INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED

(A Government of India Undertaking)

Bongaigaon Refineries

Advertisement Nos.- BGR/Appr/2025/01 Date: 03-05-2025

Notification for Engagement of Apprentices

Indian Oil Corporation Limited, one of the largest commercial undertakings in India and a Fortune “Global 500” Company,
as a measure of Skill Building Initiative for the Nation, invites applications from candidates for engagement as
Apprentices at its Refineries under Apprentices Act, 1961/1973 (as amended) in the Trade / Discipline mentioned below.
Educational Qualification, Number of seats in Apprentice category including likely reservation (as per the prescribed
reservation of the concerned state) and other eligibility criteria / parameters shall be as under:

Period
of Total OBC
Code Trade/Discipline Qualification UR EWS SC ST PwBD
Trainin Nos. (NCL)
g
Trade Apprentice -
3 years B. Sc. (Maths,
Attendant Operator 12
101 Physics, Chemistry or 40 17 4 3 5 0
(Chemical Plant) months
Industrial Chemistry)
Discipline - Chemical
Matric with ITI in Fitter
Trade Apprentice (Fitter) 12
102 Trade of minimum 2 years 6 2 1 1 1 1 0
Discipline - Mechanical months
duration with Pass class
Trade Apprentice 3 years B. Sc. (Maths,
24
103 (Boiler) Discipline - Physics, Chemistry or months
15 7 1 1 2 4 0
Mechanical Industrial Chemistry)
3 years Diploma in Chemical
Engg./Petrochemical Engg./
Technician Apprentice 12
104 Chemical Technology / 15 7 1 1 2 4 0
Discipline - Chemical months
Refinery and Petrochemical
Engg.
Technician Apprentice 3 years Diploma in 12
105 20 10 2 1 2 5 2
Discipline - Mechanical Mechanical Engg. months
3 years Diploma in Electrical
Technician Apprentice 12
106 Engg. / Diploma in Electrical 15 7 1 1 2 4 1
Discipline - Electrical months
and Electronics Engineering
3 years Diploma in
Instrumentation Engg/
Instrumentation &
Technician Apprentice
Electronics/ 12
107 Discipline- 10 4 1 1 1 3 1
Instrumentation & Control months
Instrumentation
Engg, / Applied Electronics
and Instrumentation
Engineering
Trade Apprentice- 15
108 3 years B.A./B.Sc/B.Com 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
Secretarial Assistant months
Trade Apprentice- 12
109 3 years B.Com 5 3 1 0 0 1 1
Accountant months
Trade Apprentice- Data
12
110 Entry Operator (Fresher Class XII pass months
4 2 1 0 0 1 0
Apprentices)
Class XII pass with Skill
Trade Apprentice- Data
Certificate holder in 12
111 Entry Operator (Skill 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
`Domestic Data Entry months
Certificate Holders)
Operator’
UR- Un-reserved, EWS- Economically Weaker Section, SC- Scheduled Caste, ST- Scheduled Tribe, OBC(NCL)- Other Backward Class- Non-
Creamy Layer, PwBD- Persons with Benchmark Disability

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Note:
1. No. of seats indicated above is tentative and may increase or decrease in the relevant categories at the absolute
discretion of the management and in compliance with the Presidential Directives on reservation at the time of
engagement.
2. In case of non-availability of suitable candidates for filling up the seats against code 110 or 111, the same
shall be filled by suitable candidates from code 111 or 110, as the case may be, as per selection criteria and
other criteria/parameters.
3. For PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disability) category, Govt of India Guidelines shall apply. Candidates
belonging to PwBD categories can apply against identified seats under Codes 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109,
110 & 111 only.
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 - Section 2(r) defines “person with benchmark disability” as a person duly
certified by the certifying authority with:
• not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and
• a disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms.
The candidates are required to submit a Disability Certificate issued by competent authority as per the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Rules, 2017, failing which their candidature as PwBD candidates will not be considered. Persons with
Benchmark Disabilities must be capable of performing the task assigned to them/take instructions using suitable aids
and appliances. Engagement of apprentices belonging to PwBD category will be from categories below:
1. PV-Low vision, Blind P=Physical; V=Vision; H=Hearing;
2. PH-Hard of hearing, Deaf L=Locomotors;
3. PL-Musculoskeletal (OH-OA/OL), Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victim, Cerebral OH=Orthopaedic Handicap;
Palsy, Leprosy Cured OA=One Arm;
4. Multiple Disabilities (a combination of above) OL=One Leg
Deployment of PwBD with other disabilities, may put such PwBDs at risk, considering ours being a hazardous industry, hence not
included.

