CIL Recruitment 2024: Merit list out for 1,140 ITI Apprentice Posts

Coal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian central public sector company managed under the ownership of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. It is located in Kolkata. It is a substantial government-owned-coal-producer in the world. It is also the ninth vast employer in India with nearly 272,000 employees.

CIL has announced notification for application form regarding ITI apprentice posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online via the official website of the CIL - https://www.coalindia.in/

Coal India Limited (CIL) 2025: Key Highlights

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	CIL Recruitment 2025
Exams conducting body	CIL
Exam level	National
No of papers	-
Application mode	Online
Exam mode	Offline
Exam type	MCQs
Exam objective	-
Official website	https://www.coalindia.in/
Application fees	General - Rs. 500 Others - No fee

Coal India Limited (CIL): Important Dates

Events	Dates
Application form start	5 October, 2025
Last date to apply online	15 October, 2025
Admit card	To be notified
Exam date	To be notified

Coal India Limited (CIL): Application Fees

Category	Fees
General	Rs.500
SC/ST/PwD	No fee

Coal India Limited (CIL): Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have cleared their ITI Course (NCVT/SCVT Trade Certificate) from any recognized institute that is operated within the Uttar Pradesh / Madhya Pradesh State.

Age Limit

Candidates should not be below 18 years of age and should not exceed 26 years of age.

Application Form

Steps to Apply for Coal India Limited (CIL)

1. Visit the official website of the NCL - https://www.nclcil.in/

2. Click on ‘Career’ then on ‘Trade Apprentice Post’.

3. Register yourself as new registration

4. You will receive your User ID and PW

5. Login using the User ID and PW and start filling out the application form by filling out all the necessary information.

6. Upload the requested scanned documents in the prescribed format.

7. Pay the application fees (if applicable).

8. Preview the information before submitting the form and cross-check all the details entered.

9. Submit the form. 

Coal India Limited (CIL): Syllabus

Subjects	Topics
General Knowledge	Indian Polity Indian Economy Everyday Science Indian Geography National & International Current Affairs India’s Agriculture and commerce & trade Modern History with special attention to Indian National Movement
Reasoning	Nonverbal series Coding-decoding Odd one out Venn diagram Letter series Triangles Puzzles Seating arrangement Blood relation
Numerical Ability	Number system Average Age Simple interest & compound interest Percentage Mixture & allegation Time & work Speed, time & distance Boat & streams Mensuration Probability Algebra Ratio & proportion
General English	Reading Comprehension Use of the appropriate word Synonym Antonyms Error detection Spelling check Phrase replacement. Cloze test

Coal India Limited (CIL): Exam Pattern

Part	Name of the section	Number of questions
Paper 1	General Knowledge	100
	Reasoning
	Numerical Ability
	General English
Paper 2	Professional Knowledge	100

Points to remember:

• Candidates will be given 3 hrs to complete the examination.
• There will be no negative marking.

Coal India Limited (CIL): Admit Card

According to the official notification, the CIL 2025 will be available for download via HPPSC’s official website. Candidates who will complete their CIL 2025 Online Application Process can download the admit card once announced on the website.

In other words, your admit card will be available on the website only if you have successfully and accurately filled and submitted the online application form. CIL 2025 admit card will be released by the exam conducting authority.

Carrying a valid CIL 2025 admit card is important for all the applying candidates to appear in the exam. No candidate will be allowed to sit in the exam without the Admit Card. The exam conducting authority will declare the Admit card before the date of examination.

Steps to download the admit card:

1. Visit the official website of the exam conducting authority ie. https://www.nclcil.in/ 
2. Next, explore the website's homepage. There, you will find a menu with the most latest notifications displaying.
3. Find the notification that is showcasing "Download CIL Admit Card 2025"
4. Then, you will be asked to log in using the submitted information. After completing the asked credentials, click on the submit button.
5. Now, your CIL 2025 Admit card will appear on the screen, you have to download the admit card.
6. After downloading your admit card, keep one or two printouts of the admit card.

Coal India Limited (CIL): Answer key

Any state or national level examination answer key is declared after the examination. The answer key is released for the candidates after the exam to give them an insight of what to expect from their marks. The answer key for every subject will be released independently.

The answer key will be declared on the official website i.e https://www.nclcil.in/ after the examination. The candidates will be able to trace their marks and get the correct response with the aid of this. The candidates will be given a chance to lift objections if they find any query. 

Steps to download the answer key:

• Go to the official website - https://www.nclcil.in/

• Click on the ‘Answer Key’ notification

• Login through your submitted details

• Your paper's answer key will appear on the screen.