Northern Railway Recruitment 2026: 4116 Apprentice Positions

Northern Railway invites online applications from eligible candidates for the direct recruitment of Apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961 for imparting training at various Divisions/ Units/ Workshops.

Advertisement No: RRC/NR/05/2025/Act

Name of the Post and Number of Vacancies:

Apprentices: 4116 Positions

Cluster Lucknow (LKO): 1397 Positions

LKO Division: 422 Positions
Carriage Workshop AMV/LKO: 374 Positions
Bridge Workshop CB/LKO: 43 Positions
Rolling Stock Workshop (Loco & Carriage)/ CB/LKO: 333 Positions
Rolling Stock Workshop (Loco & Carriage Electric)/ CB/LKO: 225 Positions

Cluster Ambala (UMB): 934 Positions

UMB Division: 494 Positions
C&W POH W/S Jagadhari Yamuna Nagar: 420 Positions
RCNK Division: 20 Positions

Cluster Moradabad (MB): 16 Positions

MB Division: 16 Positions

Cluster Delhi (DLI): 1137 Positions

C&W NZM: 63 Positions
C&W (Elec.) W/Shop/ New Delhi & C &W: 136 Positions
C&W W/Shop/Delhi: 67 Positions
Electric Loco Shed/GZB: 97 Positions
EMU Car Shed/GZB: 119 Positions
DSL Shed TKD: 136 Positions
DSL Shed SSB: 91 Positions
Electrical (TRD): 98 Positions
Personnel Department: 20 Positions
S&T/Signal: 63 Positions
S&T/Tele: 29 Positions
Dy. CE/BL/TKJ: 65 Positions
S&T/WS/GZB: 19 Positions
NHRQ/NDLS “P” Branch: 134 Positions

Cluster Firozpur (FZR): 632 Positions

DSL Shed, LDH: 235 Positions
DMU Car Shed, JUC: 58 Positions
C&W/Depot/ FZR: 84 Positions
ELS/Shed/LDH: 72 Positions
Bridge Workshop Jalandhar: 58 Positions
CWM/ASR: 125 Positions

Important Dates:
Commencement of Online Application: 25-11-2025
Last Date of Online Application: 24-12-2025
Expected Date of Display of Merit: February 2026

Eligibility Criteria: The candidate must have passed SSC/ Matriculation/ 10th class examination or its equivalent (under 10+2 examination system) with a minimum of 50% marks, from a recognized board and must have passed ITI in the relevant trade issued by NCVT/ SCVT recognized by Government of India.

Age Limit: Candidates must have attained the minimum age of 15 years and must not have crossed the maximum age of 24 years as of 24-12-2025. However, relaxation in the upper age limit is applicable per government rules.

Selection Process: The candidate selection will be based on a merit list created by averaging the percentage marks obtained by candidates in both their Matriculation/ SSC/10th-grade exams and they have a minimum of 50% aggregate marks and their ITI examination, with equal weight given to both sets of marks.

Application Mode: Online

How to Apply: Candidates are suggested to apply online through the official website of the Railway Recruitment Boards at https://rrcnr.org/

For complete details on this recruitment, please go through the official recruitment page of Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) at - https://rrcnr.org//Act_Apprentice_2025_