ONLINE applications are invited from ELIGIBLE and desirous candidates for engagement of Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961 for imparting training at various Divisions/Units/Workshops over Northern Railway. Imparting Training in Railway will not confer any right to the candidates for their absorption in Railway after successful completion of training. It shall not be obligatory on the part of the employer to offer any employment to the Apprentice on completion of period of his/her apprenticeship training in his/her establishment. It shall not be obligatory on the part of the apprentice to accept an employment under the employer.

Please read all the instructions in this notification carefully and ensure that your are eligible to apply before filling the application form Online. Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit ONLINE application much before the closing date, to avoid possible inability/failure to log on to the website of RRC on account of heavy load on the internet or website jam during last days. RRC does not accept any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their application within the last day on account of aforesaid reasons or any other reason.

• The number of training slots shown in this Notification are provisional and the same are liable to increase or decrease depending upon the actual needs of the administration at the time of finalization of selection and is inclusive of PWD & Ex-SM slots.
• When the prescribed number of persons belonging either to the Scheduled Castes OR to the Schedule Tribes are not available, the training places so reserved for them may be filled by persons belonging to the Schedule Tribes OR as the case may be, to the Schedule Caste, and if the prescribed training places cannot be filled even in the above given manner, then the training places so lying unfilled may be filled by persons not belonging to the Schedule Caste OR the Schedule Tribe. Similarly, the seats remaining unfilled by OBC candidates are filled by UNRESERVED category.
• An Ex-servicemen candidate selected under the reservation provided for them is to be placed in the appropriate category viz. UR/SC/ST/OBC to which he belongs. Ex-servicemen, their children and children of Armed Force personnel will be engaged for Apprenticeship as per details mentioned below:
• • Children of deceased/disabled Ex-servicemen including those killed/disabled during peace time.
  • Children of Ex-servicemen
  • Children of Serving Jawans
  • Children of Serving Officer
  • Ex-Servicemen
• Person with Disability (PwBD) who wants to avail the benefit of reservation must produce a disability certificate issued by a competent authority i.e. Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Government including one specialist in the particular field for assessing disability. PwBD candidates will be considered for training if his/her disability is suitable for the trade notified and applied according to the Act Apprentice Rules as applicable in Railway. Accordingly it is advised to the candidates that it must be ensured about the suitability of their candidature with reference to their disability and identification of the trade to the said disability under the rules.

1. Notified slots are subject to change i.e. increase or decrease as per the administration requirement.
2. Merely Registering/filling up online application on RRC website does not entitle the candidate being eligible for selection process.
3. Railway Administration reserves the rights to engage eligible candidates.
4. The decision of Railway Administration on all matters relating to eligibility, place, date, mode of selection, acceptance or rejection etc. shall be final and binding on the candidates.
5. The candidature of the applicants shall be liable to be rejected at any stage of selection/engagement process in case of concealment of any fact, which is in contravention to the above laid down conditions. The decision of the Railway Administration shall be final and binding on the candidates.
6. No TA/DA/Accommodation will be given for appearing in the process. Applicant has to make their own arrangements. The Railway Administration reserves the right to fix any date, as deemed suitable, change place or postpone (at its own convenience), or even cancel the process due to unforeseen circumstances against which no claim will be accepted. No request for change of date & venue will be entertained at any stage.
7. Candidates should bring all documents uploaded with ONLINE Application Form in Original along with one set of self-attested photo copies i.e. (DOB certificate, Matriculation or Equivalent Certificate & Marks Sheet, ITI Trade Certificate issued by NCVT/SCVT with Mark Sheet, Caste Certificate, Disability Certificate, Ex-SM Discharge or Dependent Certificate, Medical fit certificate etc.) on the day of Document Verification at the given Place and Time on E-Admit Card to be downloaded from RRC website, without which candidature will be cancelled. Certificates in Languages other than English or Hindi should be accompanied by a self-attested translation in English/Hindi.
8. If it is notice by the Railway Administration that applicant has furnished wrong information/fake certificates, the Railway Administration reserve the right to discharge the candidate/selected candidate at any stage without notice even after his selection to undergo training.
9. Candidate’s admission at all stages of the process will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility condition.
10. No candidate should attempt impersonation or take the help of any impersonator at any stage of the selection process. Such candidates will be debarred for life from appearing in all RRB/RRC examinations or any appointment in Railways. In addition, legal action may be taken against the candidate.
11. Any material suppression of facts or submitting of forged certificates/caste certificate by a candidate for securing eligibility and/or obtaining privileges, including fee exemption for appearing in the selection trial shall lead to rejection of his/her candidature for the particular recruitment for which he/she has applied. Further, he/she will also be debarred from all examinations conducted by all RRB/RRC over the country and legal action may be initiated, if warranted.
12. Candidates who have been debarred for lifetime form all RRB/RRC examinations or candidates who have been debarred for a specified period which is not yet completed need not apply in response to this employment notice. Their candidature will be rejected during any stage of recruitment as and when detected.
13. Any subsequent changes in the terms and conditions of the Notice as per extant rules will stand good. RRC reserves the right to consider/incorporate any subsequent changes/modification/additions/cancellation in the terms & conditions to recruitment under this Notice as and when applicable.
14. RRC reserves the right to reject the candidature of any applicant at any stage of the process of recruitment, if any irregularity/deficiency is noticed in the application.
15. For any Legal Dispute, the Jurisdiction will be at New Delhi only.
16. In the event of any dispute about interpretation or any mistake, the English version will be treated as final.
17. Canvassing in any form, misbehavior or misconduct will lead to summary rejection and cancellation of candidature and no correspondence will be entertained in this matter.
18. Candidates to note that all relevant certificates of education i.e. SSC/Matriculation/10th Pass & ITI trade certificate issued by NCVT/SCVT with the mark Sheets, SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EX-SM etc. are to be uploaded with online application form. Original Certificates are not to be sent to RRC/NR and same are required at the time of Document Verification failing which applicant shall not be allowed to participate in the selection process.
19. No request to change the division/unit will be entertained of the candidates at any stage.
20. The Railway Administration does not undertake any responsibility for sending reply to the candidates not selected or not called for. No correspondence in respect of the application submitted shall be entertained or replied by this office to any individual or organization.
21. No Hostel accommodation will be provided and selected candidates will have to make their own arrangement during their training as per Apprentice Act 1961 and they will be released on completion of the training.

