Indian Oil Recruitment/ इंडियन ऑइल कॉर्पोरेशन लिमिटेड मध्ये 221 जागांसाठी  भरती.

 

General Instructions:
1. Candidates are advised to carefully read the full advertisement for details of educational qualification and other
eligibility criteria before applying for an opportunity in NATS/NAPS portal. They must also ensure that their profile
registered on NATS/NAPS portal is 100% correctly updated.
2. The apprenticeship agreement shall be registered on-line with respective authorities.
3. At any stage of the selection process, if it is found that the candidate has furnished false or incorrect information,
the candidature of the candidate will be cancelled. Candidate shall also render himself/herself liable for criminal
prosecution.
4. The candidature of the applicant would be provisional and subject to subsequent verification of certificates and
testimonials etc. In case it is detected at any stage of engagement or thereafter, that a candidate does not fulfil the
eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/doctored/false information/certificate/documents
or has suppressed any material fact(s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/are
detected even after engagement, his/her engagement is liable to be terminated.
5. Candidates are required to bring one Photo ID proof in ORIGINAL – anyone from among Aadhar Card/PAN
Card/Voter ID Card/Driving License/Passport at the time of document verification.
6. Any corrigendum/addendum or Notice with regard to this advertisement shall be made available on our website
www.iocl.com ONLY.
7. Disputes, if any, shall be subject to jurisdiction of the local Court at Haldia.
M. How to apply:
1. Candidates meeting the above prescribed eligibility criteria should visit our IOCL website www.iocl.com / from
11.02.2026 till 24.02.2026.
2. Candidates willing to apply must have a valid and active Apprentice Registration/Enrolment Number registered on
NAPS/NATS portal. They must ensure that their profile is 100% correctly updated.
3. A candidate can apply for apprenticeship in any one of the trade/disciplines of his/her choice.
4. Candidates meeting the prescribed eligibility criteria for a trade/discipline, may visit the website www.iocl.com, go
to ‘What’s New’ > go to Engagement of Apprentices under Haldia Refinery> Click on “Detailed
advertisement” (to refer to the Advertisement) > Click on “Click here to Register/Apply on NAPS/NATS” (to
register/apply against opportunities) > Click on “Click here to submit additional information on Microsoft
/ google forms ”(to fill the form). The candidate must have an active email ID and mobile phone number which
must remain valid for at least next one year. All future communication with candidate will take place only through
website/email/SMS alerts. Applications submitted through on-line mode will only be accepted.
FOLLOWING STEPS (BOTH STEP I & STEP II) ARE TO BE COMPLETED FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE
ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS:
STEP I: Registration on NAPS/NATS portal and Application to Opportunities notified on NAPS/NATS portal
I) Post Codes: 101 & 103:
a) For disciplines mentioned at Codes 101 & 103, candidates have to register on NAPS portal
https://apprenticeshipindia.gov.in/ .

b) Candidates have to select the Apprenticeship Opportunities in the top menu. Then select in search
column location as per IOCL Haldia Refinery and select the respective trade. This will prompt to login
the site with the basic details. Follow the steps given by the portal and complete the registration.
c) Candidates are therefore advised to furnish the details in the NAPS portal carefully and check the same
before final submission.
II) Post Codes: 104, 105, & 107:
a) For trades mentioned at Codes 104, 105& 107, candidates have to register on NATS portal / Board of
Apprenticeship Training (BOAT) i.e. https://nats.education.gov.in .
b) After successful registration, candidates have to apply to the advertisement notified by IOCL Haldia
Refinery on their dashboard.
c) Candidates are therefore advised to furnish the details in the NATS portal carefully and check the same
before final submission.

5. Completion of Both Step I and then Step II is compulsory for completion of application process and consideration
of candidature of any applicant.”.
6. It is solely the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that the details furnished in the Microsoft / Google forms,
including Enrollment no. /Student id/Registration no. etc., as applicable, at both Step I and Step II are factually
correct and are matching in both the Steps.
7. The candidate must use the same e-mail ID and Mobile Number used in respective NAPS/NATS Portal which must
be valid for the entire apprenticeship period.
8. The candidate must ascertain the correctness of all information before filling in the Microsoft / Google forms and
its final submission.
9. The candidate shall be wholly/exclusively responsible for the information provided in his/her Microsoft / Google
forms.
10. Incomplete applications, applications not fulfilling the eligibility criteria/parameters and applications received in
mode /form other than on-line mode shall be treated as “Rejected”.
11. Candidates are advised to regularly visits our website i.e www.iocl.com for latest information on the subject and
notification.
12. Further information regarding call for Document Verification, results, etc. shall be made available through the
websites www.iocl.com or through email. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep visiting the websites
www.iocl.com and check their registered email regularly.
13. Canvassing in any form is liable to render the candidate ineligible. Queries, if any, may be addressed to the e-mail
ids & Contact Nos. given below.

 

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 relevant trade/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 Microsoft / google forms 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. 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.
7. Candidates holding a qualification acquired through part-time/correspondence/distance education mode are not
eligible.
8. 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.
9. 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, candidates applying for apprenticeship opportunity 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).
10. Preference shall be given to Candidates applying for Apprenticeship training for the first time.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.

14. 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 103).
15. Candidates applying for more than one Trade/Discipline will not be considered and their applications will be
summarily rejected.
16. 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.
17. 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 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 read with Rule 18 of Rules made 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 31.01.2026 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.
31.01.2026.
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 /.
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.
D. Date of reckoning eligibility criteria:
The date for the purposes of possession of qualification and meeting age criteria shall be 31.01.2026.
E. Obligation for employment:
Upon completion of the apprenticeship period, the Corporation shall have NO obligation to offer employment to
such apprentices NOR can an Apprentice claim right for employment on the grounds of completion of
Apprenticeship.
F. Selection Methodology:
There shall be No Written Test. Candidates registered on NAPS/NATS portal and applying against the notification
shall be considered for selection as detailed below:
1. Selection shall be on the basis of percentage of marks in descending order (aggregate of marks of all subjects of
all years/semesters will be considered for eligibility) obtained in the prescribed qualification applicable to the
trade applied for and meeting the notified eligibility criteria. Preference shall be given to candidates applying for
apprenticeship training for the first time.
2. In case of tie (two or more) of percentage of marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, the date of birth (senior
by age) shall be the factor to be considered (in that order only) to place a candidate’s rank in the merit list. In case
same date of birth, candidates having a higher percentage of marks in Matriculation shall be considered.
3. Candidates belonging to PwBD categories, who have availed of relaxation in eligibility qualification marks will be
considered against reserved seats, irrespective of their position in select list (in order of merit within the category).
4. Filling up of the seats is solely at the discretion of the management based on suitability of candidates and no claim
will arise for engagement, if some of these seats are not filled due to unsuitability/insufficient number of
candidates.