RRC Northern Railway Act Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Online Form

RRC Northern Railway Act Apprentice Recruitment 2026 — 4,651 slots

The Railway Recruitment Cell, Northern Railway, New Delhi, has invited online applications for 4,651 Act Apprentice slots under Advertisement No. RRC/NR/03/2026/Act Apprentice dated 6 November 2026. The training is under the Apprentices Act, 1961, and it is contractual — it carries no right to absorption into railway service after training.

Clusters

The slots are spread across six clusters: Lucknow 1,525, Delhi 1,312, Firozpur 740, Moradabad 63, Ambala 979 and Jammu 32. The notification's Annexure-A gives trade-wise slots per division and workshop, and candidates must apply only where slots for their own ITI trade are notified. The stipend is as per the extant rules applicable — no stipend figure is stated in the notification.

Eligibility and age

Candidates need a Class 10 pass (10+2 system) with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks plus ITI in the relevant trade (NCVT/SCVT), and both qualifications must already be passed on the notification date, 6 November 2026 — result-awaited candidates are not eligible. Age as on 11 December 2026 must be between 15 and 24 years — the candidate must have completed 15 years and not completed 24 years. Relaxation is 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwBD and up to 10 years for Ex-Servicemen to the extent of service rendered plus 3 years.

Fee

The application fee is Rs. 100 (non-refundable), payable online only. There is no fee for SC, ST, PwBD and women candidates. The last date for fee payment is 11 December 2026.

Selection and how to apply

There is no written test and no viva. Selection is by screening and scrutiny, with the merit list drawn on the average of the Class 10 percentage and the ITI percentage marks, with equal weightage. Ties are broken in favour of the older candidate, then the candidate who passed matriculation earlier. The final merit list is cluster, trade and community-wise, followed by document verification with a medical certificate from a Government-authorised doctor not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon. The merit list is expected in February 2027. Apply online only at rrcnr.org from 11 November 2026 to 11 December 2026 (11:59 PM). Only one application per candidate is allowed. The photograph, signature and thumb impression must be in jpg format of 10 to 50 KB each. This is a different recruitment from the RRC North Western Railway Act Apprentice drive and the RRC Central Railway Act Apprentice drive already live on this site.