WCD Odisha Anganwadi Worker Recruitment 2026 — 4 Posts, Apply Online by 20 Aug (Odisha)

WCD Odisha Anganwadi Worker Recruitment 2026 is out — the Women and Child Development Department, Odisha has announced 4 Anganwadi Worker vacancies for the Basanta, Dihakhala, Dalaiput, and Sathila Anganwadi centres. This is a village-level Odisha Sarkari Naukri 2026 opportunity restricted to permanent residents of each specific centre's jurisdiction. Selected Anganwadi Workers will run their local Anganwadi centre, delivering early childhood care, nutrition, and pre-school education services under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme. The selection process for WCD Odisha Anganwadi Worker 2026 is Document Verification followed by a Merit List based on marks obtained in the qualifying examination and additional points. The honorarium for this post is ₹10,000 per month. The WCD Odisha Anganwadi Worker 2026 online application is available at engagement-awc.odisha.gov.in. Applications opened 6 August 2026 and the last date to apply is 20 August 2026, with Document Verification scheduled for 21 August 2026. There is no application fee. Each of the 4 posts is specific to its own village/locality — candidates must apply only for the Anganwadi centre within their own jurisdiction, as residency outside the specific centre's area disqualifies an applicant regardless of other qualifications. ICDS, launched in 1975, operates through a nationwide network of Anganwadi centres, each serving roughly 400–800 residents. In Odisha, Anganwadi Worker recruitment runs on a rolling, centre-by-centre basis administered by district WCD officials — not a single statewide exam — which is why notifications for individual centres like these appear frequently throughout the year. The residency restriction is deliberate: Anganwadi Workers need deep local knowledge of families in their service area for effective nutrition monitoring, immunization tracking, and pre-school work, so WCD departments prioritize hyper-local hiring for trust and continuity. Each of these 4 postings is an independent, centre-specific notification requiring its own separate application — a candidate eligible for more than one centre should submit distinct applications for each, not assume one submission covers multiple postings. Residency is generally verified strictly via ration card, voter ID, or similar documents tied to the specific centre's jurisdiction — not ancestral or extended family ties to the locality.

Passed 12th class or equivalent examination; must have passed 7th or 10th class in Odia language and have knowledge of Odia (reading, writing, speaking). Must be a permanent resident of the Anganwadi centre's jurisdiction village/locality.

• Minimum age: 18 years
• Maximum age: 35 years as on 01-01-2026
• Age relaxation for SC/ST, Women, and PH candidates as per government rules

• Must be a permanent resident of the specific Anganwadi centre's jurisdiction village/locality (Basanta, Dihakhala, Dalaiput, or Sathila, applied for separately)
• Must have passed 12th class or equivalent examination
• Must have passed 7th or 10th class in Odia language
• Must have knowledge of Odia language (read, write, speak)
• Age 18 to 35 years as on 01-01-2026, with relaxation for SC/ST/Women/PH candidates

No application fee mentioned

Honorarium of ₹10,000 per month

1. Visit engagement-awc.odisha.gov.in — official WCD Odisha application portal
2. Confirm you are a permanent resident of the specific Anganwadi centre's jurisdiction before applying
3. Fill the online application form with personal, educational, and residency details accurately
4. Upload required documents — photograph, signature, and educational/residency certificates in the prescribed format
5. Pay the application fee online if applicable (none specified for this recruitment)
6. Review all details carefully before submitting the form
7. Take a printout or save a copy of the submitted application for future reference
8. Attend Document Verification on 21 August 2026 if shortlisted, with all original documents