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RRB ALP

RRB ALP 2026

Introduction

Railway Recruitment Boards

CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTICE (CEN) No. 01/2026

Recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) 2026

Exam Dates, Exam Pattern, Cut-offs, Salary etc.

RRB ALP is a national-level recruitment exam conducted for the recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) & Technicians in Indian Railways. This recruitment exam is generally organized and managed by any one of the Regional Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) for all the regions.

The official RRB ALP notification 2026 is released on 14 th may 2026 by the Railway Recruitment Board

RRB ALP 2026 Exam: Overview

Event / गतिविधि	Date & Time / तिथि एवं समय
Date of Indicative Notice in Employment News	21.03.2026
Opening date & time of online application submission	15.05.2026 (00:00 Hrs.)
Closing date & time of online application submission	14.06.2026 (23:59 Hrs.)
Last Date for Application Fee Payment for submitted applications	16.06.2026 (23:59 Hrs.)
Dates for Modification Window for corrections in application form with payment of modification fee (Details filled in “Create an Account” form and Chosen RRB cannot be modified)	17.06.2026 to 26.06.2026 (23:59 Hrs.)

Recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) 2026 PDF

Exam Pattern

RRB ALP Exam Pattern 2026
RRB ALP Exam will be conducted in 3 stages for ‘Assistant Loco Pilot’ posts followed by document verification process.
• Stage I CBT

• Stage II CBT (Part A, Part B)
• Computer Based Aptitude Test

Stage I CBT

As per the last notification, the test will be of qualifying in nature & will be of 60 minutes duration having 75 questions asked from subjects viz., Mathematics, General Science, General Intelligence & Reasoning, & General awareness.

Sr. No.	Topics / Subject	No. of Questions	Duration
1	Mathematics	20
2	General Intelligence & Reasoning	25
3	General Science	20
4	General Awareness on Current Affairs	10
	Total	75	60 Minutes

Note: For every incorrect answer marked, there will be a negative marking of the 1/3 marks of the total mark allocated for that question.

Stage II CBT
Candidates qualifying the Stage I CBT will be allowed to appear in Stage II CBT which will be conducted in two parts- Part A & Part B as tabulated below:

Part	Topic / Subject	No. of Questions	Duration
Part A	Mathematics
	General Intelligence & Reasoning
	Basic Science & Engineering
	General Awareness on Current Affairs	100 (combined)	90 Minutes
Part B	Questions from Relevant Trade (as per DGET)	75	60 Minutes
	Total	175	150 Minutes

Note: For every incorrect answer marked, there will be a negative marking of the 1/3 marks of the total mark allocated for that question.

Stage III Aptitude Test
This Aptitude test will be an online test (Computer Based) which will be qualifying in nature. Candidates need to score a certain cut off marks as decided by the board in each of the tests to qualify it.
Note: There will be no Negative Marking in the Aptitude Test of Stage III

How To Apply

RRB ALP Apply Online 2026
Once the notification is released, follow the below mentioned steps in order to Apply Online for RRB ALP 2025.
Step 1: Click on the link mentioned in the official notification once it is released to apply online.
Step 2: Provide your basic details like Candidates Name, Category, date of birth, Phone number, email id etc.
Step 3: Then upload your recent passport size photograph and along with signature & after verifying the information click on submit to save the
basic details.
Step 4: After that, select your respective language and zone as per convenience.
Step 5: Finally, make the online payment of the Application fee using either Debit Card / Credit Card / Internet Banking or through Payment Gateway.
Step 6: Candidates are advised to download/Print a few copies of completely filled application form along with some photographs.

RRB ALP Application Fees

Category Name	Fees
General / OBC Candidates	Rs. 500/-
SC / ST / Ex-servicemen / Female Candidates	Rs. 250/-

Note: The Transaction charges of bank (application Fees/intimation charges), will be borne by the applicants.

Syllabus

RRB ALP Syllabus 2026

The syllabus for Stage I CBT and Stage II CBT are mentioned below. Please do not consider these topics as the only source of information for this Exam as these are indicative not exhaustive in nature.

Exam Sections	Topics Covered
Mathematics	BODMAS, LCM, HCF, Calendar & Clock, Decimals, Number System, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Fractions, Time & Distance, Algebra, Mensuration, Simple & Compound Interest, Elementary Statistics, Square Root, Age Calculations, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Pipes & Cistern, Geometry, Trigonometry etc.
General Intelligence & Reasoning	Syllogism, Analogies, Para Jumbling, Relationships, Alphabetical & Number Series, Venn Diagram, Conclusions & Decision Making, Jumbling, Analytical Reasoning, Similarities & Differences, Classification, Coding & Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Arguments and Assumptions, Data Interpretation & Sufficiency etc.
General Science	Life Sciences, Chemistry and Physics of matric level, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Astronomy & Space Technology, Computer & Mobile Technology, Inventions & Discoveries, Nutrition, Military Technology, Diseases etc.
General Awareness on Current Affairs	History, Sports, Culture, Science & Technology, Important Personalities, Politics, Geography, Economics etc.

