RRB ALP 2026 Notification PDF Out, 11127 ALP Vacancies (CEN 01/2026), Apply Online Starts from 15 May

The RRB ALP Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 has been officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) through detailed CEN 01/2026 notification on 14 May 2026 at the official website https://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/. The RRB will recruit eligible candidates for Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) posts for various RRB-wise and Railway Zone-wise in the Indian Railways through this RRB ALP Recruitment Selection Process 2026. This RRB ALP 2026 Recruitment will fill 11,127 Level 2 vacancies for the post of ALP. As mentioned in the official recruitment notification, the application process for RRB ALP posts (CEN 01/2026) has begun from 15 May 2026 and candidates can apply for the selection process till 14 June 2026 through online. This will be an excellent opportunity for 10^th Pass railways job aspirants who have an SSLC/ITI qualification. Check all the essential details about the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 here at Veranda RACE website.

RRB ALP Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 Out

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has officially announced the direct recruitment for Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) posts for 11,127 Level 2 vacancies through Detailed Centralized Employment Notification CEN.No 01/2026 in the official RRB website. The RRB has officially released the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF on its official RRB website for various zones on 14 May 2026 for 11,127 ALP Vacancy across various Railways Zones and RRBs of the Indian Railways.

Candidates between 18 years and 30 years of age and who have completed Class 10 + SSLC with ITI or possess a 3-year Engineering Diploma or an Engineering are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) through RRB ALP CEN 01/2026 Recruitment by the Indian Railways.

Candidates can apply for the 11,127 Level 2 ALP vacancies in the Indian Railways jobs announced through the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF starting from 15 May 2026.

The last date to apply for the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 will be 14 June 2026.

Candidates can get detailed information on the crucial RRB ALP job selection details such as age limit, educational qualification, exam pattern, exam selection process, exam stages, vacancies, ALP salary, ALP exam centres, etc., about the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 for Level 2 ALP vacancies in the Indian Railways here from Veranda RACE.

Candidates can use the link below to download the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF here from the link of Veranda RACE below:

RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF: 11127 Level 2 ALP Vacancies – Click here to Download (English)

RRB ALP Apply Online 2026

Candidates eligible to attend the RRB ALP 2026 for the direct recruitment of 11,127 Level 2 ALP posts in the Indian Railways jobs can apply online through the RRB official websites starting from 15 May 2026.

Candidates can also use the direct online registration RRB ALP application link 2026 available below in the Veranda RACE website blog to apply for the RRB ALP Recruitment Selection Process 2026 for the 11,127 Level 2 ALP vacancies in various Railway Zones and RRBs of the Indian Railways here:

RRB ALP 2026 Apply Online Direct Link – Click Here to Apply

What is RRB ALP Recruitment?

RRB ALP stands for the Railway Recruitment Board Assistant Loco Pilot.

It is a national level recruitment exam conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to recruit eligible candidates for Level 2 Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) jobs in the various Railway Zones and RRBs of the Indian Railways.

The RRB ALP Recruitment is one of the most popular Railways job recruitment exams in India conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to recruit eligible candidates for Level 2 ALP post. Since, candidates who have completed their matriculation (Class 10) along with ITI, Apprenticeship, Diploma or Engineering in related trades are eligible to apply for the RRB ALP Selection Process, this is one of the most sought-after exams by the Railways aspirants looking to crack Railway jobs in India and a Central government job.

The RRB ALP Selection Process 2026 will be made based on the basis of CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT, Document Verification and Medical Test.

RRB ALP Recruitment 2026: Overview

RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 will be a golden opportunity for RRB / Railways job aspirants aiming to join the Indian Railways in Level 2 ALP jobs.

Candidates who are interested and eligible to apply for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment to 11,127 Level 2 ALP vacancies across various Railway Zones and RRBs in the Indian Railways can find the complete overview of the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF below in this Veranda RACE RRB ALP blog post:

RRB ALP Important Dates 2026

The RRB ALP Notification 2026 PDF was officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on its official RRB website on 14 May 2026. Interested and eligible Railways / RRB aspirants candidates can find the RRB ALP Important Dates 2026 related to RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 here in the below table from Veranda RACE:

Candidates can check the Veranda RACE website or Veranda RACE blog to know further updates about the RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam Date 2026, RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Date 2026 and RRB ALP CBAT Exam Date 2026, when they are announced officially by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on its RRB website.

RRB ALP Vacancy 2026

The Railway Recruitment Board has announced a total of 11,127 Level 2 ALP Railways job vacancies for 2026 through CEN.No 01/2026.

Candidates can find the detailed breakdown of vacancies based on the Level 2 post of ALP Railway job as mentioned in the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF here giving a clear overview of post, pay levels, medical standards, age limits and total vacancies:

A total of 11,127 Level 1 ALP Railways Job posts in the Indian Railways were announced through the RRB ALP Notification 2026 PDF in various Railway Zones and RRBs by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).

