BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026: Apply Online for 660 Posts, Check Trade-Wise Vacancy, ITI + NAC Eligibility, Fee and Last Date

The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has released Advertisement No. 01/2026 for the BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026 — titled “Artisan Recruitment – 2027” in the advertisement itself. Through this recruitment, 660 Artisan Grade-IV posts will be filled across 9 BHEL manufacturing units — Fitter 278, Welder 104, Machinist 101, Electrician 90, Turner 52, Electronics Mechanic 23 and Foundryman 12. Applications started on 21 October 2026 and the last date to apply online is 18 November 2026, 11:45 PM. The qualification is specific: Class X plus ITI (NTC) plus Apprenticeship (NAC), all in the same trade. All details below are from the official notification. Candidates tracking another apprentice or ITI opening can also read our IOCL Barauni Refinery Apprentice Recruitment 2026 guide.

BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026 – Overview

BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026 – Important Dates

The bhel artisan recruitment 2026 apply online last date is 18 November 2026 at 11:45 PM. The fee has no separate date in the notification — it must be successfully transacted within the same application window. All dates are marked tentative, and changes are published on careers.bhel.in.

BHEL Artisan Vacancy 2026 – Trade-Wise, Unit-Wise and Category-Wise Details

Fitter carries the most posts — 278 of the 660 — and the Tiruchirappalli unit (HPBP) carries the most posts of any unit, with 150. The full break-up from the official notification (the count is tentative):

Unit-wise vacancies (9 units). HPBP Tiruchirappalli 150, HPVP Visakhapatnam 120, BAP Ranipet (Tamil Nadu) 75, HEEP Haridwar 60, HPEP Hyderabad 60, HEP Bhopal 60, TP Jhansi 60, EDN Bengaluru 45 and SBD Bengaluru 30 — totalling 660. Electronics Mechanic posts exist only at EDN Bengaluru (20) and HPVP Visakhapatnam (3). The notification prints the full trade-by-unit matrix: for example, Fitter has 80 posts at HPBP Tiruchirappalli and Welder has 50 there.

Category-wise total posts. Unreserved 285, EWS 65, OBC 162, Scheduled Caste 115 and Scheduled Tribe 33 — totalling 660. PwBD 45 and Ex-Servicemen 90 are horizontal reservations within these vacancies. Some seats are earmarked for dependents of deceased BHEL employees on compassionate grounds, and unfilled ones may go to open selection.

BHEL Artisan Eligibility Criteria 2026

Qualification. Class X (Matriculation) PLUS National Trade Certificate (NTC / ITI) PLUS National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC), all in the same relevant trade. The minimum marks in both NTC/ITI and NAC are 60% for General and OBC candidates and 55% for SC and ST candidates. Only full-time regular courses are accepted, and the NAC must be issued by the competent authority. Ex-servicemen claiming trade equivalence need an equivalence certificate, and the minimum marks requirement does not apply to them. Knowledge of the regional language is desirable for the Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka units, and Hindi for the other units.

Age limit. The upper age limit is 27 years for General and EWS candidates as on 1 October 2026. No minimum age is stated in the notification.

Age relaxation. SC/ST candidates get 5 years and OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates get 3 years. PwBD candidates get 10 years (General), 13 years (OBC) and 15 years (SC/ST). Ex-Servicemen are covered as per Government rules. Jammu and Kashmir domicile candidates (1 January 1980 to 31 December 1989) get 5 years. Experience-based relaxation of up to 7 years is available for a minimum of 6 months of relevant experience, in the prescribed format. The overall cap is 56 years maximum, including all relaxations.

Who cannot apply. Temporary BHEL employees who are not yet regularised or are on probation are not eligible. A candidate may apply for only ONE manufacturing unit and ONE trade — the Computer Based Examination is held on the same day for all units, and if multiple applications are submitted, only the last submitted one counts.

BHEL Artisan Application Fee 2026

How the fee is paid. The fee for UR, EWS and OBC candidates is Rs 1,072 (Rs 600 exam fee + Rs 400 processing fee + GST), and for SC, ST, PwBD and Ex-Servicemen candidates it is Rs 472 (exam fee nil + Rs 400 processing fee + GST). The fee is non-refundable, bank charges are extra, and payment is online only. The OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate must be issued on or after 1 January 2026, and the EWS Income and Asset certificate must be valid for FY 2026-27 (based on FY 2025-26 income).

