RRC North Western Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2026: 2,008 Posts, Apply by 22 November

RRC North Western Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2026 has opened 2,008 Act Apprentice training slots under Notice No. 04/2026 (NWR/AA), and the form runs from 23 October to 22 November 2026. You apply online only, through rrcjaipur.in, to one unit only. The fee is Rs 100 for most candidates, and there is no exam and no interview at all: selection is purely on the merit list, worked out from the simple average of your Matriculation and ITI marks. With eleven days left to apply, the two details worth settling first are which of the eight units you choose and whether your Class 10 marks meet the 50% rule — the percentage is counted without rounding, so 49.6% does not become 50%.

At a glance	RRC North Western Railway Apprentice 2026
Organisation	Railway Recruitment Cell, North Western Railway
Notification	Notice No. 04/2026 (NWR/AA) — revised notification, published 21 October 2026
Posts	Act Apprentice (training under the Apprentices Act, 1961)
Total slots	2,008 (provisional)
Units	8 — Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur DRM offices, plus carriage and loco workshops
Application dates	23 October to 22 November 2026 (till 11:59 pm)
Application route	Online only at rrcjaipur.in
Application fee	Rs 100; nil for SC, ST, PwBD and women
Age limit	15 to 24 years (cut-off date not stated — see below)
Qualification	Class 10 pass with at least 50% aggregate (no rounding) + ITI certificate (NCVT/SCVT) in the notified trade
Selection	Merit list (Matriculation + ITI average), then document verification and medical. No exam, no interview
Stipend	Not stated in the notification
Training period	Not stated in the notification

The 2,008 slots, unit by unit

The 2,008 slots are spread across eight units of the North Western Railway: the divisional railway manager (DRM) offices at Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur, together with the carriage and loco workshops. You apply to one unit only, and that choice matters, because the merit lists are drawn up trade-wise, unit-wise and community-wise — a strong average in one unit does not help you in another.

This is a revised notification. Notice No. 04/2026 (NWR/AA) was published on 21 October 2026 after the demand letter was partly modified, and it replaces the earlier notice. That matters because some secondary reports still carry material from the old notice. One report carries a unit-wise table that adds up to 2,234, not 2,008 — do not rely on it. Use the revised total of 2,008 and check the trade-wise and unit-wise seat split in the revised notice on rrcjaipur.in before you choose your unit.

Who can apply

You need to have passed Class 10 (Matriculation) with at least 50% marks in aggregate — and the percentage is counted without rounding, so a candidate with 49.9% does not qualify. You also need a National Trade Certificate (ITI) in the notified trade, from NCVT or SCVT. Your qualification must already be held on the date you apply: candidates waiting for their result are not eligible.

The age limit is 15 to 24 years — you must have completed 15 years, and must not have completed 24 years. Relaxation is 5 years for SC and ST candidates, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwBD candidates, and up to 10 years for ex-servicemen (their years of service plus 3 years). One thing the notification does not state is the date on which the age is counted — it is not given in the sources we checked, so do not guess it; verify it from the revised notice on rrcjaipur.in.

Two practical requirements: Aadhaar is required for the application, and there is no hostel accommodation for apprentices.

The fee

The application fee is Rs 100, payable online only. SC, ST, PwBD and women candidates pay nothing. The sources we read mention no refund, so do not expect the fee back — it is a one-time payment at the time of applying.

How the selection works — merit, no exam

There is no written examination and no interview. Selection is entirely on the merit list, and the merit is worked out simply: the simple average of your Matriculation percentage and your ITI percentage. Separate lists are drawn up trade-wise, unit-wise and community-wise, so you are ranked only against candidates in your own trade, unit and community.

If two candidates have the same average, the older candidate is placed higher; if the tie still holds, the candidate who passed Matriculation earlier is placed higher. Candidates who make the merit list are then called for document verification, and a medical certificate is required — it must come from a Gazetted doctor not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon.

Training does not lead to a railway job by itself. The notification says the apprenticeship does not confer any right to absorption or employment, so treat it as certified railway training rather than a posting.

How to apply

Apply only at rrcjaipur.in, and only to one unit. The form runs from 23 October to 22 November 2026, closing at 11:59 pm on the last day. Read the revised notice for your trade before you start, and keep your Matriculation and ITI certificates and your Aadhaar ready.

One warning about the dates. Some secondary reports still show the old application window, 7 October to 6 November 2026 — that was the window of the superseded notice, and it is wrong. The correct, revised window is 23 October to 22 November 2026. If a site tells you the form closed on 6 November, ignore it.

And apply once only. The notice says that submitting multiple applications with different particulars leads to summary rejection of all of them, so fill the form carefully the first time and keep a copy of the confirmation page.

What the notification does not say

The notice names no stipend figure. It says only that the stipend will follow the extant Railway Board rules and directives — so any website that prints a specific monthly amount is guessing. It also names no training period, and it does not state the date on which the age limit is counted. It gives no trade-wise seat numbers in the sources we read, only the total of 2,008 — check the revised notice on rrcjaipur.in for the trade-wise split before you apply.

Never pay anyone who promises to get you a seat. Genuine recruitment never charges a fee beyond what the notification itself names, and this notification names Rs 100 only, or nothing for SC, ST, PwBD and women candidates, payable online through the official portal.

A similar apprentice opening runs alongside this one: ONGC has opened 3,047 apprentice seats, a 12-month apprenticeship with a stipend and no exam, with applications closing on 20 November. Another railway opening is the RRB NTPC Undergraduate recruitment, 1,688 clerk posts for 12th pass candidates, also closing on 13 November, but that one selects through a computer based test rather than a merit list.

Sources: Railway Recruitment Cell, North Western Railway, Notice No. 04/2026 (NWR/AA), revised notification published 21 October 2026. The figures above were cross-checked across the two sources listed below, which reproduce the notice. The official notice itself was cited through those sources and was not opened directly from this browser, so verify the trade-wise seat split and the age cut-off date from the revised notice on rrcjaipur.in before you apply. Apply only through rrcjaipur.in.