# Canara Bank starts apprentice registration for 3,500 posts 2026-10-01T09:51:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Canara Bank has opened online registration for 3,500 graduate apprentice posts for 2026-27. Candidates can apply at canarabank.bank.in until 17 October 2026. The last date to print the application is 1 November 2026. Applicants must have a degree in any discipline passed between 1 January 2023 and 1 September 2026, and be aged 20 to 28 as of 1 September 2026. The monthly stipend is Rs 16,650, comprising Rs 10,500 from the bank and Rs 6,150 from the government. SC, ST and PwBD candidates are exempt from the Rs 500 application fee. India Today reports selection will be state-wise based on Class 12 or diploma marks with at least 60 per cent (55 per cent for reserved categories), followed by document verification, a local-language test and medical fitness. Hindustan Times reports candidates must register on the bank website, while India Today says candidates must first register on the NATS portal at nats.education.gov.in. The apprenticeship lasts 12 months and does not guarantee regular employment. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets report the same facts on eligibility, stipend and fee. The key difference is procedural: Hindustan Times directs candidates to register at canarabank.bank.in, while India Today specifies a prior step, registration on the NATS portal. India Today also provides more selection detail (merit list based on Class 12 marks, 60 per cent threshold) absent from Hindustan Times. Neither outlet carries government or opposition framing, both are neutral-report. The coverage is uniform straight news with Hindustan Times being more succinct and India Today more comprehensive on process. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straight recruitment notice with step-by-step application guide, no editorial slant - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Straight recruitment notice with eligibility tables and selection process, no editorial slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: apprentice recruitment, Canara Bank Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/canara-bank-starts-apprentice-registration-for-3500-posts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/canara-bank-starts-apprentice-registration-for-3500-posts/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/