TNPDCL Diploma (Technician) Apprentice Recruitment 2026

Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) is taking 500 Diploma (Technician) Apprentices for one year of training in 2026-27. Of these places, 455 are in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Engineering diploma holders from Tamil Nadu who passed in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 or May 2026 can apply online on the NATS portal from 28 October 2026 to 28 November 2026. Each apprentice gets a monthly stipend of Rs.10900/-. Candidates are chosen on their diploma marks, with no written test.

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

Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd is a power distribution company. Its Chief Engineer - Personnel works in Chennai. The Board of Apprenticeship Training, Southern Region (BOAT (SR)), Chennai, runs this apprenticeship programme with TNPDCL.

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

Reservation and Ward Quota

• Reservation for SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PwD follows the guidelines under the Apprentices Act. If you claim reservation, you must provide a certificate in the Government standard format. Without it, you will be treated as a 'General' category candidate.
• BC/MBC candidates who claim the OBC (Non-creamy layer) category must bring an OBC (NCL) certificate in the approved format from the certificate issuing authority.
• Up to 10% of the vacancies are reserved (horizontal reservation) for wards of regular (permanent) employees of TNEB LIMITED / TNPDCL / TNPGCL / TNGECL / TANTRANSCO. Wards of contract, temporary, casual or retired employees cannot use this quota.
• Ward quota places that are not filled will go to other available candidates under the usual procedures.

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.

1. 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.
2. Intimation: Shortlisted candidates are told by email, at the email address they registered on the portal.
3. 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.

• Training lasts one year, as per the Apprenticeship (Amendment) Act 1973.
• When the apprenticeship ends, TNPDCL (TNEB LIMITED / TNPDCL / TNPGCL / TNGECL / TANTRANSCO) has no obligation to offer you a job. Finishing the apprenticeship does not give you a right to employment.
• No TA / DA is paid for attending certificate verification, and no boarding or lodging expenses are paid.
• Incomplete or wrong online applications, and applications received after the due date, will be rejected. No further communication about them will be entertained.
• Canvassing or putting pressure through any source will disqualify you. Your name will be removed from the records without notice.
• BOAT (SR) has not authorised any person or organisation to coordinate or liaise its work, so beware of touts.

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

Category 'A' - registered on the old portal (www.mhrdnats.gov.in ↗)

1. Go to https://nats.education.gov.in ↗, click Student, then Student login, then Forgot Password.
2. Enter your registered email id. You will get an activation link to reset your password.
3. Log in with your registered email id and new password, and complete the application form. You will get a unique 12-digit Enrolment Number.
4. Under "Apply against advertised vacancies", search for "TAMIL NADU POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED (TNPDCL)" and click Apply. Your status will show as "applied".

Category 'B' - registered on the new portal (www.nats.education.gov.in ↗)

1. Log in with your email id and password.
2. Under "Apply against advertised vacancies", search for "TAMIL NADU POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED (TNPDCL)" and click Apply. Your status will show as "applied".

Category 'C' - first-time enrolment

1. Go to https://nats.education.gov.in ↗, click Student, then Student Register.
2. Complete the application form. You will get a unique 12-digit Enrolment Number (ATN...).
3. Log in with your email ID and password.
4. Under "Apply against advertised vacancies", search for "TAMIL NADU POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED (TNPDCL)" and click Apply. Your status will show as "applied".

Percentage of marks is mandatory: Enter your diploma percentage, as shown on your Diploma Provisional Certificate or Consolidated Mark Sheet, in the "% of marks" column on the NATS portal. If you leave it out, your application will not be considered.

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] ↗.