Konkan Railway Apprentice Trainee Recruitment 2026-27: 134 Vacancies for Graduate and Diploma Engineers

Quick Answer: KRCL is engaging 134 Apprentice Trainees under NATS across Civil, Electrical, Electronics, and Mechanical Engineering (Graduate and Diploma) and General Stream Graduate categories. There is no separate online application form - eligible candidates must register on the NATS portal, obtain an approved NATS ID, and attend Document Verification between 24 and 28 August 2026 at the Executives Club, Konkan Rail Vihar, Sector-40, Navi Mumbai, depending on their post.

Category I – Graduate Apprentices (Engineering): BE/B.Tech in Civil Engineering; or Electrical/Electronics & Power Engineering (or a combination of basic Electrical sub-streams) for Electrical Engineering; or Electrical/Electronics/Information Technology/Communication Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Engineering (or a combination of these basic streams) for Electronics Engineering; or Mechanical/Industrial/Automobile/Production Engineering for Mechanical Engineering - from an AICTE-recognized university. | Category II – Technician (Diploma) Apprentices: Diploma in Civil Engineering; or Electrical/Electronics & Power Engineering (or a combination of basic streams) for Electrical; or Electrical/Electronics/Information Technology/Communication Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Engineering (or a combination) for Electronics; or Mechanical/Industrial/Automobile/Production Engineering for Mechanical - from a University or Institution recognized by the Central/State Govt. Technical Education Board or University. | Category III – Graduate Apprentices (General Stream): Bachelor of Arts / Science / Commerce / Business Administration / Management Science / Journalism and Mass Communication / Business Studies from a UGC or Central/State Govt./Technical Education Board recognized University or Institute.

1. For all categories, marks obtained across all years/semesters are summed to arrive at an aggregate percentage, and a merit list is prepared accordingly. No rounding off is done, and no weightage is given to any particular semester or year.
2. In case of a tie in marks, the older candidate is preferred; if dates of birth are also the same, the candidate who passed matriculation earlier is selected.
3. Land loser candidates (as defined in the notification, whose land was acquired for the Konkan Railway Project) are given first preference in selection.
4. Candidates from the districts under KRCL's jurisdiction - Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), North Goa and South Goa (Goa), and Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) - are given second preference.