How to Apply for BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026

1. Visit the official BHEL careers portal at careers.bhel.in and read the instructions on the portal.
2. Open Advertisement 01/2026 – Artisan Recruitment 2027 and register with a valid email ID, keeping it active for at least 1 year — all communication is by email only.
3. Fill the application form carefully. The name must be as per the SSC or Matric certificate, and the details and category entered are final and cannot be changed.
4. Select ONE manufacturing unit and ONE trade only.
5. Upload the photograph, signature and certificates as instructed on the portal.
6. Pay the fee online and ensure the application submits successfully and the fee transaction completes.
7. Submit by 18 November 2026, 11:45 PM.

No correction window. The notification mentions no correction window anywhere in the detailed advertisement. The step-by-step portal clicks (register, fill, upload, pay, submit) are not in the advertisement text — they live in the portal’s how-to-apply instructions. For a comparison with another PSU apprentice opening, read our ONGC Apprentice Recruitment 2026 guide.

BHEL Artisan Exam Pattern 2026

Read this carefully: the detailed advertisement does not publish an exam pattern. The pattern below is from BHEL’s separate exam-pattern document of the previous cycle, and it is not yet confirmed for the 2027 cycle — the detailed advertisement itself says CBE merit is ranked on marks out of 100, which conflicts with the 120-question figure. Treat the pattern as indicative until BHEL publishes the current-cycle pattern on careers.bhel.in.

Previous-cycle pattern details. 120 objective MCQs in 90 minutes, with +1 mark per correct answer and −0.25 per wrong answer. No calculators or smart devices are allowed. The Computer Based Examination is trilingual — Hindi, English, and Kannada, Telugu or Tamil — except that the Foundryman and Electronics Mechanic trades are excluded from the vernacular option. Candidates may give up to 5 test-centre choices. The CBE is tentatively scheduled for 11 December 2026.

BHEL Artisan Selection Process 2026

Stage 1 – Computer Based Examination. The CBE is held in the candidate’s trade. The qualifying marks are 40% for UR and EWS candidates and 30% for OBC, SC and ST candidates. For shortlisting, PwD and Ex-Servicemen candidates are relaxed down to 30% (UR/EWS) and 22.5% (OBC/SC/ST).

Stage 2 – Skill Test and Document Verification. Candidates are shortlisted for the Skill Test in the ratio of 1:3 by merit per trade, category and unit (a maximum of 5 candidates where there is a single vacancy). The Skill Test is qualifying only — final merit is strictly on the CBE score.

Other conditions. Best Apprentice and Runner-Up Apprentice winners of the All India Skill Competition (DGET) get preference: the Best Apprentice is inducted with 2 increments and the Runner-Up at the minimum of the scale — they must apply online and upload the Certificate of Merit. Selected candidates face a 20-year service lock-in at the allocated unit from joining, and no transfer requests are entertained in that period.

BHEL Artisan Salary 2026

Selected candidates serve 1 year as Temporary Artisan on a consolidated pay of Rs 24,000 per month. On successful completion, they are regularised as Artisan Grade-IV in the pay scale of Rs 29,500 – 65,000 plus applicable allowances. The advertisement fixes only these figures — it publishes no exact “in-hand” figure, so in-hand amounts on unofficial websites are estimates varying with current DA/HRA rates.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How many vacancies are there in BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026?

There are 660 Artisan Grade-IV posts under Advertisement No. 01/2026 (titled Artisan Recruitment – 2027): Fitter 278, Welder 104, Machinist 101, Electrician 90, Turner 52, Electronics Mechanic 23 and Foundryman 12. Unit-wise, HPBP Tiruchirappalli has 150, HPVP Visakhapatnam 120, BAP Ranipet 75, HEEP Haridwar 60, HPEP Hyderabad 60, HEP Bhopal 60, TP Jhansi 60, EDN Bengaluru 45 and SBD Bengaluru 30. Category-wise, the total is UR 285, EWS 65, OBC 162, SC 115 and ST 33.

