SECL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 for 1600 Graduate & Technician Posts

Latest status

SECL issued the Graduate and Technician Apprentice notification on 17 March 2026 for FY 2026-27. Applications were submitted through the SECL apprenticeship portal after NATS 2.0 registration.

The latest verified details point to 31 March 2026, 12:00 midnight, as the closing time for this 1600-seat notice. Since the current date is 6 April 2026, the application stage should be treated as closed unless SECL publishes a separate extension or corrigendum on its official pages.

The next stages are the provisional selection list, expected in the second week of April 2026, and document verification with medical examination from 20 April 2026 onwards.

Important dates

Candidates should rely on the SECL apprentice page and the apprenticeship portal for any post-notification update, list publication, or verification schedule.

Vacancy breakup for 1600 seats

The 1600 seats are split into 500 Graduate Apprentice seats and 1100 Technician Apprentice seats.

The official notification also provides category-wise seat distribution within these disciplines. Candidates should check the original notice for discipline-level reservation details.

Educational qualification

Graduate Apprentice applicants needed a full-time regular four-year degree in engineering or a relevant regular degree in the notified general streams. Based on the notification summaries cross-checked for this article, the eligible Graduate streams include Mining, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics & Telecommunication, BBA, BCA, B.Com, and B.Sc. Chemistry.

Technician Apprentice applicants needed a full-time regular three-year diploma in the relevant engineering branch, including Mining, Mine Surveying, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Electronics & Telecommunication. Widely reproduced summaries of the notice indicate that a one-year diploma is not accepted for this recruitment.

NATS 2.0 registration was mandatory before applying through the SECL apprenticeship portal.

Age limit and key eligibility conditions

Candidates had to be at least 18 years old at the time of application. Widely reproduced summaries of the notification do not indicate a separate upper age cap for these apprentice seats.

The official SECL-hosted affidavit material also indicates that the qualifying degree or diploma should not be older than five years from the date of joining. In practical terms, the documented cut-off reproduced from the SECL material is that the date of passing should not be earlier than 1 April 2021.

• Be registered on NATS 2.0.
• Not have already undergone apprenticeship training elsewhere.
• Not have completed one year or more of employment or service after qualification.
• Not be pursuing or already holding a postgraduate qualification where the notice bars such candidates.
• Be willing to undergo training in mining establishments and meet medical fitness requirements.

Stipend, training period, and place of training

The apprenticeship period is one year. The recruitment is for apprenticeship training and not for regular SECL employment.

Training is to be carried out in SECL opencast and underground mines and in other SECL establishments located in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Notification-based summaries also indicate that no employment guarantee should be assumed after completion of apprenticeship training.

Selection process

The recruitment is merit-based. No written examination has been indicated for these Graduate and Technician Apprentice seats.

Shortlisting is prepared primarily on seniority of the qualifying pass-out date, with earlier date of passing ranked higher. Where candidates share the same pass-out date, marks in the qualifying degree or diploma are used, followed by marks in Class 12 or Class 10 and then date of birth as further tie-breakers.

Available notification summaries also indicate a two-level arrangement in which eligible candidates from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are considered first, followed by candidates from other states if seats remain available. Final engagement remains subject to document verification and medical fitness.

How the application process worked

1. Create or update a candidate profile on the NATS 2.0 portal.
2. Open the SECL apprenticeship portal and choose the relevant category such as Graduate Engineering, Graduate General Stream, Technician Engineering, or Technician Mine Surveying.
3. Enter personal details exactly as recorded in educational records, Aadhaar, and NATS registration.
4. Fill educational information, including institution name, enrollment or roll number, date of passing, and percentage.
5. Upload the required documents in the prescribed format.
6. Submit the form online before the deadline and save a copy for future reference.

The portal is no longer expected to accept fresh submissions for this notice after the closing date, but these steps remain useful for understanding the process and for future apprentice notifications issued by SECL.

Documents candidates should keep ready

SECL has hosted affidavit and document-verification material on its official domain for this apprenticeship cycle. Candidates who applied should keep both originals and photocopies ready for the verification stage.

• High school certificate for name and date of birth proof.
• Degree or diploma mark sheets and final certificate.
• NATS 2.0 registration details.
• Aadhaar card and other identity proof as required.
• Recent passport-size photographs and signature files used in the application.
• Caste or category certificate, if applicable and claimed.
• Domicile or residence proof, especially if claiming state-based priority.
• Official affidavit and any checklist or declaration required by SECL at document verification.

The exact verification checklist should be matched against the SECL-hosted PDF before attending the document-verification round.

What applicants should do next

If you already submitted the form, the immediate task is to keep checking the SECL apprentice page and the apprenticeship portal for the provisional selection list. The list is expected in the second week of April 2026, followed by document verification and medical examination from 20 April 2026 onwards.

If you missed the deadline, this specific 1600-seat Graduate and Technician notice should be treated as closed. The practical next step is to watch SECL's official apprentice and jobs pages for any corrigendum, waiting-list movement, or future apprenticeship notifications rather than depending on recycled third-party deadlines.

Official Links

• NATS 2.0 Portal