GURUGRAM: A district job fair is scheduled for 23 October 2026 at Government Women’s College, Sector 14, starting at 9 am. The 16 October district announcement sets a target of giving offer letters to 600 young people. It is a target, not a placement result.
Students from government and private ITIs, polytechnics and other educational institutions can participate. Companies will select candidates according to qualifications, technical skills and trade. Applicants are asked to bring a resume, educational and technical certificates, Aadhaar and other necessary documents.
The announcement covers both employment and apprenticeship opportunities. It does not provide a company-wise vacancy list, salary range or trade-by-trade allocation. Those details need to be checked against the particular opportunity presented to an applicant.
Ask which kind of offer is being made
The distinction matters because an apprenticeship is structured training. The Directorate General of Training’s published apprenticeship FAQs describe a programme combining basic instruction with practical learning at an establishment. On-the-job training takes place at the workplace; it is not simply another name for a permanent vacancy.
Basic training introduces the theoretical and practical skills needed before workplace training. The FAQ distinguishes apprentices who are fresh to a field from people with relevant institutional qualifications. Exemptions depend on the course and curriculum, so an ITI certificate alone should not be used to guess what a particular employer will require.
Candidates can ask for the trade or course name, training location and programme structure before accepting. The guidance describes a sequence of applying, receiving and accepting an offer, and completing the apprenticeship contract. Receiving a letter at a fair and completing that process are separate steps.
Read the contract and the recruitment terms
Section 22 of the Apprentices Act says employers formulate their own policies for recruiting people who complete apprenticeship training. It also addresses contracts that require service after successful training: the employer and apprentice are bound by the relevant employment and service conditions. Applicants should therefore read the actual terms rather than assume every training place becomes a continuing job.
The written arrangement is especially relevant when an offer combines a period of training with a later service requirement. Read both stages before accepting.
The Act’s contract provisions also distinguish the agreement from a casual expression of interest. For a designated trade, the apprenticeship contract is entered into with the employer. This makes the employer’s identity and the written terms worth checking carefully. A general invitation to attend the fair cannot substitute for the agreement attached to an individual offer.
Keep employment claims and payment requests separate
The National Career Service website says its registration, job applications and interview-processing services carry no charge. It also warns jobseekers against paying fees to employers. These are NCS’s standing safeguards, not a claim that the Sector 14 fair is being run through NCS or that a portal account is a condition of attending.
NCS cautions that websites and individuals may falsely use its name or logo. Its public help options include 1514 and support.ncs@gov.in for checking communications; it lists 1930 for cyber-fraud reporting. A message invoking a government programme should be verified through the programme’s actual contact channel before documents or money are sent.
For a wider search, NCS separately provides job listings, career counselling, career-centre searches and job-fair information. Those options can help applicants continue looking beyond a single recruitment event without treating the district’s target as an individual placement guarantee.
The service’s separate disclaimer says it does not recommend particular employers and urges applicants to research them. It describes NCS as a facilitator. The practical point is to check who is offering the work and what the offer contains, even when an opportunity is encountered through a public employment platform.
That check should happen before accepting an offer, rather than after joining instructions arrive. The disclaimer also allows discrepancies or wrongful activity to be brought to the Directorate General of Employment or the portal’s grievance window. These safeguards do not establish that any company attending the Gurugram fair has acted improperly.
For other local opportunities, Dalimss News has covered the Gurugram University industry-skills partnership and ration-depot licence applications. Each has its own eligibility and process.