RRB ALP Vacancy Trends 2026

Candidates can also find the detailed previous year RRB ALP Job Vacancy Trends here using the table below from Veranda RACE:

The RRB ALP Vacancy Trend over the years reflects the changing requirements of the Indian Railways. There has been a considerable reduction in the number of ALP vacancies announced by the Indian Railway over the years. But when compared with the previous year of 2025, there has been a slight increase in the number of ALP vacancies.

RRB ALP Zone-Wise Vacancy 2026

Candidates can also find the detailed RRB ALP zone-wise vacancy 2026 listing for various RRBs and Railway Zones using the Veranda RACE table given below:

The RRB ALPRecruitment 2026 is conducted for the direct recruitment of Level 2 ALP vacancies across the following participating RRBs in India: Ahmedabad RRB, Ajmer RRB, Bhopal RRB, Bhubaneswar RRB, Bilaspur RRB, Chandigarh RRB, Chennai RRB, Gorakhpur RRB, Guwahati RRB, Jammu-Srinagar RRB, Kolkata RRB, Malda RRB, Mumbai RRB, Muzaffarpur RRB, Patna RRB, Prayagraj RRB, Ranchi RRB, Secunderabad RRB, Siliguri RRB and Thiruvananthapuram RRB.

The Mumbai RRB has the highest vacancy with 1078 ALP vacancies, followed by the Secunderabad ALP with 824 ALP vacancies and Bhubaneshwar ALP with 804 vacancies.

Trivandrum RRB has been announced with 64 ALP vacancies; Bengaluru RRB has 200 ALP vacancies and Chennai RRB has 186 ALP vacancies.

RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria 2026

Interested and eligible applicants for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 for the recruitment to various level 2 ALP posts in the Indian Railways should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online for the RRB ALP Selection Process in 2026 for jobs in the Indian Railways.

The eligibility criteria for the RRB ALP Selection Process 2026 include nationality, age limit, essential educational qualification, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF blog post from Veranda RACE:

RRB ALP Recruitment 2026: Nationality

Candidates applying for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of Group D level 1 vacancies must be either a citizen of India (or) subject of Nepal (or) a subject of Bhutan (or) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1^st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

RRB ALP Age Limit 2026

Candidates applying for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 must have completed the minimum age of 18 years. The maximum upper age limit will be 30 years for Level 2 ALP vacancies through RRB ALP Recruitment 2026.

The detailed requirement of age-limit in the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 has been given in the below table by Veranda RACE:

Candidates applying for the RRB ALP 2026 should not have been born after 1 July 2008 for all communities or categories.

The cut-off date for determining the RRB ALP Age Limit 2026 will be 1 July 2026.

RRB ALP Educational Qualification 2026

Candidates interested to apply for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 must possess minimum educational qualification as mentioned in the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF for the direct recruitment of 11,127 Level 2 Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) vacancies in various Railway Zones and RRBs of the Indian Railways.

Candidates should have one of the following:

Class 10 Pass + ITI certificate in relevant trade from NCVT / SCVT recognised institute

Class 10 Pass + Course completed Act Apprenticeship in a relevant trade

3-year Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical o Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institute

Degree in Engineering in a relevant discipline

The cut-off date to determine the educational qualification for the RRB ALP Selection Process 2026 will be 1 July 2026.

RRB ALP Age Relaxation 2026

As per the RRB ALP Notification 2026 PDF, age relaxation will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories.

Age relaxation depends on the category of the candidates and follow government rules. Check the below table to know more about the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 Age Relaxation:

RRB ALP Selection Process 2026

The RRB ALP 2026 for the direct recruitment of Level 2 ALP Railway jobs in the Indian Railways will have five stages:

RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam 2026

RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam 2026

RRB ALP CBAT Exam 2026

RRB ALP Document Verification 2026

RRB ALP Medical Exam 2026

Eligible candidates applying for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 need to clear two different phases of the computer based exam (CBT 1 and CBT 2) and Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) in order to be called for Document Verification and Medical Examination and further get selected for the Level 2 Assistant Loco Pilot job in the Indian Railways for Railways jobs sarkar naukri.

To get a keen understanding of the RRB ALP Selection Process 2026, interested candidates and Railways/RRB/RPF Exam aspirants can check this Veranda RACE blog post and get the detailed RRB ALP Exam Pattern 2026 for computer-based exams of the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 as mentioned officially in the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF.

Candidates can apply to only one RRB and only one RRB ALP online application has to be submitted through any one of the websites of the participating RRBs as mentioned in the official notification.

RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam Pattern 2026

The RRB ALP First Stage CBT or the RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam 2026 is the first stage of the RRB ALP Selection Process in 2026.

This CBT stage is conducted to shortlist eligible candidates for the RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam 2026 based on their normalised marks and merit. The marks scored in the RRB ALP CBT 1 will not be counted while preparing the final merit list.

