Sri Vijaya Puram, November 13: The Electricity Department, A&N Administration, will impart training under the Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 1961, as amended in 1973, 1986 and 2014, for a period of one year, to candidates possessing ITI qualifications in the respective trades, it was announced.
The disciplines and the number of trainees are: Fitter (ITI Fitter, Electrical/Mechanical), 10; Electrician (ITI Electrician), 15; Mechanic (MV) (ITI Mechanic, MV), 15; Lineman (ITI Wireman/Electrician), 15; Wireman (ITI Wireman/Electrician), 10; Cable Jointer (ITI Wireman/Electrician), 10; and Information & Communication Technology System Maintenance (ITI Information & Communication Technology System Maintenance), 15. The total is 90 trainees, and the duration of training is one year in each discipline.
On eligibility, candidates who possess an ITI Certificate in the above-mentioned disciplines from a recognised institute are eligible for ITI Apprenticeship Training. A candidate who has already been trained under this scheme, or has job experience of one year or more, is not eligible under the prescribed rules. Candidates who have already undergone apprenticeship under this Act or a Government of India scheme, and whose contract of apprenticeship was terminated for any reason whatsoever, shall not be eligible. A candidate may get himself or herself enrolled or registered under this scheme within a specified period of three years after passing the qualifying examination.
On the period of training, the engagement as an apprentice will be purely for training for the period specified above and will be terminated on completion. The engagement is only temporary and shall not lead to absorption. The Electricity Department does not give any commitment on providing permanent or temporary employment to apprentices on successful completion of the training period. During the apprenticeship, the trainee will be attached to any of the Power House, T&D Sub-Division, Workshop or offices at different islands of the Electricity Department and will be under the administrative control of the Superintending Engineer, Electricity Department.
The minimum stipend payable per month, as stipulated in G.S.R. 686(E) dated September 3, 2025, published on September 11, 2025, and the Office Memorandum dated September 15, 2025, is Rs. 9,600 per month for ITI apprentices.
On how to apply, an ITI candidate fulfilling the eligibility criteria shall log on to www.apprenticeshipindia.org and enrol. Before filling in the application online, the candidate has to ensure that he or she fulfils the advertised specifications. All candidates are advised to fill in all the relevant information and upload all the necessary documents; incomplete profiles may not be accepted.
After registering on the apprenticeship portal, candidates are required to apply online for apprenticeship training against the notified apprenticeship opportunities posted by the Electricity Department. These opportunities will be available on www.apprenticeshipindia.org for a period of one month from the issuance of the press release.
Shortlisted candidates will be called for document verification, for which they are required to appear with all the original documents, along with a self-attested copy of the following testimonials: educational qualification, proof of age, employment registration card, Aadhaar card, PAN card and bank passbook, and two passport-size photographs.
The Electricity Department reserves the right to make the final appointments of candidates at its discretion, without further notice and without assigning any reason. Providing apprenticeship training does not amount to a guarantee of employment in the Electricity Department after completion of the training. Selected candidates shall be engaged as apprentices anywhere in all three districts of the A&N Islands.
