Indian Ordnance Factory Recruitment 2017 Apprentices 55th Batch (6948 Vacancies)

Indian Ordnance Factory Recruitment 2017 Apprentices 55th Batch (6948 Vacancies)

Ordnance Factory Recruitment Centre (OFRC), Nagpur invites Online applications from Indian citizens for engagement of 55th Batch (for Non-ITI and ITI candidates) of Trade Apprentices under the 'Apprentices Act 1961' in Ordnance & Ordnance Equipment Factories located in different States across India. The total number of vacancies is approximately 6948, the highest ever as part of OFB's Skill India Mission. The last date for submission of online applications is 10th February 2017.

About: Ordnance Factory Recruitment Centre (OFRC) under Ordnance Factory Board, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

ENGAGEMENT OF TRADE APPRENTICES (55TH BATCH) IN INDIAN ORDNANCE FACTORIES

Name of the Post	Total Vacancies
Trade Apprentices (ITI)	3621
Trade Apprentices (Non-ITI)	3327

Age Limit: Between 14 to 22 years as on the last date of submission of online application. Age Relaxation:- SC/ST: 5 years, for OBC: 3 years, for Physically Handicapped (PH) / Physically Challenged (PC): 10 years.

Eligibility:

For Non-ITI Category ->  Madhyamik Passed (10th Class or Matric standard or equivalent) with minimum 40% marks in aggregate with 40% marks in each of mathematics & Science.

For ITI Category -> Should have passed ITI trade test from any institute recognized by NCVT (SCVT or any other authority specified through Gazette Notification of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship/Ministry of Labour & Employment, with duration as per the Apprentice Act, 1961) and should possess the qualification as on the last date of online application.

Application Fee: There is no fee for any candidate.

Scheme of Examination: The written examination will be as follows:-

(a) For Non-ITI Candidates -> Written Test (One Paper of 03 hours duration, total questions 150) consisting of questions on English, General Knowledge, Mathematics and Aptitude/ Reasoning, as per Madhyamik ( Class: Xth Standard or equivalent).

(b) For ITI Candidates -> Written Test (one paper consisting of 02 parts of 03 hours duration, total questions 150) 

PART - A: Questions on English, General Knowledge, Mathematics and Aptitude/Reasoning approx. 40% out of total number of questions. 
PART - B: Questions on the group of subject trades - approx. 60% out of total number of questions.

Medium of Examination: 3 Languages formula: The candidate can choose English or Hindi or language of the state in which ordnance factory chosen by the candidate is located (Bengali/ Marathi/ Oriya/ Tamil/ Telugu).

Centre of Examination: Centre will be allotted w.r.t. location of the ordnance factory and medium of examination chosen by the candidate in one of the 12 centres viz. Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jabalpur Kolkata, Kanpur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Trichy.

How to Apply: Eligible Interested Candidates are required to Apply Online through OFB Website. Detailed advertisement will be available in OFB Official Website under 'News Update'. This Recruitment advertisement was published in Employment News Paper 14th to 20th January 2017 Issue. The Online registration start from 20/01/2017 and closing date for submission of online application is 10/02/2017.Candidates who have already applied through the Government Of India portal, www.apprenticeship.gov.in are required to re-apply for issue of Admit Card for written examination through OFB Site.
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