RRB ALP 2025 Notification Out for 9970 Posts, Apply Now

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RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has published the official RRB ALP notification 2025 pdf online on all Zonal website of RRBs and application process is also active. Through this recruitment process, RRB is going to select candidates for 9970 vacancies for Assistant Loco Pilot post in Indian Railways. The official notification pdf  mentions all important details related to the ALP recruitment, so it is mandatory to read the entire documents such as important dates, apply online process, eligibility criteria and selection process below.

RRB ALP 2025 Notification Out for 9900 Posts, Apply Now


RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Notification Release

The official Railway Recruitment Board Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)  Notification PDF will be released on 10th April 2025, bringing a great opportunity for candidates aspiring to work with Indian Railways. The official notification contain detailed information on eligibility criteria, application dates, selection process, exam pattern and zone-wise vacancy distribution. 


RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Important Dates

The Railway RRB ALP online application process will be begin on the same day. Eligible candidates must submit their application by the deadline of 11 May, 2025 at 11:59 PM. The table below provides an overview of the important dates for the RRB ALP 2025 recruitment.

 

 RRB ALP Recruitment 2025

Important Dates

Organisation

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)

Post name

Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)

Category

Govt Jobs

Vacencies

9,970

Application mode

Online

Apply online starts

12th April 2025

Last date to apply online

11th May 2025

Official website

https://indianrailways.gov.in/

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RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Vacancy Details

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has officially announced a massive recruitment drvie for the position of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP), with 9,970 vacancies to be filled across various railway zones in india. This is a golden chance for candidates looking to secure a tachnical role within Indian Railways. The RRB ALP New Vacancy 2025 will be distributed zone-wise and category-wise.

RRB

 

ZONE

UR

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

Ex-SM

Total

Ahmeddabad

WR

 

223

74

37

130

33

50

497

Ajmer

NWR

 

162

262

73

133

49

69

679

WCR

 

109

4

0

14

14

14

141

Allahabad

NR

 

33

12

6

21

8

8

80

NCR

 

218

72

50

110

58

51

508

Bhopal

WR

 

23

12

0

11

0

5

46

WCR

 

221

103

53

130

111

62

618

Bhubaneshwar

ECR

454

205

119

121

29

39

928

 

Bilaspur

SECR

228

86

43

155

56

57

568

 

Chandigarh

NR

188

56

28

117

44

44

433

 

Chennai

SR

155

56

37

73

41

37

362

 

Gorakhpur

NER

32

12

28

21

7

10

100

 

Guwahati

NFR

13

4

2

8

3

3

30

 

Jammu-Srinagar

NR

4

3

1

0

0

1

8

 

Kolkata

SER

95

39

19

61

48

27

262

 

ER

194

71

39

103

51

46

458

 

Malda

ER

171

66

37

103

33

42

410

 

SER

10

4

2

6

2

2

24

 

Mumbai

SCR

9

3

2

6

2

2

22

 

CR

152

56

28

102

38

38

376

 

WR

138

51

26

93

34

34

342

 

Muzaffarpur

ECR

36

13

7

24

9

9

89

 

Patna

ECR

14

5

2

9

3

3

33

 

Ranchi

ECR

234

87

43

156

58

58

578

 

SER

255

105

45

164

66

63

635

 

Secunderabad

SCR

435

136

70

216

110

98

967

 

SCoR

216

80

40

144

53

53

533

 

Siliguri

NFR

39

14

6

26

10

10

95

 

Thiruvananthapuram

SR

55

25

15

32

21

148

15

 

Total

 

4116

1716

858

2289

991

1004

9970

 

 

 


RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Eligibility Criteria

Before Applying for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2025, Candidates must check the detailed RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria which includes age limit and educational qualification. The cut off date for age limit and qualification is 1/7/2025. Check the criteria below and decide for yourself.

Nationality

The RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria 2025 peimarily consists of three elements, one of which is nationality. To meet the RRB ALP eligibility requirements for the nationality, an applicant must be either -
  • A citizen of India.
  • A Tibetan refugee who travelled to India before January 1, 1962 to permanently live in India.
  • A person of India origin who has permanently settled in India after migrating from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam.
  • Nepali and Bhutanese subjects.

