Northeast Frontier Railway Recruitment 2026 - Act Apprentice (Total 6,777 Posts)

Opening Overview

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), Personnel Department, Maligaon has released a centralized notification for engagement of Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961 for the session 2025-2026 & 2026-2027. A total of 6,777 training slots are available across Divisions/Workshops/Units of NFR. Online applications can be submitted from 20/07/2026 to 19/08/2026.

Post Details Table

Important Dates

Application Fee

Payment Mode: Online through payment gateway on NFR website.

Application Modification Fee (after submission): ₹ 50 per occasion (registration details cannot be modified).

Age Limit

• Minimum Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Age: 24 Years
• Age Calculation: As on 19/08/2026 (closing date)

Age Relaxation:

• SC / ST: 5 years
• OBC: 3 years
• PwBD: 10 years
• Ex-Servicemen (ExSM): 10 additional years to the extent of service rendered in Defence Forces + 3 years, subject to conditions mentioned in the notification

Vacancy Details

Unit-wise Total Slots

Note: The number of training slots is provisional and may increase/decrease as per administrative requirement.

Community-wise Breakup (Available in Annexures)

Community-wise and trade-wise breakup is provided unit-wise in Annexure-I to Annexure-VIII. Horizontal reservation mentioned:

• PwBD: 4%
• Ex-Servicemen: 10%

Eligibility / Qualification

For Most Trades

Candidate must:

• Have passed Matriculation (Class 10) or equivalent under 10+2 system.
• Minimum 50% aggregate marks in Class 10.
• Possess National Trade Certificate (ITI) in the notified trade issued by NCVT OR Provisional Certificate issued by NCVT/SCVT.

Important relaxation:

• The 50% minimum marks in Matriculation is not applicable to SC / ST / PwBD candidates.

For Medical Laboratory Technician (Pathology) & Medical Laboratory Technician (Radiology)

• Must have passed 12th Class (10+2) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) with minimum 50% aggregate marks.
• Must have minimum 50% marks in both Class 10 and Class 12.
• Class 10 and Class 12 (PCB) mark sheets and pass certificates must be uploaded.

Mandatory Documents to Upload (Online)

• Class 10 mark sheet and pass certificate
• ITI provisional certificate / NTC (NCVT/SCVT)
• Final ITI mark sheet
• For Medical Lab Technician trades: Class 12 (PCB) mark sheet and pass certificate (along with Class 10)
• Caste certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL), EWS certificate (if applicable)
• PwBD certificate (if applicable)
• ExSM discharge/serving certificate (if applicable)
• EBC certificate for fee exemption (if applicable)

Selection Process

1. Merit List Preparation (Unit-wise / Trade-wise / Community-wise)
2. Shortlisting for Document Verification (DV) up to 1.5 times of notified slots
3. Document Verification (DV) by respective Division/Workshop/Unit
4. Submission of Medical Certificate as per prescribed format (Annexure-XI)

Merit Criteria:

• For most trades: Average of Class 10 marks (minimum 50% aggregate) + ITI marks in the relevant trade.
• For Lab Technician (Pathology/Radiology): Average of Class 10 marks (minimum 50% aggregate) + 12th Science (PCB).

Tie-breaking:

• Higher age (older candidate) gets higher rank.
• If DOB is same, candidate who passed matriculation earlier gets preference.

Salary / Pay Scale

• Apprentices will be paid stipend as per applicable rules.
• Current minimum stipend for NTC/STC holders: ₹ 9,600 per month (effective from 11/09/2025).
• Where 1 or 2 years’ exemption is admissible under apprenticeship curriculum:
  • 2nd year: ₹ 10,560 (10% increase)
  • 3rd year: ₹ 11,040 (15% increase)

Stipend rates are subject to revision by competent authority.

Exam Pattern

No written examination is mentioned. Selection is based on merit (academic marks) followed by Document Verification and medical fitness.