Cut Off

RRB ALP Previous Year Cut offs
The RRB ALP exam shall be conducted in 4 stages having 2 CBT (Computer Based Test). For every CBT candidate needs to secure a minimum Cut Off marks and minimum qualifying marks respectively.
How to Check RRB ALP cut off 2025?
Step 1: Once the results are declared, click on the link provided on the official RRB website for checking Cut off marks.
Step 2: Now enter your Roll Number /or Registration Number along with Password/DOB.
Step 3: Finally click on the ‘Download’ button which you will see on the next screen and check the RRB ALP 2025 Cut Off marks.
As per the last year’s notification, there is a minimum qualifying mark for every CBT of RRB ALP Recruitment process as tabulated below categorically:

RRB ALP CBT Cut off Percentage:

Category	Minimum Qualifying Marks
General	40%
OBC	30%
SC	30%
ST	25%

RRB ALP Cut Off 2018

RRB Zone Name	SC	UR	ST	OBC
RRB ALP Jammu	30.40	45.89	25.59	36.01
RRB ALP Mumbai	42.23	57.91	25.85	50.94
RRB ALP Gorakhpur	30.05	48.01	25.004	30.02
RRB ALP Secunderabad	40.85	61.26	33.25	53.33
RRB ALP Guwahati	30.19	47.05	25.004	35.09
RRB ALP Bhubaneswar	30.02	40.03	25.21	30.02
RRB ALP Ahmedabad	31.13	53.26	25.22	41.21
RRB ALP Chandigarh	42.57	60.67	25.004	47.01
RRB ALP Malda	30.04	51.80	25.004	32.20
RRB ALP Bangalore	30.02	57.52	25.004	48.57
RRB ALP Siliguri	30.39	40.09	25.14	30.02
RRB ALP Chennai	46.24	60.26	31.84	55.32
RRB ALP Thiruvananthapuram	37.58	69.39	26.70	61.57
RRB ALP Kolkata	31.97	58.20	25.06	38.36
RRB ALP Bilaspur	30.04	58.21	25.04	50.03
RRB ALP Bhopal	49.35	66.57	40.85	58.77
RRB ALP Patna	30.04	40.03	26.08	30.02
RRB ALP Muzaffarpur	32.49	40.18	25.48	30.02
RRB ALP Allahabad	33.29	59.59	25.04	44.81
RRB ALP Ranchi	30.03	60.92	31.12	48.52
RRB ALP Ajmer	48.59	68.05	31.26	58.43

Vacancies

RRB ALP Vacancy 2026

Vacancies : 11127

Post	Pay Level in 7th CPC	Initial Pay (Rs.)	Medical Standard	Age as on 01-07-2026	Total Vacancies (All RRBs)
Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)	Level-2	19900	A-1	18 – 30 years	11127

RRB Zone	Railway	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	TOTAL	ExSM
Ahmedabad	WR	62	22	11	38	14	147	15
Ajmer	NWR	262	97	59	142	40	600	60
	WCR	56	18	0	32	12	118	12
Prayagraj	NCR	284	37	27	65	44	457	46
	NR	62	23	11	42	15	153	15
Bengaluru	SWR	80	31	15	54	20	200	20
Bhopal	WCR	194	74	23	117	15	423	42
	WR	15	8	0	6	1	30	3
Bhubaneshwar	ECoR	548	70	36	48	99	801	80
Bilaspur	CR	187	77	52	0	6	322	32
	SECR	84	29	14	53	20	200	20
Chandigarh	NR	56	39	23	49	20	187	19
Chennai	SR	93	24	14	41	14	186	19
Gorakhpur	NER	28	11	37	17	12	105	10
Guwahati	NFR	272	109	63	164	68	676	68
Jammu	NR	158	58	30	110	44	400	40
Kolkata	ER	135	53	35	89	32	344	34
	SER	280	101	52	40	24	497	50
Malda	ER	109	41	20	73	27	270	27
	SER	117	43	22	78	29	289	29
Mumbai	CR	290	207	99	344	138	1078	108
	SCR	32	7	4	26	9	78	8
	WR	14	5	3	10	5	37	4
Muzaffarpur	ECR	18	6	3	11	4	42	4
Patna	ECR	41	16	8	28	10	103	10
Ranchi	ECR	224	83	42	150	56	555	56
	SER	248	150	63	213	71	745	74
Secunderabad	ECoR	387	119	57	228	33	824	82
	SCR	238	90	45	162	61	596	61
Siliguri	NFR	243	90	46	161	60	600	60
Trivandrum	SR	43	8	5	7	1	64	7
Total		4860	1746	919	2598	1004	11127	1115

Salary

RRB ALP Salary Structure 2026

The RRB ALP has a basic pay scale of Rs. 19,900/- as per the second level of 7th pay commission.

Pay Scale: ₹19,900 - ₹63,200 (Level-2 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix)

Salary Components	Amount
Basic Pay Scale	₹19,900/-
Assistant Loco Pilot Total Monthly Salary	₹35,000/- (approx.)

RRB ALP Job Profile 2026

The candidates selected for the post of RRB ALP 20256 will be required to carry out certain responsibilities as per the instructions of higher authorities such as:
Attending minor repairs of the locomotive, Fine tuning of the locomotive, calling out signal once sighted, checking the efficiency of locomotive on regular basis & so on.

Eligibility Criteria

RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria 2026
RRB ALP Age Limit 2026:
The applicants must lie under the below age limit in order to apply for the post of RRB ALP 2026
o Min Age: 18 years
o Max Age: 33 years

RRB ALP Age Relaxation 2026:

Category Name	Maximum Age Relaxation
SC / ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PwD	10 years

RRB ALP Education Qualification 2026:

Designation	RRB ALP Qualification
Assistant Loco Pilot	Matriculation / Degree in Engineering/ SSLCPlus ITI/ Course Completed Act Apprentices or Diploma.
Technicians	Matriculation / SSLC plus ITI / Course Completed Act Apprentices OR 10 + 2 with Physics & Maths OR Diploma in Engineering (as applicable)