ITI Carpenter Apprenticeship: Where to Apply and What You Get
Coach workshops still need carpenters for interiors and fittings, which is why ITI Carpenter has more railway slots in Mumbai than many people expect. Here is where the seats were in recent notices.
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In Central Railway's 2025 notification (RRC/CR/AA/2025), Carpenter slots in the Mumbai cluster added up to 155: Matunga Workshop 118, Wadi Bunder 28 and Parel Workshop 9. In South East Central Railway's Nagpur division document verification schedule of August 2025, 195 carpenter candidates were called for verification.
Selection is on merit: the average of your 10th and ITI percentages, with 10th at 50% or more.
Mazagon Dock and other employers
Mazagon Dock's 2026 intake had 30 Wood Work Technician/Carpenter seats for ITI holders (Group B), chosen by a 100-question online exam. Furniture makers, interior contractors and shipyards also engage carpenter apprentices through apprenticeshipindia.gov.in.
Stipend and training period
The minimum stipend for an ITI pass apprentice is ₹9,600 a month from 11 September 2025, with 10% more in the second year, under the Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2025. Railway training for ITI holders is one year. Mazagon Dock's Group B training is also one year.
How to apply
Register on apprenticeshipindia.gov.in and keep your registration number. For railway apprenticeships, apply on your zone's Railway Recruitment Cell website when a notice opens; for Mazagon Dock, on mazagondock.in. Keep your 10th and ITI percentages ready, because railway merit is their average.
Lines for your carpenter apprentice resume
Copy the lines that are true for you, replace every [bracket] and delete the rest. Every number should be one you can repeat in a practical test.
Copy and fill in
- Apprentice Carpenter, [establishment], [month year] to [month year], under the Apprentices Act, 1961
- Made and fitted [coach panels / doors / furniture] from drawings using hand tools and woodworking machines, and finished joints to size
- National Apprenticeship Certificate (Carpenter), [year]
- Apprenticeship registration number: [number]
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Common questions
Where can an ITI carpenter do apprenticeship?
Railway coach workshops through the zonal Railway Recruitment Cells, Mazagon Dock, and furniture and interior firms on apprenticeshipindia.gov.in.
How many carpenter apprentice slots does Central Railway have in Mumbai?
In the 2025 notice, 155: Matunga Workshop 118, Wadi Bunder 28 and Parel Workshop 9.
How many carpenter seats did Mazagon Dock have in 2026?
30 Wood Work Technician/Carpenter seats in Group B for ITI holders.
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