IOCL Eastern Region Apprentice Recruitment 2026 — 409 Posts

IOCL Eastern Region Apprentice Recruitment 2026 — 409 Posts

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Marketing Division), Eastern Region, has invited online applications for the engagement of Trade, Technician and Graduate Apprentices for 2026-27. Applications open on 13 November 2026 at 10:00 AM and close on 12 December 2026 at 5:00 PM. Training is for 12 months and there is no obligation of employment after training.

How this post was verified — please read

The official IOCL apprenticeships listing confirms this advertisement exists ("Engagement of Trade/Technician/Graduate Apprentices ... Eastern Region – 2026-27, last date 12.12.2026"). The official PDF itself was read in full from a mirror copy on files.govtjobsalert.in, as the official hosts do not load from our server. Every figure below is from that notification.

Vacancy total: 409 announced, but the table adds up to 393

The notification announces 409 posts, but its own state-wise seat table sums to 393 — Technician Apprentice 206, Trade Apprentice (ITI) 97, Graduate Apprentice 70, Trade Apprentice – Data Entry Operator (Freshers) 16 and DEO Skill Certificate Holders 4. The 16-seat gap is in the official notification itself. This post carries 409 as the total, as announced, and states the discrepancy plainly so candidates are not misled. State-wise, the table gives West Bengal 149, Bihar 65, Odisha 58, Jharkhand 26, Assam 73, Sikkim 2, Tripura 4, Nagaland 3, Mizoram 1, Meghalaya 1, Manipur 4, Arunachal Pradesh 2 and Andaman & Nicobar Islands 5 — a total of 393. PwBD reservation of 4 VH, 4 HH, 4 OH and 4 MD seats is horizontal and applies to codes 112, 113 and 114 only; PwBD candidates are not eligible for codes 101 to 111.

Who can apply

Trade Apprentice (codes 107 to 111): Matric with a 2-year full-time ITI course recognised by NCVT or SCVT. Technician Apprentice (codes 101 to 106): 3-year full-time Diploma in the relevant engineering discipline, with minimum 50 percent marks for General, EWS and OBC-NCL candidates and 45 percent for SC, ST and PwBD candidates. Graduate Apprentice (code 112): regular full-time Graduation (BA, B.Com, B.Sc or BBA) with the same marks criteria. Data Entry Operator Freshers (code 113): Class 12, below graduation. DEO Skill Certificate Holders (code 114): Class 12 with a skill certificate. The qualifying qualification must have been acquired between 01 April 2023 and 30 November 2026 for Technician and Graduate Apprentices, and between 01 April 2022 and 30 November 2026 for Trade and DEO Apprentices. Part-time, correspondence and distance qualifications are not eligible. BE, B.Tech, MBA, MCA, CA, ICWA and LLB holders are not eligible.

The age limit is 18 to 24 years as on 30 November 2026, with the relaxations noted above.

Stipend

The stipend is as prescribed under the Apprentices Act 1961/1973 and the Apprentices Rules 1992/2019/2025. The notification gives no rupee figure, so no pay figure is shown in this post.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned anywhere in the notification. There is no fee to pay.

Selection

There is no written test and no interview. Selection is on merit based on marks in the qualifying examination, followed by document verification and pre-engagement medical fitness.

How to apply

Apply through NAPS for Trade and DEO posts (Establishment ID E05201900011) or NATS for Technician and Graduate posts (EWBKOC000077), and also fill the mandatory Microsoft Form (https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/5nNkU44Cuc) by 12 December 2026 — without the form, no document verification call letter will be issued. Apply for one discipline code only. The window is 13 November 2026 at 10:00 AM to 12 December 2026 at 5:00 PM.