Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi Recruitment 2026 – Heavy Vehicle Factory, Avadi, Chennai, has announced a notification for the Junior Technician post. There are 220 vacancies available for this post. Candidates with 10th/NAC/NTC/STC qualifications can apply for this job. Interested and eligible candidates can apply by postal on or before 14 February 2026. The eligibility and selection process details for Heavy Vehicle Factory Jobs are below. Interested candidates can also try BEL Careers.
Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi Recruitment 2026 – Overview:
| Company Name | Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) Avadi |
| Job Role | Junior Technician |
| Job category | TN Govt Jobs |
| Qualification | 10th/NAC/NTC/STC |
| Experience | 0 – 2 years |
| Total Vacancies | 220 Posts |
| Salary | Rs. 21,000/- |
| Job Location | Chennai |
| Last Date | 14 February 2026 |
| Official Website | https://avnl.co.in/ |
Detailed Eligibility – Heavy Vehicle Factory Careers:
Educational Qualifications:
Junior Technician (Operator Material Handling Equipment):
- NAC/NTC/STC in Crane Operations (or) Class X Equivalent Board Examinations with Driving License for Heavy Vehicles and with a minimum of 02 years’ experience in handling Crane Operations.
Junior Technician (Rigger):
- NAC/NTC/STC in Rigger (or) Class X equivalent Board Examinations with a minimum of 02 years’ experience in loading and unloading in a large industry whose turnover is above 500 Cr.
Junior Technician (Heat Treatment Operator):
- NAC/NTC/STC in Forger and Heat Treater
Junior Technician (Fitter Auto Electric):
- NAC/NTC/STC in Auto Electrician
Junior Technician (Sand & Shot Blaster):
- Class X equivalent Board Examinations with a minimum of 02 years’ experience in Shot Blasting in an industry.
Junior Technician (Contract) (Machinist):
- NAC/NTC in Machinist
Tenure of Engagement: The tenure is fixed for a period of ONE year from the date of engagement.
Age Limit (As on 14 February 2026): The Upper Age Limit prescribed for all the posts shall not exceed 35 years
Age Relaxation:
- 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 03/11/2025.
- 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.
Salary Details: Rs. 21,000/-
Heavy Vehicle Factory Vacancies: 220 Posts
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Operator Material Handling Equipment): 55 Posts
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Rigger): 25 Posts
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Heat Treatment Operator): 08 Posts
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Fitter Auto Electric): 04 Posts
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Sand & Shot Blaster): 06 Posts
- Junior Technician (Contract) (Machinist): 122 Posts
Selection Process of Heavy Vehicle Factory Careers:
Selection of the Candidates shall be done as follows:
- Preference will be given in the following order:
- HVF Ex-Trade Apprentices, failing which
- Erstwhile OFB Ex-Trade Apprentices, failing which
- Other NTC/NAC holders.
- The Candidates of HVF 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 Qualifying in Nature – FIT/UNFIT
- HVF Ex-Trade Apprentices shall also have to apply offline to consider them for Document Verification and Trade Test.
- The 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.
- Candidates not clearing Document Verification shall not be allowed to proceed further to Trade Test.
- Trade Test shall be conducted only at Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi and Chennai.
- The date of Trade Test will be informed well in advance through email/SMS.
Application Fee:
- For SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-SM/Female candidates: Nil
- For Others: Rs. 300/-
Mode of Payment: Through Online (SBI Collect)
How to apply for Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi Recruitment 2026?
Interested and eligible candidates must send their filled-in application form in the prescribed format along with relevant documents by ordinary post to the mentioned postal address on or before 14 February 2026.
For More Details & Application Form: Click here.
Postal Address:
The Chief General Manager,
Heavy Vehicles Factory,
(A Unit of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited)
Post Bag No. 01,
HVF Estate,
Avadi,
Chennai – 600054
Candidate must forward the following copy of documents along with the manual application:
- SSLC/ Matric/Xth Certificate.
- National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) with National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) Mark Sheets issued by NCVT of the relevant trade, If any.
- 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.
- Valid Community Certificate (SC/ST/OBC[NCL]) obtained in the prescribed format for Central Govt. jobs. (Format of Certificate is enclosed as Annexure -2 & Annexure – 3)
- EWS Certificate valid for the year 2025-26. (Format of Certificate is enclosed as Annexure – 4)
- PwBD Certificate, if any. (Format of Certificate is enclosed as Annexure – 5)
- Discharge Book/Certificate for Ex-Servicemen.
- Experience Certificate(s), if any.
- Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Member Pass Book, if any.
- Bank Pass Book
- Aadhar Card
- PAN Card
- Driving License, wherever applicable.
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