Last updated on 29 March 2025
RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification :Click Here - Official Website
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Exam is conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to recruit eligible candidates for the posts of Assistant Loco Pilots (ALP) in the Indian Railways for various Railways Zones across India. Railway Recruitment Board, set up in 1998 under the Union Ministry of Railways, is an Indian Government recruitment agency that recruits Group C and Group D (non-gazetted civil service & engineering posts) in the Indian Railways.
This RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Exam / RRB ALP Exam is a computer-based examination for the recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilots conducted at regular intervals over the years. The RRB ALP Exam is considered to be the entryway to a career in the Indian Railways by many Railway Exam aspirants.
Millions of aspirants and eligible candidates who have passed Matriculation (10 th ) / SSLC with ITI/Diploma between the age group of 18 to 30 years can go through the detailed RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF. The online application window for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 will be activated on 10 April 2025.
The Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) in the Indian Railways recruited through the RRB ALP Exam is a Level 2 post (according to the 7th Pay Commission) and has a starting salary of ₹ 19,900.
RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification announcement for the direct recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilots (ALP) in the Indian Railways for various RRBs and Railways will be released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on 10 April 2025 on the official RRB website. The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) released the detailed centralised employment notice through the CEN.NO: 01/2025 (ALP) which can be accessed on the official RRB website.
An Indicative Notice for the recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilots through the RRB ALP Exam was announced on dailies and employment magazines on the last week of March by the Railway Recruitment Board.
The RRB has invited applications from eligible candidates for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 for a total of 9900 RRB ALP vacancies (Approximate). Applications for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 must be submitted only through ONLINE mode from 10 April 2025 to 9 May 2025 on the official RRB website.
Candidates can apply to only one RRB and only a single online application can be submitted for the RRB ALP Exam 2025.
The RRB ALP Exam 2025 is conducted for the direct recruitment of ALP vacancies across the following participating RRBs in India: Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Jammu-Srinagar, Kolkata, Malda, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Prayagraj, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram.
Interested candidates and Railways exam aspirants who wish to apply for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 can begin to apply on the Railway Recruitment Board’s official websites from 10 April 2025. The last date to apply for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 for the recruitment of 9900+ RRB ALP vacancies is 9 May 2025.
Candidates who wish to apply for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 can pay the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Application Fee only through the online mode by using debit card/credit card/Internet Banking/UPI payments until 9 May 2025 as mentioned in the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF (Available on 10 April 2025).
Eligible candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria for the post of Assistant Loco Pilots such as the RRB ALP educational qualification, RRB ALP age limit, etc., for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 can apply online through this direct link:
Candidates and Railway exam aspirants who are interested and fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 can find the comprehensive overview of the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification for the recruitment of 9900+ RRB ALP vacancies in the Indian Railways for various RRBs and Railways Zones in India below:
RRB ALP Exam 2025: Exam Overview | |
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Organisation | Indian Railways |
Recruitment Agency | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
Exam Name | RRB ALP Exam 2025 |
Post | Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) in the Indian Railways |
Online Registration Dates | 10 April 2025 – 9 May 2025 |
Notification Release Date | 10 April 2025 |
Start Date of Application | 10 April 2025 |
Last Date to Apply | 9 May 2025 |
Last Date for Fee Payment | 9 May 2025 |
First Stage CBT (CBT - 1) | To be announced later |
Second Stage CBT (CBT - 2) | To be announced later |
Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) | To be announced later |
Final Result | To be announced later |
Total Vacancies | 9900+ ALP Vacancies |
Category | Railways Job |
Selection Process | First Stage CBT (CBT – 1), Second Stage CBT (CBT – 2), Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), Document Verification and Medical Examination |
Official Website | Click Here |
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released an indicative notice for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification for 9900+ RRB ALP vacancies in the Indian Railways for various RRBs and Railway Zones in the last week of March 2025. This RRB ALP Exam 2025 conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is mainly conducted for the direct recruitment of 9900+ Assistant Loco Pilots (ALPs) in the Indian Railways in 2025 to work in various railway regions across various Railway Zones.
Here in this blog post by Veranda RACE, candidates and Railway exam aspirants can find the RRB & Railways Zone-wise RRB ALP vacancy list once it is released in the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF on 10 April 2025 at the regional websites of the Railway Recruitment Board.
The detailed RRB & Zone-wise RRB ALP vacancy list can be found here in this blog post once it officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board on 10 April 2025.
The detailed RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF will be released by the Railway Recruitment Board and the online application link for the registration of the exam will be released on 10 April 2025. Below are the important dates mentioned in the indicative notice released by the Railway Recruitment Board.
RRB ALP Exam 2025: Important Dates | |
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Indicative Notice / Short Notice Announcement | 24 March 2025 |
Start Date for Online Application | 10 April 2025 |
Last Date for Online Application | 9 May 2025 |
Official Notification Release | 10 April 2025 |
Online Application Form Modification | To be notified on 10 April 2025* |
Interested candidates applying for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 for the recruitment to the post of 9900 RRB ALP vacancies in the Indian Railways should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply or register online.
