For Kerala PSC, Kerala police and hospital boards, bank panels in the state and employers who interview in Malayalam.
Interviews in Malayalam
Kerala's boards interview in Malayalam. Kerala PSC interviews for Deputy Collector and other posts let candidates answer in Malayalam or English, and the panel asks about the state, your district, local self-government, health and education, and current affairs. Kerala police SI boards, hospital and nursing recruitment, the Kerala Administrative Service and cooperative panels sit in Malayalam. Bank interviews in the state allow Malayalam for RRB and clerical posts and many PO panels accept it where the board allows; UPSC permits Malayalam as the interview medium on request.
In an ExamPilot mock in Malayalam, the panel asks in Malayalam with subject and clinical terms kept in English where that is how they are taught, follows up, and accepts Malayalam or English. The report is in English and scores content separately from delivery. Nurses preparing for the OET or an NHS or Gulf interview can run the same answers in English on those tracks afterwards.
Prepare in Malayalam what the boards ask in Malayalam: your district and its problems, a scheme you would improve, a current issue, why this post, and your subject. The mock shows where the Malayalam answer needs the structure your English notes already have.
Where the board allows
Rules change by notification and by panel; always check the current one for your post.
Kerala PSC (Deputy Collector, KAS and other posts)
Interview in Malayalam or English at the candidate's choice.
Kerala police SI and constable boards
Interviews in Malayalam.
Hospital, nursing and medical officer boards
Malayalam with clinical terms in English; private hospitals in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram interview in a Malayalam-English mix.
Bank PO, RRB and clerk interviews in Kerala
RRB and clerical panels allow Malayalam; PO panels interview in English or Hindi and often accept Malayalam where a member speaks it.
Teacher boards and cooperative panels
Malayalam for state posts; KVS and NVS in Hindi or English.
Most Indian candidates do not speak one language at a time. You can answer in Malayalam, in English, or mix the two the way you would across the table — technical terms in English, the rest in Malayalam — and the interviewer keeps up. Where a round assesses communication, the report notes it; otherwise nobody marks you down for switching.
If Hindi is the mix you actually speak, there is a dedicated Hinglish mode where the panel itself asks in Hindi-English.
Practise now
1 track here runs with a Malayalam-speaking panel today; the rest run in English or Hindi while Malayalam panels are added.
Job & campus interviews
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Judiciary & Policing
Healthcare Jobs
Healthcare Jobs
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Teaching & Education
Job & campus interviews
FAQ
Yes. Kerala PSC lets candidates take the interview in Malayalam or English. Check the current notification for the exact rule.
The setup screen lists the languages each panel supports. Tracks marked "Panel speaks Malayalam" below run in Malayalam today; others run in English or Hindi while Malayalam panels are added.
No. Scores, feedback and better answers are in English, with your quoted answers kept in Malayalam.
Choose the post and the panel mode; the Language step then lists what that panel offers. Pick Malayalam (മലയാളം). You can switch to English mid-interview.
Pick a track, choose Malayalam at setup, and get a scored report with exactly what to fix.