NHM, UP Community Health Officer Recruitment 2024 – Apply Online for 5582 Posts

National Health Mission (NHM), Uttar Pradesh has announced an employment notification for the recruitment of Community Health Officer vacancy on Contractual basis. Those who are interested to become Community Health Officer can read the Notification & Apply Online for 5582 Posts.

Detailed Advertisement, Guidelines and Selection Process for direct recruitment of 5582 contractual position of Community Health Officer(CHO) (Integrated Course) through Document Verification Process (DVP).

Advertisement Ref: No.: 652/SPMU/NHM/Appt./2023-24/8290                             Dated: 25.01.2024

Activity	Dates
Go-Live of Online Application form	29.01.2024 11.00 AM
Closure of Online Application form	07.02.2024 11.59 PM

The National Health Mission (NHM), UP seeks to provide universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care, which is accountable, yet at the same time responsive to the needs of the people, resulting in the reduction of child and maternal deaths, as well as population stabilization, gender and demographic balance. The National Health Mission (NHM), Uttar Pradesh invites online applications from eligible candidates for 5582 contractual vacancies. This is a part of initiative Under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, GoUP envisioned to strengthen SubHealth Centers as Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) for improved implementation of public health programs and to enable comprehensive primary healthcare service delivery, including disease prevention and health promotion. Candidate found eligible followed by DVP and shortlisted as per NHM norms will be posted as contractual position of Community Health Officer (CHO) at Sub-Health Centers level HWCs in RURAL/VILLAGE areas on contract basis. The CHOs will work in co-ordination with primary healthcare team.

NHM, U.P. is seeking applications from eligible candidates for 5582 contractual vacancies of Community Health Officer (CHO), detail of which is mentioned below: -

Vertical Reservation	UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total Vacancies
	2233	558	1508	1172	111	5582

Horizontal Reservation	Women	PwD	Ex-Servicemen	Dependent of Freedom Fighter
	1116	223	279	111

Please refer Annexure-I for District Wise Vacancy Details. 

Candidate should have a valid personal e-mail ID and Mobile number. It should be kept active during the entire recruitment process. 

(1) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: 

1. Qualification: Candidates who have successfully completed B.Sc. (Nursing) with integrated curriculum of Certificate in Community Health for Nurses(CCHN) OR Post Basic B.Sc. (Nursing) coursewith integrated curriculum of Certificate in Community Health for Nurses (CCHN) from an Indian Nursing Council/State Nursing Council recognized Institute or University from academic year 2020 onwards shall be eligible to apply. For clarification the academic year refer for Integration of middle level health provider (MLHP), i.e.,student who have undergone 4 th year B.Sc. Nursing and 2nd year Post B.Sc. Nursing in the year 2019-20 or onwards and passed the course successfully.

2. Candidate must be registered in UP Nurses & Midwives Council, but candidates having registration in other State’s Nursing Council as Nurse and Midwife are also eligible to apply, subject to the submission of registration certificate of UP Nurses & Midwives Council within 90 days of their provisional joining at District, if shortlisted. 

3. Candidates who are not having registration in UP Nurses & Midwives Council but have other State’s Nursing Council Registration, will submit an affidavit on Non-Judicial stamp paper of Rs. 100/- both at the time of DVP and at the time of joining as CHO at concerned District Health Society (DHS) that he/she must submit his/her registration certificate of UP Nurses & Midwives Council within 90 days of joining in their concerned districts. 

4. Candidates who are not having registration in UP Nurses & Midwives Council and are joining on the basis of other state Nursing Council, their joining as CHO shall be purely provisional. After submission of registration certificate of UP Nurses & Midwives Council, in concerned DHS, their joining will be continued as a CHO from the day of provisional joining. 

5. If the candidate fails to produce UP Nurses & Midwives Council registration certificate within 90 days of provisional joining, his/her candidature shall stand cancelled. Concerned DHS will issue service termination notice to such candidates and full amount of surety bond (Rs. 2.50 Lakh) has to be deposited by candidate to DHS. 

