IOCL Apprentice Recruitment 2026: Apply Online for 335 Trade, Technician & Graduate Posts

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), the nation's premier Maharatna energy enterprise, has formally commenced online registrations for 335 Trade, Technician, and Graduate Apprentice vacancies across its installations nationwide. The application portal opened on Monday, October 5, 2026, and candidates can complete their digital registrations until the deadline of November 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM. This nationwide engagement offers diploma engineers, ITI technicians, and general graduates paid practical industrial training along with monthly stipends under the Apprentices Act for a tenure of one full year.

Post-Wise Eligibility Criteria, Academic Qualifications, and Age Caps

Prospective candidates must align their qualifications with the specific apprenticeship discipline before applying:

• Trade Apprentice: Candidates must have completed Matriculation alongside a 2-year full-time Industrial Training Institute (ITI) certificate recognized by NCVT or SCVT in the designated trade.

• Technician Apprentice:

Applicants must hold a 3-year full-time Engineering Diploma from an AICTE-recognized polytechnic or university in the relevant engineering branch.

Graduate Apprentice: Candidates must possess a full-time Bachelor’s Degree (BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BBA) from a recognized university.

Trade Apprentice (Data Entry Operator): Candidates must have completed Class 12 (Higher Secondary) with basic data entry skills.

Candidates must be between 18 and 24 years of age as of September 30, 2026, with statutory upper age relaxations applicable to SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), and PwBD candidates under prevailing Central Government directives.

Breakdown of Vacancies and Official Registration Portals

The 335 apprentice openings are distributed across technical and administrative verticals: 140 posts for Graduate Apprentices, 99 for Technician Apprentices, 40 for Trade Apprentices (ITI), and 20 for Trade Apprentices (Data Entry Operators). Applications are routed through government apprenticeship portals: Trade Apprentice and Data Entry Operator candidates must enroll via the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme portal at apprenticeshipindia.gov.in, while Technician Diploma and Graduate Apprentice applicants must register via the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme portal at nats.education.gov.in.

100% Direct Merit Selection: Zero Written Tests and No Personal Interviews

Selection across all 335 positions will be conducted without any written competitive examination or personal interview. The selection authority will curate merit ranks based on the percentage of marks secured in the qualifying academic examination (ITI, Diploma, or Graduation). Candidates who qualify on merit will be called directly for document verification and physical medical fitness certification before receiving their final apprenticeship allotment letters.