RRC Recruitment 2026 – Notification Out for 4471 Southern Railway Apprentice  Posts

RRC Recruitment 2026 : The Office of the Chief Workshop Manager, Carriage & Wagon Works, Perambur, Southern Railway, has recently issued a new vacancy notification, if you want to do a job in Apprentices Posts Recruitment 2026, then read this post carefully and you can apply easily through the apply link. Interested candidates can apply for this Recruitment.

Through this post, you will take advantage of a lot of information, Age Limit Criteria, Notification Information, Salary Selection Process, Education Qualification, etc. You will get all the information through this post.

Organization Name – Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC)

Total Number of Vacancies – 4471

Employment Type – Govt. Job

RRC Recruitment 2026 Important Information

Post Name -: Act Apprentice

Official Website -: indianrailways.gov.in

Applying Mode -: Online

Vacancy Details

Fresher Category – Unit-wise Total

Unit	Trades	Vacancy
Carriage & Wagon Works, Perambur	Fitter, Welder, Painter	80
Central Workshop, Ponmalai	Fitter, Welder (G&E)	43
S&T Workshop, Podanur, Coimbatore	Fitter	20
Railway Hospital, Perambur	MLT (Radiology, Pathology, Cardiology)	20
Fresher’s Grand Total		163

Ex-ITI Category – Group-wise Total

Group	Units	Vacancy
Carriage & Wagon Works group	Perambur C&W, Chennai Division (multiple sections), Electrical Workshop Perambur, Engineering Workshop Arakkonam, Engineering HQ/SR, Loco Works Perambur, Railway Hospital Perambur	1,528
Central Workshops, Ponmalai group	Ponmalai, Madurai Division, Tiruchirappalli Division	1,292
S&T Workshop Podanur group	Palakkad Division, Salem Division, Podanur Workshop, Trivandrum Division	1,488
Ex-ITI Grand Total		4,308

Trade	Work Duration
Welder	1 Year 3 Months
Fitter & Painter	2 Years
MLT (Cardiology, Radiology, Pathology)	1 Year 3 Months

Educational Qualification

Candidates have educational qualification – 10th from a recognized University or its equivalent.

Fresher Category:

• Fitter, Painter, Welder – Passed 10th Class (minimum 50% aggregate) under the 10+2 system or equivalent.
• Medical Laboratory Technician (Radiology/Pathology/Cardiology) – Passed 12th Class (minimum 50% aggregate) with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

Ex-ITI Category:

• Most trades (Fitter, Machinist, MMV, Turner, Diesel Mechanic, Carpenter, Painter, Welder(G&E), Wireman, Advance Welder, Plumber, Draughtsman-Civil, Instrument Mechanic, Mech. R&AC, Gas Cutter, MMTM, Structural Welder) – Passed 10th Class (min. 50%) + ITI course in the relevant trade with an NCVT/SCVT certificate.
• Electrician – Same as above, with Science as a subject in 10th.
• Electronics Mechanic – Same as above, with Science (Physics & Chemistry) and Mathematics.
• Secretarial Assistant & Stenographer (English) – Passed 12th Class + ITI course with NCVT/SCVT certificate.
• ICTSM – Passed 10th Class + ITI course with NCVT/SCVT certificate.
• COPA/PASAA – Passed 10th Class (min. 50%) + National Trade Certificate in Computer Operator and Programming Assistant.

Required Documents

1. Passport-sized photograph – Candidates need to upload a recent passport-sized photograph with a specified size and format.
2. Identity Proof – A valid identity proof such as Aadhaar card, PAN card, or voter ID may be required to establish the candidate’s identity.
3. Signature – A scanned copy of the candidate’s signature is usually required, adhering to the prescribed format.
4. Educational Qualification Certificates – Candidates must provide scanned copies of their educational qualification certificates as specified in the official notification.
5. Category Certificate (if applicable) – Candidates belonging to reserved categories may need to upload a scanned copy of their category certificate as proof.

Selection Process

• Merit list

• Fresher Category: Matriculation marks converted to 200; minimum 50% aggregate required (not applicable for SC/ST/PwBD).
• Ex-ITI Category: Matriculation marks converted to 100 + ITI marks converted to 100 = Total 200, with equal weightage to both.
• MLT Category: Higher Secondary marks (with Physics, Chemistry, Maths & Biology) converted to 200.

Age Limit

Your maximum age to apply for this post is given below Not Specified

• Minimum Age – 15 years
• Maximum Age – 22 years

Category	Age Limits
Minimum Age	15 Years
Maximum Age – Fresher	22 Years
Maximum Age – Ex-ITI/MLT	24 Years
OBC (NCL) Relaxation	3 Years
SC/ST Relaxation	5 Years
PwBD Relaxation	10 Years
PwBD + OBC (NCL)	13 Years
PwBD + SC/ST	15 Years

Application Fees

You will have to deposit some amount at the time of filling the application form

UR/OBC/EWS Candidates – Rs.100/-
SC/ ST/PWD/Women/Others Candidates – Nil

How to Apply

Mode – Online

You can use the online medium to apply for this post.

To apply, first go to the official website. indianrailways.gov.in

At the top you will see a button of RRC Recruitment 2026. Notification which has to be clicked

An application form will appear in front of you from which you have to fill your personal details and register

After filling the form, pay the application fee through online mode and click on the submit button.

Take a print out of the failed application form which will be useful for future use.

In this way you can easily fill up the form

Important Date

Start Date	28 August 2026
Last Date	27 September 2026, 17:00 Hrs
Tentative Date for Shortlisted List (Document Verification)	15 October 2026

Application Mode	Online
Mode of Examination	Offline

RRC Southern Railway Act Apprentice Stipend

Category	Salary
Fresher’s – 10th Std	Rs. 8,200/-
Fresher’s – 12th Std	Rs. 9,600/-
Ex-ITI	Rs. 9,600/-

Eligibility Criteria

Only candidates residing within the following areas (Geographical Jurisdiction of Southern Railway) are eligible to apply:

• Whole State of Tamil Nadu
• Whole Union Territory of Puducherry
• Whole State of Kerala
• Whole Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands
• Only two districts of Andhra Pradesh: SPSR Nellore and Chittoor
• Only one district of Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada

Important Link -:

Notification Link – Click Here

Apply Link – Click Here

Official Website – Click Here

YouTube Link – Click Here

(i) The applying employee should possess the requisite educational qualification prior to/on the closing date of application and entry of the same should also be reflected in the Service Sheet of the employee. Academic qualification must be from government recognized University, otherwise candidature will be rejected.

(ii) Those employees who are awaiting results of the final examination need NOT apply.

(iii) The employees must upload the scanned self-attested copy/copies of educational qualification certificates during filling up of online application and produce the original educational qualification certificates during the time of document verification.

(iv) Candidates having higher educational qualification may also apply however they would not get any advantage above other candidates.

(v) Eligibility of the candidates will be considered on the strength of the information furnished in the ONLINE Application. If at any stage of examination or thereafter, it is found that any information furnished by the candidate in his/her application is false/incorrect or the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post(s), his/her candidature will be rejected forthwith.

(vi) RRC may reject the applications of candidates at any stage of examination process in case it isfound out that the candidates are not fulfilling the requisite criteria.

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