KSMHA Psychiatrist, Medical Practitioner Recruitment 2026

The Keralam State Mental Health Authority (KSMHA) is filling 2 Member posts: one Member - Psychiatrist for the Mental Health Review Board, Kannur, and one Member - Medical Practitioner for the Mental Health Review Board, Kozhikode. Applications may be submitted by post or by hand to the Chief Executive Officer of KSMHA at Red Cross Road, Trivandrum. The last date for submission is 10 November 2026 (Tuesday), before 5.15 PM.

The official notification does not specify the application fee, an age limit for applying or the selection process.

The Keralam State Mental Health Authority is a statutory authority constituted under section 45 of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017. Its office is at Red Cross Road, Thiruvananthapuram. The vacancies are in the Mental Health Review Boards at Kannur and Kozhikode, which were constituted as per Notification no. A/217/2017/KSMHA dated 25.01.2021 (available at www.ksmha.org). KSMHA has sent this notification to the Director of Health Services, the Director of Medical Education, the Director of Indian Systems of Medicine, the State Mission Director of the National Health Mission and the Project Director of the e-Health Mission, Thiruvananthapuram, and asked them to publish it on their official websites and notice boards.

Each post has its own application form in the notification: "Application Form for the Appointment of Member in Mental Health Review Board, Kannur" for the Member - Psychiatrist post, and "Application Form for the Appointment of Member in Mental Health Review Board, Kozhikode" for the Member - Medical Practitioner post. The application, with self-attested copies of the certificates and documents proving age, educational qualifications, experience, etc., may be submitted by post or by hand.

• Address: Chief Executive Officer, Keralam State Mental Health Authority, Red Cross Road, Trivandrum – 695 035
• Write on the envelope: "Application for the appointment of Member of the Mental Health Review Board, Kannur/ Kozhikode"
• Mode: By post or by hand
• Last date of submission: 10 November 2026 (Tuesday), before 5.15 PM

The application form asks for:

1. Name
2. Gender
3. Date of birth, with an attested copy of a certificate proving the date of birth
4. Address, with phone number and email id
5. Educational qualification
6. Occupation (current/past)
7. The documents to attach: self-attested copies of the certificates of degree, post graduation and medical council registration
8. A description of your experience in the field of mental health (a separate sheet may be attached)
9. Curriculum Vitae (to be attached), marked YES or NO on the form

The form ends with a declaration, signed with the place and date, that all the information submitted is correct, true and valid, and that the applicant will present the supporting documents as and when requested. The KSMHA letterhead gives the phone/fax number 0471 2472866 and the email address [email protected] ↗.

The notice invites applications from interested persons who have the required qualifications. For each post, the qualification is set by the section of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 shown in the table. The application form for both posts asks for a description of the applicant's experience in the field of mental health. Candidates should check the official notification and the sections of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 it cites for the discipline-specific eligibility of each post.

Disqualifications

Under section 74(2) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, a person shall be disqualified from appointment as the chairperson or a member of a Board, or be removed by the State Authority, if he:

• has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which involves moral turpitude; or
• is adjudged as an insolvent; or
• has been removed or dismissed from the service of the Government or a body corporate owned or controlled by the Government; or
• has such financial or other interest as is likely to prejudice the discharge of his functions as a member; or
• has such other disqualifications as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

Rule 19 of the Mental Healthcare (Central Mental Health Authority and Mental Health Review Boards) Rules, 2018 (notified by the Central Government as G.S.R. 507 (E) dated 29th May, 2018) adds two more. A chairperson or member of the Board appointed by the State Authority shall stand disqualified if he holds:

• any full-time or part-time assignment that prevents him from giving adequate time and attention to the work of the Board under the provisions of the Act and the rules made there under; or
• any office in any political party during his tenure of office in the Board.

Honorarium

The same honorarium rules apply to both posts. The honorarium and other allowances payable to a member of the Board are fixed by G.O.(Rt) No. 2188/2023/H&FWD dated 24.08.2023:

Term of Office

A Member of the Board holds office for a term of five years or up to the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier. A Member is eligible for reappointment for another term of five years or up to the age of seventy years, whichever is earlier. The Chairperson of the State Authority makes the appointment of the members of the Board.

• The filled application form for the post (Kannur form for Member - Psychiatrist; Kozhikode form for Member - Medical Practitioner)
• An attested copy of a certificate proving the date of birth
• Self-attested copies of the certificates of degree, post graduation and medical council registration
• Self-attested copies of the certificates/documents proving age, educational qualifications and experience
• A description of experience in the field of mental health (a separate sheet may be attached)
• Curriculum Vitae

• For more details, the notice refers applicants to the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, which is available on the official website of KSMHA (www.ksmha.org).
• The notice also refers to the Mental Healthcare (Central Mental Health Authority and Mental Health Review Boards) Rules, 2018, notified by the Central Government as G.S.R. 507 (E) dated 29th May, 2018.