Name of post: Apprentice
No of posts: 1770 posts
Category-wise vacancy:
1. Trade Apprentice – Attendant Operator (Chemical Plant) Discipline – Chemical: 421
Education Qualification: Trade Apprentice – Attendant Operator (Chemical Plant): 3 years B.Sc (Maths, Physics, Chemistry or Industrial Chemistry)
2. Trade Apprentice (Fitter) Discipline – Mechanical: 208
Education Qualification: Matric with ITI in Fitter Trade of minimum 2 years duration with Pass class.
3. Trade Apprentice (Boiler) Discipline – Mechanical: 76
Education Qualification: 3 years B Sc. (Maths, Physics, Chemistry or Industrial Chemistry).
4. Technician Apprentice Discipline – Chemical: 356
Education Qualification: 3 years Diploma in Chemical Engg./Petrochemical Engg./Chemical Technology / Refinery and Petrochemical Engg.
5. Technician Apprentice Discipline – Mechanical: 169
Education Qualification: 3 years Diploma in Mechanical Engg.
6. Technician Apprentice Discipline – Electrical: 240
Education Qualification: 3 years Diploma in Electrical Engg. / Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
7. Technician Apprentice Discipline Instrumentation: 108
Education Qualification: 3 years Diploma in Instrumentationn Engg/ Instrumentation & Electronics/ Instrumentation & Control Engg, / Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering.
8. Trade Apprentice Secretarial Assistant: 69
Education Qualification: 3 years B.A./B.Sc/B.Com .
9. Trade Apprentice Accountant: 38
Education Qualification: 3 years B.Com.
10. Trade Apprentice Data Entry Operator (Fresher Apprentices): 53
Education Qualification: Class XII pass.
11. Trade Apprentice Data Entry Operator (Skill Certificate Holders): 32
Education Qualification: Class XII pass with Skill Certificate holder in Domestic Data Entry Operator.
No of posts in Assam: 309 posts
Stipend: Rate of stipend payable to apprentices per month shall be as prescribed under Apprentices Act, 1961/1973/ Apprentices Rules 1992 (as amended) and Corporation’s guidelines.
Period of Apprenticeship Training: 12 to 24 Months
Age Limit: Candidate age must be minimum 18 years and maximum age shall be 24 years as on 31.05.2025 for General/EWS candidates.
Age Relaxation: The relaxation of upper age limit for reserved categories are as follows:
# SC/ST: 5 years
# OBC/ MOBC: 3 years
# PwBD: 10 years
# PwBD-OBC (NCL): 13 years
# PwBD-SC/ST: 15 years
How to Apply:
STEP 1:
# Candidates are advised to register as a Technician/ Trade Apprentice online in the following portals under the respective State as per their Trades below:
a) Trade Apprentice – ITI/Data Entry Operator at https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in/
b) Technician Apprentice – Diploma at https://nats.education.gov.in/student_register.php
# Candidates have to select the Apprenticeship Opportunities in the top menu. Then select in search column location as per IOCL and select the respective trade. This will prompt to login the site with the basic details. Follow the steps given by the portal and complete the registration.
# Candidates are therefore advised to furnish the details in the portal carefully and check the same before final submission.
STEP 2:
After applying against an opportunity in the respective NAPS/NATS Portal, the candidate must MANDATORITY complete their registration/application for apprentice positions in Indian Oil Refineries Division portal at www.iocrefrecruit.in. Option for exercising the choice of a Refinery unit has been provided in the application menu .
Important Dates:
1. Starting Date of Online Application Submission: 3rd May 2025
2. Last Date of Online Application Submission: 2nd June 2025