Heavy Vehicles Factory Avadi has released an official notification for the recruitment of 220 Junior Technician Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Offline through the official Heavy Vehicles Factory Avadi website. The last date to submit the application form is 13-02-2026. In this article, you’ll find the Heavy Vehicles Factory Avadi Junior Technician Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Offline application form.
Heavy Vehicles Factory Avadi Junior Technician (Contract) Recruitment 2026 Overview
Vacancy Details
Eligibility Criteria
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Machinist): NAC/NTC in Machinist
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Operator Material Handling Equipment): NAC/NTC/STC in Crane Operations (or) Class X or Equivalent Board Examinations with Driving License for Heavy Vehicles and with minimum of 02 years’ experience in handling Crane Operations.
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Rigger): NAC/NTC/STC in Rigger (or) Class X or equivalent Board Examinations with minimum of 02 years’ experience in loading and unloading.
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Heat Treatment Operator): NAC/NTC/STC in Forger and Heat Treater
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Fitter Auto Electric): NAC/NTC/STC in Auto Electrician
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Sand & Shot Blaster): Class X or equivalent Board Examinations with minimum of 02 years’ experience in Shot Blasting in an industry.
Salary/ Stipend
- Basic Pay – Minimum Basic Pay of Rs. 21,000/-
- Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) as applicable
- Special Allowance @ 5% of Basic Pay
- Annual increment at the rate of 3% on the Basic Pay during the tenure only on successful completion of the previous tenure.
Age Limit
- The Upper Age Limit prescribed for all the posts shall not exceed 35 years for Candidates without any relaxation as on the closing date of offline Application.
- The Upper Age Limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC/ST Candidates and 3 years for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Candidates in the posts reserved for them.
- The Upper Age Limit is relaxed by 10 years for Person with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (plus 5 years for SC/ST Candidates and plus 3 years for OBC (NCL) Candidates)
- Ex-Apprentice Trainees: The Upper Age Limit is relaxed to the extent of the period for which the Apprentice had undergone training in line with Apprentice Act 1961. (plus 5 years for SC/ST Candidates and plus 3 years for OBC (NCL) Candidates)
- Ex-Serviceman: The Upper Age Limit shall not exceed 35 years plus 3 years after deducting the period of service from the present age (plus 5 years for SC/ST Candidates and plus 3 years for OBC (NCL) Candidates). However, he should be less than or equal to 55 years of age as on the closing date of offline Application.
- Work Experience: Relaxation in upper age limit will be given to the Candidates having relevant work experience. The upper age limit is relaxable for the Candidates with relevant post qualification experience, to a maximum extent of 7 years. Relaxation in age would be one year for every completed year of relevant post qualification experience.
- The Maximum Age Limit after inclusive of all eligible relaxations for any category shall not exceed 55 years of age as on the closing date of offline Application.
Application Fee
- Application Fee of Rs.300/- (Rupees Three Hundred only) to be paid through Online -> SBI Collect -> PSU -> ARMOURED VEHICLES NIGAM LTD TAMIL NADU -> Payment category -> Heavy Vehicles Factory-RECRUITMENT FEES.
- (SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-SM/Female Candidates are exempted from payment of application fees).
Selection Process
- Preference will be given in the following order: 1) Heavy Vehicles Factory Ex-Trade Apprentices, failing which 2) Erstwhile OFB Ex-Trade Apprentices, failing which 3) Other NTC/NAC holders.
- The Candidates of Heavy Vehicles Factory Ex- Trade Apprentices will be shortlisted based on Month/Year of passing NAC (within which NAC Mark wise out of 400) in the respective trades.
- The Candidates of erstwhile OFB Ex- Trade Apprentices will be shortlisted based on Month/Year of passing NAC (within which NAC Mark wise out of 400) in the respective trades.
- For other NTC/NAC Holders: Marks obtained in the final examination of NTC/NAC. [In case of possessing both NTC and NAC, then the marks of NTC will only be considered for shortlisting.