Educational Qualification

Candidates who are seeking to become Assistant Loco Pilot in the Railway Recruitment Board are needed to meet certain educational requirements which is mentioned in the RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria 2025. The detailed educational qualification for RRB ALP is mentioned in the table below.

Post Name

Educational Qualification

 

 

 

Assistant Loco Pilot

(ALP)

 

Matriculation/SSLC, ITI from a recognized institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the the trades of Armature and Coil Winder/Electrician/Electronics Mechanic/Fitter/Heat Engine/Instrument Mechanic/Matchinist/Mechanic Diesel/Mechanic Motor Vehicle/ Millwright Maintenance Mechanic/Mechanic Radio & TV/Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Mechanic/Tractor Mechanic/Truner/Wireman

 

OR

 

Metriculation/SSLC, Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the trades mentioned above

 

OR

 

3 years Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Automobile Engineering

 

OR

 

Combination of various streams of these Engineering disciplines from a recognized Institution in lieu of ITI

 

OR


Candidates with Degree in the Engineering disciplines mentioned above can also apply

 

 

Age Limit (As on 01/07/2025)

To be eligible for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2025, you must meet certain age requirements. To apply for the Assistant Loco Pilot position, candidates must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years (as per the revised eligibility criteria). Candidates falling between this age group as of 01/07/2025 will only be allowed for this post as per the RRB ALP Eligibility Criteira 2025.

Age Relaxation 

The candidates who wish to appear for the RRB ALP post 2025 must understand that the exam conducting authority also offers some age relaxations to certain cetegories of people which is mentioned in the below table.

Categories

 

Age Relaxation

ST/SC

 

5 years

OBC

 

3 years

PwBD

 

10 years

 


RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Selection Process

The candidates will be selected as per the RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 Selection Process guidlines. The RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 selection process contains the following stages -
  1. CBT-1
  2. CBT-2
  3. Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)
  4. Document Verification (DV)
  5. Medical Examination (ME)

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 CBT-1, CBT-2 and CBAT are discussed below along with the datails syllabus.

CBT-1

Below is an overview of the exam pattern for CBT-1, which serve as the intial stage of the selection process -
  • The exam will be conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode.
  • A total of 75 multiple choice questions will be asked.
  • Candidates will have 1 hour to complete the exam.
  • The question paper will be devided into four section.
  • A negative marking of 1/3rd of the marks will be applied for each incorrect answer.

Subjects

 

No. of Questions

 

Total Marks

Duration

General Intelligence & Reasoning

 

25

25

 

 

 

 

 

60 minutes

Methematics

 

20

20

General Awareness

 

10

10

General Science

 

20

20

Total

 

75

75

 

CBT-2

Here are the key details for stage 2 (CBT-2) of the RRB ALP Exam 2025 -
  • CBT-2 will include a total of 175 questions, devided into two parts - Part A and part B.
  • Part A will consist of 100 questions, while Part B will have 75 questions.
  • The mark obtained in Part A will be considered for the nest stage of the selection process, wheareas Part B is qualifying in nature.
The detailed Assistant Loco Pilot Exam Pattern 2025 for CBT-2 is provided in the table below - 

Part

Subjects

 

No. of Questions

 

Duration

Part - A

Methematics,

General Intelligence & Reasoning,

Basic Science & Engineering

 

100

 

90 minutes

Part - B

Trade Test/Professional Knowledge

 

75

60 minutes

Total

 

175

2.30 hours

 

Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT )

Candidates appearing for the Assistant Loco Pilot post, are required to appear for the Computer-based Aptitude Test. To qualify CBAT, candidates must achieve a minimum score of 42 marks in each of the test batteries.
                                 The merit list for the Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) position will include only those candidates who qualify for the Aptitude Test. The final merit score is calculating by assigning 70% weightage to marks secured in Part A of the CBT-2 and 30% weightage to marks obtained in the CBAT.

Physical & Medical Examination

It is important for the candidates who are planning the RRB ALP 2025 exam to be fit both physically and medically. The Medical Standard should be A-1 and eye vision of the candidates should be as per the data tabulated below -

Medical Standard

 

Physical Standard

Vision Standards

A1

Physically Fit in All Standards

 

·         Distant Vision – 6/6,6/6 without glasses with foggieing test (must not accept +2D)

·         Near Vision – Sn:0.6.0.6 without glasses

·         Must Pass test for colour vision, Binocular vision, field of vision, night vision, mesopic vision etc.

