UP NHM CHO Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Important Dates

The October 2024 notice used a computer based test: 2 hours, 100 multiple choice questions of one mark each, no negative marking, in English and Hindi. Section 1 has 80 marks of professional knowledge and Section 2 has 20 marks of aptitude, reasoning, general awareness and basic computers.

Scores are normalised across shifts.

• B.Sc. Nursing, or Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing, with the integrated Certificate in Community Health for Nurses (CCHN), from a recognised institute, for batches from academic year 2020 onwards.
• Registration with the UP Nurses and Midwives Council. A candidate registered in another state may apply but must produce UP registration within 90 days of joining, or the candidature is cancelled and the full Rs 2.5 lakh bond is payable.
• Age 21 to 40 on the last date to apply. Five years extra for OBC (non-creamy), SC and ST, 15 years for persons with disability.
• Someone already working as a CHO in Uttar Pradesh cannot apply.
• Reservation applies only with a UP domicile certificate. Others compete as unreserved.

October 2024: merit comes from the test, and the shortlisted are called for document verification. If you fail verification, you are out. Ties go first to the higher Section 1 score, then the older candidate, then alphabetical order, then the higher nursing percentage. Everyone who applied in January 2024 was carried over without applying again.

January 2024 had no test. Merit was 17 for Class 10, 17 for Class 12 and 51 for nursing marks, out of 85, plus up to 15 for COVID duty (5 for six months, 10 for a year, 15 for eighteen months). The test route also gives those COVID marks, only to candidates who reach the minimum score.

October 2024: Rs 25,000 a month plus up to Rs 10,000 a month of performance incentive. January 2024: Rs 20,500 plus up to Rs 15,000. Contracts are yearly, renewable on good performance, with no claim to a regular post. You sign a Rs 2.5 lakh bond on Rs 100 stamp paper to serve at least three years at a sub centre.

Online only on upnrhm.gov.in. The application fee was nil. You must rank all 75 districts, and posting follows merit and preference with no right to a particular district. Use one mobile number and one email through the whole process.

• NHM UP opportunities page
• CBT guidelines and corrigendum, 25 October 2024
• Detailed advertisement, 25 January 2024
• NHM UP website

Is a CHO vacancy open in Uttar Pradesh now?

No notice newer than 25 October 2024 was on the Mission's site on 16 October 2026.

How many posts were there last time?

7,401 in October 2024, after 5,582 in January 2024.

Is there negative marking?

No. The CBT is 100 questions of one mark each, 2 hours.

Is the job permanent?

No. It is a yearly contract with no claim to absorption.