NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification Out for 200 Vacancies; Check Eligibility, Apply Now

The NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF has been released officially by the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) for the engagement of 200 Apprentice vacancies across various NICL branches across different states of India. Online registration for NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment 2026 starts from 4 November 2026. Eligible candidates can apply till 18 November 2026 in the NATS portal @ nats.education.gov.in. Interested candidates can find more information about the NICL Apprentice Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF, Vacancies, Educational Qualification, Age Limit, Selection through Merit, Exam Date, Pay Scale and Stipend details here in this blog article from Veranda RACE. The NICL Apprentice Selection Process 2026 comprises of shortlisting based on graduation marks and document verification.

NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF Out

TheNICL Apprentice Recruitment Notification PDF 2026for the engagement for 200 apprentice vacancies across different states in India was officially released by the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) under the Apprentice Act of 1961 on 4 November 2026 on the official NICL website @ nationalinsurance.nic.co.in for the financial year FY 2026-27. This apprenticeship recruitment for NICL is under the aegis of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS).

TheNational Insurance (NICL) ApprenticeshipProgram Recruitment 2026 is an apprenticeship training programme conducted regularly by the NICL to train graduates and talented people with General Insurance relevant industry skills offering real-world experience.

A total of200 National Insurance NICL Apprenticevacancies has been announced through this NICL Apprentice Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF.

Candidates can start applying for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment Program 2026 from 4 November 2026.

The last date to apply or submit the online application for the National Insurance NICL Apprentice Recruitment Program 2026 for the engagement of 200 Apprentice vacancy positions 2026 in various branches and offices across India is 18 November 2026.

Indian citizens who have completed their undergraduate degree before 1 April 2026 and within 21 years and 30 years of age are eligible to apply for this NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment Programme 2026.

Interested candidates can now download the New India Apprenticeship Recruitment Program Notification 2026 PDF officially released by the NICL containing all the essential details for the engagement of 200 NICL Apprentice vacancies through the direct link available from Veranda RACE below:

NICL Apprentice Notification 2026 Recruitment PDF: 200 Vacancies - Click Here to Download PDF

What is NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment?

The National Insurance Company Limited, also known as NICL, conducts the NICL Apprentice Recruitment Programme regularly for engagement of fresh graduates from all Indian universities/institutes as an Apprentice in various NICL branches and offices across Indian states and union territories.

This National Insurance (NICL) Apprentice Recruitment is an on-job general insurance training provided to selected fresh graduates to help them acquire real time work experience, soft skills, domain knowledge and become General Insurance industry ready by the NICL Insurance Company.

This National Insurance Apprenticeship Recruitment remains the gateway into a career with the Indian General Insurance sector, through public sector general insurance company, NICL.

Graduates and Bank as well Insurance exam aspirants can prepare for the NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment to kickstart their career in in the Indian Insurance industry as an Apprentice under a public sector general insurance company.

This NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment Program is an incredible opportunity for aspiring Bank and Insurance exam candidates to get hands on professional experience in the Indian General Insurance sector by getting training from a public sector general insurance company and getting guidance from seasoned public sector insurers.

About National Insurance (NICL)

National Insurance Company Ltd. (popularly known as NICL) is a leading Public Sector General Insurance Company in India.

It is owned by the Government of India and administered by the Union Ministry of Finance.

NICL is the oldest public sector general insurance company in India. It was incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1882 (at present Companies Act, 2013) in Kokata on 4 Dec 1906 as a part of the nationalist aspiration for Swaraj.

After nationalization of general insurance companies under General Insurance Business Nationalisation Act in 1972, NICL was merged along with 21 foreign and 11 Indian companies to form National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) as a subsidiary of the GIC.

NICL is the only public sector general insurance company with its headquarters in Kolkata.

The National Insurance Limited has a Pan India branch network of more than 2000 plus NICL offices and has a talented workforce of 11000 NICL employees across India.

