RRC NR Apprentice Recruitment 2026: 4,651 Act Apprentice vacancies announced, apply from November 11

Northern Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2026 notification released; check eligibility and selection process

Northern Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2026: The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), Northern Railway, New Delhi, has released the notification for the engagement of Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961. The recruitment drive offers 4,651 training slots across various divisions, units and workshops of Northern Railway. The vacancies are distributed across six clusters: Lucknow, Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Moradabad and Jammu.The notification, bearing Advertisement No. RRC/NR/03/2026/Act Apprentice, was released on November 06, 2026. The online application process will begin on November 11, 2026, and eligible candidates can submit their forms until December 11, 2026, at 11:59 PM. Selection will be based on merit, without a written examination or interview.Northern Railway Apprentice vacancies 2026: Cluster-wise distributionThe recruitment covers 4,651 apprentice slots across six clusters. Lucknow has the highest number of vacancies, with 1,525 posts, followed by Delhi with 1,312 and Ambala with 979.Firozpur has 740 vacancies, while Moradabad and Jammu have 63 and 32 slots, respectively.Candidates must select a cluster and unit where training vacancies are available for their respective ITI trade. Applications for trades or units without notified training slots will be rejected.Eligibility criteria and age limitCandidates must have passed Class 10 with at least 50% marks and hold an ITI certificate in the relevant trade from an institution recognised by NCVT or SCVT.Both the Class 10 and ITI qualifications must have been completed on or before November 06, 2026. Candidates awaiting their examination results are not eligible to apply.The prescribed age limit is 15 to 24 years as on December 11, 2026. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved categories, including five years for SC/ST candidates, three years for OBC candidates and 10 years for PwBD candidates, as per the recruitment rules.Northern Railway Apprentice vacancies 2026: Cluster-wise distributionRRC Northern Railway has announced 4,651 apprentice slots across six clusters. Lucknow has the highest allocation with 1,525 vacancies, followed by Delhi with 1,312 and Ambala with 979. The category-wise distribution is provided below.

Candidates must select a cluster and unit where training slots are available for their respective ITI trade. Applications for trades or units without notified vacancies will be rejected.Application fee and stipendCandidates belonging to the General, OBC and EWS categories must pay an application fee of Rs. 100. SC, ST, PwBD and women candidates are exempted from payment. The fee must be paid online.Selected apprentices will receive a stipend as prescribed under the applicable apprenticeship rules.Selection process and merit listRRC Northern Railway will prepare the merit list using the average percentage of marks obtained in Class 10 and ITI, with equal weightage given to both qualifications. There will be no written examination or interview.Shortlisted candidates will be called for document verification and must submit a medical fitness certificate. The merit list is expected to be released in February 2027.

How to apply for RRC NR Apprentice Recruitment 2026

Candidates can apply through the official website, rrcnr.org , from November 11, 2026. Applicants must register, log in and enter their Class 10 and ITI marks accurately as mentioned in their certificates. CGPA scores must be converted into marks wherever applicable.Candidates must select an eligible cluster and unit according to their ITI trade, upload their photograph, signature and required documents, and pay the applicable fee.After completing the application, candidates should submit the form before December 11, 2026, at 11:59 PM and retain a printout for reference. Only one application per candidate is permitted.