1. Incomplete Application.
2. Applications without photograph, LHT impression, unsigned application/Signature in capital or different signature at different places during the selection process.
3. Application with scanned photo but wearing Goggles or with cap or with wig or coloured glasses or disfigured/small size or unrecognizable.
4. Application without fee or less fee.
5. Applications without proof of date of birth, 10th pass mark sheet, ITI trade certificate issued form NCVT/SCVT & mark sheets etc.
6. Relevant certificates as proof for claiming age relaxation or fee relaxation if any wherever claimed.
7. Multiple Applications with minor changes of information and/ or facts or varied details for same trade.
8. Application without valid community certificate in the Central Government format and form the appropriate authority.
9. Over age or under age.
10. Self-attested photocopies of requisite certificates not uploaded.
11. Not having educational qualification & ITI qualification at the time of applying.
12. Application which are filled in a language other than English or Hindi.
13. Any other irregularities which are considered invalid by RRC.

1. Railway Administration will not be responsible for any inadvertent error in the advertisement (RRC website would be primary and main source of contact with the candidates for various information during the selection.)
2. The decision of the Railway Administration in all matters relating to eligibility., acceptance or rejection of applications etc. will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry or correspondence will be entertained in this connection.
3. This Notice is also available in RRC Website. English version shall be applicable in case of any ambiguity/dispute in two versions.
4. In case any applicant has difficulty in registering their applications ONLINE, they are free to contact the help line numbers as available on RRC website on all working days 09:30 Hrs to 18:00 Hrs.

1. Proof of date of birth (SSC/Matriculation/10th certificate or DOB Certificate).
2. Proof of Essential educational i.e. SSC/Matriculation/10th pass Mark sheet & Certificate.
3. Consolidated ITI Mark Sheet of all semesters of the trade in which applied/Provisional National Trade Certificate indicating marks.
4. National Trade Certificate issued by NCVT/SCVT with mark sheet as the case may be prescribed for trade.
5. In case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-SM etc Certificate in prescribed format as per Annexure available on RRC website i.e. www.rrcnr.org.
6. Disability Certificate, in case of PwBD Applicants.
7. Discharge certificate/serving certificate, in case of applicants applied against Ex-servicemen quota.

1. Certificates in languages other than English or Hindi should be accompanied by an attested copy of translation in English/Hindi.
2. Production of Original of uploaded documents along with 2 self-attested photocopies on the day of Documents Verification in the concerned Divisions is mandatory. Application without requisite enclosures uploaded will be summarily rejected and no additional documents will be accepted during the Documents Verification.

Chairperson
Railway Recruitment Cell
Northern Railway, Lajpat Nagar,
New Delhi