IMPORTANT NOTES
A. Qualification criteria:

1. The candidate should have already passed the prescribed qualification as on date of reckoning eligibility criteria.
Candidates whose result of the qualifying examination is awaited as on date of reckoning eligibility criteria are
not eligible to apply.
2. The prescribed qualification for Class XII / Graduate / Diploma holders should be from a recognized Board/
University/Institute as a regular full time course in the relevant trade/discipline with minimum 50% marks
(45% for SC/ST and PwBD category candidates for the seats reserved for them) in aggregate.
Wherever CGPA/OGPA or Letter Grade is awarded in the Class XII/ ITI (Fitter)/Degree/Diploma examinations,
its equivalent aggregate percentage of marks must be indicated in the On-line Application as per the norms
adopted by Board/University/Institute. Candidates will have to furnish certificate from the concerned
University/Institute regarding the equivalent aggregate percentage of marks with reference to their CGPA/OGPA
or Letter Grade at the time of document verification failing which their candidature will not be considered.
3. For ITI qualification in the relevant trade, eligibility shall be pass marks. Only regular full time ITI course
recognised by NCVET/SCVT shall be considered.
4. Diploma / Graduation/ ITI in Branch / Subjects as specified against respective Trade/ Discipline above will
ONLY be considered as eligible qualification. Diploma / Graduation/ ITI in other than specified Branch / Subjects
shall not be considered.

5. No Claim of possession of a qualification equivalent to a prescribed qualification shall be entertained.

6. Under Code 110, “Fresher apprentice” will be considered. “Fresher apprentice” means a non-graduate apprentice,
who has not undergone any institutional training or skill training, before taking up on-the-job training or practical
training under the Apprentices Act, 1961.
7. Under Code 111, Skill Certificate Holders will be considered. Candidates applying against Code 111 with Skill
Certificate in ‘Domestic Data Entry Operator’ should possess skill certificate for training of less than one year
issued by an awarding body recognised under National Skill Qualifications Framework or any other authority
recognised by the Central Govt. in this regard.
8. Candidates possessing Diploma in Engineering in relevant trade / discipline under recognized lateral entry
scheme (Class–XII (Sc.)/ ITI admitted in 2nd year of Diploma course) shall also be considered eligible subject to
meeting prescribed percentage of marks on the basis of aggregate of all semesters in the diploma course.
9. Candidates holding a qualification acquired through part-time/correspondence/distance education mode are not
eligible.

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 10. Candidates possessing higher professional qualifications such as BE/B.Tech, MBA, CA, LLB, MCA or any such
equivalent qualification or pursuing higher qualification and having completed the same on or before joining
apprenticeship training, shall not be eligible. A declaration from the candidate in this regard shall be obtained at
the time of engagement.
11. A candidate should not have undergone Apprenticeship Training earlier or has been pursuing Apprenticeship
Training under the Apprentices Act.
12. Candidates having undergone training and /or having job experience for a period of one year or more after the
attainment of the qualification shall not be eligible for being engaged as Technician Apprentices.

