Central Railway Recruitment 2025: Massive 2418 Apprentice Vacancies Announced! Apply Now!
The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), Central Railway, has invited online applications for the engagement of Act Apprentices for the year 2025. A total of 2418 slots are available across various trades in different workshops and units. Interested candidates who have completed their 10th and ITI can apply online before the closing date.
Vacancy Details
- Post Name: Act Apprentice
- Total Vacancies: 2418. The vacancies are distributed across the following clusters:
- Mumbai Cluster
- Bhusawal Cluster
- Pune Cluster
- Nagpur Cluster
- Solapur Cluster
(For a detailed trade-wise and unit-wise breakdown, please refer to the official notification.)
- Pay Scale / Remuneration: Stipend of Rs. 7000/- per month will be paid during the training period.
- Official Website: www.rrccr.com
Eligibility Criteria
- Educational Qualification: The candidate must have passed 10th class examination or its equivalent (under 10+2 examination system) with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate, from a recognized Board AND also possess National Trade Certificate (NTC) in the notified trade issued by NCVT/SCVT.
- Experience: Not Required.
- Age Limit (as on 12-08-2025):
- Candidates should have completed 15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age.
- Upper Age Limit Relaxation:
- By 05 years for SC/ST candidates.
- By 03 years for OBC candidates.
- By 10 years for Persons with Disability (PwBD) candidates.
- Date of Birth Range (inclusive):
- UR: 12/08/2001 to 12/08/2010
- SC/ST: 12/08/1996 to 12/08/2010
- OBC: 12/08/1998 to 12/08/2010
Selection Process
Selection will be on the basis of a merit list prepared for all eligible candidates who apply against the notification. The merit list will be based on the simple average of the percentage of marks obtained in both Matriculation (with minimum 50% aggregate marks) and ITI examination giving equal weightage to both.
- For calculation of matriculation percentage, marks in all subjects will be considered, not just the best of five.
- In case of a tie in marks, the candidate with the older age shall be preferred. If the date of birth is also the same, the candidate who passed the matriculation exam earlier shall be considered first.
- The final merit list will be prepared cluster-wise, trade-wise, and community-wise. Selected candidates will be called for Document Verification.
Application Process
- Application Fee:
- For all candidates (except SC/ST/PwBD/Women): Rs. 100/-
- For SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates: No Fee
- How to Apply: Candidates are required to apply ONLINE by visiting the RRC Central Railway website at www.rrccr.com. Detailed instructions for filling up the online application will be available on the website.
- Documents to be Uploaded:
- Colour Photograph (3.5cm x 3.5cm, 20kb-70kb).
- Signature (3.5cm x 3.5cm, 20kb-30kb).
- SSC (10th) or its equivalent mark sheet.
- Certificate for proof of date of birth.
- Consolidated mark sheet for all semesters of the ITI trade / Provisional National Trade Certificate.
- National Trade Certificate issued by NCVT/SCVT.
- Caste certificate (for SC/ST/OBC), Disability certificate (for PwBD), and Discharge certificate (for Ex-Servicemen) as applicable.
- Official Application Link: www.rrccr.com
Important Dates
- Online Application Start Date: 12/08/2025 (from 11:00 HRS)
- Online Application Last Date: 11/09/2025 (till 17:00 HRS)