 

 


RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Application Fee

Candidates must pay the required application fee when filling put their RRB ALP Application Form 2025. Failure to pay the amount will result in the rejected of the application.

Category

 

Application fee

SC/ST/PwBD/Female/Ex- Serviceman/Transgender/Minorities/

Economically backword class.

 

( The fee for these catagories shall be refunded after deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in First Stage CBT )

 

Rs. 250 /-

 

 

Others

 

Rs. 500/-

 

 

 

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Application Form

The candidates have to submit online application forms be get registered for the RRB ALP Recruitment 2025. The online registration  dates have been announced along with the RRB ALP notification 2025. Candidates can apply online for RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 when registration starts on 12th April 2025 and the deadline to fill out application forms will be 11th May 2025. The candidates must submit their duly filled application form before the last date. The candidate can apply for 1 RRB, In case of multiple applications, the candidates will be rejected for further RRB Exams.


Apply Online Link

 

https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/

 

 

 

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : How to Apply?

Candidates can follow the steps to apply for the RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Recruitment 2025 -
  1. Visit the official RRB regional website.
  2. Click on "RRB  ALP Recruitment 2025" link.
  3. Click on "New Registration" and enter basic details.
  4. Log in using the registration ID and password received.
  5. Fill in personal and educational details then upload photo, signature and required documents.
  6. Pay the application fee online then review and submit the application.
  7. Save and print the confirmation page for furure use.

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Salary Structure

Candidates who are chosen for the Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) post will get a good salary as per the Governments Pay Level System. In addition to the basic pay, they will also receive several benefits and allowances according to official rules. The starting salary is set under Pay Matrix Level 2, beginning at Rs. 19,900. 


RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Syllabus

To succeed in the RRB ALP 2025 exam, it's important for candidates to have a solid grasp of the syllabus. 

Syllabus for CBT-1

General Awareness
  • Art & Culture
  • Polity
  • Economy
  • Science and Technology
  • Award and Honors
  • Sports
  • Static GK
General Intelligence & Reasoning
  • Analogies
  • Classification
  • Direction Sense
  • Syllogism
  • Venn Diagram
  • Blood Relation
  • Arguments and Assumptions
  • Figure Completion
  • Data Interpretation and Sufficiency
  • Similarities and Differences
  • Counting of Figures
  • Non-Verbal Reasoning
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Series
  • Methematical Operations

Mathematics
  • Simplification (BODMAS)
  • Percentage
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Profit and Loss
  • Decimals and Fractions
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Time and Work
  • Pipe and Cistern
  • Number System
  • Time and Distance
  • Mixture and Allegation
  • LCM-HCF
  • Mensuration
  • Trigonometry
  • Height and Distance
  • Statistics
  • Data Interpretation
  • Algebra

General Science
  • Physics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Life Science

Syllabus for CBT-2

Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical India
  • Rolls, cables
  • Fundamental Electric System
  • Switches, Plugs and Electrical Connections
  • Single phase motors
  • Transfers
  • Three-Phase Motor Systems
  • Light, Magnetism

Mechanical Engineering
  • Turbo Mechinery
  • Production Engineering
  • Automation Engineering
  • Energy, Materials
  • Energy Conservation
  • Management
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Kinetic Theory
  • The Strength of The Material
  • Metal Handling
  • Metallurgical
  • Dimensions
  • Heat
  • Engines
  • Refrigerators and Air Conditioned

Electronics Engineering
  • Network and Industrial Electronics
  • Electronic Tube
  • The Transistor
  • Dias
  • Digital Electronics
  • Satellite Matters
  • Computer & Micro Processor
  • Semi-conductor Physics
  • Robotic Ratio Communication Systems

Automobile Engineering 
  • System Theory
  • The Power Plant Turbines and Boilers
  • Metallurgical Production Technology
  • IC Engines
  • Heat Transfers
  • Mechine Design
  • Thermodynamics
  • Materials Applying Motion

HSC (10+2) with Physics and Maths 
  • Electrician
  • Electronics Mechanic
  • Wireman


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