RCF Kapurthala Apprentice Recruitment 2026

550 Act Apprentice training seats across nine trades: Welder (G&E) 180, Fitter 150, Electrician 70, and 30 each in Painter (G), Carpenter and AC & Ref. Mechanic, with 20 each in Machinist, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle) and Electronic Mechanic. The notice's own table also shows the category split - 275 UR, 85 SC, 42 ST and 148 OBC - plus 21 seats for Persons with Disability and 18 for Ex-servicemen held horizontally within the 550.

No. The notice states that imparting training in the Railway will not confer any right to absorption after successful completion, and that under para-10 of Schedule V of the Apprenticeship Rules it is not obligatory for the employer to offer any employment to the apprentice once the training ends. The apprentice is equally not obliged to accept employment with the employer. It is an engagement for training under the Apprentices Act 1961, and the trainees are released on completion.

A 10th class pass or its equivalent under the 10+2 system with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized Board, plus a National Trade Certificate issued by the National Council for Vocational Training in the trade applied for. The 50% aggregate is computed over all subjects, not a selected group, and where the board issues CGPA the notice prescribes multiplying the CGPA by 9.5.

No. Selection is purely on merit. The panel is the simple average of the matriculation percentage and the ITI marks in the trade applied for, and a final merit list is drawn trade-wise and community-wise in descending order. If two candidates have identical marks the older candidate is preferred, and if the dates of birth are also identical the one who passed matriculation earlier goes first.

A candidate had to have completed 15 years and not completed 24 years as on 07.01.2026. The upper limit relaxes by 05 years for SC and ST candidates, 03 years for OBC candidates and 10 years for Persons with Disability. Ex-servicemen get up to an additional 10 years to the extent of service rendered in the Defence Forces plus 03 years, provided they served a minimum of 06 months at a stretch.

Rs 100, non-refundable, payable only online. No fee at all is charged from SC, ST, PWD and women candidates - all women, not only women of reserved categories. Payment can be made by debit card, credit card, Internet Banking or SBI Challan; RCF expressly refuses cash, cheque, money order, IPO and demand draft. The fee link opens two working days after the form is completed.

Yes. The notice makes enrolment with an Employment Exchange compulsory, the only exception being wards of employees of RCF Kapurthala, and states that Act Apprentices are engaged from candidates who have registered their names at the nearest Employment Exchanges.

The notification does not print a figure. It says only that the training period and stipend are as per extant rules and directives issued by the Railway Board from time to time. It also states that no hostel accommodation is provided and selected candidates must make their own arrangements during training.

The result is to be declared within 15 days of the closure of receipt of applications, after a committee places the merit list before the Head of the Workshop, Unit or Division for approval. Call letters for scrutiny of documents go to 1.5 times the identified slots, and certificate and document verification is completed within one month of the result. Empty slots are filled from the merit list in order, and the waiting list stands cancelled one month after training commences. Candidates called for verification must bring a medical fitness certificate signed by a Government authorised Doctor (Gaz.) not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon of a Central or State Hospital.

The last date to submit the online application is 07 January 2026 (upto 24.00 hours). Applications received after this date are not considered.

550 vacancies are notified in the RCF Kapurthala Apprentice 2026 recruitment. The category-wise breakup is published in the official notification.

Candidates must have 10th Pass or ITI. Refer to the official notification for post-wise eligibility details.

Rail Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala is the conducting/recruiting authority for this notification.