Ballia Anganwadi Worker Recruitment 2026: 242 Posts

Ballia Anganwadi Worker Recruitment 2026 is open. The District Programme Officer, ICDS Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) has issued a notice dated 4 November 2026 inviting online applications for 242 vacant Anganwadi Worker (Anganwadi Karyakarti) posts in the 18 Child Development Projects of the district. Only women can apply. The minimum qualification is Intermediate (12th), and the merit list is made on marks up to post-graduation. Applicants must live in the gram sabha or ward of the vacant centre. Forms are accepted only online on upanganwadibharti.in until midnight of 26 November 2026, and no offline form is accepted in any case.

Important Dates

• Notice date: 4 November 2026
• Last date for online form: 26 November 2026, 12:00 midnight
• Age is counted on 1 July 2026.
• Income, caste and residence certificates must be issued by the last date.

Vacancy Details

Eligibility

• Women only.
• Minimum Intermediate (12th) or equal; merit counts marks up to post-graduation.
• Age 18 to 35 years on 1 July 2026; age is taken from the high school mark sheet or certificate.
• Resident of the gram sabha or ward (urban) of the vacancy; if no eligible woman is found there, the selection moves to the related nyay panchayat.
• Preference first goes to widowed, legally divorced or deserted women of BPL families of the same gram sabha or ward, then to other BPL women, as set out in the notice.

Application Fee

• The notice does not mention any application fee.

Selection Process

• Merit list on educational marks under the government order of 17 September 2025; no written exam is mentioned.
• Two women of the same family cannot be appointed at one Anganwadi centre.
• Wrong or forged marks or records cancel the application, and the number of posts may go up or down.

How to Apply

• Mode: online only on upanganwadibharti.in
• Documents: clear self-attested copies of all certificates listed in the form
• Certificates: income, caste and residence certificates must be online, digitally signed ones that can be verified
• Widows: attach the death certificate and family register copy; divorced or deserted women attach the court order
• Vacancy list by centre: notice boards of the collectorate, vikas bhawan, tehsil and block offices, and the department website

Before You Apply

• Read the government order of 17 September 2025 before filling the form, as the notice asks.
• Check your name and date of birth against your high school certificate.
• Do not wait for the last day, and keep a copy of the submitted form.

Read the full Ballia Anganwadi notice on the official Ballia district website before you apply.