13. Candidates who have completed five years or any other period prescribed by the GoI after acquiring the
prescribed qualification as on date of reckoning eligibility criteria shall also not be eligible for engagement as
Technician Apprentices.
14. A candidate with B.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry) will be allowed to apply for
only one Trade/Discipline (either for code 101, 103 or 108) in a Refinery. A candidate with B.Com will be
allowed to apply for one Trade/Discipline (either for code 108 or 109) in a Refinery.
15. Candidates applying for more than one Trade/Discipline will not be considered and their applications will be
summarily rejected.
16. In case the date of declaration of result is not mentioned in the Mark Sheet, the candidate shall be required to
submit a certificate mentioning the date of publication of result from the Principal of the School/Polytechnic/
College/Institute from where the candidate pursued his/her Class XII/ITI(Fitter)/Graduation/Diploma course, at
the time of Document Verification.
17. The disciplines/trades notified above involve undertaking training in operations & maintenance activities in
plant area. Petroleum Refining is considered as complex and hazardous process and as such Persons with
Benchmark Disabilities with the prescribed qualification may be engaged only against the identified
seats/numbers in select disciplines, as indicated above. PwBDs are required to submit a certificate issued by an
authority prescribed under Section 2(e) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 read with Rule 18 of
Rules made thereunder, failing which their candidature as PwBD candidate, will not be considered.

B. Age Limit:

1. Minimum 18 years and maximum age shall be 24 years as on 31-05-2025 for General/EWS candidates.
Relaxation of upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PwBD candidates shall be extended as per Govt. guidelines.
2. Marksheet/Certificate issued by Board of Secondary Education for passing Matriculation (Class X) Examination
shall be the only acceptable document in support of age.
C. Reservation, Concessions & relaxations to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PwBD/Economically Weaker
Sections (EWS)

1. Reservation for candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC (NCL), PwBD & EWS categories will be in terms of numbers
indicated above.
2. However, if the prescribed number of persons belonging either to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes are
not available as per Selection criteria and other criteria/parameters, the seats reserved in any trade for them
may be filled by persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes or as the case may be to the Scheduled Caste on the
basis of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting the notified
eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc. If the reserved seats cannot be filled even
in the above given manner, seats so lying unfilled may be filled first by persons belonging to Other Backward
Classes on the basis of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting
the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc. Seats still remaining unfilled
will be filled by candidates belonging to unreserved category on the basis of position in the merit list based on
marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in
order upon verification etc.

Similarly, if seats reserved in any trade for the Other Backward Classes cannot be filled from the Other Backward
Classes, then the seats so lying unfilled may be filled by persons belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled
Tribes on the basis of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting
the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc. Seats still remaining unfilled
will be filled by candidates belonging to unreserved category on the basis of position in the merit list based on
marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, meeting the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in
order upon verification etc.

