HPCL Graduate Apprentice Trainee Recruitment 2026: Apply Online for 358 Engineering Posts

HPCL has notified the following tentative training slots for Graduate Apprentices, state-wise. Reservation policy will be applied as per the percentage applicable to each respective state. Note: The notification does not provide a branch-wise (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Instrumentation) split of slots within each state; this breakup is not specified in the source document.

Engineering Graduation in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation streams, recognized by the Board of Technical Education/UGC/AICTE or equivalent authority. Candidates must have completed their engineering graduation on or after 01-09-2023. Those who completed earlier are not eligible. UR/OBC-NC candidates require 60% aggregate marks; SC/ST/PwBD candidates require 50% aggregate marks, calculated across all semesters/years. Where CGPA/GPA or letter grades are awarded, the percentage must be converted as per the university/institute's norms, supported by a certificate from the university/institute. Only Indian nationals are eligible to apply. Only candidates registered and approved on the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS 2.0) portal and by the Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT) will be considered. Candidates with an existing apprenticeship contract with any othe

Selected Graduate Apprentice Trainees (Engineering) will be paid a monthly stipend of Rs. 25,000/- , comprising Rs. 20,500 paid directly by HPCL and Rs. 4,500 paid to apprentices by the Government of India under the DBT scheme. HPCL has no obligation to provide housing assistance or any other allowance beyond this fixed stipend.

Applications are screened based on merit percentage as per eligibility criteria and the number of training slots notified. Incomplete or ineligible applications are summarily rejected without intimation. Shortlisted candidates are called for document/certificate verification in a ratio of 1:5 against notified training slots, communicated via registered email. No TA/DA is paid for the verification process. A merit list is prepared based on candidates who report for verification and are found suitable. Selected candidates must accept a tri-partite apprenticeship contract on the NATS website and submit a medical certificate and undergo police verification.

Application fee details are not specified in the official notification.

Recent passport-sized photograph Signature (for upload) Engineering degree/marksheets for percentage calculation SC/ST/OBC-NC/PwBD certificate in the prescribed format, where applicable (available at www.hpclcareers.com > Downloads > Downloads for Apprentices) Self-certified translated copy of category certificates if issued in a language other than English/Hindi

HPCL does not guarantee permanent or temporary employment after successful completion of apprenticeship. Apprentices who complete the training successfully will receive relaxation/preference in future recruitment norms in two stages: age relaxation to the extent of the apprenticeship period (not exceeding one year), and an additional 5% grace marks in the Computer Based Test (CBT) for shortlisting in subsequent recruitment. Furnishing wrong or false information will lead to disqualification, even after engagement. Canvassing in any form will lead to cancellation of candidature. Apprentices will be placed for training at their preferred state, but may be assigned any training location within that state as per requirement/availability. No hard copy of the application form needs to be submitted to HPCL. All communication will be sent via the registered email ID/mobile number; applications w