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🚆 ICF Apprentice Recruitment 2026-27
Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, Ministry of Railways, Government of India, has released Notification No. APP/01/2026-2027 (No. PB/RR/39/App/2026) for engagement of Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961.
A total of 1,010 Apprentice training slots are available for the 2026-27 session. The recruitment includes Freshers, Ex-ITI candidates, MLT and PASAA categories. The major ITI trades include Fitter, Electrician, Welder, Carpenter, Machinist and Painter.
For ITI candidates, 670 Ex-ITI vacancies are available in the six major trades, while 10 additional PASAA seats are available for eligible ITI certificate holders.
Important: This is an Apprenticeship Training opportunity, not a direct Railway job. Completion of apprenticeship does not guarantee employment in ICF or Indian Railways.
Job Description (toc)
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Organization | Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai |
| Ministry | Ministry of Railways |
| Notification No. | APP/01/2026-2027 |
| Advertisement No. | PB/RR/39/App/2026 |
| Post | Act Apprentice |
| Total Seats | 1,010 |
| Freshers | 320 + 10 MLT |
| Ex-ITI | 670 + 10 PASAA |
| Job/Training Location | ICF, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Application Start | 08 August 2026, 09:30 AM |
| Last Date | 07 September 2026, 05:30 PM |
| Selection | Merit Based |
| Written Exam | No |
📅 Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 08 August 2026 |
| Online Application Start | 08 August 2026, 09:30 Hrs |
| Last Date to Apply | 07 September 2026 |
| Closing Time | 05:30 PM |
| Age Calculation Date | 07 September 2026 |
Applications are accepted online only through the ICF portal.
🔧 ICF ITI Vacancy 2026 – Special Table
यह section खास तौर पर ITI candidates के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है।
ICF में 670 Ex-ITI vacancies छह major ITI trades में हैं।
| ITI Trade | Ex-ITI Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Fitter | 180 |
| Welder | 180 |
| Electrician | 160 |
| Carpenter | 50 |
| Machinist | 50 |
| Painter | 50 |
| Subtotal – Major ITI Trades | 670 |
| PASAA | 10 |
| Total Ex-ITI Seats | 680 |
⭐ ITI Candidates के लिए सबसे ज्यादा vacancies
- Fitter – 180 Posts
- Welder – 180 Posts
- Electrician – 160 Posts
- Carpenter – 50 Posts
- Machinist – 50 Posts
- Painter – 50 Posts
इसलिए Fitter, Welder और Electrician ITI candidates के लिए यह भर्ती विशेष रूप से महत्वपूर्ण है।
📊 Category-wise ITI Vacancy
Ex-ITI – Major Trades
| Trade | UR | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| Electrician | 75 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 160 |
| Fitter | 83 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 180 |
| Machinist | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| Painter | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| Welder | 83 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 180 |
| Total | 307 | 183 | 102 | 52 | 26 | 670 |
💻 PASAA ITI Vacancy
ICF ने PASAA (Programming and System Administration Assistant) के लिए भी 10 Ex-ITI seats रखी हैं।
| Trade | Category | Total |
|---|---|---|
| PASAA | Ex-ITI | 10 |
PASAA का full form Programming and System Administration Assistant है।
🎓 ICF ITI Eligibility 2026
Ex-ITI Candidates
Fitter, Electrician & Machinist
Candidates should have:
- 10th/Std X pass
- Minimum 50% aggregate marks
- 10th में Science & Mathematics
- Qualification 10+2 system या equivalent के अंतर्गत होनी चाहिए।
- Relevant trade में National Trade Certificate (NTC) होना चाहिए।
- NTC NCVT या SCVT द्वारा issued होना चाहिए।
