RRC NR Act Apprentice 2026 - 4651 Vacancies, Apply Online

Eligibility under the Act Apprentice scheme depends on two documents working together. Your 10th marksheet must show the 50% aggregate, and your ITI certificate must be from a recognised NCVT or SCVT trade. Check that your trade name matches the trades listed in the notification for the cluster you choose, because an ITI in a trade that is not on the list will not count, however strong your marks.

Candidates who fall short of 50% in the 10th should not apply expecting the requirement to be waived. The notification sets this as a minimum, and the calculation method (for example, how marks from different subjects or grading systems are converted) should be confirmed in the official document before you submit.

• Lucknow (LKO), Delhi (DLI), Firozpur (FZR), Moradabad (MB), Ambala (UMB) and Jammu: Stipend as per extant rules applicable. No fixed stipend figure is stated in the Job Details, so see official notification for the exact amount.
• Pay level: Not a regular pay scale. This is an apprenticeship stipend.
• Deductions: Under the Apprentices Act, NPS, PF, DA and HRA do not apply to apprenticeship stipends. The stipend is paid in full, subject only to income tax if your total income is taxable.

An Act Apprenticeship is a training engagement, not a permanent railway appointment. The notification does not promise regular employment after the apprenticeship period ends, so treat the stipend and the trade training as the primary value, and plan your next step on the assumption that a regular railway post is not guaranteed. Your ITI trade certificate remains useful for industrial and private employment after the apprenticeship. To estimate your take-home from a stipend figure once you have it from the notification, use the salary calculator, which is designed for regular salaried posts, so apply the stipend figure directly rather than the pay-matrix inputs.

• Photo and signature format: Uploading files outside the size, dimension or format stated in the notification. Resize before upload rather than hoping the portal accepts them.
• Incomplete education details: Leaving out the ITI registration number or entering a trade name that differs from your NCVT/SCVT certificate.
• Age limit miscalculation: Forgetting that the upper limit of 24 changes with relaxation, or calculating age from the wrong reference date.
• Wrong category or relaxation claim: Selecting SC/ST, OBC, PwD or Ex-Servicemen status without a certificate in the prescribed format.
• Mismatched personal details: Name, date of birth or father's name that does not match the 10th certificate.
• Missing documents at verification: Failing to carry original certificates, ITI papers and category proof when called for document verification.
• Last-day submission: Waiting until 11 December 2026 to apply, when portal delays can cause failed payments or submission errors with no time to retry.

Selected candidates are typically called for document verification in the cluster they applied to, which is when your original 10th and ITI certificates, category proof, photographs and identity documents will be checked against your online form. The notification should specify whether a medical examination is required before the apprenticeship begins. The timeline from merit list to joining is not stated in the Job Details, so see official notification for dates.

Once appointed, apprentices undergo training under the Apprentices Act, working in the railway workshop or unit of their allotted cluster. Posting locations are cluster-based. Joining formalities, including submission of originals and an apprenticeship agreement, will be communicated by the cluster office. Keep your ITI certificate and application acknowledgement safe throughout.

Railway Recruitment Cell, Northern Railway is the recruitment body for Northern Railway, one of the zones of Indian Railways, headquartered in New Delhi. Its jurisdiction covers much of northern India, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu, which is reflected in the cluster names in this notification: Lucknow, Delhi, Firozpur, Moradabad, Ambala and Jammu.

Its Act Apprentice recruitment is conducted under the Apprentices Act, which gives trainees structured trade training alongside a stipend. Because the notification is issued by a central government body and applies across several clusters, candidates can verify the notice directly on the official site, https://www.rrcnr.org/, rather than relying on third-party listings.

An Act Apprentice works in a railway workshop or unit, training in the ITI trade they hold. Work involves practical trade tasks under supervision of instructors and experienced staff, with on-the-job exposure to railway equipment and processes. The Job Details do not specify uniform rules, reporting lines, or whether the role is field-based or workshop-based, so see the official notification for those details.

The apprenticeship is a training role, so public interaction is limited and the focus is on skill development within the allotted unit. Candidates should expect to learn railway-specific procedures during training, and should confirm the trade and cluster before applying because the work depends on the trade allotted.