BHEL Artisan Grade IV 2027 is Advertisement No. 01/2026 from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited for 660 tentative Artisan Grade IV seats across nine manufacturing units. The detailed advertisement is now out. Online applications open on 21 October 2026 at 10:00 AM and close on 18 November 2026 at 11:45 PM. Apply only on careers.bhel.in. The computer based exam is tentatively on 11 December 2026.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is a Government of India public sector company that builds boilers, turbines, generators and power plant equipment. The Artisan Grade IV posts are shop-floor technical roles at the manufacturing units. This is not a bank or office clerk job. You work on tools, machines and assembly lines.
Nature of the role
You join as Artisan Grade IV in one of seven trades: Fitter, Welder, Turner, Machinist, Electrician, Electronics Mechanic or Foundryman. After the training and probation period the scale is listed around ₹29,500 to ₹65,000 per month. For the first year you are a temporary artisan on consolidated wages of ₹24,000 a month; after that you are regularised in the ₹29,500 to ₹65,000 scale, as per the detailed advertisement.
Who should apply and who should skip
Apply if you have Class 10 + National Trade Certificate (NTC/ITI) + National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) in the same trade, with 60% marks in both NTC and NAC (55% for SC/ST).
Skip if you only have ITI without NAC, or if your trade is not in the seven listed trades.
Skip if you are older than 27 years on 1 October 2026 (General/EWS), 30 years (OBC-NCL) or 32 years (SC/ST). Extra relaxation for PwBD, Ex-Servicemen and relevant work experience is only as printed later.
You may apply for only one manufacturing unit. Choose the unit and trade before you submit.
Dates and fee
Event
Date
Age calculation date
01 October 2026
Online application opens
21 October 2026, 10:00 AM
Last date to apply online
18 November 2026, 11:45 PM
Computer Based Examination (CBE)
11 December 2026 (tentative)
Application fee: ₹1,072 for UR/EWS/OBC (₹600 exam fee + ₹400 processing fee + GST) and ₹472 for SC/ST/PwD/Ex-Servicemen (processing fee + GST only). Bank charges may be extra.
Knowledge of the regional language is desirable for units in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Hindi is desirable for the other units.
Educational qualifications
Requirement
Detail
Minimum education
Class 10 pass
Trade certificate
National Trade Certificate (NTC / ITI) in the respective trade
Apprenticeship
National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) in the respective trade
Marks
60% in both NTC and NAC for General and OBC; 55% for SC and ST
Selection stages
Selection has two stages. Stage I is a Computer Based Examination, tentatively on 11 December 2026. Candidates are shortlisted from CBE marks in a 1:3 ratio for Stage II, a qualifying Skill Test with Document Verification. The exam pattern is on careers.bhel.in.
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