ITI COPA Apprenticeship: Where to Apply and What You Get
COPA holders can apprentice in offices, IT departments and data work. Railway notices often list the trade under a different name, so knowing which apprentice trade accepts COPA is half the job.
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In Central Railway's 2025 notification (RRC/CR/AA/2025), COPA holders could apply for Programming and Systems Administration Assistant and for Computer Operator and Programming Assistant. In the Mumbai cluster these had 30 slots: Parel Workshop 20, S&T Workshop Byculla 6 and Kalyan Diesel Shed 4.
Merit is the average of your 10th and ITI percentages; 10th must be 50% or more.
Mazagon Dock and other employers
Mazagon Dock's 2026 intake had 30 COPA seats in Group B. Its online exam for COPA had 75 trade theory questions and 25 on English and general knowledge. Banks, offices and IT companies also take COPA 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 copa 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 (COPA), [establishment], [month year] to [month year], under the Apprentices Act, 1961
- Did data entry, MS Excel reports, documentation and basic system support for [department]
- National Apprenticeship Certificate, [year]
- Apprenticeship registration number: [number]
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Common questions
Can an ITI COPA holder apply for railway apprentice?
Yes, where the notice has a trade that accepts COPA. In Central Railway's 2025 notice those were Programming and Systems Administration Assistant and Computer Operator and Programming Assistant.
How many COPA apprentice seats does Mazagon Dock have?
30 in the 2026 intake (Group B).
What is the stipend for an ITI COPA apprentice?
At least ₹9,600 a month from 11 September 2025, with 10% more in the second year.
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