Maharajganj Anganwadi Worker/Helper 2026 — 305 Vacancies

The District Programme Office (ICDS), Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh) is hiring 305 Anganwadi Karyakartri (Worker) and Anganwadi Sahayika (Helper) posts on an honorarium basis. If you are a woman candidate with at least an Intermediate (12th) pass qualification, you can apply online at upanganwadibharti.in. The last date to apply is 1 September 2026. You should be between 18 and 35 years old, and you must be a resident of the same gram sabha or ward as the vacant post.

Maharajganj Anganwadi Karyakartri/Sahayika Recruitment 2026 - 305 Posts

The Office of the District Programme Officer, Maharajganj has released a notification for direct recruitment to 164 Anganwadi Karyakartri (Worker) and 141 Anganwadi Sahayika (Helper) posts across 13 ICDS projects/blocks in the district's urban and rural areas. This recruitment follows the Uttar Pradesh government order (Shasanadesh No. 1/2025/3313/58-1-2025 dated 17 September 2025) for filling honorarium-based Anganwadi posts. Only women candidates from the same gram sabha or municipal ward as the vacant post can apply, and there is no written exam or interview — selection is entirely merit-based.

Vacancy Breakdown by ICDS Project (Block)

Category-wise reservation (Worker + Helper combined): SC: 25, ST: 64, OBC: 74, Unreserved/General: 142.

Who Can Apply?

• Qualification: Minimum Intermediate (12th) pass or equivalent; maximum Post-graduate. Your merit score is calculated from your Intermediate to Post-graduate marks (High School/10th marks are not counted).
• Gender: Only women candidates can apply for these posts.
• Domicile: You must be a resident of the same gram sabha (village) for rural posts, or the same municipal ward for urban posts, as the vacant Anganwadi centre.
• Widowed/divorced candidates: Widowed candidates need their husband's death certificate and family register copy; divorced/separated candidates need a competent court's order.
• Family rule: Two women from the same family cannot be selected as Worker and Helper at the same Anganwadi centre.
• Reserved categories: Vacancies are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) candidates as per the category-wise breakup above; the remaining posts are unreserved (open to all categories).

Age Limit

• You should be between 18 and 35 years old as on 1 July 2026.
• Your date of birth as recorded in your High School marksheet/certificate will be considered final.

Selection Process (No Written Exam or Interview)

Selection is done entirely online, based on merit:

1. Application Screening: Your application and uploaded documents are checked online, including income and caste certificate verification through the e-District portal.
2. Merit List: A merit list is prepared based on your percentage of marks from Intermediate to Post-graduate qualification (your percentage is divided by 10 to get your merit score, calculated up to 3 decimal places).
3. Selection: The candidate with the highest merit score in the applicable category and gram sabha/ward is selected. There is no written exam or interview for these posts.

You can find the complete gram sabha/ward-wise vacancy list, along with the category-wise reservation details, on notice boards at the Collectorate, Vikas Bhawan, District Programme Office, Tehsil, Nagar Palika/Nagar Panchayat, Vikas Khand office, and at every Child Development Project office in Maharajganj district. You can also contact your local Child Development Project Officer or the District Programme Office directly on any working day for vacancy-related information.

General Instructions

• Fill your online application carefully and accurately, using the format given on the departmental website. Upload a clean, readable, self-attested copy of your photograph and documents.
• Only documents uploaded online at the time of application will be considered for selection — offline or postal documents will not be accepted.
• If any information, fact or figure in your application is found to be false, fabricated or incorrect at any stage, your candidature or appointment will be cancelled without further notice.
• Your income certificate must be verifiable online. If it cannot be verified, you will not be treated as a below-poverty-line candidate for selection purposes.
• Your caste certificate must also be verifiable online. If it cannot be verified, you will be treated as an unreserved-category candidate.

How to Apply

1. Go to the official portal at upanganwadibharti.in.
2. Choose Anganwadi Worker (AWW) or Anganwadi Helper (AWH) registration, as applicable to the post you want.
3. Register and fill in the online application form carefully.
4. Upload your self-attested documents in the format specified on the portal.
5. Submit your application online before 1 September 2026, midnight.

All applications must be submitted online only — hard copies will not be accepted at any stage.

Important Dates

• Notification Date: 11 August 2026
• Last Date to Apply Online: 1 September 2026 (till midnight)

• Run daily pre-school and nutrition activities at the assigned Anganwadi centre
• Maintain growth monitoring and health records for children under 6 years
• Support pregnant women and lactating mothers with nutrition and health guidance
• Distribute supplementary nutrition and maintain accurate stock records
• Conduct home visits and community awareness activities in the assigned area
• Coordinate with ASHA workers and ANMs for immunisation and health camps
• Maintain registers and submit monthly reports to the ICDS project office