Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is recruiting 660 Artisans Grade IV in seven ITI trades across nine manufacturing units (Advt. 01/2026, Artisan Recruitment 2027). You need ITI plus a National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) in your trade. Applications are online at careers.bhel.in from 21 October to 18 November 2026, and the computer-based exam is tentatively on 11 December 2026.
Who can apply: Class 10 + ITI + NAC in the same trade, with 60% (Gen/OBC) or 55% (SC/ST) in both ITI and NAC, held by 1 Oct 2026 · age up to 27 on 1 Oct 2026 for General/EWS (OBC-NCL 30, SC/ST 32, plus up to 7 years for work experience) · one unit and one trade only · apply by 18 November 2026, 11:45 PM · Apply at careers.bhel.in · Official notice (PDF)
Written from BHEL Advt. 01/2026 (Artisan Recruitment 2027), with its vacancy breakup and exam pattern, on 18 October 2026.
On this page: Dates · Posts by unit · Category-wise · Eligibility · Pay · Fee · Selection · How to apply · Points to check
BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2027: important dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online application opens | 21 October 2026, 10:00 AM |
| Last date to apply | 18 November 2026, 11:45 PM |
| Computer Based Examination (CBE) | 11 December 2026 (tentative) |
Qualification and age are judged as on 1 October 2026. BHEL says all dates are tentative and changes will be posted on careers.bhel.in.
BHEL Artisan 2027: posts by unit and trade
| Unit | Fitter | Welder | Turner | Machinist | Electrician | Elec. Mech. | Foundryman | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAP Ranipet (TN) | 48 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | – | – | 75 |
| HPVP Visakhapatnam (AP) | 60 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 120 |
| EDN Bengaluru | 3 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | 45 |
| SBD Bengaluru | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 30 |
| HEEP Haridwar | 20 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | – | 3 | 60 |
| HPEP Hyderabad (TS) | 10 | – | 22 | 23 | 5 | – | – | 60 |
| HEP Bhopal | 19 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | – | 2 | 60 |
| TP Jhansi | 22 | 10 | – | 10 | 18 | – | – | 60 |
| HPBP Tiruchirappalli | 80 | 50 | – | 15 | 5 | – | – | 150 |
| Total | 278 | 104 | 52 | 101 | 90 | 23 | 12 | 660 |
Elec. Mech. = Electronics Mechanic. From the notice and its unit-wise breakup; every row and column adds up to the printed totals. The numbers are tentative and may change.
Choose carefully: all units hold the exam on the same day, so you apply for one unit and one trade only. The selected artisan must then serve at that unit for at least 20 years, with no transfer requests.
Category-wise vacancies by unit
| Unit | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total | PwD | ExSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAP Ranipet | 32 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 10 |
| HPVP Visakhapatnam | 47 | 12 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 120 | 5 | 16 |
| EDN Bengaluru | 19 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 6 |
| SBD Bengaluru | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 4 |
| HEEP Haridwar | 35 | 6 | 8 | 11 | – | 60 | 2 | 8 |
| HPEP Hyderabad | 25 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 60 | 16 | 9 |
| HEP Bhopal | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 5 | 8 |
| TP Jhansi | 24 | 6 | 17 | 13 | – | 60 | 3 | 8 |
| HPBP Tiruchirappalli | 65 | 15 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 150 | 6 | 21 |
| Total (our calculation) | 285 | 65 | 162 | 115 | 33 | 660 | 45 | 90 |
PwD and Ex-Servicemen posts are counted within the community figures. The trade-wise split by category for each unit is in the vacancy breakup PDF.
- PwD categories: OH (locomotor disability, with BL allowed only for Electrician or Fitter; leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims), VH (low vision), HH (deaf and hard of hearing, speech and language disability) and MD (multiple disabilities). The post is not suitable for blindness.
- Compassionate appointments: some vacancies are partly earmarked for dependants of deceased BHEL employees, under the “Compassionate Consideration” link on careers.bhel.in.
Eligibility
Qualification (as on 1 October 2026)
- Class 10 + ITI (NTC) + National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) in the respective trade.
- At least 60% for General and OBC and 55% for SC and ST, in both ITI and NAC.
- Only full-time regular courses count, and certificates or marksheets must be issued by 1 October 2026.
- Ex-servicemen with a trade-equivalence certificate from an Army, Air Force or Naval institute don’t need the minimum marks.
- Desirable: the regional language for the Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana and Karnataka units, and Hindi for the others.
Age (as on 1 October 2026)
| Category | Upper age | Born on or after (our calculation) |
|---|---|---|
| General / EWS | 27 | 2 October 1999 |
| OBC-NCL | 30 | 2 October 1996 |
| SC / ST | 32 | 2 October 1994 |
Further relaxations:
- PwD: 10 years (General), 13 years (OBC-NCL) and 15 years (SC/ST).
- Work experience: up to 7 years, for a minimum of 6 months’ relevant experience, shown in BHEL’s prescribed format.
- Ex-servicemen: as per government rules.
- Domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir between 1980 and 1989: 5 years.
- With all relaxations together, you must still be no older than 56.
Not eligible: anyone already selected or engaged by BHEL as a temporary employee, or in another post, who is not yet regularised or is on probation.
Pay and service terms
| Stage | Pay |
|---|---|
| First year: Temporary Artisan | Rs 24,000 a month, consolidated |
| After regularisation: Artisan Grade IV | Minimum of the Rs 29,500 – 65,000 scale, plus applicable allowances |
Regularisation after the first year depends on completing it successfully, under company rules.
- All India Skill Competition winners: a Best Apprentice joins with 2 extra increments. A Runner-Up Apprentice joins at the minimum of the scale. Both must upload their DGET Certificate of Merit and still take the CBE.
- 20-year posting rule: a transfer requested for unavoidable personal reasons is possible only on reversion to the original post.
Fee
| Category | Exam fee | Processing fee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| UR / EWS / OBC | Rs 600 | Rs 400 + GST | Rs 1,072 |
| SC / ST / PwD / Ex-Servicemen | Nil | Rs 400 + GST | Rs 472 |
The fee is non-refundable, and bank charges are extra.
How selection works
Stage I: Computer Based Examination, in your trade: 120 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes.
| Section | Questions |
|---|---|
| Trade | 70 |
| Engineering / calculations | 30 |
| Test of reasoning | 20 |
| Total | 120 |
- Marking: +1 for each correct answer and −¼ for each wrong one.
- Language: questions appear in Hindi and English, plus Kannada, Telugu or Tamil as you choose. The English version is final if versions differ.
- Not allowed: calculators, smartphones and smartwatches.
- Minimum marks:
- 40% for UR/EWS and 30% for OBC/SC/ST.
- PwD and Ex-Servicemen can be shortlisted down to 30% (UR/EWS) or 22.5% (OBC/SC/ST).
Stage II: Document Verification and Skill Test
- Shortlisting is 1:3 against the category-wise vacancies of your trade in your unit, with up to 5 candidates for a single vacancy.
- The skill test is qualifying only. The final merit list is based on CBE marks.
Medical examination: done by the company before joining, with no relaxation in health standards.
How to apply for BHEL Artisan Recruitment 2027
- Go to careers.bhel.in between 21 October and 18 November 2026.
- Fill in your name exactly as on your Class 10 certificate. Your category, email and post can’t be changed later.
- Choose one unit and one trade, and up to 5 exam centre preferences.
- Pay the fee online and keep the confirmation. Use an email address you’ll keep active for at least a year, because BHEL contacts candidates only by email.
- Government or PSU employees: apply through proper channel or bring a no-objection certificate to document verification.
Points to check
- No minimum age is given in the notice, only the upper limit of 27 for General/EWS.
- EWS and PwD minimum marks: the 60%/55% rule names only General, OBC, SC and ST. The notice doesn’t say which figure applies to EWS or PwD candidates. Check the FAQs on careers.bhel.in or ask BHEL before applying if you’re unsure.
- HPEP Hyderabad PwD seats: 16 of its 60 posts are for PwD candidates, far more than at the other units (2 to 6). The figure is consistent in both the notice and the breakup PDF.
Official sources: Detailed advertisement (PDF) · Vacancy breakup (PDF) · Exam pattern (PDF) · careers.bhel.in
