and computer working knowledge are required.
• State VBD Consultant: MSc Zoology, Entomology, Medical Entomology or Public Health Entomology. At least two weeks of specified malaria/vector-control training from NICD, NVBDCP, MRC, IVC&Z or another national institute is desirable.
• ACSM Officer: Master's in Social Work/Rural Development, MSW, postgraduation in Social Sciences, or a degree/PG Diploma in Health Education or Mass Communication. Computer working knowledge and three years in the development sector at state level are required.
• Senior Medical Officer-DR-TB: MCI-recognised MBBS/equivalent with completed rotatory internship. Relevant postgraduate medical qualifications, Community Health Administration, MPH and basic computer knowledge are desirable.
• Entomologist: MSc Entomology or MSc Zoology with Entomology as a subject; at least one year in vector-borne disease control is desirable.
• Accountant: BCom with Tally and two years of post-qualification experience.
• Consultant Admin(HR): MBA HR with three years of post-qualification experience.
• Junior Consultant Admin(HR): MBA HR with one year of post-qualification experience.
• Junior Consultant (H&WC): MSc Computer Science or MCA with three years of post-qualification experience.
• Secretarial Assistant: Matriculation with shorthand at 80 wpm and typing at 40 wpm, plus two to three years as an office assistant in government, the public sector or a recognised society/institution.
• Data Manager: Postgraduate qualification in Computer Science with at least three years of experience, or BE in IT/Electronics; basic computer and MS Office knowledge is required. Health/social-sector experience is preferred.
• District Accounts Manager: MBA Finance or CA Inter with at least three years of experience and working knowledge of computers and accounting packages.

• Read the official notification and check the qualifications and experience for the post you intend to apply for.
• Pay Rs. 250 into the specified ICICI Bank account and retain the receipt, counter foil or payment screenshot. Do not use a demand draft.
• Submit the online application through the NHM Keralam official website and attach the payment receipt or counter foil.
• Clearly scan the payment proof, qualification records and experience records, then combine them into one PDF.
• Send that PDF to the recruitment email address specified in the official notification; the supplied text does not show a usable email address.
• Complete the online application by 7 November 2026, by 5 pm. Applications through other routes will not be accepted.
• For deputation posts, apply through the proper channel; if this cannot be done in time, produce the employer's no-objection certificate at the interview.
• Applicants for Jr. Consultant (D&C) should attach two recent work samples with proof of content creation or byline.

Recruitment scope and appointment terms

National Health Mission, Keralam has issued reference NHM/3943/2026-SAM through its State Programme Monitoring & Support Unit in Thiruvananthapuram. The recruitment covers finance, administration, laboratory, medical, public-health, IT and communication roles. The individual vacancy figures total 49, though the notification does not provide a consolidated total. Programme requirements may lead to changes in the number of positions.

Appointments are initially for three months on contract. The State Health & Family Welfare Society may extend a contract after considering performance and integrity. These temporary positions do not create a claim to permanent employment. Selected candidates must be prepared to work in any district of Kerala assigned by the Society.

Eligibility and key dates

The upper age limit is 40 years for every post, assessed on 23 October 2026. Qualifications and experience are counted only up to the advertisement date. All applicants need strong written English and Malayalam, computer proficiency and thorough knowledge of MS Office/Open Office. Post-specific requirements vary substantially: DEO requires graduation with DCA and relevant experience, while Lab Technician requires Plus Two with the prescribed laboratory-technology qualification.

The deadline for online applications is 7 November 2026, by 5 pm. Consolidated monthly remuneration ranges from Rs. 16,250 to Rs. 78,000, depending on the post and, for Microbiologist, the qualification category.

Application and document submission

• Deposit the Rs. 250 examination fee in the designated ICICI Bank account; demand drafts are not accepted.
• Complete the online application through the official NHM Keralam website and attach payment proof.
• Combine clearly scanned payment, qualification and experience records into a single PDF and forward it to the recruitment email specified in the notification.
• For Jr. Consultant (D&C), attach two recent work samples carrying content-creation or byline proof.

Interview and service conditions

Incomplete applications will not enter shortlisting. Selection considers qualifications, experience and interview performance; a specialist skills demonstration may also be required. Original records may be requested at interview. Candidates applying for deputation posts should use the proper channel or produce an employer NOC at interview if timely routing is not possible. Giving references, particularly former superior officers, is encouraged. Canvassing results in disqualification.