- For Non-NAC/NTC/STC holders, Candidates possessing only Class 10th with relevant experience will be shortlisted based on years of experience possessed. In case, candidates possess same number of years of experience, then selection will be based on mark of Class 10th.
- Trade Test (Practical) shall be only qualifying in nature without any marks.
- Candidates shortlisted shall be subject to Document Verification and those Candidates clearing Document Verification shall be subject to Trade Test.
- Trade Test shall be conducted only at Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi and Chennai.
- Selection will be based on the order of merit mentioned in Para 8.1 above. If 2 or more candidates has same merit, then Date of Birth will be criteria where older person shall get preference over the younger Trade Apprentices. If the Date of Birth is also same, then the criteria will be Name in alphabetical order of English.
General Information / Instructions
- Detailed instructions are available in the website www.ddpdoo.gov.in Candidates should read these instructions carefully before making any entry or selecting options for filling up of offline applications.
- The Candidates applying should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for the post/trade applied for.
- Their admission for Trade Test will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions at the time of Trade Test after due verification of their original certificates/documents.
- Mere issue of Admit Card to the Candidate for Document Verification/Trade Test will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally accepted by Heavy Vehicles Factory/AVNL for Contractual Engagement.
- Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to the original certificates/documents will be done only before Trade Test in Heavy Vehicles Factory/Chennai.
- Candidates are advised to bring Self Verified Online Police Verification Report (PVR) and Medical Fitness Certificate (Blank Format is enclosed as Annexure-5) during the time of Document Verification.
- The Competent Authority has right to revise either by increasing or decreasing the advertised number of vacancies at any point of time.
- In case, Candidates are willing to apply two or more posts, they are advised to apply separate application for each post.
- Persons with disability can apply against an unreserved vacancy, provided the post is identified suitable for the persons with disabilities of the relevant category.
- Individual who have attended trade test at Heavy Vehicles FactoryTS/Heavy Vehicles Factory during July 2025 to December 2025 are not eligible to apply. Hence, need not apply.
- NTC/NAC would mean Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and STC would mean Certificate issued by State Council for Vocational Training.
- All the Qualifications possessed by the Candidates and also Qualifications / Courses being pursued by them at the time of submitting the Application for engagement, are to be clearly indicated in the Application. In other words, all the qualifications already possessed and Qualifications / Courses which are being pursued / currently undergoing are to be indicated in the Application while submitting the same for notified posts in Heavy Vehicles Factory.
- Candidates shall possess minimum pass marks in the required educational qualification.
- Candidates seeking age relaxation shall enclose the relevant certificates issued by Competent Authority, which will be verified by Heavy Vehicles Factory. In the event of suppression of information or forged Certificate submitted, the candidature of the Candidate will be cancelled and will be debarred for all posts in Heavy Vehicles Factory.
How to Apply
- Interested Indian Citizens shall forward physical applications only in prescribed format. (Refer Annexure –A attached herewith)
- Candidate must forward the following copy of documents along with the manual application: i. SSLC/ Matric/Xth Certificate. ii. National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) with National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) Mark Sheets issued by NCVT of the relevant trade, If any. iii. National Trade Certificate (NTC) with National Trade Certificate (NTC) Mark Sheets issued by NCVT of the relevant trade (or) State Trade Certificate (STC) with State Trade Certificate (STC) Mark Sheets issued by SCVT of the relevant trade, If any. iv. Valid Community Certificate (SC/ST/OBC[NCL]) obtained in the prescribed format for Central Govt. jobs. (Format of Certificate is enclosed as Annexure -1 & Annexure – 2) v. EWS Certificate valid for the year 2025-26. (Format of Certificate is enclosed as Annexure – 3) vi. Discharge Book/Certificate for Ex-Servicemen. vii. Experience Certificate(s), if any. viii. Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Member Pass Book, if any. ix. Bank Pass Book x. Aadhar Card xi. PAN Card xii. Driving License, wherever applicable. xiii. Payment receipt for Rs.300/- wherever applicable.
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