Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) invites applications for recruitment as engagement of apprentices in the refineries division. There are a total of 1,574 vacancies in Guwahati, Barauni, Gujarat, Haldia, Mathura, Panipat, Digboi, Bongaigaon, Paradip. Deadline to apply online through iocl.com is November 26, 2019. The written test will be held on December 15, 2019.
The maximum number of vacancies are for trade apprentice attendant operator, with 407 vacancies. B.Sc degree holders in discipline either physics, or mathematics, or chemistry / industrial chemistry can apply. Next highest number of vacancies are 271, of technician apprentice (chemical). Candidates with Diploma in either chemical engineering or refinery and petro-chemical engineering can apply against it.
After that is the post of technician apprentice electrical, for which there are 215 vacancies. Candidates with diploma in electrical engineering can apply. Then there are 164 vacancies in the post of technician apprentice mechanical. Diploma holders in mechanical engineering can apply for it.
Trade apprentice fitter mechanical has 154 vacancies. For which, class 10th pass candidates with ITI fitter course are eligible. Technician apprentice instrumentation has 96 vacancies. One should have diploma in either instrumentation or instrumentation and electronics or instrumentation and control engineering in order to be eligible.
Trade apprentice boiler mechanical post has 88 vacancies. B.Sc in either physics or mathematics or chemistry / industrial chemistry is the educational qualification required for this post. Trade apprentice secretarial assistant post has 75 vacancies. Here, either a BA or B.Sc or B.Com degree shall suffice.
Trade apprentice data entry operator post has 42 vacancies. For this post, class 12th pass candidates are eligible. Then trade apprentice data entry operator skill certificate holder post has 36 vacancies. For this, class 12th pass candidates with skill certificate in domestic data entry operator are eligible. Whereas for trade apprentice accountant, with 26 vacancies, one should have only B.Com.
This recruitment is important for job seekers for three reasons – the company is a fortune global 500 company, there are 1574 vacancies, and the educational qualification required ranges from 10th pass (with ITI), to only 12th pass required, or diploma, or graduation.
IOCL has published a consolidated advertisement for the different regions where the vacancies have been identified. The one advertisement has combined details of advertisements as follows Guwahati- GR/P/APP/2019-20, Barauni- BR/HR/APPR/2019-20, Gujarat- JR/04/2019, Haldia-HR/RECTT/02/2019(APP), Mathura- MR/HR/APP/2019-20,
Panipat- PR/P/Apprentice/52(2019-20), Digboi- DR/TA2019(2), Bongaigaon – BGR/Appr/2019/02, Paradip- PDR/HR/02/Apprentices-19.
The official website of IOCL is iocl.com. However the detailed notification and application form, online, has come at iocrefrecruit.in. Nevertheless to apply through the official website of iocl.com, interested and eligible candidates can go to iocl.com first. Then click site map link. Scroll down to the IndianOil for careers section and there, click apprenticeships. The most recent apprenticeships jobs posted by IOCL is listed as “Engagement of Apprentices under Refineries Division”, under which is a apply online link. Click it to reach the place where both form and notification are given.
For all the posts, a common age limit has been set, as 18 to 24 years as on October 31, 2019. There is a relaxation of 5 years for SC and ST, 3 years for OBC.
Those who apply, will undergo a written test with 100 multiple choice questions of 90 minutes, for the purpose of selection. For trade apprentice accountant, the test will have questions of 30 marks on generic aptitude including quantitative aptitude, 30 marks for reasoning abilities, and 40 marks for basic english language skills. Whereas for other trade apprentice and technician apprentice post questions will be distributed into technical acumen in discipline for 40 marks, generic aptitude including quantitative aptitude for 20 marks, reasoning abilities for 20 marks, and basic english language skills for 20 marks.