Railway Apprentice Trade List for ITI Holders
Railway apprentice slots are given trade by trade, and you can only apply in the trade printed on your ITI certificate (or the one the notice maps to it). This page lists the trades that appeared in recent railway notices and the ITI trade each one accepts.
Get your ITI resume scored out of 100 free, then rebuild it in a format screeners can read.
Check my resume freeTrades in Central Railway's 2025 notice
Central Railway notification RRC/CR/AA/2025 (12 August 2025) listed Fitter, Welder, Welder (Gas and Electric), Electrician, Machinist, Turner, Carpenter, Painter (General), Mechanic Diesel, Mechanic Motor Vehicle, Electronics Mechanic, Instrument Mechanic, Sheet Metal Worker, Laboratory Assistant (Chemical Plant), Tailor, Programming and Systems Administration Assistant, and Information Technology and Electronic System Maintenance. Fitter had slots at the most units, followed by Machinist, Electrician and Welder.
Where the apprentice trade and your ITI trade differ
Some apprentice trades accept a differently named ITI trade. In the Central Railway notice, Programming and Systems Administration Assistant took ITI COPA, and Tailor took ITI Sewing Technology or Dress Making. Read the column for the ITI trade eligible for consideration before you apply.
| Apprentice trade | ITI trade accepted (CR 2025) |
|---|---|
| Fitter | Fitter |
| Electrician | Electrician |
| Welder | Welder |
| Machinist | Machinist |
| Carpenter | Carpenter |
| Painter (General) | Painter (General) |
| Tailor | Sewing Technology or Dress Making |
| Programming and Systems Administration Assistant | Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA) |
Other zones
South East Central Railway's 2025-26 Nagpur list also had Wireman, Plumber, Stenographer (Hindi), Digital Photographer and Mechanic Machine Tool Maintenance. Every zone sets its own trades and slots each year, so the annexure of the current notice is the final word.
Before you pick a trade and unit
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.
Checklist
- The trade name exactly as printed on your ITI certificate
- The apprentice trade that accepts it in the current notice
- Units in your chosen cluster that have slots for that trade
- Slots for your community (UR, OBC, SC, ST) and any PwD or ex-servicemen quota
CVCrisp Jobs: new job postings every morning in one locked Google Sheet, each with a link to apply on the employer's own page. Get the sheet in our WhatsApp community. Looking in Mumbai? See where the ITI jobs are.
Join on WhatsAppHow the job sheet worksNo job or interview guarantee. We never ask for a fee to get you selected.
Common questions
Which ITI trades are eligible for railway apprentice?
Common ones are Fitter, Electrician, Welder, Machinist, Turner, Carpenter, Painter, Mechanic Diesel, Mechanic Motor Vehicle, Electronics Mechanic, Wireman and COPA. Each zone lists its own trades in the notice annexure.
Can a COPA holder apply for railway apprentice?
Yes, where the notice has a trade that accepts COPA. In Central Railway's 2025 notice it was Programming and Systems Administration Assistant.
Which trade has the most railway apprentice slots?
In Central Railway's 2025 notice, Fitter had slots at the most units. Counts change every year.
CVCrisp scores your resume out of 100, tells you exactly what is costing you points, and rebuilds it across 15 recruiter-tested templates. Free to use. You only pay when you download.
Score my resume freeNeed your overall percentage for the certificate line? The ITI percentage calculator works it out from your NCVT marksheet: per year, overall, and against every pass mark.