The eligibility criteria for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 include RRB ALP Nationality, RRB ALP Educational Qualification, RRB ALP Age Limit, etc., which are discussed below in detail in this Veranda RACE blog post as required by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) in its RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF:
Candidates applying for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 must be a citizen of India (or) a subject of Nepal (or) a subject of Bhutan (or) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Candidates who submit their online application for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 must possess the following minimum educational qualification as mentioned in the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.
The official date for determining the eligibility of candidates with respect to educational or technical qualification from a recognised institute or university for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 shall be 1 July 2025 according to the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.
RRB ALP Exam 2025: Educational Qualification | |
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Name of the Post | Required Qualification |
Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) |
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It was specified in the previous RRB ALP Exam Official Notification that candidates who were awaiting the final results of their final examination of the prescribed educational or technical qualification are advised not to apply for this RRB ALP Exam.
Interested candidates who are applying for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 for the recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilots (ALP) in the Indian Railways should be between 18 years and 30 years as mentioned in the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Indicative Notice / Short Notice.
The official cut-off date for determining the eligibility of all candidates to apply for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 with respect to age limit in every respect shall be 1 July 2025.
RRB ALP Exam 2025: Age Limit (As of 1 July 2025) | |
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Minimum Age | 18 years |
Maximum Age | 30 years |
Candidates who wish to seek age relaxation based on their categories for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 can take note of the following table containing the age relaxation details for various categories for 9900+ RRB ALP vacancies in 2025 announced by the Railway Recruitment Board for various RRBs and Railway Zones:
RRB ALP Exam 2025: Age Relaxation | |
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Scheduled Castes (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 5 Years |
Other Backward Classes (OBC - Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
Ex-servicemen (General & EWS) who have put in more than six months of service after attestation | 3 years (After deduction of length of service from age) |
Ex-servicemen (OBC-NCL) | 6 years (After deduction of length of service from age) |
Ex-servicemen (SC & ST) | 8 years (After deduction of length of service from age) |
Railway Staff (Group C and erstwhile Group D) with minimum 3 years’ service | General & EWS: 40 years of age OBC (NCL): 43 years of age SC & ST: 45 years of age |
Candidates working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organisation | Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years (Whichever is less) |
Female Candidates (Widowed, Divorced, or Judicially Separated but not remarried) | General & EWS: 35 years of age OBC (NCL): 38 years of age SC & ST: 40 years of age |
Course Completed Act Apprentices (Before attaining age 25 years) | General & EWS: 35 years of age OBC (NCL): 38 years of age SC & ST: 40 years of age |
Railway Recruitment Board has stated in its RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF that if a candidate is eligible for age relaxation on more than one ground, he or she will get the maximum amongst the relaxations for which he or she is eligible (not cumulative).
The prescribed application fee that candidates applying for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 have to pay according to their community or category is mentioned below in the table for the reference:
RRB ALP Exam 2025: Application Fee | |
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Category / Community | Exam Application Fee |
All candidates (Except SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, Female, Transgender, Minorities, or Economically Backward Class) | ₹ 500 (₹ 400 shall be refunded after deducting bank charges on successful appearance in First Stage of CBT / CBT 1) |
SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, Female, Transgender, Minorities, or Economically Backward Class (EBC) | ₹ 250 (₹ 250 shall be refunded after deducting bank charges on successful appearance in First Stage of CBT / CBT 1) |
Note: Only candidates who appear in the First Stage of CBT / CBT 1 will receive a refund of their RRB ALP Exam Fee 2025 as per the details mentioned above.
The Railway Recruitment Board announced the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Short Notice on 24 March 2025 for a total of 9900+ RRB ALP vacancies and the official RRB ALP Exam 2025 Notification PDF is expected to be released on the various Railway Zones and RRB website on 10 April 2025. The RRB ALP vacancies announced through the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Notification will be filled through the following stages mentioned below.
It is to be noted that candidates applying for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 can apply to only one RRB and only one ONLINE RRB ALP exam application has to be submitted.
The selection process for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 will consist of the following five phases:
Candidates planning to apply for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 must note that they should be both medically and physically fit. Candidates who are called for Document Verification must pass the required medical fitness tests conducted by the Railway Administration to ensure they are capable of performing the duties related to the Assistant Loco Pilot post. Visual acuity standards are especially important for this role.
Below are the medical requirements for the post of Assistant Loco Pilot as mentioned in the official RRB ALP Exam 2025 notification:
RRB ALP Exam 2025: Medical Fitness | ||
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Medical Standard | General Fitness | Vision Standards |
A1 | Physically fit in all respects | 1) Distant Vision: 6/6, 6/6 without glasses with fogging test (must not accept +2D) 2) Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 without glasses 3) Must pass tests for colour vision, binocular vision, field of vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc. |
According to the official notification, candidates who have undergone LASIK surgery or any other surgical procedure to correct refractive errors are not eligible for the post of Assistant Loco Pilot in Indian Railways.