In 2018, Indian Government announced the merger of National Insurance Company Limited with the United Indian Insurance Company (UIIC) and Oriental Insurance Company (OICL).

Rajeshwari Singh Muni is currently the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the NICL in 2026. The headquarters of NICL is in Kolkata, West Bengal.

NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026: Overview

Candidates who are interested and eligible to apply for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 for the engagement of 200 Apprentice vacancies in the NICL offices and branches across India can find the complete overview of the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF below in this Veranda RACE blog post:

In the newly released NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 announced by the NICL on 4 November 2026, the detailed NICL Apprentice Vacancies 2026, NICL Apprentice Age Limit 2026, NICL Apprentice Eligibility Criteria 2026, NICL Apprentice Important Dates 2026, NICL Apprentice Selection Process and NICL Apprentice Salary or Stipend 2026 are provided in immaculate detail which can be found in this Veranda RACE article.

Interested Bank and insurance exam aspirants as well as recent Indian graduates can find further detailed information on the NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment2026 here in this Veranda RACE NAICL Apprentice Recruitment blog.

NICL Apprentice Important Dates 2026

The NICL Apprentice Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 was officially released by the National Insurance on its website on 4 November 2026 on its official NICL website.

Interested and eligible graduate candidates from India can find the National Insurance NICL Apprentice India Important Dates 2026 related to NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 for 200 vacancies in the NICL branches and offices across India here in this Veranda RACE blog post:

Candidates can apply for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 starting from 4 November 2026 to 18 November 2026.

NICL Apprentice Recruitment Apply Online

The NICL has officially started the NICL Apprentice Recruitment Online Selection Application Process 2026 with the release of the NICL Apprentice Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF for 200 vacancies.

Eligible candidates and recent graduates who wish to apply for the post of NICL Apprentice in various NICL branches across Indian states and union territories can submit their National Insurance Apprentice Online Application 2026 from 4 November 2026 to 18 November 2026 in the NATS portal website. Candidates need to register themselves on the NATS portal (https://nats.education.gov.in/) and complete their registration.

Candidates with 100% complete profile on the Apprenticeship portal (NATS) only are eligible to apply for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026.

Candidates can start applying for the NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment Program 2026 from 4 November 2026.

They can also find the direct link to apply for the National Insurance Apprenticeship Recruitment 2026 here using the below link from Veranda RACE:

NICL Apprentice Recruitment Program 2026: Click here to Register on NATS

NICL Apprentice Vacancies 2026

The number of National Insurance NICL Apprentice Vacancies 2026 was officially announced in the NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF.

Candidates can find the detailed NICL Apprentice vacancies segregated by states / union territories and their respective vacancies for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment Program 2026 here in the below table from Veranda RACE:

Assam has the highest NICL Apprentice vacancies in 2026 with 30 vacancies.

Gujarat with 22 vacancies, Chhattisgarh with 20 vacancies, Rajasthan with 20 vacancies and Uttar Pradesh with 14 vacancies follows.

Tamil Nadu has 10 vacancies, Karnataka has 10 vacancies and Kerala has been allotted 10 vacancies for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026.

It is mentioned in the NICL Apprentice Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 in 2026 that one candidate can apply for only one state or union territory for engagement as apprentice.

NICL Apprentice Eligibility Criteria 2026

Interested and eligible applicants for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 for the engagement of 200 National Insurance Apprentice vacancies should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online.

The eligibility criteria for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 include Nationality, NICL Apprentice Educational Qualification 2026, NICL Apprentice Age Limit 2026, NICL Apprentice Age Relaxation 2026, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this blog post of Veranda RACE:

Nationality

Candidates applying for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 must be acitizen of India (or) a subject of Nepal (or) a subject of Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1^st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or) a person of Indianorigin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

NICL Apprentice Educational Qualification 2026

Candidates interested to apply for the National Insurance Apprentice Recruitment 2026 should havepassed Graduate Degree (Full Time) in any discipline from any recognised university / institution by the AICTE / DOTE / UGC as mentioned in the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF for the direct engagement of 200 NICL Apprentice vacancy in the NICL offices across Indian states.

