If you're a girl or woman with an ANM diploma and you've been circling job ads for months, UPSSSC ANM recruitment is one you can't skip. It's a government post, it's stable, and it puts you in the middle of real community health work — not just paperwork.
This cycle has already gone through its exam and is sitting in the result-wait phase. That's actually a good time to read this piece properly, because the next UPSSSC ANM notification (whenever it opens) will run on almost the exact same rules. Let's go through everything: dates, eligibility, syllabus, salary, and how to actually prepare.
Latest notification and important dates
The current cycle is under Advertisement No. 11-Exam/2024, for 5272 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (Female Health Worker) posts. Here's where things stand and what came before, so you know the full picture.
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advertisement released | 2024 (Advt No. 11-Exam/2024) | Done |
| Mains written exam | 11 January 2026 | Conducted |
| Provisional answer key | 6 February 2026 | Released |
| Final answer key | 16 April 2026 | Released |
| Result | Expected soon (as of publication) | Awaited |
| Document verification | After result | Not yet started |
| Next fresh UPSSSC ANM notification | Not announced yet | Tentative, watch upsssc.gov.in |
If you missed this cycle, don't panic. UPSSSC runs ANM recruitment fairly regularly because UP has a huge network of health sub-centres and PHCs that always need staff. Keep checking exam news on Pareeksha so you don't miss the next window.
What the job actually is
An ANM (Auxiliary Nurse Midwife) is the first point of contact for healthcare in rural and semi-urban UP. You get posted at a sub-centre, primary health centre, or urban health post. The job isn't a desk job — you're out in the field a lot.
Day to day work includes antenatal and postnatal check-ups for pregnant women, immunisation drives for children, family planning counselling, basic first aid and referrals, maintaining health records for your area, and running awareness camps on nutrition, hygiene and disease prevention. You'll work closely with ASHA workers and Anganwadi staff. It's hands-on public health work, and postings are usually near or within your home district area, though that's not guaranteed.
Vacancy details
Total vacancy in this cycle: 5272 posts.
- General selection: 4892 posts
- Special selection (reserved categories under specific schemes): 380 posts
Category-wise breakup (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/General) follows UP's standard reservation matrix and is published in the detailed advertisement PDF on upsssc.gov.in. Always check the official notification for the exact district and category-wise split before you apply, since numbers can shift slightly at the time of a fresh ad.
Eligibility
Age limit
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Maximum age: 40 years
- Age is calculated as on 1 July of the recruitment year
| Category | Age relaxation |
|---|---|
| General (UP) | No relaxation |
| OBC / SC / ST (UP) | As per UP government rules, usually 5 years |
| PwD candidates | Additional relaxation as per government norms |
| Ex-servicemen | As applicable under UP rules |
Education and professional qualification
- Passed Class 10th from a UP board or any recognised board
- Completed ANM training (one or two year course) recognised by the Indian Nursing Council, including minimum six months of pre-natal and post-natal training
- Must be registered with the Uttar Pradesh Nurses and Midwives Council, Lucknow
Other conditions
- This post is open to female candidates only
- Domicile of Uttar Pradesh is generally required — check the exact wording in the current notification
- Basic medical fitness is expected since the job involves fieldwork, but there's no separate physical test like in police recruitment
Application process and fee
Applications go through the UPSSSC official portal, upsssc.gov.in. You'll need a one-time registration (OTR) before applying for any UPSSSC post, so get that done early if you haven't already.
| Category | Application fee |
|---|---|
| General / OBC / EWS | ₹25 |
| SC / ST | ₹25 |
| PwD | As per notification, usually exempted or reduced |
Steps to apply, once a fresh notification is out:
- Complete or update your OTR (One Time Registration) on upsssc.gov.in.
- Go to the active advertisement link for ANM recruitment.
- Fill your personal, educational and ANM training details carefully.
- Upload photo, signature, and required certificates as per format.
- Pay the fee online.
- Submit and save/print the confirmation page.
Small mistake in your ANM registration number or training details can cause rejection later at document verification, so double check before submitting.
