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IOCL Apprentice Bharti 2025

 

IMPORTANT NOTES
A. Qualification criteria:
1. The candidate should have already passed the prescribed qualification as on date of reckoning eligibility criteria.
Candidates whose result of the qualifying examination is awaited as on date of reckoning eligibility criteria are not
eligible to apply.
2. The prescribed qualification for Class XII / Graduate / Diploma holders should be from a recognized Board/
University/Institute as a regular full time course in the relevanttrade/discipline with minimum 50% marks (45% for
SC/ST and PwBD category candidates for the seats reserved for them) in aggregate.
Wherever CGPA/OGPA or Letter Grade is awarded in the Class XII/ ITI (Fitter)/Degree/Diploma examinations, its
equivalent aggregate percentage of marks must be indicated in the On-line Application as per the norms adopted by
Board/University/Institute. Candidates will have to furnish certificate from the concerned University/Institute regarding
the equivalent aggregate percentage of marks with reference to their CGPA/OGPA or Letter Grade at the time of
document verification failing which their candidature will not be considered.
3. For ITI qualification in the relevant trade, eligibility shall be pass marks. Only regular full time ITI course recognised
by NCVET/SCVT shall be considered.
4. Diploma / Graduation/ ITI in Branch / Subjects as specified against respective Trade/ Discipline above will ONLY be
considered as eligible qualification. Diploma / Graduation/ ITI in other than specified Branch / Subjects shall not be
considered.
5. No Claim of possession of a qualification equivalent to a prescribed qualification shall be entertained.
6. Under Code 110, “Fresher apprentice” will be considered. “Fresher apprentice” means a non-graduate apprentice,
who has not undergone any institutional training or skill training, before taking up on-the-job training or practical
training under the Apprentices Act, 1961.
7. Under Code 111, Skill Certificate Holders will be considered. Candidates applying against Code 111 with Skill
Certificate in ‘Domestic Data Entry Operator’ should possess skill certificate for training of less than one year issued
by an awarding body recognised under National Skill Qualifications Framework or any other authority recognised
by the Central Govt. in this regard.
8. Candidates possessing Diploma in Engineering in relevant trade / discipline under recognized lateral entry scheme (Class–
XII (Sc.)/ ITI admitted in 2nd year of Diploma course) shall also be considered eligible subject to meeting prescribed
percentage of marks on the basis of aggregate of all semesters in the diploma course.
9. Candidates holding a qualification acquired through part-time/correspondence/distance education mode are not
eligible.

