NICL Graduate Apprentice Recruitment 2026 — 200 Seats

About this apprenticeship

National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL), a Government of India undertaking, has invited applications for 200 Graduate Apprentice seats for 2026-27 under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) and the Apprentices Act 1961. The engagement is for 12 months.

Please note the basis of this post: the details below are taken from the official NICL advertisement "Advertisement for Engagement of Apprentices for the year 2026-27" (dated 4 November 2026), read in full from a mirror copy of the official advertisement hosted on files.govtjobsalert.in, because the NICL website (nationalinsurance.nic.co.in) was unreachable when this post was prepared. The mirror text was cross-checked against six independent secondary transcriptions, which all agree on every headline fact.

This is an apprenticeship, NOT a job. Apprentices are not employees of NICL, there is no regular employment after the 12 months, and no employee benefits apply.

Seats and stipend

• Graduate Apprentice: 200 seats (provisional), across 14 states. Apply for ONE state only; NICL may allot any district within the state you choose. No category-wise split is published.
• Stipend: Rs. 15,000 per month — NICL pays Rs. 8,850 per month and the Government share of Rs. 6,150 is credited by Direct Benefit Transfer. No other allowances or benefits. PF, ESI and Bonus do not apply.

State	Seats
Assam	30
Gujarat	22
Chhattisgarh	20
Rajasthan	20
Uttar Pradesh	14
Madhya Pradesh	12
Punjab	12
Jharkhand	10
Karnataka	10
Kerala	10
Maharashtra	10
Uttarakhand	10
West Bengal	10
Tamil Nadu	10

Eligibility

• A regular full-time Graduation in any discipline from a university or institution recognised by AICTE, DOTE or UGC, with the degree certificate held as on 1 April 2026. A 100% complete profile on the NATS portal is required.
• Age 21-30 years as on 1 April 2026 (born not earlier than 1 April 1996 and not later than 1 April 2005, both days inclusive). Age relaxation applies as per the rules stated above.
• NOT eligible: holders of a PG degree or a completed integrated PG course; graduates from an unrecognised institution; anyone with 1 year or more of work experience as on 1 April 2026; anyone who has undergone, is undergoing, or was terminated from apprenticeship training with NICL or any other organisation.

How to apply

• Apply only through the NATS portal (nats.education.gov.in). Register as a student or log in, then under "Apply against advertised vacancies" search NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD (NATS Establishment ID EWBPNC096867) and click Apply.
• Your NATS profile must carry your degree certificate, provisional certificate, consolidated mark sheet, Aadhaar card, bank passbook in your own name and a latest passport-size photo. Name, parents' names, Aadhaar and qualification must match your educational documents exactly.

Selection

• BOPT (Eastern Region) shortlists from the NATS application data on the percentage of marks in the qualifying graduate degree. Tie-break: the older candidate is placed higher.
• Shortlisted candidates appear in person for document verification at NICL offices. Final engagement is a Contract of Apprenticeship with NICL, approved in the NATS portal. Any mismatch at document verification means summary disqualification.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned anywhere in the advertisement, so no fee is prescribed. No fee row is shown above.