Recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) 2025

Important Dates

Opening date of on-line application submission – 12-04-2025

Closing date for Submission of on-line Application – 11-05-025 (23:59 hours)

Last Date for Application fee payment for the submitted applications – 13-05-2025 (23:59 hours)

Dates for Modification window for corrections in application form with payment of modification fee (Please Note: Details filled in ‘Create an Account’ form and Chosen RRB cannot be modified) – 14-05-2025 to 23-05-2025

Other Details

Pay Level in 7th CPC – Level-2

Initial pay (Rs.) – 19900

Medical Standard – A1

Age as on 01-07-2025 – 18 – 30 years

Educational Qualification –

• Matriculation / SSLC plus ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the trades of Fitter, Electrician, Instrument Mechanic, Millwright/Maintenance Mechanic, Mechanic (Radio & TV), Electronics Mechanic, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Wireman, Tractor Mechanic, Armature & Coil Winder, Mechanic (Diesel), Heat Engine, Turner, Machinist, Refrigeration & Air- Conditioning Mechanic.

(OR) Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the trades mentioned above

• (OR) Matriculation / SSLC plus three years Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Automobile Engineering

(OR) combination of various streams of these Engineering disciplines from a recognised Institution in lieu of ITI.

Note: Degree in the Engineering disciplines as above will also be acceptable in lieu of Diploma in Engineering.

Total Vacancies (All RRBs) – 9970

Important Instructions 

• Candidates must ensure that they fulfil all the prescribed educational and technical qualifications for the post on or before the closing date for submitting application against this CEN. Candidates waiting for final results of prescribed educational /technical qualifications are not eligible to apply.
• Candidate Only one application per candidate will be accepted for the notified post in this CEN. Applicants who submit more than one application against this CEN shall be disqualified and debarred.
• Crucial date for claim of SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/EBC status or any other benefit viz. fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc., where not specified otherwise, will be the closing date for submission of ONLINE applications against this CEN.
• 12 Details filled in the ’Create an Account’ form such as

1. mobile number
2. Email ID
3. Applicant Name
4. Father Name
5. Mother Name
6. Gender
7. Nationality
8. Date of Birth
9. Matriculation Roll Number
10. Matriculation Certificate Serial Number
11. Matriculation Certificate date and
12. EKYC

cannot be modified under any circumstances, at any stage, once the account is created.

• After the submission of the ONLINE application (complete in all respects) and paid requisite fee successfully, if a candidate wishes to further modify, change or correct any detail “Chosen RRB”, he/she may do so by except 12 details filled in ‘Create an Account’ and also paying a modification fee of Rs. 250/- (non-refundable) for each occasion from 14 05-2025 to 23-05-2025.
• Negative Marking: There will be negative marking (@1/3rd mark for every wrong answer) in both CBT-1 and CBT-2. There shall be no negative marking in the Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT).

Uploading Photo and Signature

• Candidates must ensure that the proper photograph (not older than 2 months with respect to closing date for Submission of online Application) and signature of their own,
• Signatures of the candidates on all the documents should be uniform and identical at all stages of recruitment process. Signature must be in running hand-writing and not in BLOCK/ CAPITAL or disjointed letters. Signature should be written with black ink pen with pure white background only.

A-1 Medical Stds

• Physically fit in all respects
• Distant Vision: 6/6, 6/6 without glasses with fogging test (must not accept +2D)
• Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 without glasses and
• Must pass tests for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic Vision, etc.
• Note: Candidates who have undergone Lasik surgery or any other surgical procedure to correct refractive error, are not eligible for the post of ALP.

Fees

1. For all candidates (except categories mentioned below at Sl. No. 2) – Fee Rs 500/-. Out of this fee of Rs 500/-, an amount of Rs 400/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges, on appearing in 1st Stage CBT.

2. For candidates who belong to SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, Female, Transgender, Minorities or Economically Backward Class (EBC). (Caution to Candidates: EBC should not be confused with OBC or EWS) – Rs 250/-. This fee of Rs 250/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in 1st Stage CBT.

Recruitment Process

The recruitment process shall comprise of the following stages:

• First Stage CBT (CBT-1)
• Second Stage CBT (CBT-2)
• Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)
• Document Verification (DV)
• Medical Examination (ME)

Pattern & Syllabus of CBT-1: Objective Exam with questions from Mathematics, Mental Ability, General Science and General Awareness

• Duration: 60 minutes
• Number of questions: 75
• Maximum marks: 75 (@1 mark per question)
• There shall be negative marking @1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
• Normalization of marks will be done for CBTs held in multiple shifts.

Pattern & Syllabus of CBT-2:

CBT-2 shall comprise of two parts viz., Part-A and Part-B as detailed below.

1. Total Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes
2. Total Questions: 175
3. Part-A: 90 minutes & 100 questions
4. Part-B: 60 minutes & 75 questions
5. There shall be negative marking @1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
6. Normalization of marks will be done for CBTs held in multiple shifts.

Only the marks scored in Part-A shall be counted for shortlisting of candidates for further stages of this recruitment process provided the candidate irrespective of community is able to secure qualifying marks (35%) in Part-B.

SYLLABUS for Part-A: Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Basic Science and Engineering

SYLLABUS for Part-B: Part-B is only a qualifying test in nature and shall have questions from the various trade syllabi as prescribed by Directorate General of Training (DGT).

Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)

• It is mandatory to clear each test battery / section of CBAT separately, to qualify.
• The CBAT shall be only in English and Hindi and there shall be no negative marking – Aptitude test examinations are of multiple-choice objective types having verbal and non-verbal questions.
• Qualifying Marks: All candidates (irrespective of community) must secure a minimum T-score of 42 marks in each test battery separately to qualify in the CBAT.
• The merit list will be prepared only from amongst candidates qualifying in the CBAT.
• 70% weightage will be given for marks obtained in Part-A of CBT-2 and 30% weightage for score obtained in the CBAT.

Document Verification (DV):

• Based on the marks and merit of candidates in Part-A of CBT-2, qualifying in Part-B of CBT-2 and scores in CBAT, candidates equal to the number of vacancies, will be shortlisted for Document Verification.

Participating RRBs

• Ahmedabad www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in
• Ajmer http://www.rrbajmer.gov.in
• Bhopal www.rrbbhopal.gov.in
• Bilaspur www.rrbbilaspur.gov.in
• Chandigarh www.rrbcdg.gov.in
• Bhubaneswar www.rrbbbs.gov.in
• Chennai www.rrbchennai.gov.in
• Guwahati www.rrbguwahati.gov.in
• Jammu-Srinagar www.rrbjammu.nic.in
• Gorakhpur www.rrbgkp.gov.in
• Kolkata www.rrbkolkata.gov.in
• Mumbai www.rrbmumbai.gov.in
• Muzaffarpur www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in
• Malda www.rrbmalda.gov.in
• Patna www.rrbpatna.gov.in
• Ranchi www.rrbranchi.gov.in
• Secunderabad www.rrbsecunderabad.gov.in
• Prayagraj www.rrbald.gov.in
• Siliguri www.rrbsiliguri.gov.in
• Thiruvananthapuram www.rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in

Vacancies – RRBs and Zone Wise details

Download the notification here – RRB ALP CEN 01-2025