Organisation & Post
Organisation: Northern Railway (via its Railway Recruitment Cell).
Post Name: Act Apprentice.
Total Vacancies: 4,116.
Important Dates
Online Application Start Date: 25 November 2025.
Online Application End Date: 24 December 2025.
Age reckoning date: 24 December 2025 (for age eligibility) noted in some sources.
- Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification:
Must have passed Matriculation/10th Class (or equivalent under 10+2 system) with a minimum of 50% marks.
Must have passed ITI certificate in the relevant trade issued by NCVT/SCVT.
Candidates whose Matric/10th or ITI results are still awaited are not eligible.
Age Limit:
Minimum Age: 15 years.
Maximum Age: 24 years as on the cutoff date.
Age-relaxation:
SC/ST: +5 years
OBC: +3 years
PwBD: +10 years
Ex-Servicemen: additional relaxation as per rules.
Nationality:
Must be a citizen of India (standard requirement).
Vacancy Distribution (by Cluster)
According to the notification sources, the vacancies are distributed among various clusters/divisions. For example:
Lucknow: 1,397
Delhi: 1,137
Firozpur: 632
Ambala: 934
Moradabad: 16
- Application Fee
General / OBC candidates: Rs. 100.
SC / ST / PwBD / Women: Exempted (no fee).
Payment Mode: Online (Debit/Credit Card, Net Banking, UPI etc).
Selection Process
Screening of applications and verification of eligibility.
Merit-based selection: Based on average percentage of marks obtained in Matriculation (10th) and ITI (with equal weightage). Minimum of 50% aggregate in Matric required.
Document Verification & Medical Fitness as per rules.
Stipend / Pay & Training
The pay/stipend is “as per rules” (i.e., as per the provisions under the Apprentices Act, 1961 / national apprenticeship frameworks) and the official notice indicates “stipend as per extant rules”.
Apprenticeship training will be in the units/divisions of Northern Railway as per allocation.
Application Method
Mode: Online application only via the official website of Northern Railway’s RRC (likely rrcnr.org).
Steps generally:
Go to official site.
Register with valid email/mobile.
Fill in personal, educational and other details.
Upload scanned documents (photo, signature, certificates).
Pay application fee (if applicable).
Submit and print the application.
Key Things to Note / Tips
Ensure you have ITI certificate in the relevant trade (NCVT/SCVT) and your 10th/Matric marksheet already issued — awaiting results may lead to disqualification.
The age limit is strictly as on the cutoff date (24 Dec 2025) — calculate carefully and keep your date of birth certificate ready.
The merit list uses equal weightage between 10th (with 50% minimum) and ITI marks — so good ITI marks are important.
Keep the required scanned documents (photo, signature, ITI certificate, 10th certificate, caste/PwBD/ex-serviceman proof if applicable) in correct format before applying.
Since fee for General/OBC is ₹ 100, plan for online payment facilities.
Once applied, keep printout/acknowledgement of your application for future verification.
Because the vacancies are distributed across clusters (Lucknow/Delhi/Ambala etc), check carefully which cluster you are applying for and if there are any preference/locality rules.
Check the official notification PDF to confirm trade‐wise vacancies, training location, detailed instructions, and medical fitness criteria.