The East Zone (Kolkata) of the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is inviting online applications from eligible candidates for recruitment as Apprentice Trainees in the Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA) trade for the session 2023-24. Interested candidates will be able to apply to the programme on the official website apprenticeshipindia.gov.in from June 14 to 29.

The recruitment drive aims to fill 25 Apprentice positions in the COPA unit. The selected candidates will be contracted for a tenure of 12 months. The Apprentice programme doesn’t provide a permanent position, reads the notification.

Age Limit: 15 years to 25 years as on June 1, 2023. Upper age limit relaxed for reserved category candidates.

Applicants can find out more about the Stipend, contract period, eligibility criteria and application process in the official notification below:

Here’s the IRCTC Apprentice Trainee notification 2023.

Selection Process

Selection will be based on the merit list prepared on the basis of percentage of marks. There will be no written test or viva. Applicants are advised to fill up marks and to attach supportive documents for all the educational/Technical qualifications starting from matriculation (year-wise Mark-sheets along with PassCertificates)

The position is solely based in Kolkata (anywhere in Kolkata) all applicants must be willing to work in Kolkata to be eligible for the programme.

For further information, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.