Etawah Anganwadi Karyakartri Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 102 Posts

The Office of the Zila Karyakram Adhikari (District Programme Officer), Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, has issued an advertisement for direct recruitment to 102 vacant posts of Anganwadi Karyakartri (Anganwadi Worker) across various Child Development Project areas in the district. This is an honorarium-based engagement under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, and only women candidates are eligible to apply.

The advertisement, issued vide letter reference dated 7 August 2026, invites online applications from eligible women residents through the department’s dedicated web portal. Anganwadi Karyakartris are the frontline workers who run individual Anganwadi centres, delivering nutrition, pre-school education and basic health services to children and mothers in their local area, and this recruitment is meant to fill vacant posts across nine Child Development Project blocks in Etawah district.

Overview of Etawah Anganwadi Karyakartri Recruitment 2026

Project-wise Vacancy Details

The 102 vacant Anganwadi Karyakartri posts are distributed across nine Child Development Project areas in Etawah district, covering both rural and urban zones, as shown below.

Mahewa project area has the highest number of vacancies at 26, while the urban Shahar project has the fewest, with just 2 posts. The complete Gram Sabha/Anganwadi centre-wise list of these vacancies, along with the applicable reservation, has been displayed on the notice boards of the District Collectorate, Vikas Bhavan, Tehsil and Development Block offices, in addition to being available on the department’s website.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Gender: Only women candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Anganwadi Karyakartri.
• Educational Qualification: Minimum qualification is Intermediate (12th) or its equivalent. Candidates holding higher qualifications, up to Postgraduate level, will also be considered, and the merit list will be prepared based on the highest qualification held.
• Residency: The candidate must be a permanent resident of the Ward/Gram Sabha to which the vacant post belongs. If an eligible candidate is not available within that Ward/Gram Sabha, the vacancy will be filled from a permanent resident of the same Nyaya Panchayat. In urban areas, candidates applying online must correctly mention the Ward number/name relevant to the vacant post.
• Age Limit: The candidate’s age must be between 18 years and 35 years, calculated with reference to the cut-off date of 1 July 2026.
• Residence and Caste Certificate: A residence certificate and caste certificate issued digitally online by the Tehsil will be accepted, provided they can be verified online.

Priority in Selection

The advertisement lays down a clear order of priority for selection, applicable within the same Ward/Gram Sabha (or the same Nyaya Panchayat if no eligible candidate is found locally):

1. Resident of the same Gram Sabha/Ward (in urban areas), belonging to a family living below the poverty line, and who is a widow, legally divorced, or an abandoned woman.
2. If such a candidate is not available, then a widow/legally divorced/abandoned woman belonging to a family living below the poverty line, from anywhere in the same Gram Sabha/Ward.
3. If a candidate under the above categories is still not available, then any other woman from a family living below the poverty line in the same Gram Sabha/Ward.
4. If eligible candidates are still not available in any of the above categories within the same Gram Sabha, selection will be made from the same Nyaya Panchayat, following the same category-wise order of preference.

Preference will also be given to applicants belonging to the BPL (Below Poverty Line) category, as determined under the relevant Uttar Pradesh Government order. Reservation for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class candidates will be applied in accordance with government orders issued from time to time governing the appointment of Anganwadi Karyakartris and Sahayikas.

Documents Required for Special Categories

• Income Certificate: As per the relevant order of the UP Government’s Revenue Section, an income certificate issued by a competent-level authority will be accepted, provided it can be verified online.
• Widowed Applicants: A death certificate and family register (Parivar Panjika) copy, duly certified by the Gram Panchayat Adhikari or the concerned Municipal Body, will be accepted as proof.
• Divorced/Abandoned Applicants: A valid legal order issued by a competent court will be accepted as proof of divorce or abandonment.

How to Apply

Applications for the vacant Anganwadi Karyakartri posts must be submitted online only, through the department’s dedicated web portal. No offline application will be accepted under any circumstances.

1. Visit the official portal, http://upanganwadibharti.in.
2. Register and fill in the online application form in the format prescribed on the portal, carefully and accurately.
3. Upload self-attested, clear and legible scanned copies of all required documents/certificates as mentioned in the form.
4. Verify all details, since applications with incorrect facts/figures or incorrectly scored educational marks will be rejected upon scrutiny.
5. Submit the online application on or before 30 August 2026, by midnight (12:00 AM).

