South Eastern Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2025-26: 1785 Apprentice Vacancies

South Eastern Railway invites online applications from eligible candidates for engagement/ training as Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992, as amended from time to time, in Workshops and other establishments of South Eastern Railway.

Advertisement no: SER/P-HQ/RRC/PERS/ACT APPRENTICES/2025-26

Important Dates:
Commencement of Online Application: 18-11-2025
Last Date of Online Application: 17-12-2025

Name of the Post and Number of Vacancies:

Apprentices: 1785 Positions

Kharagpur Workshop: 360 Positions
Signal & Telecom(Workshop)/ Kharagpur: 87 Positions
Track Machine Workshop/ Kharagpur: 120 Positions
SSE(Works)/ Engg/ Kharagpur: 28 Positions
Carriage & Wagon Depot/ Kharagpur: 121 Positions
Diesel Loco Shed/ Kharagpur: 50 Positions
Sr.DEE(G)/ Kharagpur: 90 Positions
TRD Depot/ Electrical/ Kharagpur: 40 Positions
EMU Shed/ Electrical/ TPKR: 40 Positions
Electric Loco Shed/ Santragachi: 36 Positions
Sr.DEE(G)/ Chakradhapur: 93 Positions
Electric Traction Depot/ Chakradhapur: 30 Positions
Carriage & Wagon Depot/ Chakradhapur: 65 Positions
Electric Loco Shed/ TATA: 72 Positions
Engineering Workshop/ SINI: 100 Positions
Track Machine Workshop/ SINI: 07 Positions
SSE(Works)/ Engg/ Chakradhapur: 26 Positions
Electric Loco Shed/ Bondamunda: 50 Positions
Diesel Loco Shed/ Bondamunda: 52 Positions
Sr.DEE(G)/ ADRA: 30 Positions
Carriage & Wagon Depot/ ADRA: 65 Positions
Diesel Loco Shed/ BKSC: 33 Positions
TRD Depot/ Electrical/ ADRA: 30 Positions
Electric Loco Shed/ BKSC: 31 Positions
Electric Loco Shed/ ROU: 25 Positions
SSE(Works)/ Engg/ ADRA: 24 Positions
Carriage & Wagon Depot/ Ranchi: 30 Positions
SR.DEE(G)/ Ranchi: 30 Positions
TRD Depot/ Electrical/ Ranchi: 10 Positions
SSE(Works)/Engg/ Ranchi: 10 Positions

Eligibility Criteria: The candidate must have passed the Matriculation from a recognized Board with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and an ITI Pass certificate (in the trade in which Apprenticeship is to be done) granted by the NCVT/SCVT.

Age Limit: Candidates must have attained the minimum age of 15 years and must not have crossed the maximum age of 24 years as on 01-01-2026. However, relaxation in the upper age limit is applicable as per government directives.

Selection Process: Candidates are selected based on the merit list. The merit list in each trade will be prepared with the percentage of marks obtained in Matriculation with a minimum of 50% (aggregate) marks.

Application Fee: Rs. 100/-
SC/ ST/ PWD and Women candidates are exempted from such payment of application fee.
Candidates are suggested to pay the application fee through online mode.

Application Mode: Online

How to Apply: Candidates are suggested to apply online through the official website of the Central Railway at https://www.rrcser.co.in/

For complete details on this recruitment, please go through the official recruitment page of Central Railway at https://www.rrcser.co.in/Notification-for-Act-Apprentices-2025-26