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 Similarly, if seats reserved in any trade for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) cannot be filled from the
Economically Weaker Section (EWS), then the seats so lying unfilled may be filled by persons belonging to
unreserved category on the basis of position in the merit list based on marks obtained in the prescribed
qualification, meeting the notified eligibility criteria and documents found in order upon verification etc.
3. Relaxation in upper age upto 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 3 years for OBC (NCL) candidates considered
against reserved positions will be allowed.
4. Relaxation in upper age upto 10 years for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates will be
allowed irrespective of reservation of seats for them. Further, upper age relaxation of 5 years to PwBD
candidates belonging to SC/ST category and 3 years to PwBD-OBC(NCL) candidates will be allowed for reserved
positions for respective SC/ST/OBC(NCL).
5. A PwBD candidate availing of only age relaxation (no relaxation in eligibility qualification marks) shall be
considered against unreserved seat in order of merit in the select list before being considered against a reserved
seat.
6. Reservation for PwBD categories to be engaged as Apprentices shall be in consistence with Section 34(1) of the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
7. Reservation in PwBD category will be extended on horizontal basis, against notified numbers of seats in
identified Trade/Disciplines.
8. Minimum prescribed qualification marks will be relaxed by 5% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD
categories considered against reserved positions.
9. A person with a specified disability listed in the Schedule appended to the Act but not covered under Section
34(1), if certified by a certifying officer as a person with disability of 40% or above, shall be allowed
concessions/ relaxations available to PwBDs. They shall be declared successful, if selected on merit against
unreserved seats. Their candidature will not be considered/adjusted against reservation provided to PwBDs
under Section 34(1) of the Act of 2016.
10. For claiming the benefit of OBC category, candidates belonging to OBC category as per Govt. of India guidelines,
should submit caste certificate in the proforma prescribed by Govt. of India, which would, among others
specifically mention that the candidate does not belong to the persons/sections (creamy layer) as mentioned in
column 3 of the schedule to the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India OM No.36012/22/93-
Estt.(SCT) dated 08-09-1993, OM No. 36036/2/2013-Estt.(Res.) dated 30.05.2014 and OM No. 36033/1/2013-
Estt.(Res.) dated 13-09-2017. The non-creamy layer status should be valid as on cut-off date of reckoning
eligibility criteria i.e. 31-05-2025.
11. Candidates belonging to OBC category but falling in creamy layer are not entitled to OBC reservation benefits.
Accordingly, such candidates may choose to apply for the positions provided they meet the age criteria
applicable to UR candidates and indicate their category as “UR (Unreserved)”.
12. Candidates belonging to EWS category are required to submit an Income & Asset Certificate issued by Competent
Authority prescribed under Point No.5 of the Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M. No.36039/1/2019-Estt
(Res) dated 31.01.2019. If the candidates are not able to submit the Income & Asset Certificate at the time of
Document Verification, undertaking in this regard must be furnished. Format of Income and Asset certificate/
Declaration can be downloaded from the website www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in.
13. SC/ST/PwBD candidates appearing for Document Verification will be reimbursed single second class railway fare
from the nearest railway station of the mailing address to the place of Document Verification and back by the
shortest route on production of ticket, provided the distance is not less than 30 KMs.

D. Date of reckoning eligibility criteria:

The date for the purposes of possession of qualification and meeting age criteria shall be 31-05-2025.

E. Obligation for employment:

Upon completion of the apprenticeship period, the Corporation shall have NO obligation to offer employment
to such apprentices NOR can an Apprentice claim right for employment on the grounds of completion of
Apprenticeship.
F. Selection Methodology:
There shall be No Written Test. Candidates registered on NAPS/NATS portal and applying against the notification
shall be considered for selection as detailed below:
1. Selection shall be on the basis of percentage of marks in descending order (aggregate of marks of all subjects
of all years/semesters will be considered for eligibility) obtained in the prescribed qualification applicable
to the trade applied for and meeting the notified eligibility criteria.

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 2. In case of tie (two or more) of percentage of marks obtained in the prescribed qualification, the date of birth
(senior by age) shall be the factor to be considered (in that order only) to place a candidate’s rank in the merit
list. In case same date of birth, candidates having a higher percentage of marks in Matriculation shall be
considered.
3. Candidates belonging to PwBD categories, who have availed of concession in eligibility qualification marks will
be considered against reserved seats, irrespective of their position in select list (in order of merit within the
category).
4. Filling up of the seats is solely at the discretion of the management based on suitability of candidates and no
claim will arise for engagement, if some of these seats are not filled due to unsuitability/insufficient number of
candidates.

