RRC North Western Railway Recruitment 2026 - Act Apprentice Posts

The panel is prepared on the simple average of the percentage of marks in Matriculation (minimum 50% aggregate) and the percentage of marks in ITI in the trade in which apprenticeship is sought. For Matriculation percentage, marks in all subjects are reckoned, not any single subject or group of subjects; for ITI percentage, the marks in the provisional or final certificate are reckoned. If two candidates have the same marks, the older candidate is preferred; if the dates of birth are also the same, the candidate who passed Matriculation earlier is considered first. The final merit list is prepared Division/Unit-wise, trade-wise and community-wise, equal to the number of slots, in descending order of marks. No centralized merit list is formed.

When the prescribed number of SC or ST candidates are not available, the training places reserved for them may be filled by the other of the two, and if still unfilled, by candidates not belonging to SC or ST. Seats remaining unfilled by OBC or EWS candidates are filled by unreserved category candidates. PwBD and Ex-servicemen seats are not separate or additional; they are already included in the total number of seats shown for each trade.

Training period and stipend will be as per extant rules and directives issued by the Railway Board from time to time. No hostel accommodation will be provided and selected candidates will have to make their own arrangements during training as per the Apprentice Act 1961, and they will be released on completion of the training. Before commencement of training in the designated trade, the selected candidate, or the guardian if the candidate is a minor, has to enter into a Contract of Apprenticeship with the employer.

• Children of deceased or disabled Ex-servicemen, including those killed or disabled during peace time
• Children of Ex-servicemen
• Children of Serving jawan
• Children of Serving officer
• Ex-Servicemen

Only Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy with not less than 40% of relevant disability is eligible. Hearing Impairment means loss of 60 decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies, and includes persons who are Deaf, Dumb or Deaf and Dumb. Trade-wise accommodation is specified for Mechanic (Diesel), Electrician, Electronics Mechanic, Welder (Gas & Electric), Machinist, Painter (General), Fitter, Carpenter, Plumber (Pipe Fitter) and Computer Operator and Programming Assistant. Low vision for Mechanic (Diesel) and Fitter means impairment of vision of less than 6/18 to 6/60 with best correction in the better eye. Candidates with more than one disability are treated as Multiple Disabilities. A disability certificate issued by a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Government must be produced.

• Colour photograph 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm, not earlier than three months from the date of application, JPG/JPEG, 100 DPI, file size 20 KB to 70 KB, clear front view without cap and sunglasses
• Signature 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm, JPG/JPEG, 100 DPI, file size 20 KB to 30 KB
• Two additional copies of the same photograph to be brought at the time of Document Verification