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Cordite Factory, Aruvankadu (CFA), a unit of Munitions India Limited under the Ministry of Defence, has released HRD Advertisement No. 1457 dated 11.07.2026, inviting online-form-download/offline applications from Indian citizens for engagement as Trade Apprentices (Non-ITI & ITI candidates) for the 59th Batch under the Trade Apprentices Act, 1961. This article summarises the official notification in full, based strictly on the details published by CFA. Where the notification does not mention a particular detail, this article states that clearly instead of assuming it.

Minimum age: 18 years for designated trades related to hazardous industries, as per Section 3(a) of the Apprentices Act, 1961, and amendments thereof. | Maximum age: 35 years for all categories, as per Clause 3 of the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme-2 (NAPS-2) issued by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship vide MSDE-5/01/2022-AP dated 25.08.2023.

As per Rule 11(1) of the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992, and Gazette Notification G.S.R. 610(E) dated 03.09.2025 (Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Letter No. DGT-36/1/2021-AP dated 15.10.2025), the monthly stipend is as follows: | Category Monthly Stipend Non-ITI (Matriculation/Xth Class candidate) ₹8,200 Ex-ITI (ITI Pass candidate) ₹9,600 | No other allowance is paid during the entire apprenticeship training period. For Ex-ITI candidates, the stipend consideration also accounts for any apprenticeship period already undergone. The stipend amount is subject to change based on future government notifications.

1. Non-ITI merit list: Based on the overall average percentage of marks obtained in Madhyamik/Matriculation (Class X or equivalent) - either aggregate of all subjects or the best 5 subjects, as per the concerned Board's criteria.
2. Ex-ITI merit list: Based on the simple average of percentage of marks in both Matriculation and ITI (minimum 50% aggregate required in each).
3. The older candidate (higher age) is preferred.
4. If the date of birth is also the same, the candidate holding a Matriculation certificate of an earlier passing year is preferred.
5. If the year of passing Matriculation is also the same, the candidate whose name comes first in English alphabetical order is preferred.