The North eastern railway (NER) has announced an Apprentice recruitment for 1104 posts. With the application period open from October 16, 2025, to November 15, 2025. Eligibility requires a 10th pass with least 50% marks and an ITI certificate relevant trade. North eastern railway (NER) has invited online application for Apprentice (ACT apprentice) Training under the Apprentice Act, 1961 & apprenticeship Rules 1962. The recruitment is for multiple workshop under NER zone.
Overview :
The North Eastern Railway (NER) has invited online application for Apprentice (ACT apprentice) Training under the Apprentice Act, 1961 & apprenticeship Rules 1962. The recruitment is for multiple workshop under NER zone.
- Total vacancies : 1,104 Posts
- The application window : Start 16 October 2025 (10: 00 Hrs.)
- The Application Ends : 15 November 2025, ( 17:00 Hrs.)
- Online mode of application via the Official RRC NER website.
Important Dates :
- Application Start Date : 16 October 2025 (from 10:00hrs.)
- Last date to Apply : 15 November 2025 (till 17:00hrs.)
- Document Verification date : to be (after merit list) on the Official website.
Vacancies :
- The total Vacancies 1,104 Posts across different units
Unit
- Mechanical Workshop Gorakhpur : 390
- Signal Workshop, Gorakhpur : 63
- Bridge Workshop, Gorakhpur : 35
- Mechanical Workshop, Izzat Nagar : 142
- Diesel Shed, Izzat Nagar : 60
- Carriage & Wagon, Izzat Nagar : 64
- Carriage & Wagon, Lucknow : 149
- Diesel Shed, Gonda : 88
- Carriage & Wagon, Varanasi : 73
- TRD (Varanasi) : 40.
Eligibility :
- You must have Passed Class 10th (Matriculation / High School) With at least 50% aggregate marks from a recognized board.
- You must hold an ITI Certificate in the relevant trade (from NCTV/SCVT recognized institute) as the date of Notification.
- The ITI trade must be one those specified in the notification (for example: Flitter, Welder, Electrician, Machinist, Carpenter etc.)
Age Limit :
- Minimum Age: 15 Years as on 16 October 2025.
- Maximum Age: 24 Years as on 16 October 2025.
- Age Relaxation for reserved Categories :
- SC/ST: +5 Years
- OBC (Non-creamy Layer): +3 Years
- PWBD (Person with Benchmark Disability): +10 Years (or as per rules)
Syllabus :
- Matriculation (10th Class) marks: Ensure your 10th marksheet is correct, certified and easily accessible.
- ITI marks (In the relevant trade): This will count equally so good trade discipline & Understanding your trade certificate is important
- General Science(10th level)-Basic Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences
- Mathematics – Number system, Decimals, Fraction, Ratio & Proportion, Percentages, Time & Distance.
- Reasoning / General Intelligence – Analogies, Series coding-Decoding, Classification, Basic data interpretation.
- Total Questions : 100
- Time duration : 60 – 90 Minutes
- Sections : General Science + Math + Reasoning + General Awareness
Application Process :
- Visit the Official website of NER: ner.indianrailways.gov.in
- In the “Recruitment” or “Apprentice” section, locate the notification for an “Act Apprentice 2025-2026” (Advt. No: NER/RRC/Act Apprentice/2026-2027) and download the PDF to understand full details – especially trades, reservation, Category-Wise Vacancies.
- Register/Login (if new user) and fill the online application form: Personal details (name, father’s name date of birth, Aadhaar, Category), address, educational details(10th, ITI). trade preference, Preferred workshop/unit.
- Upload Scanned documents:
- 10th mark sheet & Certificate
- ITI Certificate
- Recent Photograph & signature
- Category Certificate (if applicable)
- Disability Certificate (if applicable) make sure files meet specified size/format requirements.
- Pay the application processing fee (if applicable) :
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- General/OBC/EWS: ₹100(non-refundable)
- SC/ST/PWBD/Female candidates: Exempted many cases.
- Submit the application & take a printout/Download PDF of the confirmation page or application receipt Retain it for future reference.
- Keep checking the Official website for merit list, short-listing document verification schedule, allotment training details.
Selection Process :
- The Recruitment Process is merit-based – there is no written examination or interview for this particular drive (for NER 2025) as per the notification.
- Merit is calculated by taking the average of the percentage of marks obtained in matriculation (10th) in the ITI examination giving equal weighting to both.
- After short-listing on merit, selected candidates will be called for Document Verification(DV) -Where Original documents will be verified (10th certificate, ITI certificate, Category, Certificate, Aadhaar/ID proof, etc.).
- After DV and fulfilment of all eligibility, the final allotment/training scheduling will be provided, and selected apprentices will began training as per the schedule of the workshops/units.