RRB ALP Recruitment 2025, NEW Vacancy of 9970 Posts Released NOW !

RRB ALP 2025 Notification & Apply Online Application form – Railway Recruitment Board, RRB ALP recruitment 2025 notification is released on 29th March 2025 for 9970 Assistant Loco Pilots vacancies. As per the notification, the RRB ALP 2025 apply online link will available from April 12, 2025 to May 19, 2025 at indianrailways.gov.in. RRB ALP 2025 notification is finally live @ rrbapply.gov.in.

The Railway Recruitment Board usually takes 2 years to conclude RRB ALP recruitment process that includes conducting online written exam in different stages, announcing result and releasing the final merit list.

UPDATE : Attention to the aspirants as NEW Vacancy of ALP for 9970 Posts is announced by Indian Railways. Application Link is Active from 12th April 2025.

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025: Important links

RRB ALP Exam Links
Recruitment	RRB ALP Recruitment
Notification	RRB ALP Notification
Apply Online	RRB ALP Apply Online
Application Form	RRB ALP Application Form
Application Status	RRB ALP Application Status
Salary	RRB ALP Salary
Exam Pattern	RRB ALP Exam Pattern
Syllabus	RRB ALP Syllabus
Books	RRB ALP Books
Previous Papers	RRB ALP Previous Papers
Exam Date	RRB ALP Exam Date
City Intimation	RRB ALP City Intimation
Admit Card	RRB ALP Admit Card
Answer Key	RRB ALP Answer Key
Cut Off	RRB ALP Cut Off
Result	RRB ALP CBT 1 Result
	RRB ALP Result
Scorecard	RRB ALP Scorecard

Highlights in RRB ALP 2025 Notice:

• Indian Railways have announced RRB ALP 2025 Notification to fill 9970 vacancies of Assistant Loco Pilot in all of the Railway Zones.
• Age limit for RRB ALP exam has been set between 18 and 30 years of age as on 1st July 2025.
• The RRB ALP application form 2025 will available from April 12, 2025 to May 19, 2025 on the RRB official website – rrbapply.gov.in.
• The Last Date of RRB ALP Application Fees has been set on May 21, 2025.
• The Correction Period of RRB ALP Application is from May 22 to 31, 2025.
• The CBT 1 / first stage of RRB ALP exam is to be held on February 16, 17, and 18, 2026.
• The RRB ALP admit card for CBT 1 exam can be downloaded from January 26, 2026 to till the exam date.
• The final merit list will be published in respective 21 railway zonal websites after completion of document verification process.
• As per latest 7th pay commission, the initial in hand salary of RRB ALP (Assistant Loco Pilot) is ₹35000.

Before apply for RRB ALP Exam 2025, candidates should know the eligibility, exam date, syllabus, admit card, result and a lot more. To know more details, refer to the official RRB ALP 2025 notification or read this entire article.

RRB ALP Notification 2025

RRB ALP notification 2025 has been released now. The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts RRB ALP 2025 exam to recruit candidates for Assistant Loco Pilot vacancies in Indian Railways. According to the anticipation, the RRB ALP recruitment 2025 notification is released on 29th March 2025 while the Apply online for RRB ALP 2025 exam from April 12, 2025 to May 19, 2025 through the official Railway Recruitment Board website – rrbapply.gov.in.

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025: Exam Summary

Recruitment Authority	Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
Employment Notification No	CEN-01/2025
Post Name	Assistant Loco Pilot
Total Vacancy	9970 Posts
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Education Qualification	10th pass + ITI/Diploma in Engineering
Age Limit	18 years to 30 years as on 01/07/2025
RRB ALP 2025 Notification	Click Here
RRB ALP Apply Online	Click Here
Official Website	rrbapply.gov.in

RRB ALP selection process will involve two stages, where candidates should clear the exam in 2 stages of CBT and computer based aptitude test to get call for document verification. Check below for RRB ALP and Technicians selection process:

• ALP – Two stage CBT followed by computer based aptitude test and Document Verification.