G. Document verification:

Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their position in the merit list and subject to number of seats in respective
Trades/Disciplines, shall be called for Document Verification. The following original documents along with a self-
attested copy should be furnished at the time of Document Verification:
1. 10th Pass/Matriculation certificate issued by the concerned education board as proof of date of birth.
2. Class XII marksheet issued by the concerned education board; Semester-wise/ year-wise mark sheets of ITI
(Fitter) issued by NCVET or SCVT/Graduation/Diploma in Engineering
3. Class XII/Final ITI (Fitter) issued by NCVET or SCVT/Graduation/Diploma Certificate issued by respective
Board/ Authority.
4. Conversion certificate from CGPA/OGPA/Letter Grade to percentage of marks, if applicable, from concerned
University/Institute.
5. Certificate mentioning the date of publication of result from the Principal of the Polytechnic/ School/College/
Institute from where the candidate pursued his/her Class XII/ITI (Fitter)/ Graduation/ Diploma course, if
applicable. Certificate from the Principal of the Polytechnic/ School/College/ Institute from where the candidate
pursued his/her Class XII/ITI (Fitter)/ Graduation/ Diploma course must also mention that course was
completed by candidate through Regular Full-time mode and regarding his/her good conduct.
6. SC/ ST/ Disability Certificate / OBC (NCL) Certificate alongwith “Declaration” / EWS-Income & Asset Certificate/
“DECLARATION for ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS Candidates”. Certificate must be in the prescribed
format (available on websites www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in) and issued by the Competent Authority.
7. For Candidates applying against Code 111 with Skill Certificate in ‘Domestic Data Entry Operator’ - Skill
certificate issued by an awarding body recognised under National Skill Qualifications Framework or any other
authority recognised by the Central Govt. in this regard.
8. Print of NATS/ NAPS portal registration with applicant details
9. Any other Certificate/document, as specified.

H. Pre-Engagement Medical Fitness:

1. Candidates selected as apprentices will have to fulfil the minimum physical fitness standard / parameters as
specified in the Apprentices Act and amendments/modifications issued from time to time.
2. Candidates are advised to go through the ‘Guidelines and Criteria for pre-engagement medical examinations’ and
satisfy themselves of meeting the fitness criteria. The guidelines in this regard are available on the website
www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in.
3. Medical examination of PwBD candidates shall be with due consideration to the provisions of Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016.
4. Only those candidates who are declared fit in pre-engagement medical examination shall be considered for
engagement as apprentice.

I. Offer of engagement:

Finally shortlisted candidates whose documents including pre-engagement medical fitness certificate is found in
order shall be issued offer of engagement.

J. Liability to Declare:

1. Candidates with reported ailments, deficiencies or abnormalities shall make a declaration to this effect while
submitting their application.
2. A candidate found UNFIT during medical examination conducted by any refinery unit or any other PSU while
seeking engagement as an apprentice or while seeking a regular employment in the past, is also required to
declare the same with reasons for being declared UNFIT.
3. Candidates have to necessarily declare in case he/she has been arrested, prosecuted, kept under detention or
fined, convicted by a Court of Law or for any offence debarred / disqualified by any Public Service Commission
from appearing in its examination.
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K. Other Conditions:

1. Stipend: Rate of stipend payable to apprentices per month shall be as prescribed under Apprentices Act,
1961/1973/ Apprentices Rules 1992 (as amended) and Corporation’s guidelines.
2. Personal Protective Equipment: The Apprentices selected against codes 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 & 107
shall be provided with one pair of safety shoes & a Helmet (returnable upon completion of training), wherever
applicable.
3. Company Accommodation/HRA: No HRA or Company’s accommodation shall be provided to Apprentices.
4. Leave & Holidays: The following leave & holidays shall be admissible to Apprentices:
a. General Leave- 32 days @ 8 days per quarter during the period of Apprenticeship including on medical
grounds.
b. Casual Leave- 12 days per calendar year (pro-rata)
c. An Apprentice shall avail such Holidays as are observed in the establishment in which he/she is undergoing
Apprenticeship training.
d. Leave not availed shall lapse at the end of apprenticeship period.
5. Insurance Coverage: Apprentices shall be covered under suitable Accident Insurance Coverage.
6. Discipline: Apprentices shall be covered under the Certified Standing Orders applicable to workmen at the
establishment where they are undergoing Apprenticeship training.
7. Period of Apprenticeship Training: may be extended under certain circumstances as provided under Rule 7 of
the Apprentices Rules 1992.
8. Rules/guidelines, as may be prescribed by the Govt/framed by the Corporation from time to time, shall apply.
9. The decision of the Management will be final and binding on all candidates on all matters relating to eligibility,
acceptance or rejection of the applications, mode of selection and cancellation of the selection process etc. No
correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

L. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to carefully read the full advertisement for details of educational qualification and other
eligibility criteria before submission of on-line application. They must also ensure that their profile registered on
NATS/NAPS portal is 100% correctly updated.
2. The Apprenticeship agreement shall be registered on-line with respective authorities.
3. At any stage of the selection process, if it is found that the candidate has furnished false or incorrect information,
the candidature of the candidate will be cancelled. Candidate shall also render himself/herself liable for criminal
prosecution.
4. The candidature of the applicant would be provisional and subject to subsequent verification of certificates and
testimonials etc. In case it is detected at any stage of engagement or thereafter, that a candidate does not fulfil the
eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/doctored/false information/certificate/
documents or has suppressed any material fact(s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these
shortcomings is/are detected even after engagement, his/her engagement is liable to be terminated.
5. Candidates are required to bring one Photo ID proof in ORIGINAL – anyone from among Aadhar Card/PAN
Card/Voter ID Card/Driving License/Passport at the time of document verification.
6. Any corrigendum/addendum or Notice with regard to this advertisement shall be made available on our website
www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in ONLY.
7. Disputes, if any, shall be subject to jurisdiction of the local Court at the location of the Refinery Unit, for which the
candidate has applied for Apprenticeship.
M. How to apply:

1. Candidates meeting the above prescribed eligibility criteria should visit our IOCL website www.iocl.com /
www.iocrefrecruit.in from 03-05-2025 till 02-06-2025.
2. Candidates willing to apply must have a valid and active Apprentice Registration/Enrolment Number registered
on NAPS/NATS portal. They must ensure that their profile is 100% correctly updated.
3. Applications are invited by IndianOil for Apprenticeship at its Refinery at Bongaigaon (Assam)
4. A candidate can apply for apprenticeship in any one of the Refinery unit and in any one of the
trade/discipline of his/her choice.

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5. Candidates meeting the prescribed eligibility criteria for a trade/discipline, may visit the website www.iocl.com, go
to ‘What’s New’ > go to Engagement of Apprentices under Refineries Division> Click on “Detailed
advertisement” (to refer to the Advertisement) > Click on “Click here to Register/Apply on NAPS/NATS”
(to register/apply against opportunities ) > Click on “Click here to Apply Online on IOCL portal”(to fill
online application form). The candidate must have an active email ID and mobile phone number which must
remain valid for at least next one year. All future communication with candidate will take place only through
website/email/SMS alerts. Applications submitted through on-line mode will only be accepted.
FOLLOWING STEPS (BOTH STEP I & STEP II) ARE TO BE COMPLETED FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS:
STEP I: Registration on NAPS/NATS portal and Application to Opportunities notified on NAPS/NATS portal
I) Post Codes : 101, 102, 103, 108, 109, 110 & 111 :s
a) For disciplines mentioned at Codes 101, 102, 103, 108, 109, 110 & 111, candidates have to register on
NAPS portal https://apprenticeshipindia.gov.in/ .
b) Candidates have to select the Apprenticeship Opportunities in the top menu. Then select in search
column location as per IOCL and select the respective trade. This will prompt to login the site with the
basic details. Follow the steps given by the portal and complete the registration.
c) Candidates are therefore advised to furnish the details in the portal carefully and check the same
before final submission.

II) Post Codes : 104, 105, 106 & 107 :

a) For trades mentioned at Codes 104, 105, 106 & 107, candidates have to register on NATS portal /
Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT) i.e. https://nats.education.gov.in .
b) After successful registration, candidates have to apply to the advertisement notified by IOCL on their
dashboard.
c) Candidates are therefore advised to furnish the details in the portal carefully and check the same
before final submission.