Candidates must have completed graduation and have mark sheets and provisional / final degree certificate issued from the university / institute / college for their graduation as on 1 April 2026.

The cut-off date to decide the educational qualification for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 will be 1 April 2026.

Candidates should not have undergone Apprentice Training earlier or has been pursuing Apprenticeship Training under the Apprentices Act in NICL or any other organisation.

Candidates who possess a Post graduate degree or completed an integrated Postgraduate course are not eligible for engagement as apprentice in the NICL.

Candidates who possess one year or more of work experience in any government, government undertaking or private organisation as on 1 April 2026 are not eligible.

NICL Apprentice Age Limit 2026

Candidates interested to apply for the 200 National Insurance Apprentice positions should be within 21 years and 30 years.

The cut-off date to determine the candidate’s age with respect to maximum age for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 will be 1 April 2026.

The detailed requirement of age-limit for Apprentice vacancies in the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 has been given in the below table by Veranda RACE:

NICL Apprentice Age Limit 2026:

Minimum Age: 21 years

Maximum Age: 30 years

Cut-off date for age eligibility: 1 April 2026

Candidates applying for the NICL Apprentice vacancies must have been born not earlier than 1 April 1996 and not later than 1 April 2005 (both days inclusive).

Candidates belonging to the categories of SC/ST/OBC/PwBD, etc., can seek relaxation in the upper age limit as per Indian Government guidelines as applicable.

NICL Apprentice Age Relaxation 2026

Candidates belonging to the categories of SC/ST/OBC/PwBD can seek relaxation in the upper age limit as provided in the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF.

Here in the table below, candidates can find the detailed age relaxation for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026:

The maximum age specified in the NICL Apprentice Notification PDF 2026 is applicable to General and EWS category candidates.

NICL Apprentice Selection Process 2026

The selection process for the engagement of candidates who apply for the NICL Apprenticeship Recruitment in 2026 will consist of the following:

1. NICL Apprentice Shortlisting 2026

2. NICL Apprentice Document Verification 2026

There will be no separate online or written exam for the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 and it will be solely based on their Graduation marks (through merit) and document verification only.

The Board of Practical Training (Eastern Region) has been entrusted with the task of shortlisting the candidates from the online application data in the NATS portal.

The NICL Apprentice Shortlisting will be carried out based on the percentage of marks (up to two decimal places) secured in the qualifying Graduate degree exam (subject to candidate fulfilling all prescribed eligibility criteria).

Shortlisted candidates will be intimated through their registered email IDs. Shortlisted candidates will appear in person for the document verification process at various NICL offices as indicated by NICL in the email.

Candidates will be shortlisted solely based on the information furnished during online application.

The final engagement list will be prepared after verifying all the details entered by the respective candidates in the NATS portal against the original documents and shall be subject to the availability of vacancies in the respective state.

NICL Apprentice Documents to Upload

Candidates applying for apprenticeship vacancies in the NICL should upload the following documents to their NATS student profile:

Degree Certificate

Provisional Certificate

Consolidated Mark Sheet

Aadhaar Card

Bank Passbook (in the candidate’s name)

Latest Passport Size Photograph

NICL Apprentice Salary / Stipend 2026

Candidates joining the NICL as an Apprentice would get a monthly stipend of ₹ 15,000 during the apprenticeship training period as mentioned in the NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF 2026.

The Apprentices joining in the NICL are not eligible for any other allowances / benefits.

The candidates eligible as Apprentice will not be treated as employees of the NICL and will not be entitled to receive any benefits which are available to the employees of the NICL.

The duration of the training period for apprentice will be twelve months. The apprentices will be imparted training on different aspects of insurance company practices, products and processes.

NICL will make a payment of ₹8850 into the apprentices account on a monthly basis and Government share of stipend of ₹6150 will be directly credited to the bank account through DBI mode.

NICL Apprentice Recruitment 2026: Important Links