6. Candidates who are working as a CHO in Uttar Pradesh are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply. 

(2) HONORARIUM AND PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVE:

 a) The successful candidate shall be appointed as Community Health Officer on contractual basis at sub center level HWCs and paid Rs. 20,500 (Twenty Thousand Five Hundred) per month honoraria and up to Rs 15,000 (Fifteen Thousand) per month Performance based incentive (PBI) after posting in the allocated district as a CHO subject to guideline issued by Government of India. 

b) A Surety Bond of Rs. 2.50 Lakh (Two Lakh and Fifty Thousand) on the Non-Judicial stamp paper of Rs. 100/- must be submitted by the candidate at the time of joining as CHO to serve for minimum 03 years at Sub Health Centre level HWC in Uttar Pradesh. 

(3) AGE LIMIT as on ………………. (Last date of online submission of application) 21-40 Years

Candidate should note that the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent Certificate only will be accepted by the NHM, UP for determining the age and no subsequent request for its change will be entertained. 

Upper Age Limit is relaxed by: 

• 5 Years for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), SC, ST 
• 15 Years for Persons with Disabilities candidate. 
• 3 Years + Period of service rendered in Army for the Emergency Commissioned Officers / Short Service Commissioned Officers / Ex-Army Personnel of U.P. 
• Candidates claiming reservation/Age relaxation in more than one category will be entitled to only one concession, whichever is more beneficial to them. 

(4) Reservation: - 

a) Reservation will be provided as per applicable reservation rule to candidates who are original inhabitants of Uttar Pradesh (domicile of Uttar Pradesh only). 

b) Candidate not having domicile of Uttar Pradesh will be treated under Un-reserved category and may apply only as unreserved category. 

c) Candidate belongs to SC, ST, OBC (NCL), PWD and EWS category can claim benefit for the same, must upload a valid SC, ST, OBC (NCL), PWD and EWS Certificate while filling online application form. 

d) In case of female candidates, caste certificate issued from Father’s side only will be treated as valid.

e) Candidates claiming for the benefit of reservation/age relaxation must obtain, in support of their category a certificate issued by competent authority. In case of OBC (NCL) and EWS, the certificate must be issued between 01.04.2023 to last date of online submission of application on the format available on ANNEXURE-IV for OBC (NCL) & ANNEXURE-V for EWS of this advertisement shall be treated valid. 

f) For claiming any reservation i.e. SC, ST, OBC (NCL), PWD, EWS, Female, Dependent of freedom fighters and ex-servicemen (An 'Ex-Serviceman' means a person, who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union), Domicile certificate of Uttar Pradesh is mandatory.

g) All reservation mentioned above will be applicable as per Uttar Pradesh state reservation policy.

(5) APPLICATION FEE: NIL 

(6) COVID Experience weightage criteria: 

Candidate engaged for COVID Management as outsourced/temporary HR/ contractual and worked at Public Health facilities and/or worked for Management of COVID through administration under Department of Medical Health and Medical Education in Uttar Pradesh will be given additional marks as per follows: - 

1. 05 Marks – who completed six months (cumulative) of active engagement. 

2. 10 Marks – who completed One year (cumulative) of active engagement. 

3. 15 Marks– who completed One year and six months (cumulative) of active engagement.

ii. For availing COVID Experience Certificate: 

a) Candidate who has already obtained QR based COVID experience Certificate from concerned office of the Chief Medical Officer in previous advertisements under NHM, UP need not to apply for COVID experience Certificate again. Candidate already having QR based experience certificate needs to be uploaded at the time of online submission of application. 

b) Candidates who do not have QR based COVID experience Certificate are being advised to apply at least 7 days prior to last date of submission of online application at Office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the concern District with self-hand written application with valid/live mobile number for the aforesaid experience certificate. Candidates also ensure to obtain the experience certificate on time to fill online application form. Failure of the same shall be the sole responsibility of the candidate and NHM, UP shall not be held responsible for the same and recruitment drive will not be affected due to this failure. 

