RRC SWR Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2025-26 Online form, 904 Posts

Railway Recruitment Cell, South Western Railway (RRC SWR) has released an official notification for the recruitment of 904 Apprentice posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online through the official RRC SWR website. The last date to submit the application form is 13.08.2025.

ONLINE applications are invited from interested candidates for engagement of Act Apprentices for imparting training under the Apprentices Act, 1961 against 904 slots notified for training in the designated trades at Divisions/Workshops/Units of South Western Railway. Applications complete in all respects should be submitted only “ONLINE” till 23:59 hrs. of the closing date, and candidates who are already undergoing/have undergone training should not apply against this notification.

RRC SWR Recruitment 2025: Overview

Candidates should note and take cognizance of the fact that, this is a Centralized Notification for engagement of Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961 for South Western Railway and Railway Recruitment Cell, South Western Railway, Hubballi (RRC/SWR/UBL) has been nominated as nodal agency for obtaining ONLINE applications from interested candidates and preparation of their merit list. Candidates can submit their applications ONLINE only on RRC/SWR/UBL website i.e.www.rrchubli.in.

RRC SWR Notification 2025 Details
Name of the Organization	Railway Recruitment Cell, South Western Railway (RRC SWR)
Advertisement Number	SWR/RRC/Act Appr/01/2025
Post Name	Apprentice
Number of Vacancies	904
Job Category	Central Govt Jobs
Job Location	Karnataka
Starting Date for Applications	14.07.2025
Last Date for Applications	13.08.2025
Mode of Applications	Online
Selection Process	Merit List, Document Verification
Official Website	swr.indianrailways.gov.in

RRC SWR Notification 2025: Vacancy Details

RRC SWR Notification mentions a total of 904 Vacancies. A Detailed Post-wise List is given in the table below.

Hubballi Division

Sl. No.	Break-up of training slot
Sl. No.	Trade	UR	SC	ST	OBC	Total
1	Fitter	50	16	8	27	101
2	Welder	3	1	0	1	5
3	Electrician	42	11	6	17	76
4	Refrigeration and Air Conditioner Mechanic	9	2	1	4	16
5	Programming and System Administration Assistant (PASAA)	21	6	3	9	39
	TOTAL	125	36	18	58	237

Carriage Repair Workshop, Hubballi

Sl. No.	Break-up of training slot
Sl. No.	Trade	UR	SC	ST	OBC	Total
1	Fitter	49	15	7	26	97
2	Welder	16	5	2	9	32
3	Machinist	4	1	1	2	8
4	Turner	5	1	1	2	9
5	Electrician	15	4	2	8	29
6	Carpenter	6	1	1	3	11
7	Painter	8	2	1	4	15
8	Programming and System Administration Assistant (PASAA)	9	2	1	4	16
	TOTAL	112	31	16	58	217

Bengaluru Division

Sl. No.	Break-up of training slot
Sl. No.	Trade	UR	SC	ST	OBC	Total
1	Fitter(Diesel Loco Shed)	18	6	3	10	37
2	Electrician (Diesel Loco Shed)	8	3	1	5	17
3	Electrician General	40	12	5	22	79
4	Fitter(Carriage & Wagon)	34	10	5	18	67
5	Programming and System Administration Assistant (PASAA)	4	2	2	2	10
6	Welder	4	2	2	2	10
7	Fitter	4	2	2	2	10
	TOTAL	112	37	20	61	230

Mysuru Division

Sl. No.	Break-up of training slot
Sl. No.	Trade	UR	SC	ST	OBC	Total
1	Fitter	30	9	5	16	60
2	Welder	2	0	0	0	2
3	Electrician	22	6	3	12	43
4	Programming and System Administration Assistant (PASAA)	35	11	5	19	70
5	Stenographer	2	0	0	0	2
	TOTAL	91	26	13	47	177

Central Workshop, Mysuru

Sl. No.	Break-up of training slot
Sl. No.	Trade	UR	SC	ST	OBC	Total
1	Fitter	9	3	1	5	18
2	Turner	2	1	0	1	4
3	Machinist	3	1	0	1	5
4	Welder	3	1	0	2	6
5	Electrician	2	1	0	1	4
6	Painter	2	0	0	1	3
7	Programming and System Administration Assistant(PASAA)	2	0	0	1	3
	TOTAL	23	7	1	12	43
GRAND TOTAL		463	137	68	236	904

RRC SWR Apprentice Jobs: Educational Qualifications

The candidate must have passed 10th class examination or its equivalent (under 10+2 examination system) with minimum 50% marks, in aggregate, from recognised Board and also possess National Trade Certificate in the notified trade issued by the National Council for Vocational Training or Provisional Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training/State Council for Vocational Training (NCVT/SCVT).

Note: Engineering Graduates and Diploma holders are not eligible to apply for apprenticeship in response to this notification as they are governed by separate scheme of apprenticeship.

STANDARDS OF FITNESS FOR THE PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITY

TRADES	DISABILITY REQUIREMENT
Fitter	Lower limb partially damaged from one side can join.
Welder	A person without leg and without three finger of one hand can be accommodated.
Electrician	Partially lower limb candidates can be accommodated
Refrigeration and Air Conditioner Mechanic	Only one lower limb partially working can be accommodated. Small finger of each hand damaged can be accommodated.
Turner	Lower limb partially damaged from one side can join
Machinist	Only small finger damaged can join
Painter	One upper and lower limb partially damaged
Carpenter	One upper and lower limb partially damaged
Programming And System Administration Assistant (PASAA)	Both lower limbs

Age Limit

The candidates must be 15 to 24 Years as on 13/08/2025 of age..

Age Relaxation: – SC/ ST /OBC/PWD/ PH Candidates Relaxation as per Government Rule Regulation.

Salary Details

For all trades the training period will be 01 year and as per extant rules, directives issued by Railway Board from time to time. No Hostel accommodation will be provided and selected candidates will have to make their own arrangement for stay during their training as per Apprentice Act, 1961 and they will be released on completion of the training.

Selection Process

The candidates will be selected based on performance in Merit List, Document Verification.

Application Fee

For General/OBC: Rs.100/- & For SC/ST/PwD: Rs.0/-

The payment will have to be made online through a payment gateway as part of the online application process.

How to Apply

Candidates are required to apply “ONLINE” by visiting www.rrchubli.in and the detailed instructions for filling up “ONLINE” applications will be available on the website.

Candidates are required to log on to the RRC/Hubli website www.rrchubli.in provided for filling “ONLINE” applications and fill up the personal details/BIO-DATA etc. carefully. NOTE – I: Candidates should ensure their name, father’s name, date of birth exactly match as recorded in Matriculation or equivalent certificate. Any deviation found during the document verification will lead to cancellation of candidature.

The “ONLINE” application, complete in all respect, can be submitted through “ONLINE” process to RRC/Hubli up to 13.08.2025 till 23.59 hrs. No physical copy of the application is required to be sent to RRC/Hubli. Even if it is received, no cognizance will be given to it.