Eastern Coalfields ITI Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Offline for 140 Posts

Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has invited applications for 140 ITI Apprentice posts across three trades - Fitter (60), Electrician (60), and Welder (20) - for candidates registered on the NAPS portal from the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. Applications must be sent by post to reach the HRD office at Dishergarh on or before 31 July 2026.

The applicant must possess an ITI certificate in the trade applied for . | The applicant must be registered on the NAPS portal in the same trade as the application. | The applicant must have secured at least 40% marks in the qualifying examination , i.e., in ITI. | A candidate can apply for one trade in either West Bengal or Jharkhand only . If a candidate applies for both, the application will be rejected. | Candidates can apply for ANY ONE DISCIPLINE ONLY ; applying for more than one discipline results in summary rejection of the application.

1. A merit list will be prepared based on marks obtained in the qualifying examination (ITI).
2. If two or more applicants secure the same marks, preference is given to the candidate who passed the qualifying examination earlier (by year of passing).
3. If the year of passing is also the same, date of birth is used as the tie-breaker , with older candidates given seniority.
4. If the date of birth of two candidates is also the same, the candidate who registered earlier on the NAPS portal is considered senior . Reservation applicable for CPSUs is followed throughout.
5. Based on merit, candidates will be called for document verification .
6. After successful document verification, candidates will be given a training engagement letter indicating the place of posting, date of reporting, and the scheduled date for contract creation at HRD, ECL Headquarters.
7. The candidate must join at the respective place of posting on the date mentioned in the engagement letter.
8. After joining, a joining letter will be issued to the candidate from their place of posting.
9. The candidate must then report back to the HRD office with a copy of the joining letter for creation of the contract on the portal, on the date mentioned in the engagement letter.
10. The place of apprenticeship training will be decided by the General Manager (HRD), ECL .