Rajasthan Anganwadi Recruitment 2026 - Apply Offline for 61 for Anganwadi Worker and Helper Posts

The Office of the Deputy Director, Women and Child Development (WCD) Department, Baran, Rajasthan, has released Notification No. Vigyapti/M.Ba.Vi./2026-27/958 (Vigyapti Sankhya 2/2026) dated 08/07/2026, inviting applications for 61 vacant posts of Anganwadi Worker and Helper on a voluntary honorarium (Swaichhik Manadey Seva) basis. These posts are spread across seven project areas of Baran district: Anta, Atru, Baran (Rural), Chhabra, Chhipabarod, Kishanganj, and Shahabad.

Quick Overview: Rajasthan Anganwadi Recruitment 2026

Important Dates

• Notification / Publication Date: 08 July 2026
• Last Date to Submit Application: The notification states applications must be submitted within 30 days from the date of publication of the notification, by 5:00 PM, at the concerned CDPO office. Based on this, the last date works out to approximately 07 August 2026; however, applicants should confirm the exact closing date with the respective CDPO office, as an explicit calendar date is not separately printed in the notification.
• Mode of Submission: In person only. Applications sent by post will not be accepted, as per the notification.

Vacancy Details (Project Office-wise, Post-wise, Category-wise)

The table below reproduces the vacancy list as given in the notification, organised by project office, Gram Panchayat/urban body, village/ward, Anganwadi centre name, the vacant post (Worker or Helper), and the reserved category. Some Hindi place names may have minor spelling variations when transliterated; applicants should cross-check exact spellings with the original notification/CDPO office before applying.

1. Project Office: Anta

2. Project Office: Atru

3. Project Office: Baran Rural

4. Project Office: Chhabra

5. Project Office: Chhipabarod

6. Project Office: Kishanganj

7. Project Office: Shahabad

Category-wise and Post-wise Vacancy Summary

By post type: approximately 9 posts are for Anganwadi Worker and 52 posts are for Anganwadi Helper. Applicants should verify the exact category and post against their specific Gram Panchayat/ward in the official notification, as category reservation applies centre-wise, not district-wise.

Eligibility Criteria

Local Residency Requirement

• In rural areas, the woman must be a resident of the same Gram Panchayat where the Anganwadi centre is located.
• In urban areas, the woman must be a resident of the same ward.
• A widow or divorced woman may be considered a local resident of either her in-laws' home or her maternal home, as applicable.

Marital Status

• As per court orders, both married and unmarried women are eligible to apply for the Anganwadi Worker/Helper post.
• If a selected woman ceases to be a local resident due to marriage or any other reason, her honorarium service will be automatically terminated. An undertaking (affidavit) on this condition must be given at the time of selection.
• If found ineligible for local residency at any point in future, the department may remove her from honorarium service even after selection.

Educational Qualification

The minimum educational qualification for the post of Anganwadi Worker/Helper is Class 12th (Senior Secondary) pass.

Age Limit

If a woman already engaged on honorarium service is selected again for any post, the age limit will not apply to her, as per the notification.

Selection Process

• Selection is done through a merit list prepared as per the evaluation criteria fixed under Departmental Circular No. 4244 dated 12.01.2023 and Circular No. 57871-58286 dated 01.03.2024.
• Marks are determined based on the documents submitted by the applicant, as per the departmental circular, and the merit/seniority list is prepared accordingly by the concerned project office.
• Tie-breaking rules (when two or more candidates have equal marks), in order of preference:
  1. Preference to widow/divorced candidates; among widows/divorced candidates with equal marks, the one with the youngest date of birth is preferred.
  2. Preference to a differently-abled (disabled) woman.
  3. Preference to the woman with the highest age.
  4. If candidates are still equal on age and date of birth, preference is given based on the highest educational qualification.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/SBC/EWS categories from states other than Rajasthan will be given marks applicable to the General category only.
• OBC (non-creamy layer) and EWS certificates will be accepted as valid per the format prescribed by the State Government.
• An Other Backward Class (OBC) caste certificate must not be older than 1 year from the date of application.
• For Anganwadi centres where SC/ST/Minority population is 50% or more in the coverage area (based mainly on the Anganwadi survey register), selection for that centre will mandatorily be made from a woman of that same category only.

Required Documents

As per the notification, the following self-attested documents must be attached with the application (wherever applicable):

1. Mark sheets/certificates of the highest educational qualification
2. Secondary (Class 10th) mark sheet/certificate
3. BA / NTT (NCTE-recognised) / DPSE / BSTC / D.El.Ed diploma certificate, if applicable
4. Voter ID card / Aadhaar card / Jan-Aadhaar card / Ration card / Domicile (mool nivas) certificate
5. SC / ST / OBC / Special Backward Class / EWS / Minority / Disability certificate, if applicable
6. Work experience certificate of at least 1 year as Anganwadi Worker / Mini Anganwadi Worker / Shishu Palan Worker / Helper / ASHA Sahyogini / Sathin, if applicable
7. ANM / GNM / Ayurvedic Nursing training certificate, if applicable
8. RSCIT / PGDCA training certificate, if applicable
9. Widow certificate (husband's death certificate + declaration of non-remarriage) or divorce decree/order from a competent court along with a declaration of non-remarriage, if applicable

Additionally, a declaration regarding the availability and regular use of a toilet at the applicant's home must be included in the application form.

How to Apply for Baran Anganwadi Recruitment 2026

1. Obtain the application form free of cost from the office of the concerned Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) listed against the vacancy.
2. Fill the form completely and attach all required self-attested documents in duplicate (two sets).
3. Submit the filled application in person at the concerned CDPO office, within 30 days from the date of publication of the notification (08 July 2026), by 5:00 PM.
4. Applications sent by post to the office of the signing authority will not be accepted.
5. Any deficiency in documents can be completed only up to the last date of application submission; deficiencies cannot be rectified after the last date.
6. Every applicant must obtain a receipt/acknowledgement of the submitted application (with the number of pages of enclosed documents noted on it).

Important Instructions

• This recruitment is for voluntary honorarium-based Anganwadi Worker/Helper posts, not a salaried government job in the conventional sense.
• Applications must be submitted only at the concerned project office; applications submitted at the Deputy Director's office (the signing authority) will not be accepted.
• Complete details and the departmental circulars (No. 4244 dated 12.01.2023 and No. 57871-58286 dated 01.03.2024) governing the evaluation criteria are available at the Deputy Director's office, the concerned CDPO office, and on the department's website, wcd.rajasthan.gov.in.
• The notification has also been marked for wide publicity through Sarpanch/Secretary of the concerned Gram Panchayat/Nagar Parishad/Nagar Palika and the respective Panchayat Samiti Development Officers.

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