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SCCL Apprentice Recruitment 2026-27 Notification Out

SCCL Apprentice Recruitment 2026-27 — Overview

Important Dates 2026

• Circular Issued: 05 August 2026
• SCCL Portal Opens: 06 August 2026, 12:00 PM
• SCCL Portal Closes: 16 August 2026, 5:00 PM
• Hard Copy Submission at Area MVTC: 06 August 2026 – 16 August 2026
• Scrutiny Completion by MVTC Managers: By 25 August 2026
• Selection Process for First Batch Begins: First Week of September 2026

Note: Slots and dates are tentative and may be revised at the sole discretion of SCCL Management, including diversion of slots between branches/categories depending on the number of applications received.

SCCL Apprentice Slots 2026-27 — Category & Branch-Wise Details

Eligibility Criteria — SCCL Apprentice 2026-27

• Engineering Graduates, Non-Engineering Graduates, and Diploma holders who passed their qualifying examination during the last five years — 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026
• Age Limit: Minimum 18 years, Maximum 28 years; age relaxation of 5 years for SC, ST & BC candidates (i.e., up to 33 years as on 31.07.2026)
• Candidates must not have already undergone or be currently registered for apprenticeship training under the Apprentices Act, 1961, in SCCL or any other organisation — an undertaking to this effect must be submitted
• Candidates must have (or open) an account in Union Bank of India at any SCCL salary disbursing branch, with Aadhaar linking, e-KYC, and DBT enabled, since 50% of the stipend is transferred via NATS & BOAT DBT process
• Priority is given to “SCCL/Retired Employee Children” and “PAF/PDF” (Project Affected Family/Project Displaced Family) candidates as per SCCL’s prevailing practice
• Local, Caste & EWS reservations are followed as per SCCL’s extant policy; vacant slots in reserved categories are diverted to the open category
• There is no registration fee for applying on the SCCL web portal or for submitting the application at the Area MVTC counter

SCCL Apprentice Stipend 2026-27

How to Apply for SCCL Apprentice Recruitment 2026-27

• First, register on the NATS 2.0 web portal — nats.education.gov.in — and obtain your registration number after filling required fields and uploading certificate copies
• Next, apply through the official SCCL apprenticeship portal — scclmines.com/apprenticeship — which remains open from 06 August 2026, 12 PM to 16 August 2026, 5 PM
• Read the terms and conditions on the SCCL portal carefully before applying
• Enter all required information and upload a recent JPEG photo along with all original certificates as soft copies
• Use the same email ID and mobile number that was used during NATS 2.0 registration — this must remain unchanged until the selection process is complete
• Select your area posting preferences as Option-01, Option-02, Option-03, etc. — final posting depends on vacancies and preferences chosen
• After submitting online, take a printout of the duly signed, portal-generated application and submit the hard copy — along with the NATS 2.0 registration form, certificate copies, and UBI bank account first page — at your nearest Area Group/Mines Vocational Training Centre (GVTC/MVTC) within the same window (06–16 August 2026)
• Important: If the hard copy of the application is not submitted at the MVTC for scrutiny/verification, it will not appear in the received list, and the candidate will not be considered

Documents to Submit at MVTC (Hard Copy)

• Passport-size photograph with signature on the photo — 1 No.
• Printout of the SCCL web portal application, duly signed — 1 Copy
• Printout of the nats.education.gov.in student registration form — 1 Copy
• Local Certificate (Others category only, Enclosure B or C) — 1 Copy
• Aadhaar card Xerox copy — 1 Copy
• EPR View & Employee ID Card/PAF Certificate (for Employee Children/PAF candidates) — 1 Copy

Documents to Upload on SCCL Portal (Soft Copy, PDF Only)

• SSC Certificate (PDF) — Required for all candidates
• Graduate/Diploma Certificate (Provisional Certificate & Consolidated Marks Memo, PDF) — Required for all candidates
• Reservation Certificate (PDF) — For ST/SC-Grp1/Grp2/Grp3/BC-A,B,C,D,E and EWS candidates only
• SCCL Employee Children/Ex-Employee Children: EPR view & ID Card (PDF)
• PDF/PAF Candidates: Certificate issued by RDO/Tahsildar attested by HOD of Area Estates Dept & SO to GM, or Certificate issued by Area GM with PDF/PAF details
• Scanned photo (3.5cm x 4.5cm, 10 KB–50 KB) with signature at the bottom, along with the four PDF certificates (each 50 KB–250 KB)

Note: Only original certificate PDFs are accepted — not scanned Xerox copies. If any of these documents are missing or incorrectly uploaded, the application will be rejected.

Selection Process — SCCL Apprentice 2026-27

• Selection is based on inter-seniority with reference to the year of passing the qualifying exam, and merit within that year
• Priority is given to “SCCL/Retired Employee Children” and “PAF/PDF” candidates as per SCCL’s prevailing practice
• Local, Caste, and EWS reservations apply as per SCCL policy — vacant reserved-category slots are diverted to the open category
• Preference is given to candidates with knowledge of AI, Systems, MS Office, and MS Excel
• The selection process for the first batch will begin only from the first week of September 2026, after scrutiny is completed at the MVTCs
• Selection is also subject to requirements stipulated by the Regional Director, Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT), Chennai, and the NATS portal

Key Terms & Conditions to Know Before Applying

• The MVTC where a candidate submits the application will not be treated as the fixed posting area — final posting depends on vacancies and the option preferences selected, except for candidates applying at MVTC Naini, who will be posted at Naini Area irrespective of preferences
• Suppression of facts by an applicant will lead to disqualification at any stage of selection, or termination even after joining
• Candidate name, parents’ names, date of birth, and year of passing must match exactly across the portals, SSC/Birth Certificate, Aadhaar card, and Graduate/Diploma Certificate — mismatches can lead to rejection during scrutiny
• For married women candidates, the surname in Aadhaar and NATS registration must match the surname in the SSC certificate, or the application will not be accepted
• The bank account registered in NATS must be Aadhaar-seeded for DBT and should not receive any scholarship or other conflicting DBT credits
• If a candidate changes or forgets the email ID/password used in NATS, they cannot create a contract on the NATS portal and will not be allowed to proceed with the apprenticeship
• Training will be automatically terminated on completion of the one-year (12-month) period, and also without intimation for unauthorized absence exceeding 20 consecutive days or 40 days cumulative — apprentices must complete 240 musters of attendance to receive the Apprenticeship Certificate
• In case of absconding or termination as per Section 7 of the Apprentices Act, 1961, the candidate must refund the cost of training as determined by the Apprenticeship Adviser/Regional Directorate, BOAT, Chennai
• The offer of Apprenticeship does not confer any right of employment in SCCL — there is no quota or preference for SCCL apprentices in regular job selection
• All selected external candidates must open a Union Bank of India account (at an SCCL salary disbursing branch) and opt into the “Union Bank of India ₹30 Lakhs Group Accidental Insurance Policy” by paying the required premium (around ₹750) for the one-year training period
• No TA/DA is admissible for joining the apprenticeship, if selected

List of Area MVTCs/GVTCs — Where to Submit Hard Copy

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