Southern Railway Recruitment 2025 – 3,518 Apprentice Vacancies:
The Southern Railway has issued a notification for the recruitment of Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961, in the designated trades at various Divisions/ Workshops/ Units in the jurisdiction of Southern Railway. The Southern Railway has announced new job vacancies for 3,518 Apprentices (Fresher Category & Ex-ITI Category) on a contract basis. Candidates with a 10th/ 12th/ ITI in the relevant trade can check the job vacancies at https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/ or view them below. Check below for Southern Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2025:
Candidates with a 10th/12th/ITI qualification looking for government jobs can check the various Jobs Listed below. Interested candidates can go through the Southern Railway website and apply for them till 25-09-2025. Also see SR Apprentice Notification 2025-26, Job Location, Salary, Important Dates, Selection Procedure, Age Limit, Application Fee, and How to apply for Indian Railways Apprentice Recruitment below:
List of SR Indian Railways Apprentice Jobs 2025 Details:
Below are the Southern Railway Act Apprentices Recruitment Details:
Vacancy Details:
- Post Name: Act Apprentice
- No. of Vacancies: 3,518
| Job Location | No. of Posts |
| Fresher Category | |
| Carriage & Wagon Works, Perambur | 60 |
| Signal & Telecommunication Workshop/ Podanur, Coimbatore | 20 |
| Railway Hospital/ Perambur (Medical Laboratory Technician) | 20 |
| Ex-ITI Category | |
| Carriage & Wagon Works, Perambur | 390 |
| Chennai Division | 492 |
| Electrical Workshop, Perambur | 150 |
| EWS/AJJ Division | 51 |
| Central Workshops, Ponmalai | 390 |
| Loco Works/ Perambur | 228 |
| Madurai Division | 160 |
| Railway Hospital/ Perambur | 03 |
| Palakkad Division | 410 |
| Salem Division | 442 |
| Signal & Telecommunication Workshop/ Podanur, Coimbatore | 95 |
| Tiruchirappalli Division | 307 |
| Trivandrum Division | 300 |
| Total | 3,518 |
Job Location: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.
Important Dates for Southern Railway Apprentice Recruitment 2025:
- Starting date for online registration: 25-08-2025 10:00 Hrs.
- Last date & time for online registration: 25-09-2025 at 17:00 Hrs.
Education Qualification:
- For Freshers Category:
Fitter/ Welder (Gas & Electric): Should have passed 10th class (With a min. of 50% aggregate marks) under the 10 + 2 system of education.
Medical Laboratory Technicians: Passed 12th class examination under the 10 + 2 system of education with physics, Chemistry, and biology (With a min. of 50% aggregate marks) - For Ex-ITI Category:
Fitter/Turner/Electrician/Carpenter/Plumber/ Welder (Gas & Electric)/ etc.: Should have passed 10th class (With a min. of 50% aggregate marks) with Science and Mathematics under 10 + 2 Systems of education and passed ITI course in the relevant trade from a recognized board.
Age Limit(as on 25-08-2025):
- Min. 15 years and Max. 22/ 24 years. (Check the official notification below for age relaxation.)
Selection Procedure:
- Selection is based on Merit (Mark scored in 10th and ITI).
Application Fee:
- Candidates must pay a processing fee of Rs. 100 /- + service charges (non-refundable) via online payment.
- No application fee is required to be paid by SC/ ST/ PwBD/ Women candidates.
Important Links of SR Apprentice Notification 2025:
Click here to view the official notification – Southern Railway Apprentice Official Notification 2025
Click here for Online Registration – Southern Railway Apprentice Apply Online