- ITI/NTC course की अवधि one year or above prescribed है।
Carpenter, Painter & Welder
इन trades के Ex-ITI candidates के लिए:
- 10th pass
- Minimum 50% aggregate marks
- 10+2 system या equivalent
- Relevant trade में NCVT/SCVT National Trade Certificate
- NTC course one year or above
💻 PASAA Qualification
PASAA Ex-ITI candidates के लिए:
- 10th pass
- Minimum 50% marks
- Relevant National Trade Certificate होना चाहिए।
Accepted qualification में Information Technology, Computer Operator & Programming Assistant (COPA), Database System Assistant या Software Testing Assistant जैसी prescribed trades शामिल हैं।
👨🎓 Freshers के लिए भी मौका
अगर आपके पास ITI नहीं है, तब भी ICF में कुछ Fresher Apprentice vacancies हैं।
Freshers – Major Trades
| Trade | Freshers Seats |
|---|---|
| Carpenter | 40 |
| Electrician | 40 |
| Fitter | 80 |
| Machinist | 40 |
| Painter | 40 |
| Welder | 80 |
| Total | 320 |
इसके अलावा MLT-Radiology – 5 और MLT-Pathology – 5 Fresher seats हैं।
🩺 MLT Apprentice Vacancy
MLT candidates के लिए:
| Trade | Freshers Vacancy |
|---|---|
| MLT – Radiology | 5 |
| MLT – Pathology | 5 |
| Total | 10 |
MLT के लिए 12th/Std XII with Physics, Chemistry and Biology qualification prescribed है।
⏳ Age Limit
Age की गणना 07 September 2026 को की जाएगी।
ITI / Ex-ITI Candidates
- Minimum: 15 Years
- Maximum: 24 Years से कम
Non-ITI / Fresher Candidates
- Minimum: 15 Years
- Maximum: 22 Years से कम
Age Relaxation
| Category | Relaxation |
|---|---|
| SC/ST | 5 Years |
| OBC | 3 Years |
| PwBD | 10 Years |
💰 ICF Apprentice Stipend 2026
Official notification के अनुसार minimum stipend:
| Candidate Category | Monthly Stipend |
|---|---|
| Freshers – 10th Pass | ₹8,200/- |
| Freshers – 12th Pass | ₹9,600/- |
| Ex-ITI – National/State Certificate Holder | ₹9,600/- |
Important Stipend Rule
Second year of apprenticeship training में prescribed minimum stipend में 10% increase होगा।
Ex-ITI candidates के लिए पहले से की गई relevant apprenticeship training अवधि, applicable rules के अनुसार stipend determination में consider की जा सकती है।
⏱️ Training Duration
Training duration trade और candidate category के अनुसार अलग है।
Ex-ITI
| Trade | Training Period |
|---|---|
| Fitter | 1 Year |
| Electrician | 1 Year |
| Machinist | 1 Year |
| Carpenter | 1 Year |
| Painter | 1 Year |
| Welder | 1 Year |
| PASAA | 1 Year |
Freshers
| Trade | Training Period |
|---|---|
| Fitter | 2 Years |
| Electrician | 2 Years |
| Machinist | 2 Years |
| Carpenter | 2 Years |
| Painter | 2 Years |
| Welder | 1 Year 3 Months |
| MLT-Radiology | 1 Year 3 Months |
| MLT-Pathology | 1 Year 3 Months |
🏆 Selection Process
ICF Apprentice Recruitment 2026 में written examination नहीं है।
Selection के लिए merit list Std X के marks के आधार पर तैयार की जाएगी।
Selection Process
10th Marks → Merit List → Document Verification → Medical Examination → Apprenticeship Training
अगर दो candidates के marks समान हैं:
- Older candidate को preference दी जाएगी।
- अगर Date of Birth भी same है, तो जिसने Std X examination पहले पास किया है, उसे preference मिलेगी।
Ex-ITI Candidates के लिए Important
Ex-ITI candidates को उसी trade में training दी जाएगी जिस trade का ITI certificate उनके पास है।
Freshers candidates merit और available vacancies के आधार पर trade option के अनुसार allotted trade प्राप्त करेंगे।
🏠 Tamil Nadu Candidates को Preference
ICF ने notification में Tamil Nadu candidates को preference देने की बात कही है।
इस recruitment में Tamil Nadu से संबंधित prescribed residence/employment-exchange condition लागू है, जबकि eligible Railway employees' wards के लिए applicable exemption दी गई है। इसलिए दूसरे राज्यों के candidates को application से पहले notification की residence/registration conditions ध्यान से check करनी चाहिए।
❌ कौन Apply नहीं कर सकता?
