ICDS Etawah Anganwadi Worker 2026 — 102 Posts, Apply by 30 Aug

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Etawah, under the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh, has released ICDS Etawah Anganwadi Worker Recruitment 2026 for 102 Anganwadi Worker vacancies across the district. Etawah district lies in the Yamuna-Chambal ravine belt of western Uttar Pradesh and is administratively divided into multiple development blocks, each containing numerous Anganwadi Kendras serving villages and urban wards. With 102 vacancies spread across the district, this recruitment represents a significant strengthening of last-mile child nutrition and early education infrastructure, at a time when ICDS coverage gaps in ravine and rural pocket areas of Etawah have been a recurring administrative concern for the Uttar Pradesh Department of Women and Child Development. ICDS Etawah Anganwadi Worker 2026 offers local women a UP government job opportunity to serve their own community while accessing a structured honorarium and long-term engagement with a central government-backed welfare scheme. Selected Anganwadi Workers in Etawah district will run their assigned Anganwadi Kendra, providing supplementary nutrition, preschool non-formal education, health check-up referrals, and growth monitoring services for children under six years of age, along with nutrition and health awareness support for pregnant and lactating mothers in their catchment area. Selection for ICDS Etawah Anganwadi Worker 2026 is purely merit-based, calculated from marks obtained in the qualifying educational examination; there is no written test or interview for this recruitment, which makes accurate and verified academic record submission critical at the application stage. As per standard Uttar Pradesh Anganwadi Worker norms, selected candidates receive a fixed monthly honorarium along with performance-linked incentives under state ICDS guidelines. Similar Anganwadi Worker recruitment drives are simultaneously underway in several other Uttar Pradesh districts, including Hapur, Farrukhabad, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Ayodhya, Meerut, Firozabad, and Kushinagar, reflecting a statewide push to fill long-standing Anganwadi Worker vacancies across Uttar Pradesh through the same centralised portal in 2026, making Etawah district one of several priority listings for candidates seeking a UP government job through this ongoing statewide recruitment cycle. The ICDS Etawah Anganwadi Worker 2026 online application is available through the Uttar Pradesh Anganwadi recruitment portal at upanganwadibharti.in. Applications opened and will continue until the last date of 30 August 2026. Candidates unable to complete the online form themselves may also seek assistance at their local Common Service Centre (CSC) or Anganwadi supervisor office, which can help with document scanning and portal navigation during the application window. Candidates must read the complete official ICDS Etawah Anganwadi Worker 2026 notification before applying, to confirm exact ward-wise vacancy distribution and any local eligibility conditions such as residency within the specific gram panchayat or ward of the vacant Anganwadi Kendra.

Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent examination passed from a recognised board is the minimum educational qualification required. Candidates holding a qualification up to Post Graduate level are also eligible. Selection is merit-based on percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying examination rather than through a written competitive test. Preference in merit scoring is typically given, as per Uttar Pradesh Anganwadi recruitment norms, to candidates from the same gram panchayat or ward as the vacant Anganwadi Kendra.

• Minimum 18 years as on the cut-off date specified in the notification
• Maximum 35 years
• Age relaxation applicable to reserved category candidates as per Uttar Pradesh government rules

• Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent passed from a recognised board (minimum); eligible up to Post Graduate level
• Age between 18 and 35 years as on the cut-off date, with relaxation for reserved categories as per Uttar Pradesh government rules
• Candidate must be a permanent resident of the gram panchayat or ward corresponding to the vacant Anganwadi Kendra applied for, as per standard Uttar Pradesh Anganwadi Worker eligibility norms
• Selection is entirely merit-based on qualifying examination marks; no written test or interview is conducted
• Widowed, divorced, or separated women and women from economically weaker sections are often given preference in the merit process as per UP ICDS guidelines — candidates should verify exact weightage criteria in the district-specific notification
• Candidates should ensure all academic mark sheets and residency documents are accurate and verifiable, since discrepancies can lead to disqualification at the merit-list stage
• Candidates are strongly advised to ensure their Intermediate or higher-secondary mark sheet is free of any discrepancy in name, date of birth, or subject details, since even minor clerical mismatches have historically caused rejections during document verification in similar UP Anganwadi drives

No application fee is applicable for ICDS Etawah Anganwadi Worker Recruitment 2026, as per standard Uttar Pradesh Anganwadi recruitment practice.

To be announced — fixed monthly honorarium plus performance-linked incentives under state ICDS guidelines, exact amount to be confirmed from official notification

1. Visit the official Uttar Pradesh Anganwadi recruitment portal at upanganwadibharti.in
2. Select Etawah district from the district-wise recruitment list on the portal
3. Read the complete official ICDS Etawah Anganwadi Worker Recruitment 2026 notification carefully before proceeding
4. Register on the portal with a valid mobile number and email ID, keeping both active for updates throughout the recruitment cycle
5. Fill the online application form with personal, educational, and residency details accurately
6. Upload scanned copies of your Intermediate or higher qualification mark sheet, residency proof, caste certificate (if applicable), and a recent passport-size photograph as per the specified format, saving a digital copy of every document uploaded
7. Review all entered details carefully, since selection depends entirely on the accuracy of your submitted marks
8. Submit the application and download the confirmation receipt for your records
9. Track the merit list and selection updates on the same portal once published
10. Take a printout of the submitted application and receipt for future reference during document verification