IndianOil Apprentice 2026 - 20 Seats for J&K, No Exam and No Interview | Indian Oil Corporation

About this job

IndianOil has opened its Northern Region apprentice intake for 2026-27, and 20 of the 433 seats are earmarked for Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of the few central openings this month that does not run a written test or an interview at all - candidates are ranked purely on the marks in their qualifying exam, so a good ITI, diploma, Class 12 or degree result is the whole application. The J&K seats are split four ways: Technician Apprentice 7, Graduate Apprentice 5, Trade Apprentice (ITI) 4 and Trade Apprentice - Data Entry Operator 4. Between them they cover school-leavers with a skill certificate, ITI holders, polytechnic diploma holders and plain graduates from any stream, which makes this the widest-reaching central advertisement we have listed this season. Read the eligibility bars carefully before you start. This is a 12-month apprenticeship under the Apprentices Act, not a job - IndianOil states plainly that completing it carries no claim to employment afterwards.

What you'll do

• Undergo 12 months of structured apprenticeship training at an IndianOil Marketing Division location in the Northern Region
• Technician and Graduate Apprentices train under the NATS scheme; ITI trades and Data Entry Operators under NAPS
• Work at the location IndianOil allots - you list three preferred locations, but the posting is decided by the Corporation
• Complete document verification and a pre-engagement medical fitness test before joining
• Maintain an Aadhaar-seeded, DBT-enabled bank account throughout, since part of the stipend is paid directly by the Board of Apprenticeship Training

What we're looking for

• J&K SEATS - 20 IN TOTAL
• Technician Apprentice (codes 101-106) - 7 seats - 3-year full-time diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Civil, Electrical & Electronics or Electronics Engineering, 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PwBD on reserved seats)
• Graduate Apprentice (code 112) - 5 seats - full-time BBA, BA, B.Com or B.Sc in any discipline, 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PwBD on reserved seats)
• Trade Apprentice - ITI (codes 107-111) - 4 seats - Matric plus a 2-year full-time NCVT/SCVT ITI in Fitter, Electrician, Electronics Mechanic, Instrument Mechanic or Machinist; pass marks are enough
• Trade Apprentice - Data Entry Operator (codes 113-114) - 4 seats - Class 12 but below graduate. Code 114 additionally needs an NSQF-recognised Domestic Data Entry Operator skill certificate
• CATEGORY SPLIT FOR J&K
• Of the 20 seats, 16 are Unreserved and 4 are OBC (Non-Creamy Layer). There is not a single SC, ST, EWS or PwBD seat in the J&K quota - one seat in each of the four groups is the OBC-NCL seat.
• AGE
• 18 to 24 years as on 31.08.2026. OBC-NCL up to 27, SC/ST up to 29, PwBD relaxations up to 10 further years - but relaxation applies only against seats reserved for that category, and in J&K only the OBC-NCL seats exist.
• WHAT MAKES YOU INELIGIBLE - READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING
• A qualification earned through part-time, correspondence or distance mode. The course must have been full-time and regular
• Holding, or currently pursuing, B.E./B.Tech, MBA, MCA, CA, ICWA, LLB or any equivalent higher professional qualification
• More than five years having passed since you acquired the qualifying degree, diploma or certificate, reckoned on 31.08.2026
• A year or more of work experience after obtaining a diploma or vocational certificate
• An apprenticeship contract already approved on the NATS portal - BOAT (NR) will not create a second one
• SELECTION
• No written test and no interview. A merit list is drawn from the percentage in the qualifying examination. Ties are broken by the older date of birth first, then by matriculation percentage. First-time apprentices are given preference. Shortlisted candidates face document verification and a pre-engagement medical.
• STIPEND AND COSTS
• The statutory rate under the Apprentices Act 1961 and Rules 1992, plus Rs 2,500 a month from IndianOil NR towards miscellaneous expenses. The advertisement prints no fixed monthly figure. Up to Rs 3,000 of pre-engagement medical test costs is reimbursed on production of receipts. The notice mentions no application fee.
• DOCUMENTS TO HAVE READY
• PAN card, Aadhaar card, and a bank account that is both Aadhaar-seeded and DBT-enabled with a cheque book in your own name. APAAR ID and e-KYC must be verified on the NATS portal. Matriculation certificate is the only accepted proof of date of birth.

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