What is the bhel artisan recruitment 2026 apply online last date?

The last date to apply online is 18 November 2026 at 11:45 PM. Applications opened on 21 October 2026 at 10:00 AM on the official BHEL careers portal, careers.bhel.in. The fee has no separate date in the notification and must be transacted within the same application window. The Computer Based Examination is tentatively scheduled for 11 December 2026.

What is the qualification for BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026?

Class X (Matriculation) plus National Trade Certificate (NTC / ITI) plus National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC), all in the same relevant trade. The minimum marks in both NTC/ITI and NAC are 60% for General and OBC candidates and 55% for SC and ST candidates. Only full-time regular courses are accepted, and the NAC must be issued by the competent authority.

What is the age limit for BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026?

The upper age limit is 27 years for General and EWS candidates as on 1 October 2026. No minimum age is stated in the notification. Relaxation is 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), 10 to 15 years for PwBD candidates, and up to 7 years on the basis of relevant experience of at least 6 months. The overall cap is 56 years maximum, including all relaxations.

What is the application fee for BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026?

The fee is Rs 1,072 for UR, EWS and OBC candidates (Rs 600 exam fee + Rs 400 processing fee + GST), and Rs 472 for SC, ST, PwBD and Ex-Servicemen candidates (exam fee nil + Rs 400 processing fee + GST). The fee is non-refundable, bank charges are extra, and payment is online only.

What is the selection process for BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026?

Selection is in two stages, both of which must be cleared: Stage 1 is the Computer Based Examination in the candidate’s trade, and Stage 2 is the Skill Test and Document Verification. Candidates are shortlisted for the Skill Test in the ratio of 1:3 by merit per trade, category and unit. The Skill Test is qualifying only — final merit is strictly on the CBE score. The CBE qualifying marks are 40% for UR/EWS and 30% for OBC/SC/ST candidates.

What is the exam pattern for BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026?

The detailed advertisement does not publish an exam pattern. The separate BHEL exam-pattern document of the previous cycle shows 120 objective MCQs in 90 minutes — Trade 70, Engineering Drawing and Workshop Calculation 30, Reasoning 20 — with +1 mark per correct answer and −0.25 per wrong answer. This is not yet confirmed for the 2027 cycle, because the detailed advertisement says CBE merit is ranked on marks out of 100. Treat the 120-question figure as indicative until BHEL publishes the current-cycle pattern.

What is the salary of BHEL Artisan posts?

Selected candidates serve 1 year as Temporary Artisan on a consolidated pay of Rs 24,000 per month. On successful completion, they are regularised as Artisan Grade-IV in the pay scale of Rs 29,500 – 65,000 plus applicable allowances. Selected candidates also face a 20-year service lock-in at the allocated unit from joining.

Can I apply for multiple BHEL units or trades?

No. A candidate may apply for only ONE manufacturing unit and ONE trade, because the Computer Based Examination is held on the same day for all units. If multiple applications are submitted, only the last submitted one counts. Choose the unit and trade carefully before submitting, as the details and category entered are final and cannot be changed.

How to apply for BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2026?

Apply online only at careers.bhel.in. Read the instructions on the portal, open Advertisement 01/2026 – Artisan Recruitment 2027, register with a valid email ID, fill the form, select one manufacturing unit and one trade, upload the photograph, signature and certificates, pay the fee online, and submit by 18 November 2026, 11:45 PM. Ensure the application submits successfully and the fee transaction completes.

For more government jobs and daily updates, browse the Latest Jobs section of New Sarkari Results, and always verify the final details in the official Advertisement No. 01/2026 on careers.bhel.in before applying.

Written by Ravi Singh

Ravi Singh is the Editor (Government Jobs) at New Sarkari Results, an independent information portal for Sarkari Result, Sarkari Naukri, admit card, answer key, syllabus and admission updates. He has 10+ years of experience covering Government Jobs, Railway Jobs, SSC, Banking, Teaching, Police, Defence and state recruitment boards. Every update on this site is verified directly from the official notification PDF issued by the commission or board — never from third-party aggregators.