RITES Apprentice Recruitment 2026 – 281 Graduate, Diploma and ITI Trade Apprentice Posts (Advt Pers./26-10/Apprentice/2026-27/01)
RITES Limited (Rail India Technical and Economic Service), Gurugram · All India (candidates may state a preferred location)
Total vacancies 281 See official notice for post-wise allocation
- Application window
- Starts 5 Nov 2026 · Last date 25 Nov 2026
- Application fee
- No application fee mentioned in the notice
- Age limit
- Minimum 18 years as on 05-11-2026 (no upper limit stated in sources)
At a glance
| Organization | RITES Limited (Rail India Technical and Economic Service), Gurugram |
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| Job | RITES Apprentice Recruitment 2026 – 281 Graduate, Diploma and ITI Trade Apprentice Posts (Advt Pers./26-10/Apprentice/2026-27/01) |
| Category | Public Sector |
| Location | All India (candidates may state a preferred location) |
| Total posts / vacancies | 281 |
| Post-wise vacancies | Graduate Apprentice (Engineering) - 125 posts
Graduate Apprentice (Non-Engineering) - 43 posts
Diploma Apprentice - 62 posts
Trade Apprentice (ITI) - 51 posts |
| Qualification | Graduate (Engineering): 4-year full-time BE/B.Tech/B.Arch. Graduate (Non-Engineering): full-time degree such as B.Sc, B.Com, BA, BBA, BCA. Diploma Apprentice: engineering diploma. Trade Apprentice: ITI in the relevant trade. Not eligible: those who already completed or are doing apprenticeship |
| Age limit | Minimum 18 years as on 05-11-2026 (no upper limit stated in sources) |
| Pay / salary | Stipend per month for 1 year: Graduate Rs. 15,650 (including Rs. 6,150 DBT); Diploma Rs. 13,450 (including Rs. 5,450 DBT); Trade (ITI) Rs. 10,560 |
| Application fee | No application fee mentioned in the notice |
| Applications open | 5 November 2026 |
| Last date | 25 November 2026 |
| Selection stages | Merit based on qualifying-exam marks and document verification (no written exam, no interview) |
| Application mode | Official website |
Important dates
| Advertisement date | 2026-11-04 |
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| Applications open | 2026-11-05 |
| Last date on NATS / NAPS portal | 2026-11-25 |
| Last date for RITES application form and documents | 2026-11-25 |
About this notification
RITES Limited, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Railways, has issued Advertisement No. Pers./26-10/Apprentice/2026-27/01 (4 November 2026) for 281 one-year apprenticeship slots across India. Graduate and Diploma candidates register on NATS (nats.education.gov.in), ITI trade candidates on NAPS (apprenticeshipindia.gov.in), and all must also submit the RITES application form with documents by 25 November 2026. Selection is purely on merit; apprenticeship does not guarantee employment.
Source and update details
| Official website | Open official website |
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| Information updated | 8 November 2026 |