RRC SER Apprentice Recruitment 2025

Posted on: 21-11-2025 02:56 AM

Last Update: 21-11-2025 03:01 AM

Category: Sarkari Jobs

Status: Application

Tags: Railway Apprentice Jobs 10th Pass ITI Pass All India

RRC South Eastern Railway Recruitment 2025 for 1785 Apprentice Posts

Important Dates

• Start Date for Apply Online: 18-11-2025
• Last Date for Apply Online: 17-12-2025 17:00 AM
• Last Date for Payment of Fee: 17-12-2025 17:00 AM

Eligibility Criteria: Education

• Post Name: Education Details
• Act Apprentice: 10th Pass + ITI Pass Certificate in Respective Trade

Eligibility Criteria: Age

• Age Limit: 15 Years should be completed but not completed 24 Years
• Upper Age Limit for SC/ ST Candidates: +5 Years
• Upper Age Limit for OBC Candidates: +3 Years
• Upper Age Limit for Physically Handicapped Candidates: +10 Years
• Upper Age Limit for Ex-Servicemen: Check Notice
• Relaxation: Age Relaxation is applicable as per rules

Application Fee

• Fee for General Category candidates: ₹500/-
• Fee for SC/ST/PWD/Women Candidates: No Application Fee
• Payment Mode: Through Online (Card/Credit Card/Internet Banking/UPI/e-Wallets)

Payscale / Stipend

• First Year: Approximately ₹7,000 - ₹8,100 per month (basic + allowances).
• Second Year: ₹8,100 - ₹9,000 per month.
• Additional Perks: Free medical facilities, railway passes, and protective gear.

Vacancy Details

Important Links

• Apply Online
• Detailed Notification
• RRC SER Official Website
• Official Website
• Career page

RRC Recruitment 2025: How to Apply

1. The candidates are required to apply ONLINE by visiting the official website of RRC/SER’s www.rrcser.co.in. They must go through the detailed instructions before filling up the online applications. All relevant items must be carefully filled up by the candidate himself. The particulars like the Name, Date of Birth, etc must match with the same that have been recorded in the Matriculation certificate.
2. The candidates should fill the relevant columns regarding their community (SC/ST/OBC) and physical disability, if any, and upload the necessary certificates in the formats given in the Annexure to this notification. There would be 03 options for exercising preference for choosing the Training establishments (Annexure- 1) depending on the disciplines/trades in which the candidate has obtained the ITI qualification. The candidates should carefully exercise their preferences for the same. However, the allotment of the Training establishment is strictly as per merit and available vacancies in respective communities. Efforts will, however, be made to accommodate the candidates in the next preferred establishments, though there cannot be any claim for allotment of a particular training unit in favour of a candidate. The candidates not exercising any option can be given any of the vacant slots in the given community after all such slots are filled up by the candidates who have exercised their preferences.
3. The candidates are advised to indicate their mobile numbers and valid e-mail IDs which need to be kept active over the entire process of selection, since communication for further selection processes will be made through these media.
4. Scanned photograph – Candidates are required to upload their good quality and contrast colour photograph, not more than 3 months old, at the space provided in the online Application Form. The scanned photo should be in the JPG/JPEG format and within the specified file size as mentioned in the Application Form. The photograph should be clear, without cap or sunglasses and should have defined edges. The candidates should also keep 3-4 copies of the same photograph for future purposes.
5. Scanned signature – The candidates are required to upload their full signature at the space provided in the online Application Form, which is to be of JPG/JPEG format and within the specified file size as mentioned in the Application Form. The application submitted without signature will be summarily rejected.
6. All other relevant columns of the Application Form should be filled up by the candidate. The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) /South Eastern Railway reserves the right to reject the applications which are incomplete in any manner.
7. The candidates are advised to take a print out of the filled in online Application Form after all details have been filled and the Form has been confirmed to have been submitted. The printout needs to be brought along at the time of Document Verification to establish the proof of having applied.
8. HELP DESK :- For any problems in submitting the applications online or printing of the application, candidates may click on the Help Desk button appearing on the right hand corner of the application web page. For response to their queries, they must provide their e-mail IDs

RRC Recruitment 2025: Selection Method

1. Selection will be on the basis of merit list prepared (Trade-wise) in respect of all the candidates who apply against the notification in respective trades. The merit list in each trade will be prepared percentage of marks obtained in Matriculation with minimum 50% (aggregate) marks. For the purpose of calculation of percentage of matriculation, marks obtained by the candidates in all subjects will be reckoned and not on the basis of marks of any subject or group of subjects.
2. In case of two candidates having the same marks, the candidate with older age shall be preferred. In case the date of births are also the same, then the candidate who passed matriculation examination earlier shall be considered first.
3. Shortlisted candidates, thus enlisted in respective trades, will be called for document verification to the extent of 1.5 times of the notified vacancies.
4. A final merit list will be prepared trade wise, community-wise equal to the number of slots in the descending order of percentage of marks obtained by the candidate, as stated above.
5. Candidates finally enlisted would be subject to document verification of original testimonials and being found fit in appropriate medical examination as per Medical Proforma (Annexure-II).
6. The candidates finally engaged will be provided Stipends at the prescribed rate as per the provision.
7. In the event of the OBC vacancies notified above remaining unfilled, the same shall be filled up from among the UR candidates. The unfilled SC vacancies, if any, shall be filled up by the ST candidates, if available and vice-versa. And if such arrangement is not being possible, the unfilled reserved vacancies shall be filled up from the UR candidates (Rule 5 of the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992).
8. The earmarking for PWD and ESM have been calculated @ 3% of the total slots in the given establishment. The quota vacancies in the said categories are included in the overall vacancies and hence are not to be filled up outside the notified vacancies.
9. The candidates who want to avail the benefit of reservation of ESM and Armed Forces Personnel, must produce discharge certificate / serving certificate ( as the case may be) of his/her parent at the time of document verification. The candidates selected against ESM and PWD will be placed in the appropriate categories viz. UR/SC/ST/OBC to which they belong to. Reservations to ESM, their children & children of Armed Forces Personnel shall be engaged for Apprenticeship as per details mentioned below :- Children of deceased/disabled ESM including those killed /disabled during peace time.
   • a) Children of Ex-Servicemen
   • b) Children of serving jawans
   • c) Children of serving Officers
   • d) Ex-Servicemen.

Unfilled ESM vacancies would be made good from other candidates

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