NIT Calicut Apprentice Trainees Recruitment 2026 for 31 Posts

About this engagement

The National Institute of Technology Calicut, Centre for Continuing Education and Skill Development (CCESD), has issued Advt. No. NITC/CCESD/NATS/AT/2026/003 dated 07 October 2026, for the engagement of Apprentice Trainees (Graduate and Diploma trades) for the year 2026-27, for one year, under the Apprentices Act, 1961 and the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992. The original notice totals 30 apprentices: Graduate Apprentices 19 (Library and Information Science 4, Hotel Management 1, Nursing 2, General Administration 12; stipend Rs. 15,000 per month) and Technician Apprentices (Diploma) 11 (Commercial Practice 2, Computer Science Engineering 5, Electronics Engineering 1, Electrical Engineering 1, Mechanical Engineering 1, Civil Engineering 1; stipend Rs. 12,500 per month). An Addendum-cum-Extension Notice No. NITC/CCESD/NATS/AT/10/2026/01 dated 28 October 2026 extends the last date for online applications to 5 November 2026 and adds one additional Technician Apprentice (Diploma) vacancy in Chemical Engineering (Diploma in Chemical Engineering completed on or after 01 January 2022, Rs. 12,500 per month), bringing the current official total to 31. The aggregator figure of 30 matched the original notice only.

Eligibility and selection

Qualifications must have been completed on or after 01 January 2022 in regular mode; graduate qualifications require 60 percent marks as specified per trade; diploma qualifications are the relevant diplomas from a recognised Board. Age limit as on 21 October 2026: Graduate UR 28, OBC 31, SC 33, ST 33; Diploma UR 30, OBC 33, SC 35, ST 35. Selection: applications are scrutinised, eligible candidates are shortlisted, and shortlisted candidates may be called for document verification and/or a written test and/or interview as decided by NIT Calicut. Applications are online only. The stipend comprises a Government share (50 percent of the applicable minimum stipend, paid by DBT) and an Institute share paid by NIT Calicut. No application fee is stated in the pages seen.