Exam pattern
UPSSSC ANM selection runs through a two-stage written process: PET (Preliminary Eligibility Test) score plus a subject-specific Mains exam.
Stage 1: PET (UP PET score)
UPSSSC now uses your existing PET score (valid for 3 years) as the qualifying screening stage instead of running a separate prelim for every post. PET covers general topics.
| PET subject areas | Approx weightage |
|---|---|
| Indian History, National Movement | General knowledge section |
| Geography, Indian Economy | General knowledge section |
| Indian Constitution, Public Administration | General knowledge section |
| General Science | General knowledge section |
| Elementary Arithmetic, Reasoning | Quant/reasoning section |
| General Hindi, General English | Language section |
| Current Affairs, General Awareness | GK section |
| Graph, table and Hindi passage analysis | Data interpretation |
PET total: 100 marks, 2 hours, 1 mark per correct answer, 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer.
Stage 2: Mains written exam (ANM subject paper)
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Total questions | 100 |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Marking | +1 for correct answer |
| Negative marking | -0.25 for wrong answer |
| Question type | Objective, OMR-based |
| Nature of exam | Purely on ANM professional subjects plus general awareness |
There's no interview in this recruitment. Selection is based on Mains marks after PET qualification, followed by document verification. That means your written score is everything — there's no room to make up for a weak paper in a personal round.
Detailed syllabus
The Mains paper tests what you learned during your ANM training, not random general knowledge. UPSSSC lists around 38 topic areas. Here's the practical breakdown:
Community health and health system
- Determinants of health, levels of prevention
- National Health Programmes (NHM, RCH, immunisation schedule)
- Health system structure in India — sub-centre to district hospital
- Role and responsibilities of an ANM
Maternal and child health
- Antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care
- High-risk pregnancy identification
- Safe delivery practices, essential newborn care
- Family planning methods, contraception
- Growth and development milestones, immunisation schedule for children
Nutrition
- Balanced diet, malnutrition, deficiency diseases
- Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation
- Nutrition programmes run by the government
Communicable and non-communicable diseases
- TB, malaria, dengue, diarrhoea, vector-borne diseases
- Diabetes, hypertension, basic NCD screening
- Disease prevention and control measures
Mental health and body hygiene
- Basic mental health concepts and awareness
- Personal hygiene, environmental sanitation
First aid and emergency care
- Wound care, burns, fractures, shock management
- Basic life support concepts
General awareness section (mixed into the paper)
- Current affairs, UP-specific general knowledge
- Government health schemes, recent health policy updates
Practice this like you would any objective paper — do timed sets, not just reading. Use topic-wise practice sets on Pareeksha to test yourself section by section, and take a few full-length papers from the free mock test series so exam-day timing doesn't surprise you.
Salary, pay scale and career growth
UPSSSC ANM is placed in Pay Matrix Level 3, pay band roughly 21,700 to 69,100.
- Basic pay: around ₹21,700 starting, effectively close to ₹25,000 with initial increments
- In-hand salary: roughly ₹25,000 to ₹37,000 per month depending on posting location and allowances
- Allowances: Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance, and in some postings, Special Compensatory Allowance and ration money
- Other benefits: government medical facility, pension under NPS, standard government leave rules
Career growth for an ANM typically moves toward Health Supervisor / LHV (Lady Health Visitor) roles with experience and departmental exams, and from there into higher public health administrative posts over years of service. It's a slow ladder but a stable one, and seniority genuinely counts.
Previous cut-off
Cut-offs for this exam swing a lot based on vacancy count, paper difficulty and number of applicants that year. Official category-wise cut-off for the current 5272-post cycle hasn't been declared yet (result pending as of this writing).
| Category | Previous cycle reference (approx, subject to change) |
|---|---|
| General | Higher band, competitive |
| OBC | Slightly below General |
| SC | Moderate |
| ST | Lower relative to General |
Treat these as rough reference points only, not promises. Once this cycle's result is out, the actual cut-off will be published on upsssc.gov.in and we'll update numbers here.