No physical or offline copy of the application form, or any document, will be accepted by post or in person under any circumstances.

Important Instructions

• The number of vacant posts may increase or decrease, and the authority to recruit or not to recruit against these posts, or to cancel the recruitment, rests with the Selection Committee.
• Only candidates whose application matches the category for which the post is reserved will be considered valid for that reserved post; any category can apply for unreserved posts.
• Detailed information regarding eligibility and the application process for these posts is available on the departmental website, and further clarification can be sought from the Child Development Project Officer (Bal Vikas Pariyojna Adhikari) at the respective Block/District office during working hours.
• This is not a regular government service appointment; Anganwadi Karyakartris are engaged on an honorarium basis under the ICDS Scheme.

Why Residency Rules Are So Strict

Candidates unfamiliar with ICDS recruitment sometimes assume they can apply for any vacant Anganwadi centre within Etawah district, but the residency-first structure of this advertisement is deliberate. Because an Anganwadi Karyakartri works out of a centre located within her own neighbourhood, and interacts daily with mothers, children and families she is expected to already know, the department gives first preference to women from that exact Ward or Gram Sabha before considering anyone else, even from a neighbouring locality within the same project. This is why the notice moves candidates only one administrative step outward at a time – from Ward/Gram Sabha to the same Nyaya Panchayat – rather than opening the post to the whole project area or district immediately. Applicants should therefore double-check the exact Ward/Gram Sabha attached to the vacancy they are applying against, since applying against the wrong locality can affect eligibility even if the candidate otherwise meets every other condition.

About the Anganwadi Karyakartri Role

An Anganwadi Karyakartri is the frontline functionary of India’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, responsible for running a single Anganwadi centre in her local area. Her responsibilities typically include providing supplementary nutrition and pre-school non-formal education to children below 6 years of age, health check-ups and referral services, nutrition and health education to mothers, and maintaining basic records for the centre. Because the post is honorarium-based rather than a salaried government job, and because eligibility is closely tied to local residency within the specific Ward or Gram Sabha, this recruitment is structured differently from typical open government vacancies – it is designed to ensure that each Anganwadi centre is run by a woman from the same community it serves.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is Etawah Anganwadi Karyakartri Recruitment 2026?

It is a direct recruitment drive by the Office of the Zila Karyakram Adhikari, Etawah, to fill 102 vacant posts of Anganwadi Karyakartri across nine Child Development Project areas of the district, open only to women candidates.

2. How many total vacancies are there and where?

102 posts across 9 projects: Chakarnagar (10), Takha (8), Barsehar (14), Mahewa (26), Bharthana (12), Badhpura (13), Saifai (6), Shahar/City (2), and Jaswantnagar (11).

3. What is the last date to apply online?

Online applications can be submitted till 30 August 2026, midnight (12:00 AM), through http://upanganwadibharti.in.

4. What is the age limit for this recruitment?

Candidates must be between 18 and 35 years of age, as on the cut-off date of 1 July 2026.

5. What is the minimum educational qualification required?

Intermediate (12th) or its equivalent is the minimum qualification; candidates with higher qualifications up to Postgraduate level are also eligible and considered on merit.

6. Can any woman apply for any Anganwadi centre in Etawah district?

No. A candidate must be a permanent resident of the specific Ward/Gram Sabha to which the vacant post belongs; only if no eligible candidate is found there will candidates from the same Nyaya Panchayat be considered.

7. Is there any priority given to widows or divorced women?

Yes. Widowed, legally divorced, or abandoned women from families below the poverty line in the same Gram Sabha/Ward are given the highest priority in selection.

8. Is this a permanent government job with a fixed salary?

No. Anganwadi Karyakartri is an honorarium-based engagement under the ICDS Scheme, not a regular salaried government post.

9. Is there an offline application option?

No. Applications must be submitted only online through http://upanganwadibharti.in; offline applications will not be accepted or acknowledged in any form.

10. Where can I get more information about this recruitment?

Candidates can visit the departmental website http://upanganwadibharti.in, or contact the Child Development Project Officer at the respective Block/District office in Etawah during working hours.