Eastern Railway Recruitment 2021: Apply for 3,366 trade apprentice posts

Railway Recruitment Cell of Eastern Railway has invited applications for recruitment to the post of trade apprentices under Apprentices Act, 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992 for its different workshops and divisions. The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 3,366 vacancies in various trades. The online application process has started. Eligible and interested candidates can apply online till 6 pm on November 3, 2021. Candidates can check vacancy details, qualification, age limit and other details below.

Important dates

Notice number: RRC-ER/Act Apprentices/2020-21

Date of publication of notification: October 1, 2021

Opening date of online application: October 4, 2021 (10 am)

Last date of online application: November 3, 2021 (6 pm)

Publication of merit list: November 18, 2021

Vacancy details

Through this recruitment process RRC will fill vacancies in different units of Eastern Railways for various trades including fitter, turner, welder and electrician. Candidates can apply for any of the units. Take a look at the unit wise vacancies.

Howrah Division: 659 posts

Sealdah Division: 1,123 posts

Asansol Division: 412 posts

Malda Division: 100 posts

Kanchrapara workshop: 190 posts

Liluah workshop: 204 posts

Jamalpur workshop: 678 posts

Eligibility criteria

Educational qualification: The candidate must have passed the 10th class examination (under 10+2 examination system) or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks, in aggregate, from a government recognised board and also should possess the National Trade Certificate in the concerned trade issued by NCVT or SCVT.

However, in some trades, the minimum educational qualification is 8th class pass from a recognised school and the National Trade Certificate in the notified trade issued by NCVT/SCVT. Those trades are as following:

Welder (Gas and Electric)

Sheet Metal Worker

Lineman

Wireman

Carpenter

Painter (General)

Age limit: The candidates should have attained the age of 15 years. The maximum age limit is 24 years as on the last date for receiving application. Relaxation in upper age limit is applicable for reserved category candidates as per government guidelines.

– Medical fitness: A candidate should be free from evidence of any contagious or infectious disease.

Selection process

Selection of candidates will be on the basis of merit. For the trades for which only class 10th pass is the minimum qualification, a separate merit list will be drawn up for candidates eligible taking the average of the percentage marks obtained by the candidates in both matriculation  and ITI examination giving equal weightage to both.

On the other hand, for the trades for which class 8th pass is the minimum qualification, the merit list would be prepared for all eligible candidates based on the average marks obtained both in class 8th standard and ITI examination.

How to apply

Interested candidates can apply to the posts through the online mode on or before November 3 2021. For more details click here.