Southern Railway Invites Application for 3518 Apprentice Recruitment 2025

Southern Railway Chennai Last Date: 25th September, 2025

Vacancy Circular No: 01/2025

Southern Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2025. Advertisement for the post of Apprentice in Southern Railway. Candidates are advised to read the details, and eligibility criteria mentioned below for this vacancy. Candidates must check their eligibility i.e. educational qualification, age limit, experience and etc. The eligible candidates can submit their application directly before 25th September 2025. Candidates can check the latest Southern Railway Recruitment 2025 Apprentice Vacancy 2025 details and apply online at the sr.indianrailways.gov.in recruitment 2025 page.

Southern Railway Recruitment Notification & Recruitment application form is available @ sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Southern Railway. selection will be done on the basis of test/interview and shortlisted candidates will be appointed at Tamil Nadu. More details of sr.indianrailways.gov.in recruitment, new vacancy, upcoming notices, syllabus, answer key, merit list, selection list, admit card, result, upcoming notifications and etc. will be uploaded on official website .

Apprentice

Job Location:
Perambur, Chennai, 600023 Tamil Nadu
Last Date: 25th September 2025
Employment Type: Full-time

Number of Vacancy: 3518 Posts

Educational Qualification:
Fresher Category:-
1. Fitter, Painter & Welder: Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10, +2 System of education or its equivalent.

2. Medical Laboratory Technician (Radiology, Pathology, Cardiology): Should have passed 12th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10, +2 system of education with Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Ex.ITI Category:-
1. Fitter, Machinist, MMV, Turner, Diesel Mechanic, Carpenter, Painter, Welder (G&E), Wireman, Advance Welder, Plumber, Draughtsman (Civil) & Mech.R&AC: Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education or its equivalent and passed ITI Course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI and should possess certificate issued by the National Council for Vocational Training or State Council for Vocational Training in the respective trade.

2. Electrician: Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education with Science as one of the subjects or its equivalent and passed ITI Course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI and should possess certificate issued by the National Council for Vocational Training or State Council for Vocational Training in the respective trade.

3. Electronics Mechanic: Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education with Science (Physics and Chemistry) and Mathematics or its equivalent and passed ITI Course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI and should possess certificate issued by the National Council for Vocational Training or State Council for Vocational Training in the respective trade.

4. Secretarial Assistant & Stenographer (English): Passed 12th class examination under 10+2 system of education or its equivalent and passed ITI Course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI and should possess certificate issued by the National Council for Vocational Training or State Council for Vocational Training in the respective trade.

5. Information and Communication Technology System Maintenance: Passed 10th class examination under 10+2 system of education and passed ITI Course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI and should possess certificate issued by the National Council for Vocational Training or State Council for Vocational Training in the respective trade.

6. COPA/PASSA: Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education & National Trade Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training in “Computer Operator and Programming Assistant”.

Pay Scale:
INR
6000-7000
/- Per Month

Age Limit: Maximum 24 Years.

Selection Procedure: The selection will be on the basis of Merit List prepared in respect of all the eligible candidates who apply against the Notification.

Application Fee: (Non-Refundable) Rs.100/-. Fee is to be paid through ONLINE MODE. Ne fee is required to be paid by SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates.

How to Apply:

Applications for this job are to be filled online. Please follow the link is given below to apply (or visit the original job details page): https://sronline.etrpindia.com/rrc_sr_apprenticev1/recruitmentIndex.

Important Dates:

Published on: 24th August 2025

Last date for application is: 25th September 2025

For more details, please refer to official notification at

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About Southern Railway

Southern Railway, in its present form, came into existence on 14th April 1951 through the merger of the three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore state railway.

Southern Railway's present network extends over a large area of India's Southern Peninsula, covering the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Pondicherry,and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. Serving these naturally plentiful and culturally rich southern states, the SR extends from Mangalore on the west coast and Kanniyakumari in the south to Renigunta in the North West and Gudur in the North East.

Headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway comprises of the following six divisions.

1. Chennai
2. Tiruchirapalli
3. Madurai
4. Palghat
5. Trivandrum
6. Salem


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