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Graduate Apprentice: a graduate in any discipline from a recognised university with at least 50% marks in aggregate . COPA: Matriculation and an ITI certificate in COPA affiliated to NCVT or SCVT, with at least 50% marks in aggregate from a recognised board. The qualification must be held on 9 October 2026 , the cut-off date. Candidates whose final results are not declared by then do not meet it. Because selection is purely on marks, the percentage you enter and the mark sheets you upload decide the outcome. Candidates must have completed 15 years and not completed 25 years on 9 October 2026 , which means a date of birth between 10 October 2001 and 9 October 2011 (both inclusive) for unreserved candidates. Upper-age relaxation: SC/ST 5 years, OBC 3 years, ex-servicemen 10 years, persons with benchmark disability 10 years, as per Government of India guidelines. The notice states twice tha

Apprentices are released at the end of the training period and have no claim to regular employment in IRCTC in any form. Seat numbers may change; any change is published on the IRCTC website.

Merit list prepared on percentage of marks in the qualifying examination. There is no written test and no viva. Tie-break: the older candidate is preferred; if dates of birth are the same, the candidate who passed Matriculation earlier. Document verification: candidates bring originals and two sets of self-attested photocopies. The schedule is advised by email only, at short notice. No daily, conveyance or travelling allowance is paid. Offers are issued strictly in merit order. A stand-by list is used only to fill places of absentees and rejected candidates. Candidates are trained only in the trade for which they are selected.

Reservation follows Government of India guidelines for SC, ST, OBC, PwBD, ex-servicemen and EWS, with the age relaxations above. EWS: candidates not covered by SC/ST/OBC-NCL reservation whose family gross annual income (all sources, for the financial year before the application year) is below Rs. 8 lakh. The income and asset certificate must be issued by one of the authorities the notice lists (District Magistrate or equivalent, Presidency Magistrate, Revenue Officer not below Tehsildar, or the Sub-Divisional Officer of the area) and must be held on the closing date, 26 October 2026 . OBC: non-creamy layer certificate issued within the last one year. PwBD: disability of 40% or more.

IRCTC East Zone notification for Apprentice (COPA & Graduate) Trainees, FY 2026-27 (official PDF) Apprenticeship India portal (NAPS) National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) portal IRCTC official website (changes to seat numbers are published here)