Official notification के अनुसार:
- Degree holders regular notified trades के लिए eligible नहीं हैं।
- Diploma holders eligible नहीं हैं।
- Engineering Degree holders eligible नहीं हैं।
- पहले Course Completed Act Apprenticeship कर चुके candidates eligible नहीं हैं।
- यह notification employment के लिए नहीं, apprenticeship training के लिए है।
- MLT के लिए qualification exception है क्योंकि वहां 12th qualification prescribed है।
💳 Application Fee
| Category | Processing Fee |
|---|---|
| General / Applicable Candidates | ₹100 + Service Charges |
| SC | No Fee |
| ST | No Fee |
| PwBD | No Fee |
| Women | No Fee |
Fee non-refundable है और online mode में जमा करनी होगी।
🌐 How to Apply Online
Candidates को ICF के official portal से online application submit करना होगा।
Step-by-Step Process
- ICF की official website खोलें।
- Act Apprentice 2026-27 application link पर जाएं।
- Notification को ध्यान से पढ़ें।
- Registration करें।
- Personal details भरें।
- 10th qualification details भरें।
- Ex-ITI candidates अपनी ITI/NTC details भरें।
- Category details भरें।
- Recent passport-size photograph upload करें।
- Application को carefully check करें।
- Applicable ₹100 processing fee जमा करें।
- Final application submit करें।
- System-generated acknowledgement download/print करके रखें।
Application केवल online mode में स्वीकार की जाएगी। Candidates को application form या documents post/email/by hand से ICF को भेजने की आवश्यकता नहीं है।
📱 Communication
ICF administration की communication:
- SMS
के माध्यम से की जाएगी।
SMS registered mobile number पर भेजा जाएगा और communication में PBICF sender name इस्तेमाल किया जाएगा। इसलिए application में active mobile number और email ID देना जरूरी है।
📄 Documents Required
Document Verification के समय candidates को आवश्यक original documents प्रस्तुत करने होंगे।
मुख्य documents:
- 10th Marksheet/Certificate
- ITI Marksheet
- ITI/NTC Certificate
- Caste Certificate, if applicable
- OBC-NCL Certificate, if applicable
- PwBD Certificate, if applicable
- Transfer Certificate
- Application Acknowledgement
- Passport Size Photographs
- Medical Fitness Certificate
- अन्य prescribed documents
Selected candidates को prescribed Medical Certificate भी प्रस्तुत करना होगा।
🏥 Medical Fitness
Selected candidates को Apprentices Act और applicable Apprenticeship Rules के अनुसार physically fit होना चाहिए।
Document Verification के समय prescribed format में Government-authorized doctor द्वारा signed Medical Certificate प्रस्तुत करना होगा।
⚠️ Important Instructions
- यह Railway Apprentice Training है, direct permanent Railway recruitment नहीं।
- Apprenticeship complete करने के बाद ICF/Railways में employment guaranteed नहीं है।
- Selected candidates को apprenticeship contract execute करना होगा।
- Training के दौरान accommodation/food ICF administration द्वारा provide नहीं किया जाएगा।
- Candidates को accommodation अपने खर्च पर arrange करनी होगी।
- गलत declaration या false information मिलने पर candidature/training terminate की जा सकती है।
- Canvassing करने पर candidature disqualify हो सकती है।
- Candidates को application में दिया गया mobile number और email selection पूरा होने तक active रखना चाहिए।
📍 Training Location
Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
ICF Indian Railways की प्रमुख production units में से एक है और Chennai में railway coaches का निर्माण करती है।
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. ICF Apprentice Recruitment 2026 में कितने posts हैं?
कुल 1,010 Act Apprentice training slots हैं। इनमें 320 major-trade Freshers, 670 major-trade Ex-ITI, 10 MLT Freshers और 10 PASAA Ex-ITI seats शामिल हैं।
Q2. ICF में ITI के लिए कितनी vacancies हैं?
छह major ITI trades में 670 Ex-ITI vacancies हैं। इसके अलावा PASAA की 10 Ex-ITI vacancies हैं।
Q3. Fitter ITI के कितने posts हैं?
Fitter Ex-ITI – 180 Posts हैं।
Q4. Welder ITI के कितने posts हैं?
Welder Ex-ITI – 180 Posts हैं।
Q5. Electrician ITI के कितने posts हैं?
Electrician Ex-ITI – 160 Posts हैं।
Q6. ITI candidates की age limit क्या है?
ITI/Ex-ITI candidates की age 15 से 24 वर्ष से कम होनी चाहिए as on 07 September 2026, subject to applicable relaxation.
Q7. ICF Apprentice में written exam होगा?
नहीं। Selection merit list के आधार पर होता है और merit 10th marks पर आधारित है।
Q8. ICF Apprentice में stipend कितना मिलेगा?
10th-pass Freshers को ₹8,200/month, 12th-pass Freshers को ₹9,600/month, और Ex-ITI candidates को ₹9,600/month minimum stipend दिया जाएगा।
Q9. ICF Apprentice की last date क्या है?
Online application की last date 07 September 2026, 05:30 PM है।
Q10. क्या ICF Apprentice के बाद Railway में permanent job मिलेगी?
नहीं। Apprenticeship training पूरी करने से ICF/Railways में employment का अधिकार या guarantee नहीं मिलती।
🔗 Important Links
Official ICF Website:
Integral Coach Factory – Official Website
Official Apprentice Portal:
ICF Act Apprentice 2026-27 Portal
Official Notification PDF:
Download ICF Act Apprentice 2026-27 Notification PDF
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