ONGC has invited applications for 3047 apprentice seats under the Apprentices Act, 1961, across 24 work centres, and the last date to apply is 20 November 2026. Candidates with 10th, 12th, ITI, diploma or degree qualifications can apply, depending on the trade, and the training lasts 12 months for every trade.

ONGC Apprentice Recruitment 2026 overview

The notification is Advt. No. ONGC/APPR/1/2026, issued on 29 October 2026. Online applications opened the same day. The notice lists trades such as Electrician, Fitter, Instrument Mechanic, Welder, Mechanic Diesel, Fire Safety Technician, Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA), Secretarial Office Assistant, Lab Chemist, and several graduate and diploma executive roles. The number of seats per trade is tentative and may change as ONGC requires.

Seats at the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry centres

A candidate can apply for a work centre only if they live in, or earned the required qualification in, the districts listed for it in Annexure 1 of the notice. You can apply to more than one centre or trade, but ONGC will allot just one centre and one trade.

Qualification by trade

Trade apprentices need an ITI certificate in the same trade from an institute recognised by SBTE or NCVT. Fire Safety Technician accepts ITI in the relevant trade or a 12th pass, and Library Assistant needs only 10th. Secretarial Office Assistant is open to any graduate. Graduate executive roles need an engineering degree in the matching discipline, Accounts Executive needs a commerce degree, and diploma roles need a three-year engineering diploma. An Electrician post will not accept a Wireman trade certificate.

Age limit and eligibility conditions

Candidates must be 18 to 24 years old on 29 November 2026, which means a date of birth between 29 November 2002 and 29 November 2008. SC and ST candidates get 5 years of relaxation, OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates 3 years, and PwBD candidates 10 years, with higher relaxation inside those categories.

You cannot apply if you have already done an apprenticeship or are doing one now. If you passed your qualifying exam three years or more before 29 November 2026, you are not eligible. Technician apprentices with one year or more of job experience or training after qualifying are also excluded.

Stipend

ONGC does not pay travel, boarding or lodging costs during the training, and an apprenticeship does not guarantee a regular job.

Selection process

ONGC prepares a merit list from the marks in your qualifying exam, with the older candidate preferred if marks are tied. Shortlisted candidates go through document verification, and the result is expected on 15 December 2026. ONGC may extend the application date if it does not get enough suitable applicants.

How to apply

1. Check your trade and the eligible districts for your chosen work centre in Annexure 1 of the notification PDF.
2. For trade apprentice posts, register and apply on the NAPS portal, apprenticeshipindia.gov.in.
3. For posts marked NATS, which are the graduate and diploma executive roles, register and apply on nats.education.gov.in.
4. Submit before 20 November 2026. Hard copies and postal applications are not accepted.
5. Keep your date of birth proof, mark sheets, ITI or degree certificate, category certificate and ID ready for document verification.

Questions can go to ongc_skilldev@ongc.co.in. Corrigenda and updates will appear on the ONGC website and the NAPS and NATS portals.