Indian Bank has invited online applications for the engagement of apprentices for the financial year 2026-27. The bank has announced a total of 1,500 training vacancies under the Apprentices Act, 1961. Interested and eligible candidates can submit their application forms from November 5 to November 25, 2026, through the official website.The recruitment drive is open to graduates from different academic backgrounds. Candidates will be selected through an online examination followed by a Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT). The bank has also released state-wise and category-wise vacancy details, along with the eligibility conditions, stipend and selection guidelines.
Eligibility criteria
Educational qualification: Candidates must have a graduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Central Government.Candidates must have completed their graduation between April 1, 2022, and November 1, 2026. The final result must have been declared on or before November 1, 2026.Age limit: Candidates must be between 20 and 28 years of age as on November 1, 2026. They should have been born between November 2, 1998, and November 1, 2006.The upper age limit will be relaxed for reserved categories as per government rules. The relaxation includes:
- Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST): 5 years
- Other Backward Classes (OBC): 3 years
- Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD): 10 years
- Persons affected by the 1984 riots: 5 years
Additional age relaxation is also available for eligible widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried, as mentioned in the notification.
How to apply for Indian Bank Apprentice recruitment 2026 ?
Eligible candidates can follow these steps to complete the online application process:
- Visit the official website of Indian Bank at indianbank.bank.in.
- Go to the Careers section and find the Engagement of Apprentices 2026 notification.
- Open the application link and select the new registration option.
- Enter the required details, including your name, email address and mobile number.
- Complete the application form and upload the required documents, photograph, signature and other details.
- Preview the application form and check all the information carefully.
- Complete the online fee payment.
- Submit the application form and download the confirmation page for future reference.
Direct link here. Candidates who have completed their graduation on or after April 1, 2022, must first register on the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) 2.0 portal at nats.education.gov.in. Only candidates with a 100% complete profile on the apprenticeship portal will be eligible to apply to the bank.
