The Northern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, conducted the NCL Assistant Foreman (Trainee) Examination 2026 in CBT on April 26, 2026, in the computer-based test mode, in which a large number of candidates have participated and are now they all are waiting for the result.
If you are one of those students who have participated in this examination, note that the NCL hasn’t confirmed any date for the release of results. Reportedly, the response sheet evaluation process is taking place, and it will be completed shortly, and then the result announcement will take place.
The most expected date for the result is the last week of May 2026; it will be made public as a merit list in PDF format. Note that you will find your roll number on this document only if you scored in the CBT examination and met or exceeded the cut-off marks. The minimum passing criteria are set to be different from one another for each category.
Notably, the cut-off marks aren’t pre-decided; Northern Coalfields Limited will prepare them after completing the response sheet evaluation process. We have prepared expected category-wise cut-off marks by analysing different factors; please refer to the table below to check for your category.
| Category | Stream | ||
| Mechanical | Electrical | Electronics & Telecommunication (E&T) | |
| UR | 74 – 79 | 70 – 75 | 68 – 73 |
| OBC-NCL | 70 – 75 | 66 – 71 | 64 – 69 |
| EWS | 71 – 76 | 65 – 70 | 63 – 68 |
| SC | 62 – 68 | 56 – 61 | 54 – 59 |
| ST | 56 – 62 | 52 – 57 | 50 – 55 |
Once the result for the NCL Assistant Foreman (Trainee) Examination 2026 is made public officially, you can check it by going through the step-by-step instructions.
- Go to the official website of the Northern Coalfields Limited at https://nclcil.in/.
- Click on the ‘Career’ option and then on ‘Recruitment’.
- Look for an option related to ‘Result for Assistant Foreman Trainee (Mechanical/Electrical/E&T) Exam 2026’ and click on it to download the merit list.
- Open the result file and search for your roll number to check if you have passed the examination.
After the CBT examination result, you will be called for the document verification if you pass it. There’s high speculation that the last stage of the selection process will take place within a few days after the result release.
Vacancy Details
There are a total of 270 vacancies for the recruitment of assistant foremen (trainees) under Northern Coalfields Limited. You may refer to the table below to check the category-wise number of vacancies for each cadre from the table below.
| Post & Cadre Name | UR | OBC-NCL | SC | EWS | ST | Total |
| AF (E&T) – Grade C | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| AF (Mechanical) – Excavation | 37 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 87 |
| AF (Mechanical) – E&M | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| AF (Electrical) – Excavation | 31 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 74 |
| AF (Electrical) – E&M | 31 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 74 |
Out of total vacancies, 116 are for the unreserved, 66 for the Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer), 51 for the Scheduled Caste, 25 for the Economically Weaker Section, and 12 for the Scheduled Tribes.
Selection Process
The selection process for recruitment of an assistant foreman (trainee) under the Northern Coalfields Limited consists of two stages, which are a computer-based test (CBT) and document verification (DV). The details about the first stage are shared below.
| Exam Mode | Computer-Based Test |
| Duration | 90 Minutes |
| Total Questions | 100 Questions |
| Maximum Marks | 100 Marks |
| Question Type | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Marking Scheme | +1 Mark for correct answers | No Negative Marking |
| Sections | Section A: Technical Knowledge (70 Questions / 70 Marks); Section B: General Aptitude & Awareness (30 Questions / 30 Marks) |
| Medium | Bilingual (English and Hindi) |
During the document verification for the recruitment of assistant foreman (trainee) under the Northern Coalfields Limited, you have to carry the original copy and a Xerox copy of the required documents.