NCL MMSKY Student-Trainee (OJT) Recruitment 2026

NCL MMSKY Student-Trainee (OJT) Recruitment 2026

Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), a Miniratna subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has invited applications for 100 On-the-Job Training (OJT) places for Student-Trainees under the Government of Madhya Pradesh's Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao Yojana (MMSKY), under Letter No. NCL/Apprentice-MMSKY/CETI/HRD/2026-27/864, dated 11 November 2026.

Important: this is a training engagement, not employment

Selected candidates are Student-Trainees under the MMSKY scheme. They do NOT get regular NCL employee status. Training begins only after the formalities and approval of the training contract by the competent authority on the MMSKY portal. Trainees arrange their own accommodation, food and transport, and no travelling or daily allowance is paid for the interview or interaction, document verification or any selection formality.

The 100 places

ITI Electrician 20, ITI Fitter 20, ITI Welder 20, Bachelor of Arts (BA) 20 and Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) 20. ITI trades need an ITI pass in the respective trade; BA and B.Com need a graduation in the Arts or Commerce faculty respectively.

Stipend — not a salary

The monthly stipend is Rs. 8,500 for ITI trades (NCL contributes Rs. 2,125 and the Madhya Pradesh Government Rs. 6,375) and Rs. 10,000 for BA and B.Com (NCL contributes Rs. 2,500 and the Government Rs. 7,500). This is a stipend under the MMSKY scheme, not a salary.

Who can apply

Candidates must be residents of Madhya Pradesh, hold a valid Samagra ID with the prescribed e-KYC complete, and have a bank account linked with Aadhaar with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) active. All other eligibility conditions are as per the MMSKY scheme. Age: 18 years completed and less than 29 years on the date of appearing at NCL for document verification or joining — there is no fixed cut-off date.

Fee

The notice does not specify any fee, so no fee is stated here.

How to apply

Apply online only through the MMSKY portal, from 15 November 2026 to 30 November 2026, till 11:59 PM. Register, complete or update your profile, log in, view the NCL opportunities and apply against the matching trade or subject. No application by any other means will be considered.

Selection

Applications are scrutinised; eligible candidates may be called for an interview or interaction (online, telephone or other means), and shortlisted candidates are called for document verification and joining formalities. Final selection is by NCL as per the MMSKY provisions, subject to verification of eligibility and approval of the training contract by the competent authority on the MMSKY portal. Mere submission of an application gives no right to selection or training. The number of training opportunities is subject to the MMSKY provisions and competent-authority approval, and NCL may modify, withdraw or cancel any opportunity or the process.

Please do not confuse NCL with NLC

This is NCL — Northern Coalfields Limited. It is unrelated to NLC India Limited and to the NLC Executives and NLC Graduate Engineer Trainee advertisements.