HPCL Graduate Apprentice Trainee Recruitment 2026: Apply Online for 358 Engineering Posts

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has invited online applications for the engagement of Graduate Apprentice Trainees (Engineering) under the Apprentices Act, 1961. The engagement covers Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation streams across training locations spread all over India for the year 2026-27. Online applications can be submitted from 15 July 2026 to 31 July 2026.

Engineering Graduation in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation streams, recognized by the Board of Technical Education/UGC/AICTE or equivalent authority. | Candidates must have completed their engineering graduation on or after 01-09-2023. Those who completed earlier are not eligible. | UR/OBC-NC candidates require 60% aggregate marks; SC/ST/PwBD candidates require 50% aggregate marks, calculated across all semesters/years. | Where CGPA/GPA or letter grades are awarded, the percentage must be converted as per the university/institute's norms, supported by a certificate from the university/institute. | Only Indian nationals are eligible to apply. | Only candidates registered and approved on the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS 2.0) portal and by the Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT) will be considered. | Candidates with an existing apprenticeship contract with any other organization on the NATS portal are not eligible to apply. | Candidates with one year or more of work experience are not eligible to apply.

Category Age Relaxation General age limit 18 to 25 years as on 31-07-2026 SC/ST 5 years relaxation OBC-NC 3 years relaxation PwBD (VH/HH/OH/MD) 10 years relaxation

1. Applications are screened based on merit percentage as per eligibility criteria and the number of training slots notified.
2. Incomplete or ineligible applications are summarily rejected without intimation.
3. Shortlisted candidates are called for document/certificate verification in a ratio of 1:5 against notified training slots, communicated via registered email. No TA/DA is paid for the verification process.
4. A merit list is prepared based on candidates who report for verification and are found suitable.
5. Selected candidates must accept a tri-partite apprenticeship contract on the NATS website and submit a medical certificate and undergo police verification.