KSMHA Mental Health Review Board Selection 2026 — scrutiny, possible tests and interview

This selection concerns notice A/1200/2026/SMHA for 2 Assistant, 3 Steno-Typist and 4 Office Attendant contract appointments. Applicants are not being called to a scheduled competitive examination under the original six-page notice. Instead, the Keralam State Mental Health Authority says that after detailed scrutiny of credentials, recruitment will follow contract-post norms of the Government of Keralam. With Government approval and depending on the number of applications, KSMHA may shortlist candidates on merit, conduct independent screening tests and skill tests, or delegate the recruitment procedure to a government-approved testing agency. Subsequent instructions will be intimated by e-mail or post.

What is certain and what is conditional?

The notice does not publish a recruitment syllabus, exam subjects, number of questions, duration, negative marking, typing speed, shorthand dictation rate, minimum qualifying score or interview marks. There is no announced exam centre, application-status list, hall ticket, answer key, results date, or achieved cutoff. Do not read another year's Kerala clerical/stenographer test pattern as this notice's prescribed format.

Role-specific credential review

The application form contains a specific section for technical credentials and proof of their examining board/year. Retired employees seeking Steno-Typist age consideration should be able to document their actual retirement and prior State/Central Government service; the notice does not specify a mandatory retirement certificate by name. Academic copies are required to carry Gazetted Officer attestation, and the fee must be supported by an independent, correct Demand Draft for each applied role.

Decisions after submitting the application

Keep your postal and e-mail contact details active. The Authority says further procedures will be communicated to candidates by e-mail/post; follow the directions actually issued for your board and role. The contractual term is one year, remuneration is the advertised consolidated monthly rate and the authority reserves the right not to fill all positions. No outcome or examination event has yet been formally scheduled in the original notification.

Source of recruitment terms: official KSMHA Application Notification, six pages, dated 10 November 2026, including the candidate application form (pages 5–6).