10. Candidates possessing higher professional qualifications such as BE/B.Tech, MBA, CA, LLB, MCA or any such
equivalent qualification or pursuing higher qualification and having completed the same on or before joining
apprenticeship training, shall not be eligible. A declaration from the candidate in this regard shall be obtained at the
time of engagement.
11. Candidates who have completed Apprenticeship Training earlier under the Apprentices Act in a trade/discipline other
than trade/discipline applied for are eligible for engagement as Apprentices, provided that
a) There shall be minimum one year gap as on date of reckoning eligibility criteria from the date of completion of
previous apprenticeship training.
b) Candidates whose previous apprenticeship training contract has been terminated due to failure on the part of the
employer shall be eligible for engagement as Apprentices, and in such cases no gap shall be required.
c) Candidates whose previous apprenticeship training contract has been terminated by the candidates due to
health or financial hardship or relocation, transportation or career changes or language barrier shall be eligible
for engagement as Apprentices, provided there shall be minimum three-month gap as on date of reckoning
eligibility criteria from the date of termination of previous Apprenticeship training. There shall be no waiting
period for women.
d) In case of selection, Such candidates applying for apprenticeship opportunity for second time shall be required
to submit an Affidavit confirming compliance with all eligibility conditions prescribed for undergoing
apprenticeship as per the prescribed format at the time of document verification, (Annexure –A).
Suitable declaration/ submissions are to be made by candidates in the Step II of clause M(4) while submitting their
online application on iocl website www.iocrefrecruit.in
12. Preference shall be accorded to candidates applying for apprenticeship training for the first time. Candidates already
having completed apprenticeship training earlier under Apprentices Act, as amended from time to time, can also apply
in a different trade/discipline with stipulation that in case of non-availability of candidates applying to undertake
apprenticeship training for the first-time, the requirement shall be filled through these candidates who are willing to
undertake apprenticeship training for second-time.
13. Candidates whose previous apprenticeship training contract has been terminated due to failure on the part of the
apprentice to carry out the terms of contract, shall not be eligible for engagement as Apprentices.
14. Engineering Graduate or Diploma Holder or Vocational Certificate holder Candidates having job experience for a
period of one year or more after the attainment of the qualification shall not be eligible to be engaged as Apprentice.
15. Candidates who have completed five years after acquiring the prescribed qualification as on date of reckoning
eligibility criteria shall also not be eligible for engagement as Apprentices.
16. A candidate with B.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry) will be allowed to apply for only
one Trade/Discipline (either for code 101 or 108). A candidate with B.Com will be allowed to apply for one
Trade/Discipline (either for code 108 or 109).
17. Candidates applying for more than one Trade/Discipline will not be considered and their applications will be
summarily rejected.
18. In case the date of declaration of result is not mentioned in the Mark Sheet, the candidate shall be required to submit
a certificate mentioning the date of publication of result from the Principal of the School/Polytechnic/
College/Institute from where the candidate pursued his/her Class XII/ITI(Fitter)/Graduation/Diploma course, at the
time of Document Verification.
19. The disciplines/trades notified above involve undertaking training in operations& maintenance activities in plant area.
Petroleum Refining is considered as complex and hazardous process and as such Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
with the prescribed qualification may be engaged only against the identified seats/numbers in select disciplines, as
indicated above. PwBDs are required to submit a certificate issued by an authority prescribed under Section 2(e) of the
Rightsof PersonswithDisabilitiesAct2016 readwithRule 18ofRulesmade thereunder,failing which their candidature
as PwBD candidate, will not be considered.
B. Age Limit:
1. Minimum 18 years and maximum age shall be 24 years as on 30-11-2025 for General/EWS candidates. Relaxation
of upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PwBD candidates shall be extended as per Govt. guidelines.
2. Marksheet/Certificate issued by Board of Secondary Education for passing Matriculation (Class X) Examination shall
be the only acceptable document in support of age.
C. Reservation, Concessions & relaxations to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PwBD/Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
1. Reservation for candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC (NCL), PwBD & EWS categories will be in terms of numbers
indicated above

2. However, if the prescribed number of persons belonging either to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes are not
available as per Selection criteria and other criteria/parameters, the seats reserved in any trade for them may be
filled by persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes or as the case may be to the Scheduled Caste on the basis of
position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting the notified eligibility
criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc. If the reserved seats cannot be filled even in the above
given manner, seats so lying unfilled may be filled first by persons belonging to Other Backward Classes on the basis
of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting the notified eligibility
criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc. Seats still remaining unfilled will be filled by candidates
belonging to unreserved category on the basis of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed
qualification, meeting the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc.
Similarly, if seats reserved in any trade for the Other Backward Classes cannot be filled from the Other Backward
Classes, then the seats so lying unfilled may be filled by persons belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes
on the basis of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting the notified
eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc. Seats still remaining unfilled will be filled by
candidates belonging to unreserved category on the basis of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the
prescribed qualification, meeting the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc.
Similarly, if seats reserved in any trade for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) cannot be filled from the
Economically Weaker Section (EWS), then the seats so lying unfilled may be filled by persons belonging to
unreserved category on the basis of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed qualification,
meeting the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc.
Similarly, if seats reserved in any trade for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) cannot be filled from the
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), then the seats so lying unfilled may be filled by persons having
minimum standards of physical fitness specified in Rules on the basis of position in the merit list based on marks
obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon
verification etc.
3. Relaxation in upper age upto 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 3 years for OBC (NCL) candidates considered against
reserved positions will be allowed.
4. Relaxation in upper age upto 10 years for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates will be allowed
irrespective of reservation of seats for them. Further, upper age relaxation of 5 years to PwBD candidates belonging
to SC/ST category and 3 years to PwBD-OBC(NCL) candidates will be allowed for reserved positions for respective
SC/ST/OBC(NCL).
5. A PwBD candidate availing of only age relaxation (no relaxation in eligibility qualification marks) shall be considered
against unreserved seat in order of merit in the select list before being considered against a reserved seat.
6. Reservation for PwBD categories to be engaged as Apprentices shall be in consistence with Section 34(1) of the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
7. Reservation in PwBD category will be extended on horizontal basis, against notified numbers of seats in identified
Trade/Disciplines.
8. Minimum prescribed qualification marks will be relaxed by 5% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD categories
considered against reserved positions.
9. A person with a specified disability listed in the Schedule appended to the Act but not covered under Section 34(1), if
certified by a certifying officer as a person with disability of 40% or above, shall be allowed concessions/ relaxations
available to PwBDs. They shall be declared successful, if selected on merit against unreserved seats. Their
candidature will not be considered/adjusted against reservation provided to PwBDs under Section 34(1) of the Act of
2016.
10. For claiming the benefit of OBC category, candidates belonging to OBC category as per Govt. of India guidelines,
should submit caste certificate in the proforma prescribed by Govt. of India, which would, among others specifically
mention that the candidate does not belong to the persons/sections (creamy layer) as mentioned in column 3 of the
schedule to the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India OM No.36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08-
09-1993, OM No. 36036/2/2013-Estt.(Res.) dated 30.05.2014 and OM No. 36033/1/2013-Estt.(Res.) dated 13- 09-
2017. The non-creamy layer status should be valid as on cut-off date of reckoning eligibility criteria i.e.
30-11-2025.
11. Candidates belonging to OBC category but falling in creamy layer are not entitled to OBC reservation benefits.
Accordingly, such candidates may choose to apply for the positions provided they meet the age criteria applicable to
UR candidates and indicate their category as “UR (Unreserved)”.

