CPCL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification Out – Apply Online for Trade, Technician & Graduate Apprentice Posts

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) is inviting online applications for Trade Apprentice (ITI Passed), Laboratory Assistant (Chemical Plant) / Guest House Service Asst., Graduate Apprentice (Non-Eng. Degree), Graduate Apprentice (Secretarial Office Assistant – Oil & Gas), Executive (Human Resource) - Oil & Gas, Graduate Apprentice (Degree in Engineering), Technician Apprentice (Diploma in Engineering), and Trade Apprentice (Data Entry Operator) posts under its 2026 recruitment notification HRD:03:26. Candidates are engaged on a contract basis under the Apprenticeship Act, 1961, with stipends varying by post such as Rs. 11,040 for ITI passed trade apprentices and Rs. 12,300 for graduate and technician apprentices. Eligible applicants must register with 100% profile completion on the NATS or NAPS portal and apply online on or before 22 October 2026. The selection is based on a merit list formed from the percentage of marks obtained in the essential qualification.