The term Stipendiary Trainee indicates candidates who are appointed as trainees by organization by offering them a certain amount of Stipend during the training period as against salary paid to permanent employees of an organization.

Normally, organizations appoint candidates in this position for an agreed period and on completion of the period of training, the candidates can either be taken for regular employment with the organizations or they might not be taken and this will be decided by the higher authorities of the organization based on the performance of the candidates during training period. The pay scale offered for the position of Stipendiary Trainee in government organization in India is Rs. 6200, which might differ from one organization to another.

Detailed Pay scale for the position of Stipendiary Trainee:

Normally, most of the organizations irrespective of whether it is public sector or private sector organization recruit candidates as stipendiary trainee for a stipulated period like two years. While during the first year of training if the stipend is Rs. 6200, it will be raised to Rs. 7200 during the second year. On successful completion of training period, if a candidate is selected to work for the government organization, he will be offered with Rs. 5200-20200 + GP of Rs. 2000/Rs. 9300-34800+ GP of Rs. 4200.

Recent job notification for the position of Stipendiary Trainee:

Recently, the following public sector organizations called for applications from eligible candidates for the position of Stipendiary trainee:

• Baba Atomic Energy Research Centre

• Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

• Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

Job profile of Stipendiary Trainee:

Since candidates are appointed for stipendiary trainee position in different department like fitter, plant operator, A/C mechanic, electrician, etc… the job profile will differ according to the department for which they are selected.

Educational qualification:

Normally, fresh engineering degree or diploma holders are appointed for the position of Stipendiary Trainee. Most organizations look for fresh engineering diploma holders as compared to degree holders.

Age Requirement:

For the position of Stipendiary Trainee, candidates between the age group of 18 and 22 years will be selected.

Selection Process:

Most of the organizations follow written test as the criteria for selection of candidates to the position of Stipendiary Trainee. The written test will be of objective type format to test the knowledge of the candidates in the field for which they apply.

Future Scope of the position:

The position of Stipendiary Trainee can offer a bright future to the candidates since they can gain lot of industrial training, while earning stipend as well.