c) QR based COVID Experience certificate issued on prescribed proforma as per Annexure-III only shall be treated valid. 

d) If at any stage, it will be found that candidate has obtained his/her QR based COVID experience certificate by any wrongful means, his/her candidature shall be cancelled. 

e) Such candidates who have applied for the post of CHO and are registered on the Attendance Management System App of National Health Mission, Uttar Pradesh during the Covid-19 period by March 31, 2022 or by State Disaster Response Fund (SDF)/Panchayati Raj/Finance Commission/others. COVID Experience will be counted till 31.03.2022 only. 

7. Please note that last date of online submission of application shall be taken as reference/cut-off date for age, qualification etc. 

8. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION FORM: Online recruitment application is spread over different Modules/Sections designed to capture information ofthe candidate related to Personal Information, Contact details, Age, Educational Qualification, District preferences and upload of relevant document etc. Before closing each session, applicants must save the information filled by clicking ‘Save’ button. 

a) Candidates in their own interest are advised, not to wait till the last date & time and register their application well within the time. NHM shall not be held responsible, if the candidates are not able to submit their application due to last minute rush. 

b) Candidates should read the instructions carefully before making any entry of selecting options for filling online applications and use the same mobile number and e-mail id (throughout the whole recruitment process) while filling application form and COVID experience. 

c) Before applying, candidate should ensure that they have fulfilled the eligibility criteria. Candidature shall be subject to verification of details/documents when the candidate reports for Document Verification Process at allocated place, if shortlisted and called for DVP.

9. DOCUMENT VERIFICATION PROCESS: Information regarding the Date, Time, and Venue regarding DVP will be communicated to candidate on their registered email/Mobile Number. No request for change of DVP date will be entertained in this regard. Candidates will be invited for DVP in the ratio of 1:10 against the total vacancies. 

During the DVP, candidate will have to produce all the relevant original and one sets of selfattested photocopies of all the documents and 02 photos. If candidate fails in producing relevant original documents at the time of DVP, his/her candidature shall stand cancelled. 

10. SELECTION PROCESS: Selection shall be purely based on merit and percentage of total marks obtained in High School, Intermediate along with theory and practical of all years of B.Sc. (Nursing) /Post Basic B.Sc. (Nursing) Examination and COVID Experience weightage ( 85 marks for obtained in High School, Intermediate, all Years of Integrated CCHN B.Sc. Nursing/PB B.Sc. Nursing and 15 marks for Covid experience). 

Weightage of Marks for Merit (Out of 85): 

• For 10th: 17%  For 12th: 17% 
• For aggregate of integrated CCHN B.Sc. /PB B.Sc. Nursing: 51% 
• Sample for calculation of CGPA of CBSE Board: 

S. No.	Description	Calculation
1	CGPA	7.6
2	Formula	=CGPA*9.5
3	Example	7.6*9.5=72.2%
4	Calculation for Weightage (17%)	72.2*17/100=12.27

NOTE: In case if there is no formula for calculation of percentage is given in the mark sheet and Marks Range in given to determine percentage, the average of the range shall be taken for calculation. For example: If 80%-90% marks range is given for A+ Grade, percentage shall be calculated on the average i.e. 85%.

Criteria for weightage in merit:

Criteria	Maximum Weightage	Scoring Matrix
Marks obtained in 10th Class	17	% of Marks obtained in 10th *17/100
Marks obtained in 12th Class	17	% of Marks obtained in 12th *17/100
Marks obtained in all Years of Integrated CCHN B.Sc. Nursing/PB B.Sc. Nursing	51	% of Marks obtained in all Years of integrated CCHN B.Sc. Nursing/PB B.Sc. Nursing *51/100

11.Tie Breaking Criteria - In case of tie of marks obtained by more than one Candidates, the resolution will be done in following order: 

a. In case of tie, the candidate achieved higher percentage in B.Sc./PB B.Sc. Nursing will be placed higher in the merit. 

b. In case of tie, as mentioned at (a) above Candidate older in Date of birth, will be placed higher i.e. the candidate in age seniority will be placed higher. 

c. In case of tie as mentioned at (a) and (b) above, the candidate with name in alphabetical order will be placed higher. 

d. In case of tie as mentioned at (a), (b) and (c) above, the candidate obtained higher marks (in %) in Intermediate will be placed higher. 

