BMC Trade Apprentice 2026 — 612 Posts, Walk-in 20-21 Aug (Maharashtra)

Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika (BMC) Labour Department has released BMC Trade Apprentice Recruitment 2026 under Notification No. प्रकाअ/585/एमसी for 612 posts of Trade Apprentice across 18 ITI trades, under the Apprentices Act, 1961. This Maharashtra government job vacancy 2026 is open to Maharashtra-domiciled candidates who have passed SSC (10th) with Marathi as a subject and completed the relevant ITI trade examination. Candidates aged at least 14 years can register on the Apprenticeship India portal and attend the walk-in recruitment mela before the specified dates. Selected Trade Apprentices will undergo one year of practical, on-the-job training across various BMC departments, wards, or hospitals, working in any of the three shifts as assigned, in trades ranging from Electrician and Fitter to Computer Operator & Programming Assistant. The selection process for BMC Trade Apprentice 2026 has no written examination — candidates are shortlisted purely on marks obtained in the final semester of their ITI trade examination, combined with applicable social reservation (SC/ST/VJ/NT-B/NT-C/NT-D/SEBC/EWS) and parallel reservation categories including Women (30%), Ex-servicemen (15%), Project-affected (5%), Sportspersons (5%), Earthquake-affected (2%), Orphans (1%), and PwD (4%). The training stipend ranges from ₹17,680 to ₹19,890 per month depending on trade, and under Section 22 of the Apprentices Act, 1961, BMC is not obligated to absorb apprentices into regular service after training completion. The BMC Trade Apprentice 2026 process requires two steps: first, register on the Apprenticeship India portal (apprenticeshipindia.gov.in) and select MCGM (BMC) as the establishment; second, attend the walk-in recruitment mela in person at Jamsaheb Mukadam Government ITI, Govandi, Mumbai, on the date applicable to your trade — 20 August 2026 for 9 trades (216 posts) or 21 August 2026 for the remaining 9 trades (396 posts), both from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There is no application fee. Candidates must bring self-attested photocopies of all required documents to the mela, and should read the complete official notification (Notification No. प्रकाअ/585/एमसी) beforehand, since trade-wise vacancy breakup, category reservation, and PwD/Orphan quotas vary significantly across the 18 trades.

Candidates need SSC (10th) pass or equivalent, with Marathi studied as a 100-mark subject, along with a pass in all semesters/levels of the relevant ITI trade examination for one of 18 trades — Electrician, Plumber, Refrigeration & Air Condition Mechanic, Draughtsman Civil, Turner, Desktop Publishing Operator, Motor Vehicle Body Builder, Diesel Mechanic, Machinist, Wireman, Fitter, Mason (Building Construction), Carpenter, Painter General, Mechanic Motor Vehicle, Welder, Computer Operator & Programming Assistant, and Pump Operator Cum Mechanic. Candidates must be Maharashtra domiciled; those who migrated from other states are not considered for reserved-category posts. A fitness certificate from a BMC medical examiner is required, along with police character verification submitted within 2 months of training start.

Minimum age is 14 years, as prescribed under the Apprentices Act, 1961. Maximum age is not specified in the official notification and is applicable as per prevailing State Government guidelines.

• SSC (10th) pass with Marathi as a 100-mark subject
• Pass in all semesters/levels of the relevant ITI trade examination
• Must be a Maharashtra domicile; candidates who migrated from other states are not considered for reserved-category posts
• Fitness certificate from a BMC medical examiner is required
• Police character verification must be submitted within 2 months of the start of training
• Minimum age 14 years as per the Apprentices Act, 1961; maximum age not specified, applicable per State Government guidelines
• This is a one-year apprenticeship training stipend, not a regular salaried appointment, and does not confer any right to permanent employment
• No application fee is required for this recruitment
• Selection is based purely on ITI final-semester marks and applicable social/parallel reservation — there is no written examination
• Backward-class candidates may apply against open-category posts, but multiple applications from the same candidate are not considered

No application fee is mentioned in the official notification.

₹19,890 per month for Fitter, Wireman, Electrician, Painter General, Refrigeration & AC Mechanic, Mechanic Motor Vehicle, Draughtsman Civil, Turner, and Machinist trades ₹17,680 per month for Plumber, Mason (Building Construction), Carpenter, Computer Operator & Programming Assistant, Welder, Pump Operator Cum Mechanic, Diesel Mechanic, Motor Vehicle Body Builder, and Desktop Publishing Operator trades This is a one-year training stipend under the Apprentices Act, 1961, not a regular salary; apprenticeship does not create a right to permanent employment

1. Visit www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in and log in — only Maharashtra ITI-passed candidates are eligible
2. Under "Apprenticeship Opportunities," select MCGM (BMC) as the establishment
3. Report in person at Jamsaheb Mukadam Government ITI, Govandi, Mumbai, on the mela date applicable to your trade (20 or 21 August 2026), between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM
4. Fill and submit the prescribed application form along with self-attested photocopies of required documents
5. Candidates are shortlisted at the mela based on ITI final-semester marks and applicable reservation
6. Undergo document verification following shortlisting, followed by an online offer through the portal
7. Accept the offer within 7 days of receipt, failing which the selection is cancelled and the next eligible candidate is considered
8. On acceptance, execute the Model Contract of Apprenticeship Training online with BMC