IOCL Apprentice Recruitment 2021 – 469 Technician & Trade Apprentice Vacancy

Last Date: 25/10/2021.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Pipelines Division has released a notification for the recruitment of 469 Technician & Trade Apprentice vacancies. 

Name of post	No of posts
Technician & Trade Apprentice	469

Category-wise vacancy:

1. SC: 62
2. ST: 34
3. OBC: 96
4. EWS: 39
5. UR: 238
6. PwBD: 19

State-wise Vacancy:
1. Gujarat: 892. Rajasthan: 43
3. West Bengal: 44
4. Bihar: 36
5. Assam: 28
6. Uttar Pradesh: 18
7. Odisha: 48
8. Chhattisgarh: 6
9. Jharkhand: 3
10. Haryana: 41
11. Punjab: 13
12. Delhi: 20
13. Uttar Pradesh: 26
14. Uttarakhand: 6
15. Rajasthan: 3
16. Himachal Pradesh: 3
17. Tamil Nadu: 33
18. Karnataka: 3
19. Andhra Pradesh: 6

Age Limit: Minimum 18 years and maximum 24 years as of 01.10.2021 for General/EWS candidates. 

Age Relaxation: The relaxation of the upper age limit for reserved categories are as follows:
 
SC/ST: 5 years
OBC/ MOBC: 3 years
PWD: 10 years

Educational Qualification:

1. Technician Apprentice-Mechanical: Three years (or two years through lateral entry after ITI of minimum one-year duration/10+2) full-time Diploma in any of the following disciplines of Engineering:
i) Mechanical Engineering
ii) Automobile Engineering

2. Technician Apprentice-Electrical: Three years (or two years through lateral entry after ITI of minimum one-year duration/10+2) full-time Diploma in any of the following disciplines of Engineering:
i) Electrical Engineering
ii) Electrical & Electronics Engineering

3. Technician Apprentice-Telecommunication & Instrumentation: Three years (or two years through lateral entry after ITI of minimum one-year duration/10+2) full-time Diploma in any of the following disciplines of Engineering from a Govt. recognized Institute:
i) Electronics & Communication Engineering
ii) Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
iii) Electronics & Radio Communication Engineering
iv) Instrumentation & Control Engineering
v) Instrumentation & Process Control Engineering
vi) Electronics Engineering

4. Trade Apprentice (Assistant-Human Resource): Full-Time Bachelors degree (Graduation) from a Govt. recognized institute/ University.

5. Trade Apprentice (Accountant): Full-Time Bachelors degree (Graduation) in Commerce from a Govt. recognized institute/University.

6. Data Entry Operator (Fresher Apprentices): Minimum 12 th pass (but below graduate).

7. Domestic Data Entry Operator (Skill Certificate Holders): Minimum 12th pass (but below Graduate). Additionally, candidates should possess a Skill Certificate of ‘Domestic Data Entry Operator’ for the training of less than one year issued by an awarding body recognised under the National Skill Qualifications Framework or any other authority recognised by the Central Govt.

Stipend: Rate of stipend payable to apprentices per month shall be as prescribed under Apprentices Act, 1961/1973/Apprentices Rules 1992 (as amended) and Corporation’s guidelines. 

Before applying for the above apprentice’s positions, candidates have to first register themselves in online portals of the following agencies of Govt. of India:

(a) Technician Apprentices: With the concerned Regional Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT) in their portal National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) under Ministry of Human Resource Development. The link https://portal.mhrdnats.gov.in/boat/commonRedirect/registermenunew!registermenunew.action. 

(b) Trade Apprentices (Optional Trades): With National Skill Development Council (NSDC) at https://apprenticeshipindia.org/

 After successful registration with the above agencies, a registration number will be generated and the candidate has to mention this registration number while applying for apprentices positions in the Indian Oil Pipelines portal at https://plapps.indianoil.in/.

There are two steps to the registration process. Part-I & Part-II. In Part-I registration, the candidate has to fill in his/her basic details like name, category, etc., and has to create his own password. After successful Part-I registration, system generated registration number is sent in his registered email id/SMS. With this registration number, a candidate has again to login into the system with the password generated by him. Candidates are advised to remember their registration number and password for future reference/use.

In Part-II registration, the candidate has to upload his scanned photograph and signature and furnish educational qualification, experience details, etc. and submit the same. This is the final submission process and after that candidate cannot change the details furnished. Candidates are therefore advised to furnish the details in the portal carefully and check the same before final submission. 

1. Starting Date of Online Application Submission: 5th October 2021
2. Last Date of Online Application Submission: 25th October 2021 18-00 hours
3. Tentative Date for Written Test: 21st November 2021