12. List of Documents to be uploaded while filling online form: 

• Photograph: Recent passport size color photograph taken against a light-colored, preferably white, background.Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face. 

• Signature: Must be on white paper with Black ink pen. The signature must be of the applicant only and not of any other person. If at any stage the signatureis not found to be matching with the candidate’s actual signature, the applicant’s candidature may be summarily rejected. Please scan the signature area only and not the entire page. 
• Mark sheet of High School. 
• Mark sheet of Intermediate. 
• All mark sheet of BSc (Nursing)/ PB BSc Nursing. 
• Certificate from Principal of concerned Institution regarding Integration of Middle Level Health Provider (MLHP)/CCHN Course in Basic B.Sc. (Nursing) and PB B.Sc. Nursing (should be as prescribedin Annexure-II). 
• Certificate issued by the concerned University regarding Integration of Middle Level Health Provider(MLHP)/CCHN Course in Basic B.Sc. (Nursing) and PB B.Sc. Nursing. 
• QR Based COVID experience Certificate issued by concerned district. QR based COVID Experience certificate issued on prescribed proforma as per Annexure-III only shall be treated valid. 
• Valid Category Certificate. 
• Valid photo ID and address proof. 
• UP Nurses & Midwives Council Registration Certificate/Other State Nursing Council registration certificate. 
• Domicile certificate. 
• PwD, Dependent of freedom fighters and ex-servicemen certificate. 
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NOTE: All documents should be clearly visible. 

13. District Preference: 

• It is mandatory for candidate to fill all 75 District Preference. Without filling District Preference, the form will not be submitted. 
• District allocation will be based on merit and preference of the location filled by the candidate. Candidate does not have the right for being posted at any specific district. Any decision regarding district allocation to candidate shall be at sole discretion of the NHM, UP. No request for change in district allocation shall be entertained. 

14. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS 

i) Candidate of Uttar Pradesh State, who are claiming reservation in their respective category (OBC-NCL,SC, ST, PwD and EWS, Women, Freedom Fighter, Ex-servicemen), must upload caste/category certificates issued by competent authority and submit the same at the time of document verification. Candidate having domicile of another state shall be treated under the Un-reserved category. 

ii) The appointment will be purely on contractual basis, may be renewable for next financial year subject to satisfactory performance and subject to the approval from Government of India. Any claim for absorption in the regular position shall not be entertained in the future.

iii) If at any stage of recruitment, it is found that the candidate does not fulfill the eligibility criteria and/or that he/she has furnished incorrect/false information/certificate/ documents or has suppressed any material fact(s), his /her candidature will stand cancelled. The decision of the NHM, UP in any matterrelating to the recruitment at any stage will be final and binding upon the candidate. 

iv) Incomplete details in application or application submitted without photograph along with signature and supporting documents shall be rejected. 

v) Candidate is required to provide all the mandatory information [Marked with *(asterisk) sign] in the application form. 

vi) Candidate must ensure that all the details are correctly filled and successfully submitted online before the closing date. Applicants should ensure that the Applicant Status on Application Form is “Submitted Successfully”; Half-filled applications shall be treated as incomplete and shall be deemed to be rejected. 

vii) If a candidate submits more than one application form, his/her last application form shall be treated as final for DVP process. No communication shall be sent in this regard. 

viii) No TA/DA will be paid to candidate for appearing in DVP. 

ix) Result will be prepared based on the merit after successful completion of DVP. 