Best books and preparation strategy
You don't need twenty books. You need the right five and consistent revision.
For the professional (ANM) portion:
- Your own ANM training textbooks and notes — this is your strongest asset, don't ignore them
- A community health nursing reference book covering MCH, immunisation, and national health programmes
- A recent government health scheme update document (search current NHM guidelines)
For the general section:
- Lucent's General Knowledge for GK basics
- A UP-specific GK book for state-focused questions
- NCERT Class 6-10 books for science and history basics
- Quantitative Aptitude guide for the arithmetic portion
- Reasoning guide for logic questions
- General Awareness guide for GK and current affairs
- Free resources on Pareeksha's Reading Room if you want no-cost study material
A rough 3-month plan if a fresh notification comes:
Month 1: Revise your ANM training syllabus fully — MCH, immunisation, national programmes, nutrition. This is where you should score close to full marks since it's your own field.
Month 2: Build GK and reasoning strength alongside continued ANM revision. Do daily current affairs reading, 30 minutes a day, no more.
Month 3: Full-length mock tests twice a week from the online test series, review every wrong answer, and follow a structured study plan so you don't burn out in the last two weeks.
Common mistakes and honest advice
Don't skip your own ANM subject prep just because you feel confident from training. The paper asks specific factual details — immunisation schedules, exact age groups for programmes, disease definitions — and vague memory isn't enough on an OMR sheet.
Don't ignore the general knowledge section either. Many candidates with strong ANM knowledge still lose the exam because they didn't touch reasoning or current affairs at all. It's 40-50% of your score in a mixed paper, and it's the easiest section to improve quickly with practice.
Negative marking of 0.25 means guessing blindly on 20 questions can cost you 5 marks. Only attempt what you're reasonably sure of, especially in the last 15 minutes when panic sets in.
And don't wait for the "perfect" notification date to start studying. If you're eligible and interested in this field, start your GK and reasoning prep now. The syllabus barely changes between cycles.
FAQ
Is UPSSSC ANM recruitment only for women? Yes, this post is reserved exclusively for female candidates.
Do I need ANM training before applying? Yes. You must have completed the ANM course recognised by the Indian Nursing Council and be registered with the UP Nurses and Midwives Council.
Is there an interview in this recruitment? No. Selection is purely on PET and Mains written marks, followed by document verification.
What is the age limit for UPSSSC ANM? 18 to 40 years, with standard UP reservation category relaxations applying.
How much does an UPSSSC ANM earn per month? In-hand salary is roughly ₹25,000 to ₹37,000 depending on allowances and posting.
Is UP PET compulsory for this recruitment? Yes, a valid PET score (within its 3-year validity) is the first qualifying stage before the Mains exam.
When will the 2026 result come out? It's expected soon after the final answer key stage but hasn't been officially declared as of this writing. Keep checking upsssc.gov.in.
Can candidates from other states apply? Generally UP domicile is required or preferred for this state recruitment. Check the exact eligibility clause in the current notification.
What is the negative marking rule? 0.25 marks are deducted for every wrong answer in both PET and Mains.
Where can I check the official notification? Always verify on upsssc.gov.in, the official UPSSSC website, before trusting any third-party date.
Related reads on Pareeksha
If you're prepping for UP government exams broadly, these might help too:
- UP Lekhpal exam guide
- UP Police Constable exam guide
- SSC CGL guide if you're also eyeing central government posts
- RRB NTPC guide for railway options alongside state exams
Final word
UPSSSC ANM is a solid choice if you already have your training done and want a stable government job close to home. The competition is real — over 5000 posts still means lakhs of applicants across UP — but the syllabus rewards candidates who actually know their ANM subject well and don't neglect the general section.
Use the wait between cycles wisely. Revise your training notes, build your GK base, and take practice papers seriously. Check official exam guides on Pareeksha for updates on the next notification, and start your prep before the ad even drops. That head start is usually what separates a selection from a near-miss.
Official sources: UPSSSC official website, UP Nurses and Midwives Council, Lucknow
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