Post Graduate (PG) Government Jobs in Kerala 2026

PG qualification govt jobs in Kerala - why they are worth a separate search

Post graduates in Kerala are eligible for every degree-level post, but a PG unlocks a second, much less crowded set: subject-specific posts where the applicant pool is limited to one discipline. A candidate with an MSc Chemistry competes with a few hundred others for a Chemist or Research Officer post rather than with lakhs for Secretariat Assistant. The table above filters live notifications requiring a master's degree, MPhil, PhD, NET or SET, and updates daily. Kerala's research and university sector - the largest source of PG-level vacancies - is covered in depth on the Research & University Jobs category page.

HSST, lecturer and assistant professor posts

Higher Secondary School Teacher (HSST and Junior HSST, subject-wise) is the biggest PG teaching category in Kerala, notified by Kerala PSC district-wise: PG in the subject with 50%, BEd, and Kerala SET (or NET or PhD). Lecturer in Polytechnics (MTech/BTech), Lecturer in DIET, Vocational Teacher in VHSE and Instructor posts in Technical Education follow. Assistant professor posts in government colleges (through Kerala PSC under Collegiate Education), state universities (through their own boards), the Central University, IISER, NIT, IIT and IIM (all-India) need PG with 55% and NET, SET or PhD under UGC norms; guest lecturer posts every semester relax this in practice. The Teaching Jobs page tracks each of these.

Research: JRF, SRF, project and scientist posts

Kerala's universities, IISER, NIT, IIT, RGCB, NIIST, CTCRI, CPCRI, CMFRI, CIFT, SCTIMST, RCC, VSSC, KFRI, CWRDM, NCESS and JNTBGRI create JRF (PG with NET/GATE, or PG alone in many state projects), SRF, Project Assistant, Research Associate (PhD) and Technical Officer posts continuously, with fellowships under DST, CSIR, ICAR, DBT, ISRO or KSCSTE norms and short application windows. Scientist B and C posts (CSIR, DRDO, ICAR through ASRB, ISRO, KSCSTE) need PG or PhD with NET/GATE. Centre for Development Studies and the universities' social science departments hire research staff for MA and MPhil holders in economics, sociology and political science.

Kerala PSC PG-level categories and departmental posts

Kerala PSC notifies posts that specifically need a PG: Research Officer and Research Assistant (Economics and Statistics, Planning Board), Statistical Officer and Investigator (MSc Statistics/Maths), Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist (MA/MSc Psychology, MPhil for clinical posts), Sociologist and Social Worker, Curator and Museum posts, Librarian Grade posts (MLISc), Chemist and Scientific Assistant (MSc Chemistry/Physics), Assistant Director in Economics and Statistics, Junior Scientific Officer in Forensic Science, Archaeologist, Public Relations Officer (PG in journalism), Information Assistant, Translator (MA Malayalam/Hindi), Lecturer in Government Law Colleges (LLM), and Medical College faculty in non-medical subjects (MSc with PhD). These categories appear rarely but attract few applicants.

MSW, MBA, MCA and management posts

MSW holders have the most frequent non-teaching PG posts in Kerala: District Child Protection Unit (Protection Officer, Social Worker, Counsellor), NHM (District Programme Manager, Medical Social Worker, Counsellor under DMHP, NCD and RBSK), Social Justice Department (One Stop Centre, Sakhi, Nirbhaya, rehabilitation), Kudumbashree and Kerala Social Security Mission, and Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee posts. MBA holders have District Programme Manager and Programme Officer posts under NHM, Kudumbashree district mission coordinators, KSIDC, KINFRA, KSFE and Kerala Bank management trainees, KSITM and Startup Mission managers, and Cochin Shipyard and KMRL executive posts. MCA and MSc Computer Science holders have Programmer, System Analyst and Technical Officer posts in C-DAC, KSITM, KITE, Digital University, NIC, universities, KSEB IT, Kerala Police cyber cells and PSC categories for Computer Programmer and Data Manager.

Applying with a PG qualification

Keep the degree and PG certificates with mark lists, NET/SET/JRF/GATE certificates, PhD or MPhil certificates and thesis title, BEd for HSST, publications and experience letters, community and non-creamy layer certificates, ID and photos ready. In Thulasi, enter the exact PG subject, because eligibility for HSST and PSC PG categories depends on the subject name matching the notification or the equivalency orders. For project posts, apply quickly and attach a CV tailored to the project topic. For central institutions, use the central-format community certificate.