The Rail Wheel Factory Recruitment 2026 offers 192 vacancies for Apprentice posts with the Rail Wheel Factory. Interested candidates can apply offline before April01, 2026, at the RWFwebsite (rwf.indianrailways.gov.in).
Candidates must have passed the 10th class examination or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% (aggregate) marks from recognized Boards, as on the date of issue of the Notification.
Technical Qualification:
Candidates must also possess a National Trade Certificate (NTC) in the designated trade in which this administration is imparting training, issued by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT). Mere completion of a course is not sufficient.
Note: Candidates who are awaiting results on ITI/NTC as on the date of this Notification are NOT eligible to apply. Candidates who have failed in ITI/NTC should not apply.
Higher Qualification:
Engineering Graduates and Diploma Holders are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply for undergoing Apprenticeship Training in response to this Notification, as they are governed by a separate scheme of Apprenticeship.
Employment Exchange Registration (Mandatory):
The candidates who have registered their names with the local Employment Exchanges are only eligible to apply. The registration should be current and valid as on the date of issue of this Notification. Preference will be given to those candidates who have registered in Employment Exchanges within the jurisdiction of the State of Karnataka.
Wards of Serving Railway Employees:
Wards of serving Railway employees all over the Indian Railways are also eligible to apply. Serving Railway employees should ensure that the applications of their wards are sent through their respective Controlling Officials in the prescribed proforma as per Annexure-D. Registration of names of their wards with Employment Exchanges is not necessary for this category.
Only full-time regular courses will be considered. All minimum essential qualifications must be from recognized Boards / NCVT.
Age Limit:
The candidate should be 15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age as on 01.03.2026 (i.e. date of issue of Notification).
Age Relaxation:
SC / ST candidates: Upper age limit relaxable by 5 years
OBC candidates: Upper age limit relaxable by 3 years
Age relaxation as per the extant instructions of the Railway Board and as amended from time to time.
Candidates who want to avail the benefit of reservation of SC/ST must produce his/her caste certificate on Govt of India, issued by the appropriate authority as per Annexure-B.
Candidates who want to avail the benefit of reservation of OBC must produce a caste certificate and a Non-Creamy Layer Certificate issued on or after 01.07.2025 on the Govt. of India format as per Annexure-C.
Application Fee:
Application Fee: Rs. 100/- (One Hundred only) as processing fee in the form of an Indian Postal Order (IPO) /Demand Draft from any Nationalised Bank, drawn in favour of ‘Principal Financial Adviser / Rail Wheel Factory’.
Exempted Categories: No fee is required to be paid by SC / ST / Physically Handicapped / Women candidates.
Applications not accompanied by the processing fee, wherever required, will be summarily rejected.
The IPO/DD instruments should not have been issued earlier than the date of issue of this Notification (28.02.2026).
The processing fee is non-refundable.
Selection Process
The selection of candidates will be made based on a merit list prepared based on the percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in 10th Std / Matriculation or its equivalent, with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
For the purpose of calculating the percentage of marks in 10th Std, marks obtained by the candidates in all the subjects as indicated in the said marks sheet will be reckoned and not based on marks of any subject or a group of subjects.
Tie-breaking Rule: In case of two candidates having the same marks, the candidate of older age shall be preferred. In case dates of birth are also the same, the candidate who passed the 10th Std / Matriculation or its equivalent examination earlier shall be considered first.
A final merit list would be prepared equal to the number of designated trades proposed to be filled up, duly ensuring reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PH/Ex-Servicemen candidates, in descending order of percentage of marks obtained.
Candidates finally enlisted to undergo training would be subjected to verification of original testimonials.
Medical Fitness: Candidates must satisfy minimum standards of physical fitness as prescribed in the Apprentices Act, 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992, as amended from time to time. The selected candidates will have to submit a prescribed medical examination certificate in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-E) before their engagement. Physical fitness will be certified by a government authorized Doctor (Gazetted) not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon of Central/State Hospital.
How to Apply:
Download the Application Form (Annexure-A) and all other Annexures (B, C, D & E) from the official website of Rail Wheel Factory: https://rwf.indianrailways.gov.in. No other format shall be entertained.
Fill the application form carefully. Ensure that Name, Father’s/Mother’s/Guardian’s name and Date of Birth exactly match as recorded in Matriculation and other certificates. Any deviation will lead to the cancellation of candidature.
Affix a recent colour passport-size photograph duly signed/attested by the candidate on the application form.
Enclose all required self-attested documents, including 10th marks sheet, NTC, caste certificate, Employment Exchange registration card, photographs and IPO/DD as applicable.
Fill and sign the checklist in Annexure-F. Applications submitted without a duly filled-in checklist and signed by the candidate will not be considered.
The application (Annexure-A) can either be dropped in the sealed Drop Box kept in the Office of the Principal Chief Personnel Officer, Personnel Department, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560064 on all working days (Monday to Friday: 09:00 hrs to 16:50 hrs; Saturday: 09:00 hrs to 12:20 hrs).
Alternatively, the application can be sent by REGISTERED POST ONLY to the address below, superscribing on the cover as “Application for undergoing training under the Apprentices’ Act, 1961, for the year 2025-26 in Rail Wheel Factory”: The Senior Personnel Officer-II, Personnel Department, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bangalore – 560 064.
Applications should be submitted to this office before 17:00 hrs. of the closing date, i.e., 01.04.2026. Applications received after the closing date will not be entertained under any circumstances.
Candidates are advised to submit applications well in advance of the closing date to avoid last minute rush.