RRB ALP Exam 2025 consists of a stringent selection process for the recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilots for 9900+ vacancies in the Indian Railways. The RRB ALP Exam Patterns for First Stage CBT / CBT 1, Second Stage of CBT / CBT 2 and the Computer- Based Aptitude Test are discussed below in the Veranda RACE RRB ALP Exam 2025 blog post along with the detailed RRB ALP Exam Syllabus.
The First Stage CBT / CBT 1 Exam of the RRB ALP Exam 2025 is a screening exam to shortlist eligible candidates for Second stage CBT / CBT 2 Exam. The First Stage of CBT / CBT 1 Exam will be conducted in an online mode for a total of 75 marks. There will be 75 questions in this CBT 1 Exam which the candidates have to complete within 60 minutes / 1 hour.
Candidates will get 1 mark for each correct answer. There is negative marking in the first stage of CBT in the RRB ALP Exam 2025. Each incorrect answer in the CBT 1 Exam of the RRB ALP 2025 will receive a negative marking of 1/3 rd of the marks.
RRB ALP Exam 2025: CBT 1 Exam Pattern | |||
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Exam | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
First Stage of CBT / CBT 1 | 75 | 75 | 60 minutes |
RRB ALP 2025 Second Stage CBT Exam / CBT 2 Exam will also be conducted in an online mode. The total duration of the second stage CBT / CBT 2 Exam of the RRB ALP Exam 2025 will be 2 hours 30 minutes / 150 minutes. There will be a total of 175 questions.
This RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam 2025 consists of two parts: Part A and Part B.
Candidates will have 90 minutes to answer 100 questions in Part A of the CBT 2 Exam. They will have 60 minutes to answer 75 questions in Part B of the CBT 2 Exam.
There will be negative marking of 1/3 rd marks for each incorrect answer.
It has to be noted that only the marks scored in Part A of the CBT 2 Exam will be counted for shortlisting of candidates to the further stages of the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Selection Process provided that candidate is able to secure qualifying marks (i.e. 35 percent of marks) in Part B (irrespective of their community).
Part B of the CBT 2 Exam is only a qualifying test in nature and shall have questions from the various trade syllabus.
RRB ALP Exam 2025: CBT 2 Exam Pattern | |||
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Sections | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
Part A | 100 | 100 | 90 minutes |
Part B | 75 | 75 | 60 minutes |
Total | 175 | 175 | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Candidates who clear the CBT 2 Exam will be called for third stage of the RRB ALP Exam Selection Process 2025, i.e. Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT). There shall be no negative marking in the Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT). The CBAT will be conducted only in English and Hindi and it is mandatory for the candidates to clear each battery test / section of the CBAT separately to qualify for the next stage.
All candidates irrespective of their community must secure a minimum T-score of 42 marks in each battery test separately to qualify in the CBAT.
Eligible candidates applying for the RRB ALP Exam 2025 must familiarise themselves with the detailed RRB ALP Exam 2025 Syllabus for the CBT 1 and CBT 2 stages. This will help the candidates to prepare in an efficient way for the upcoming RRB ALP Exam 2025. Here you can find the detailed syllabus for the CBT 1 and CBT 2 stages of the RRB ALP Exam 2025 in this Veranda RACE blog post.
The First Stage of CBT / CBT 1 of the RRB ALP Exam 2025 will have objective type questions with multiple choice answers. It will cover the following topics:
Here is the detailed syllabus for various topics as mentioned in the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification:
RRB ALP Exam 2025: CBT 1 Exam Syllabus | |
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Subjects | Topics |
Mathematics | Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern, etc. |
Mental Ability | Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision Making, Similarities and Differences, Analytical Reasoning, Classification, Directions, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions, etc. |
General Science | The syllabus under this shall cover Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences of the 10th standard level. |
General Awareness | Current affairs, science & technology, sports, culture, personalities, economics, politics, and other subjects of importance. |
The Second Stage of CBT / CBT 2 of the RRB ALP Exam 2025 will have two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A consists of 3 subjects: Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning and Basic Science and Engineering. Part B will be based on Relevant Trades.
Here is the detailed syllabus for the two parts and the various topics as mentioned in the RRB ALP Exam 2025 Official Notification:
RRB ALP Exam 2025: CBT 2 (Part A) Exam Syllabus | |
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Subjects | Topics |
Mathematics | Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern, etc. |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision Making, Similarities and Differences, Analytical Reasoning, Classification, Directions, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions, etc. |
Basic Science & Engineering | Engineering Drawing (Projections, Views, Drawing Instruments, Lines, Geometric Figures, Symbolic Representation), Units, Measurements, Mass Weight and Density, Work Power and Energy, Speed and Velocity, Heat and Temperature, Basic Electricity, Levers and Simple Machines, Occupational Safety and Health, Environment Education, IT Literacy, etc. |
Candidates who online applications are submitted successfully will be issued with the RRB ALP 2025 Exam for the First Stage of CBT / CBT 1 when it is issued by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) before the exam date of the RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam. Railway Recruitment Board will intimate the candidates’ exam centre, exam date, exam timing in a detailed manner in the RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam 2025 Admit Card. The information about the RRB ALP CBT 1 Admit Card will be informed to your registered mobile number or email.
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