BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026 Notification Out – Apply Online for 660 Posts

Who is recruiting? Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a Public Sector Undertaking. Which posts? Artisan Grade IV in seven trades: Fitter, Welder, Turner, Machinist, Electrician, Electronics Mechanic and Foundryman. How many vacancies? 660 (tentative, as per the notification). Who can apply? Candidates with Class X, plus National Trade Certificate (NTC/ITI), plus National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) in the respective trade, with the minimum marks stated below. Application start date and last date: Not specified in the provided notification. Application mode: Not specified in the provided notification. The notification says instructions on how to apply will be hosted on the BHEL Careers website by 19 October 2026. Job location: BHEL manufacturing units at Ranipet, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Haridwar, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Jhansi and Tiruchirappalli.

The notification gives only the following dates. The application start date and the last date to apply are not specified in the provided notification.

BHEL has notified a total of 660 Artisan Grade IV vacancies for the year 2027 requirement. The notification states that the manpower requirement is tentative and the actual requirement may vary based on further assessment. Category-wise reservation will be as per government guidelines. As per BHEL policy, the Artisan Grade IV vacancies are partially earmarked to be filled through dependents of deceased employees of BHEL on compassionate grounds. The notification says all relevant details on how and who can apply under this category are given in the "Compassionate Consideration" link on careers.bhel.in . If these vacancies are not filled due to non-availability of qualified candidates, they may be filled through open selection.

BHEL Artisan Vacancy 2026: Trade-wise Total

BHEL Artisan Units and Locations

To be eligible for BHEL Artisan Grade IV recruitment, candidates must meet the educational qualification and age limit given below. Candidates must also note the unit choice rule in the notification: a candidate can apply against vacancies of only one unit, and must choose the Manufacturing Unit of preference carefully, against the vacancies available in the respective trades.

The required qualification is Class X plus National Trade Certificate (NTC/ITI) plus National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) in the respective trade. Candidates need not less than 60% marks (General and OBC) or 55% marks (SC and ST) in both NTC/ITI and NAC. The notification does not specify EWS or PwD minimum marks separately. It lists the marks requirement only for Gen and OBC candidates and for SC and ST candidates.

The upper age limit is calculated as on 1 October 2026. The notification does not specify a minimum age limit. PwD and Ex-Serviceman age relaxation will be as per Government rules. Up to 07 years of age relaxation is available on the basis of relevant work experience in the prescribed format.

The notification states that the details of reservation and relaxation accorded to UR, EWS, SC, ST, OBC (NCL), PwD and Ex-Servicemen candidates will be provided on the BHEL Careers Portal on 19 October 2026. Category-wise reservation will be as per government guidelines.

The notification states that details of the Selection Process and instructions on how to apply will be hosted on the BHEL Careers website by 19 October 2026. It also mentions that the Computer Based Test (CBT) for all the above vacancies will be held on the same day, i.e. in December (Tentative). Any further selection stages are not specified in the provided notification.