TNPDCL Diploma Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification Out – Apply Online for 500 Posts

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• Updated October 29, 2026 11:08 AM
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TNPDCL Diploma Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Overview

• The official notification does not specify an application fee. For the age limit, it only says that the Apprenticeship Rules apply.

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TNPDCL Diploma Apprentice Vacancy Details 2026

• Training lasts one year in every discipline. TNPDCL can increase or decrease the number of vacancies, whatever figure the notification gives.

TNPDCL Diploma Apprentice Eligibility 2026

• Age limit: As per the Apprenticeship Rules.
• Domicile and year of passing: You must be from Tamil Nadu and must have passed your engineering diploma in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 or May 2026.
• Minimum educational qualification (Category - I Technician (Diploma) Apprentices), any one of:
• A Diploma in Engineering or Technology (Regular - Full time) in the relevant discipline, granted by a State Council or Board of Technical Education set up by a State Government.
• A Diploma in Engineering or Technology (Regular - Full time) in the relevant discipline, granted by a University.
• A Diploma in Engineering and Technology granted by an institution that the State Government or Central Government recognises as equivalent to the above.
• Candidates with higher qualifications (B.E / B.Tech. and above) are not wanted for Diploma Apprentice selection.
• Previous training or experience: You cannot apply if you have already done, or are now doing, an apprenticeship under NATS 2.0 / NAPS (Apprenticeship (Amendment) Act 1973) or PMIS Internship Training. You also cannot apply if you have one year or more of work experience.
• Physical standards: As set out in Clause 4 of the Apprenticeship Rule 1992 and any later amendments.
• See the official notification for the discipline-specific eligibility of each post.

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Selection Process

• Shortlisting: BOAT (SR) draws up a shortlist from the online application data. It is based on your percentage of marks in the basic qualification for your discipline.
• Intimation: Shortlisted candidates are told by email, at the email address they registered on the portal.
• Certificate verification: Shortlisted candidates must attend certificate verification at the TNPDCL office.
• The shortlist goes up on nats.education.gov.in. To find it, go to the bottom of the home page, then Regional Events, then BOAT (Southern Region), then Apprenticeship News. The notice asks students to check there every day.

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How to Apply for TNPDCL Diploma Apprentice Recruitment 2026

• The steps depend on whether you are already registered on a National Web Portal.

Documents for certificate verification

• Diploma Provisional Certificate or Consolidated Mark Sheet
• Community certificate in the Government standard format (SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PwD), or an OBC (NCL) certificate in the approved format for BC/MBC candidates claiming OBC (NCL)
• For ward quota candidates: the Ward Certificate in the Annexure 'A' format, filled in and signed with seal by the officer, plus a copy of the parent's ID card
• Ward candidates also apply through the student login. They do not need to send a hard or soft copy of the Ward Certificate to BOAT (SR) or to any TNEB / TNPDCL / TNPGCL / TNGECL / TANTRANSCO office. They show it only at certificate verification.
• For clarifications or to check your student enrolment, write to [email protected].

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