12. Candidates belonging to EWS category are required to submit an Income & Asset Certificate issued by Competent
Authority prescribed under Point No.5 of the Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M. No.36039/1/2019-Estt
(Res) dated 31.01.2019. If the candidates are not able to submit the Income & Asset Certificate at the time of
Document Verification, undertaking in this regard must be furnished. Format of Income and Asset certificate/
Declaration can be downloaded from the website www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in.
13. SC/ST/PwBD candidates appearing for Document Verification will be reimbursed single second class railway fare
from the nearest railway station of the mailing address to the place of Document Verification and back by the shortest
route on production of ticket, provided the distance is not less than 30 KMs.

 

Document verification:
Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their position in the merit list and subject to number of seats in respective
Trades/Disciplines, shall be called for Document Verification. The following original documents along with a self- attested
copy should be furnished at the time of Document Verification:
1. 10th Pass/Matriculation certificate issued by the concerned education board as proof of date of birth.
2. Class XII marksheet issued by the concerned education board; Semester-wise/ year-wise mark sheets of ITI
(Fitter) issued by NCVET or SCVT/Graduation/Diploma in Engineering
3. Class XII/Final ITI (Fitter) issued by NCVET or SCVT/Graduation/Diploma Certificate issued by respective Board/
Authority.
4. Conversion certificate from CGPA/OGPA/Letter Grade to percentage of marks, if applicable, from concerned
University/Institute.
5. Certificate mentioning the date of publication of result from the Principal of the Polytechnic/ School/College/
Institute from where the candidate pursued his/her Class XII/ITI (Fitter)/ Graduation/ Diploma course, if applicable.
Certificate from the Principal of the Polytechnic/ School/College/ Institute from where the candidate pursued
his/her Class XII/ITI (Fitter)/ Graduation/ Diploma course must also mention that course was completed by
candidate through Regular Full-time mode and regarding his/her good conduct.
6. SC/ ST/ Disability Certificate / OBC (NCL) Certificate along with “Declaration” / EWS-Income & Asset Certificate/
“DECLARATION for ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS Candidates”. Certificate must be in the prescribed format
(available on websites www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in) and issued by the Competent Authority.
7. For Candidates applying against Code 111 with Skill Certificate in ‘Domestic Data Entry Operator’ – Skill certificate
issued by an awarding body recognised under National Skill Qualifications Framework or any other authority
recognised by the Central Govt. in this regard.
8. Print of NATS/ NAPS portal registration with applicant details.
9. Affidavit confirming compliance with all eligibility conditions prescribed for undergoing apprenticeship as per the
standard template uploaded, (Annexure – A)
10. Any other Certificate/document, as specified

H. Pre-Engagement Medical Fitness:
1. Candidates selected as apprentices will have to fulfil the minimum physical fitness standard / parameters as specified
in the Apprentices Act and amendments/modifications issued from time to time.
2. Candidates are advised to go through the ‘Guidelines and Criteria for pre-engagement medical examinations’ and
satisfy themselves of meeting the fitness criteria. The guidelines in this regard are available on the website
www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in.
3. Medical examination of PwBD candidates shall be with due consideration to the provisions of Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016.
4. Only those candidates who are declared fit in pre-engagement medical examination shall be considered for
engagement as apprentice