DWCD Bidar Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 441 Anganwadi Worker, Anganwadi Helper Posts

Bidar district has 110 Anganwadi Worker (Anganwadi Karyakarthe) and 331 Anganwadi Helper (Anganwadi Sahayaki) posts to fill in eight taluks. The Department of Women and Child Development (Mahila Mattu Makkala Abhivruddhi Ilakhe), Government of Karnataka, Bidar, accepts applications only online through bidar.nic.in from 11 November 2026 to 11 December 2026, and all documents must be uploaded with the online form. The posts are open only to eligible women and transgender women aged 19-35 years.

WCD Bidar Recruitment 2026 Overview

The official notification does not specify the honorarium amount or the application fee.

About WCD Bidar

The Office of the Deputy Director, Department of Women and Child Development, on Mailur Road, Bidar, runs the Anganwadi centres in the district through five Child Development Projects (Bidar, Bhalki, Basavakalyan, Humnabad and Santhpur (B)) that cover eight taluks. The recruitment follows Government Order No. ಮಮಇ 154 ಐಸಿಡಿ 2020 dated 03/12/2022 and the amendment order dated 18-11-2024 on the selection of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers. The Deputy Commissioner of Bidar approved it on 04-11-2026. The office can be reached at 08482-233146 and 08482-234237, or by email at [email protected].

WCD Bidar Recruitment 2026 Important Dates

There is a single deadline for the online form and the documents. Every document has to be uploaded with the online application, and documents submitted afterwards will not be considered.

Vacancies by Project / Block

The notice lists 441 vacant posts across eight taluks of Bidar district: 110 Anganwadi Workers and 331 Anganwadi Helpers.

Bidar taluk has the most posts (27 Workers and 103 Helpers), followed by Aurad (27 Workers and 56 Helpers).

The notice also gives a centre-wise list for each taluk. For every vacant post, the list shows the gram panchayat or urban ward, the name of the Anganwadi centre and the reservation fixed for that centre: SC, ST or Others.

Who Can Apply

Eligibility

Only women and transgender women can apply for the Anganwadi Worker and Anganwadi Helper posts.

Age Limit

Girls and women, and transgender women, aged 19-35 years can apply for both posts. Persons with disabilities get an age relaxation of 10 years. The notice does not print a date as on which age is counted.

Local Residence

• Rural Anganwadi centre: the candidate must reside in the revenue village of that centre. A candidate from a local hamlet (majire), tanda or hadi must get a residence certificate from the competent authority and submit it with the application.
• Urban Anganwadi centre: the candidate must reside in the revenue ward of that centre and submit a residence certificate from the competent authority.
• To prove local residence, submit the residence verification for three years from the Tahsildar or Deputy Tahsildar. Submit Aadhaar card, ration card or voter ID card with it as supporting documents.

Educational Qualification

Other qualification rules in the notice:

• Anganwadi Worker: certain courses from government-recognised institutions get first preference and +5 bonus marks. These are the ECCE diploma course from D.S.E.R.T, the JOC course, NTT courses, and, for Anganwadi activities, Diploma Nutrition, the Home Science certificate course, and one-year nursery or pre-primary training.
• Open school SSLC from the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board: the candidate must have compulsorily studied Kannada as first or second language, General Mathematics and Social Science/Social Studies. The certificate or marks card must show maximum 625 and minimum 219 marks. Only such candidates will be considered.
• Studies in another state: candidates who studied in another state with Kannada as first or second language are covered by a separate rule. If the maximum and minimum SSLC marks fixed in that state differ, only candidates who studied in Karnataka will be considered.
• Anganwadi Helper: candidates whose mother tongue is not Kannada may be interviewed by the selection committee at the time of selection. If needed, they will be asked to read and write so that their Kannada can be tested. The district-level selection committee will decide on their selection.

Minority Language and Reserved Centres

• Some Anganwadi centres are in areas where more than 25% of the population is from minority communities (Muslims, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Sikhs). In those centres, candidates who know that community's language along with Kannada will be selected.
• For each vacant centre, only applications from candidates of the category for which that post is reserved on a population basis will be considered.
• Persons with other physical disability not exceeding 40% may apply. They must attach a certificate from the authorised District Medical Board or a UDID card.

Candidates should check the official notification for the centre-wise reservation of each vacant post.

Selection Process

Candidates are compared on the marks obtained in the prescribed qualification. Bonus marks are added where the notice allows them, and preference rules apply for widows and ties.

Bonus Marks

Residents of department institutions may apply anywhere in the district where their residence verification is submitted.

Widows

• Widows are selected directly on third preference, without considering the other accepted applications. Acid attack victims and residents of department institutions come before them.
• Women who became widows after submitting the application will not be considered under this rule.
• Among widows, the widow of a farmer who committed suicide gets first preference.
• If two widows apply for one post, the one with the highest marks may be selected.
• Widows must attach the husband's death certificate. The place where a widow currently lives, as shown in her residence verification, is taken as her residence.

Ties and Disability Checks

• If more than one candidate has equal marks, the older candidate is considered. If the ages are also equal, a widow is considered (clause 11 says widow or divorcee).
• For persons with disabilities, the place of residence shown in their residence certificate is taken as their residence.
• If there is a doubt about a disability certificate, the candidate will be asked to appear in person before the selection committee. The committee will then decide whether she can perform the duties of the post.

How to Apply for WCD Bidar Recruitment 2026

1. Visit the Bidar district website, https://bidar.nic.in/, between 11 November 2026 and 11 December 2026.
2. Read the recruitment guidelines and conditions carefully.
3. Fill in the online application as instructed.
4. Scan the required original documents clearly. Get them attested by a gazetted officer, as the notice requires.
5. Upload the documents with the online application and submit it.

Applications are accepted online only. Applications sent by any other mode will not be considered, and documents sent after the online application will not be considered either.

Documents named in the notice

• Application in the prescribed format (online)
• Birth certificate or SSLC marks card showing the date of birth
• Marks card of the prescribed qualification
• Residence verification certificate (within three years) from the Tahsildar or Deputy Tahsildar
• Caste certificate from the Tahsildar
• Husband's death certificate and widow certificate (proof of widow pension will not be accepted)
• Disability certificate and UDID (Unique Disability ID) (proof of disability pension will not be accepted)
• Divorce certificate, which must be from a court
• Certificate from the Women Development Corporation officials that the candidate is a child of a former Devadasi in the survey list of the Karnataka State Women Development Corporation
• Residence certificate from Women and Child Development officials for residents of reformatory institutions or State women's homes (at least 03 years)
• Certificate from the Tahsildar for project-displaced persons
• Aadhaar card, voter ID card or ration card

All documents must be attested by a gazetted officer.

Important Instructions

• The Anganwadi Worker and Helper posts are honorary service posts. Government reservation principles for government posts do not apply to them.
• A post is reserved for a scheduled category when more than 40% of the population covered by the centre belongs to scheduled categories. In that case, the post goes to the category with the highest population, and only members of that category will be selected.
• The posts are temporary and based on honorarium. Selected candidates must be ready to work on an honorarium basis.
• The selection process is subject to the advice, instructions, guidelines and orders issued by the Government or Directorate from time to time.

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