Candidates can find the detailed RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam Pattern for 2026 using this Veranda RACE table below:

There will be negative marking and 1/3^rd marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in the RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam 2026. Normalisation of marks will be done of CBTs held in multiple shifts.

The RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam 2026 will consist of three sections: Mathematics, Mental Ability and General Science. This will be an online exam consisting of 75 questions for 75 marks. The time duration for the RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam 2026 will be 60 minutes.

Check the detailed exam pattern for RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam 2026 here using the link below:

RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam Pattern 2026 – Click Here to View

RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Pattern 2026

Candidates who clear the RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam will be shortlisted to attend the RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam 2026. The RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam will be the second stage of the RRB ALP Selection Process 2026.

The RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam 2026 will consist of two parts: Part A and Part B.

RRB ALP CBT 2 Part A will consist of 100 questions for 100 marks. It will be conducted for a time duration of 90 minutes.

The Part A Exam will consist of the following subjects: Mathematics. General Intelligence and Reasoning and Basic Science and Engineering. There will be negative marking of 1/3^rd marks for each wrong answer in Part A exam. Only marks scored in the Part A of the RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam 2026 will be counted for shortlisting of candidates for further stages of the RRB ALP Recruitment Process 2026.

The RRB ALP CBT 2 Part B will be qualifying in nature and will have questions from the various trade syllabi as prescribed by the Directorate General of Training (DGT). Part B Exam will have 75 questions conducted for time duration of 60 minutes. The qualifying percentage for all candidates irrespective of their category or community in the RRB ALP CBT 2 Part B Exam will be 35 per cent.

Candidates can find the detailed RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Pattern 2026 here using the table below:

RRB ALP CBT Medium of Exam 2026

The questions in the RRB ALP CBT Exam 2026 will be available in English, Hindi and 13 other regional Indian languages as mentioned in the RRB ALP Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF:

1.Assamese

2.Bengali

3.Gujarati

4.Kannada

5.Konkani

6.Malayalam

7.Manipuri

8.Marathi

9.Odia

10.Punjabi

11.Tamil

12.Telugu

13.Urdu

Candidates must choose their medium of exam from any one amongst those listed in their RRB ALP Online Exam form 2026.

Candidates from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and Karnataka may opt to have questions in English and Tamil / Malayalam / Kannada according to their states in the upcoming RRB ALP CBT Recruitment 2026.

RRB ALP Salary 2026

The RRB ALP post comes with salaries defined as per the 7th Pay Commission (CPC). Assistant Loco Pilot or ALP post in the Indian Railways is a Level 2 job as part of the RRB ALP Recruitment Process and offer competitive salaries along with other allowances, ensuring a rewarding career in Indian Railways with a permanent central government job in India.

Here is a detailed salary structure for ALP post under RRB ALP Selection Process 2026:

The starting basic pay for Level 2 ALP post in the RRB ALP Recruitment Selection Process 2026 starts from ₹19,900 per month.

Apart from the basic pay, RRB offers several other benefits and allowances. The allowances include: Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), Pension scheme and other allowances including medical benefits, educational assistance and other perks.

The in-hand RRB ALP salary in 2026 through RRB ALP Selection Process 2026 will be ₹26,000 to ₹27,000 per month in the Indian Railways.

RRB ALP Exam Fee 2026

Candidates have to submit their RRB ALP Online Application Form 2026 to the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) along with the RRB ALP Exam Online Application Fee 2026 through online mode only.

Here you can find the detailed online application fee for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026:

Candidates (Except Female / Transgender / Ex-servicemen / SC / ST / Minority Communities / Economically Backward Classes / PwBD) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 500 as online application fee for the RRB ALP Selection Process 2026 only using online payment methods either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/UPI payments.

Candidates who pay ₹500 (General and all other categories not eligible for concession) will receive a refund of ₹400 after deducting bank charges, once they appear for the Stage CBT of the RRB ALP Exam in 2026. For candidates belonging to Female, Transgender, Ex-Servicemen, SC, ST, Minority Communities, Economically Backward Class (EBC) and PwBD categories, the online exam fee is ₹250, which will be fully refunded (after deducting applicable bank charges) on appearing for the CBT of the RRB ALP Exam 2026.

RRB ALP Recruitment Application Fee 2026:

Female / Transgender / Ex-servicemen / SC / ST / Minority Communities / Economically Backward Classes / PwBD: ₹ 250

For all other candidates: ₹500

The last date for the payment of the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 Online Application Fee is 16 June 2026.

RRB ALP Region-Wise Official Websites

Candidates applying for RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 can visit the respective official RRB regional websites to stay updated with official notification, direct apply online links, application status and other important information regarding the RRB ALP 2026 Selection Process.

Each regional RRB handles recruitment-related processes and activities for its respective zones.

Below is a list of all participating regional RRBs along with their official websites for easy access to candidates participating in the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026:

List of official RRC Websites in India in 2026: