UP Barabanki Anganwadi Karyakartri Recruitment 2026: 166 Posts

Short Information: The District Programme Officer, Barabanki has opened online applications for 166 Anganwadi Karyakartri posts under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme, following the state government order dated 17 September 2025 that revised the honorarium-based contractual appointment process across Uttar Pradesh. These vacancies are spread across all 16 ICDS projects in Barabanki district, with Banki project alone accounting for 23 posts, followed by Nindura with 17 and Dewa with 14. Only women candidates can apply, and the minimum educational requirement is Intermediate (12th) or an equivalent qualification, though the department prepares the merit list considering marks scored right up to postgraduate level for candidates holding higher degrees. Applicants must fall between 18 and 35 years of age as on the cut-off date of 01 July 2026. What makes this recruitment different from a typical written-exam-based government job is that selection happens purely through a merit list built from academic percentages, with clear priority given first to widowed, divorced, or deserted women living below the poverty line in the same gram sabha or ward as the vacant post, before opening up to other eligible women in that area. There is no interview and no written test involved. Candidates interested in applying can do so only through the official portal, https://upanganwadibharti.in, with the online window closing on 04 August 2026.