Apprenticeships at Northeast Frontier Railway: 5,647 slots available, details inside

Railway Recruitment Cell, Northeast Frontier Railway, Station Colony, Pan Bazar, Guwahati, Assam-781 001, has issued the Centralized Notification for engagement of Act Apprentices for imparting of training under the Apprentices Act 1961 in designated trades in workshops and units in the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway against 5647 slots.

The Training period is 1 year/I year and 3 months depending on the Department/Trade. The details related to the Slots for apprenticeship training, Minimum Qualifications (Designated Trades, NCVT/SCVT approved trades to be eligible for consideration), Training Period etc; are given in the Notification at https://app.nfr-recruitment.in/#/auth/landing

For Medical Laboratory Technician (Pathology) & Medical Laboratory Technician (Radiology), applicants must be Class 12 pass (under 10+2 system) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology with minimum of 50% marks. Copies of mark sheet & pass certificates of Class 10 and Class 12 (with Physics, Chemistry & Biology) must be uploaded for the above two categories of Medical Laboratory Technicians. For all other categories, applicant must (a) have passed Matriculation or its equivalent (under 10+2 system) with minimum 50% marks (in aggregate) from a recognized board and (b) also possess National Trade Certificate (ITI) in the notified trade issued by the National Council for Vocational Training or Provisional Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training / State Council for Vocational Training. The minimum requirement of 50% aggregate marks in Matriculation is not applicable to candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD categories.

Age Limit

Applicant should not be below 15 and not above 24 years of age as on 3.12.2024. Upper Age Relaxation for those belonging to specific categories: (a) 05 years for SC/ST (b) 03 years for OBC (c) 10 years for PwBD. Relaxation is also available for ex-Servicemen (ExSM) as per details given in the Notification. 

Details of reservation for various categories is given in the Notification.

Application Fee

Application fee is Rs. 100/-, to be paid online through payment gateway link given in the notification. SC, ST, PwBD, EBC & women candidates are exempted from payment of application fee. Those seeking fee exemption as Economically Backward Class (EBC) must fulfil the criteria of having family income of less than Rs. 50,000/- per annum and must upload certificate issued on or after 01-04-2024 as per Annexure-XVI of the Notification.

Applications can be submitted online at https://app.nfr-recruitment.in/#/auth/landing latest by 23.59 hours on 03 December, 2024. 

Apprentices will be selected on the basis of unit-wise, trade-wise and community-wise merit position. The merit list for each unit will be based on percentage of marks obtained in Matriculation (with minimum 50% aggregate marks) + ITI marks in the trade in which Apprenticeship is to be done. The final panel will be on the basis of average of marks in matriculation and ITI. However, for Laboratory Technician (Pathology) and Laboratory Technician (Radiology), merit lists will be prepared on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in Matriculation (with minimum 50% aggregate marks) + 12th Science (in Physics, Chemistry & Biology).

Apprentices will be paid monthly stipend as per prescribed rates. No hostel accommodation will be provided to apprentices during training and they will have to make their own arrangements. On completion of training, the apprentices will be released.