NPCIL Narora apprentice 2026: 80 seats, apply by November 18

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has opened applications for 80 apprentice seats at its Narora Atomic Power Station in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. Under advertisement number NAPS/HRM/APPRENTICE/02/2026, candidates can apply online from Thursday, October 29, 2026 to Wednesday, November 18, 2026. The seats are split into trade, diploma and graduate apprenticeships, and applicants must first register on the government's apprenticeship portals, NAPS 2.0 or NATS 2.0, depending on the category.

An apprenticeship is paid, on-the-job training under the Apprentices Act. It is not a permanent job, but it gives young people a year of structured work experience, a stipend and a certificate that employers recognise. For ITI, diploma and engineering graduates, training at a nuclear power station is especially valuable: the work involves strict safety rules, precise maintenance and documented procedures, which are skills that carry over to power plants, refineries and heavy industry.

The two portals confuse many applicants, so it helps to be clear. NAPS 2.0, the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme portal, handles trade apprentices, who usually hold an ITI certificate. NATS 2.0, the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme portal, handles diploma and graduate apprentices. Candidates must create a profile on the correct portal first and use the establishment's enrolment ID when applying; an application made only on the employer's site, without portal registration, may not be considered.

Readers should be careful about the details. Most of the information so far comes from job-listing websites summarising NPCIL's notice, and at least one listing gives a branch-wise table that does not add up to 80. Before applying, candidates should download the official notification from NPCIL's careers website and check eligibility, branches, age limits and documents there. They should also be wary of anyone asking for money to secure a seat: apprenticeship applications through the official portals are not sold.

At the listed rates, a full 12 months of training would bring in roughly Rs 1.27 lakh to Rs 1.48 lakh in stipend, before any deductions, which makes it a meaningful first income for many young technicians.

What to do next: check your qualification category, register on NAPS 2.0 or NATS 2.0, keep scanned copies of your mark sheets, certificates and identity documents ready, and apply well before November 18.

Short-term: ITI, diploma and graduate candidates in Uttar Pradesh and nearby states have three weeks to apply for a paid year of training at a working nuclear power station.

Long-term: Apprenticeships at public-sector plants build a pool of trained technicians for the power sector. For individual candidates, the experience and certificate can improve chances of later jobs in energy and manufacturing, though NPCIL does not promise permanent jobs to apprentices.

Who is affected: Young ITI, diploma and degree holders looking for paid training; training institutes in western Uttar Pradesh; and NPCIL, which uses apprentices to support plant operations and maintenance.

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