x) NHM, UP reserves the right to cancel any or all positions at any stage of the recruitment process. Vacancies may vary in number and category at any stage during the recruitment process. 

xi) Candidates, who are currently engaged in other organization, will have to produce No Objection Certificate from his/her previous employer at the time of DVP. 

xii) RESERVATIONS AND RELAXATIONS: Reservations and relaxations for SC/ST/OBC (NonCreamy Layer)/PwD (Percentage of Disability - 40% or above) candidates will be provided as mentioned in advertisement. The reservation for PwD, Female, Dependent of Freedom Fighters and Ex- servicemen is on overall horizontal basis. 

xiii) In the case of Person with Disability (PwD), applications shall be invited for candidate having OL (One Leg affected-Right or Left) only. 

xiv) All relevant required documents should be on of 01-04-2023 to the last date of online submission of Application. For Example, OBC (NCL) Caste Certificate/EWS Certificate should be valid, which furnished on or before the last date of online submission of application. 

xv) The Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward class (OBC-NCL), Economically Weaker Section (EWS) & PwD candidate, who are not domicile of Uttar Pradesh shall not be given the benefit of reservation/age relaxation. In case of female candidate, the valid caste certificate issued from father side will be treated valid. 

i) Selection/appointment of the candidate for the contractual position is purely provisional, unless verification of documents and genuineness of the candidature is verified. In case of any incorrect/falsification/tampered/fabrication found, selection/appointment will be liable to be cancelled forthwith and appropriate Legal action may be taken against the candidate. 

ii) No request for transfer shall be entertained to another District Health Society/District in any circumstances. 

15.INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP THE ON-LINE FORM:

 i) Candidate will apply through online mode only as per the qualifications and eligibility criteria as prescribed in detail advertisement. 

ii) Candidate is required to apply On-line through NHM website www.upnrhm.gov.in in English only. No other means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted under any circumstances. 

iii) Candidate should take utmost care to furnish the correct details while filling in on-line application. Any mistake committed by the candidate shall be his/her sole responsibility. 

iv) Candidate should enter their Name, Father’s Name and Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation certificate only. In case of name change, candidate should indicate their changed Name only in the online application. However, other details should match with the Matriculation certificate. Date of such change or application for such change should be prior to the date of ONLINE registration. Gazette Notification or any other legal document as applicable for such cases should be submitted at the time of Document Verification (DV). 

v) Candidate should have a valid personal e-mail ID and Mobile number. It should be kept active during the entire recruitment process. Registration number, password, etc. for document verification or anyother important communication will be sent on the same registered e-mail ID of candidate (also check email in spam/junk box). Candidate is, therefore, requested to check regularly their e-mail, text messages on mobile and NHM, UP website for any communication/update from NHM. Under no circumstances, the candidate should share/mention e-mail ID or password to/ or any other candidate / person. Please note that the Call Letter for DVP will not be sent by post. 

vi) Candidate found provisionally eligible shall be called for DVP at their own expenses. 

vii) Candidate is being advised to view the UP NHM Portal i.e. www.upnrhm.gov.in time to time for notifications/other related information. Updates uploaded on NHM, UP website will only be considered valid. 

viii) After successful submission of application form, candidate is advised to take print out of the same andretain for future use. 

IMPORTANT: 

A. Only online submission of application is acceptable. 

B. A Surety Bond of Rs. 2.5 lakh on Non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 100/- must be submitted by the candidates (after successful completion of DVP) at the time of joining on prescribed format at allocatedDistrict to serve for minimum three years at Sub Health Centre level HWC in UP. 

C. All disputes will be subject to Jurisdiction of Lucknow. 

D. In case of any query, candidate may call Help Line No 104 (10.00 AM to 05.00 PM on working days). Mission Director National Health Mission, U.P.

IMPORTANT LINKS

 

Apply Online	CLICK HERE
Notification	CLICK HERE
Official Website	CLICK HERE