Southern Railway Act Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online

• Only candidates residing within the following areas (Geographical Jurisdiction of Southern Railway) are eligible to apply:
• Whole State of Tamil Nadu
• Whole Union Territory of Puducherry
• Whole State of Kerala
• Whole Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands
• Only two districts of Andhra Pradesh: SPSR Nellore and Chittoor
• Only one district of Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada
• Candidates must also meet the minimum standards of physical fitness under Schedule-II of the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992, verified through a medical certificate from a Government-Authorized Doctor at the time of document verification.

Official Notification

• Selection is based on a Merit List, prepared as follows:
• Fresher Category: Matriculation marks converted to 200 (minimum 50% aggregate required, except SC/ST/PwBD).
• Ex-ITI Category: Matriculation marks converted to 100 + ITI marks converted to 100 = 200 total, with equal weightage to both.
• MLT Category: Higher Secondary marks (Physics, Chemistry, Maths & Biology) converted to 200.
• In case of a tie, the older candidate is preferred; if birth dates are also the same, the candidate who passed Matriculation earlier is preferred.

• Southern Railway has released the Recruitment 2026 notification for 4471 Act Apprentice posts. The online application process will be conducted from 28-08-2026 to 27-09-2026.
• Southern Railway (SR), through the Office of the Chief Workshop Manager, Carriage & Wagon Works, Perambur, has released Notification No. 01/2026 inviting online applications for engagement as Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961, in various trades across Divisions/Workshops/Units under its jurisdiction. This is a training engagement, not an employment offer - there is no guarantee of employment on completion of training.