Candidates meeting the prescribed eligibility criteria may LOGIN to the respective NATS/NAPS Portal, as given
above, using their User ID/Email ID and APPLY for the apprenticeship Openings/Opportunities with the
Establishment ID of Indian Oil Corporation Limited which is mentioned below :

Unit Establishment ID for NATS Establishment ID for NAPS

Bongaigaon Refinery EASCHC000001 E07191800001

Before applying against an opportunity, the candidate MUST ensure that their profile (Personal details,
educational details, category, etc.) along with aggregate percentage are appearing correctly in their
application. Candidates are required to contact NAPS/NATS office in case of any corrections.

Candidates have to ensure that they have successfully applied for the relevant opportunity through respective
NAPS/NATS portal.

STEP II: Application on iocl website www.iocrefrecruit.in

After applying against an opportunity in the respective NAPS/NATS Portal, the candidate must MANDATORITY
complete their registration/application for apprentice positions in Indian Oil Refineries Division portal at
www.iocrefrecruit.in. Option for exercising the choice of a Refinery unit has been provided in the application
menu (on-line application portal) which shall open at 10.00 hours on 03-05-2025 and close at 17.00 hours on
02-06-2025.
6. Completion of Both Step I and then Step II is compulsory for completion of application process and consideration
of candidature of any applicant. Applications submitted with incomplete / incorrect/ mismatching details in both
the Steps or submission of details at either Step I or Step II only shall be considered as “In-valid Application(s)”.
7. The candidate must use the same e-mail ID and Mobile Number used in respective NAPS/NATS Portal which must
be valid for the entire apprenticeship period.
8. The candidate should have scanned copy of colour photograph and signature in jpg format (size not exceeding 50
KB) ready before applying on-line. The photo and signature in digital form will be required to be uploaded.

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9. The candidate must ascertain the correctness of all information before filling in the On-line Application Form and
its final submission.
10. The candidate shall be wholly/exclusively responsible for the information provided in his/her online application
form.
11. Incomplete applications, applications not fulfilling the eligibility criteria/parameters and applications received in
mode /form other than on-line mode shall be treated as “Rejected”.
12. A copy of on-line application shall be retained by the candidate for reference and produced for verification at the
time of Document Verification.
13. Candidates are advised to regularly visits our website i.e www.iocl.com/www.iocrefrecruit.in for latest
information on the subject and notification.

14. Further information regarding call for Document Verification, results, etc. shall be made available through the
websites www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in or through email. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep
visiting the websites www.iocl.com / www.iocrefrecruit.in and check their registered email regularly.
15. Canvassing in any form is liable to render the candidate ineligible. Queries, if any, may be addressed to the e-mail
ids & Contact Nos. given below.
For Queries / Clarification(s)
Unit Contact No. e-mail ID
Bongaigaon Refinery 03664-254871 [email protected]

Important Dates for Candidates:

DATE OF OPENING OF ONLINE APPLICATION IN NAPS/NATS PORTAL
03-05-2025 (10.00 Hrs)
AND IOCL PORTAL (www.iocrefrecruit.in)

LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION IN NAPS/NATS

PORTAL AND IOCL PORTAL (www.iocrefrecruit.in)
02-06-2025 (17.00 Hrs)

TENTATIVE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF LIST OF CANDIDATES CALLED

09-06-2025
FOR DOCUMENT VERIFICATION

TENTATIVE DATE OF DOCUMENT VERIFICATION 16-06-2025 to 24-06-2025

Canvassing in any form is liable to render a Candidate Ineligible

Be Aware of Frauds
Candidates are hereby cautioned not to fall prey to the dubious agencies/ organizations/ individuals/ aiming at fleecing
money from the innocent public. Do not believe any advertisement/job announcement of Indian Oil circulated through e-
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