RRB ALP 2025 Vacancies

The Indian Railways will fill about 9970 vacancies of Assistant Loco Pilot through Employment Notification Number CEN-01/2025. The vacancies as announced according to the RRB’s are as follows –

RRB ALP 2025 Vacancies according to Railway Boards and Railway Zones
RRB	ZONE	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	TOTAL	Ex-SM
Ahmedabad	WR	223	74	37	130	33	497	50
Ajmer	NWR	162	262	73	133	49	679	69
	WCR	109	4	0	14	14	141	14
Prayagraj	NR	33	12	6	21	8	80	8
	NCR	218	72	50	110	58	508	51
Bhopal	WR	23	12	0	11	0	46	5
	WCR	221	103	53	130	111	618	62
Bhubaneswar	ECoR	454	205	119	121	29	928	93
Bilaspur	SECR	228	86	43	155	56	568	57
Chandigarh	NR	188	56	28	117	44	433	44
Chennai	SR	155	56	37	73	41	362	37
Gorakhpur	NER	32	12	28	21	7	100	10
Guwahati	NFR	13	4	2	8	3	30	3
Jammu-Srinagar	NR	4	3	1	0	0	8	1
Kolkata	SER	95	39	19	61	48	262	27
	ER	194	71	39	103	51	458	46
Malda	ER	171	66	37	103	33	410	42
	SER	10	4	2	6	2	24	2
Mumbai	SCR	9	3	2	6	2	22	2
	CR	152	56	28	102	38	376	38
	WR	138	51	26	93	34	342	34
Muzaffarpur	ECR	36	13	7	24	9	89	9
Patna	ECR	14	5	2	9	3	33	3
Ranchi	ECR	234	87	43	156	58	578	58
	SER	255	105	45	164	66	635	63
Secunderabad	SCR	435	136	70	216	110	967	98
	ECoR	216	80	40	144	53	533	53
Siliguri	NFR	39	14	6	26	10	95	10
Thiruvananthapuram	SR	55	25	15	32	21	148	15
TOTAL		4116	1716	858	2289	991	9970	1004

RRB ALP Application form 2025

RRB ALP application form 2025 will available from April 12, 2025. The last date to apply online for RRB ALP exam is May 19, 2025. It has various steps, where candidates need to apply online only by filling basic details, uploading documents, paying the exam fee and finally submitting filled application form.

Check below for step-by-step process to apply online for RRB ALP Recruitment 2025:

How to Apply online for RRB ALP 2025?

• Step 1 – Click on RRB ALP application form 2025 link or visit respective RRB website and click on RRB ALP Apply online link.
• Step 2 – Complete RRB ALP registration process by entering your basic details including mobile number and email-id.
• Step 3 – You will get RRB ALP one time password to registered mobile number and email ID.
• Step 4 – Now, start filling remaining part of application form by providing education qualifications. Once filled click on save and submit button.
• Step 5 – Pay application fee in online mode by selecting payment gateway options such as credit card or debit card or UPI.
• Step 6 – Then, candidates need to fill additional details in part II of application form such as detailed educational qualification and choice of language in question paper.
• Step 7 – Next, simply upload scanned photograph and signature in acceptable format and size.
• Step 8 – Finally, click on the declaration box to final submission of RRB ALP application form 2024.
• Step 9 (Optional) – Take a printout of filled application form for future use.

RRB ALP Application fee

Category	Gender	Application Fee
General	Male	₹500
OBC/ ST/ SC/ Ex-Serviceman /PWD	Male	₹250
OBC/ ST/ SC/Ex-Serviceman/ PWD	Female/Transgender	₹250

• The application fee for general category male candidates is ₹500.
• Irrespective of caste, the application fee is ₹250 for all female/transgender candidates.
• For reserved category male candidates such as OBC/ST/SC/PWD, it is ₹250 only.

RRB ALP Eligibility 2025

Parameter	RRB ALP and Technician Eligibility
Age as on 01.07.2025	Minimum Age –18 years, Maximum Age – 30 years
Educational Qualification	Assistant Loco Pilot: 10th pass + ITI/ Diploma/ Degree in Engineering.

RRB ALP Age Limit

The RRB ALP age limit is 18 to 30 years for general category candidates as on 1st July 2025. There is relaxation in upper age limit provided for SC/ST (5 years) and OBC (3 years) category candidates.

Minimum and maximum age limits for RRB ALP exam are as follows:

• Minimum Age – 18 Years
• Maximum Age – 28 Years

RRB ALP age relaxation by category follows as:

• OBC – 3 Years
• SC/ST – 5 Years
• PWD General – 10 Years
• PWD OBC – 13 Years
• PWD SC/ST – 15 Years

RRB ALP Education Qualification

Candidates should meet the following education qualifications to apply for RRB ALP and Technician exam 2025

• Assistant Loco Pilot: Matriculation / SSLC Plus ITI/ Course Completed Act Apprentices or Diploma/ Degree in Engineering.

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 Medical Standard

Candidates willing to apply for Railway Assistant Loco Pilot Vacancies must have the following medical standard which shall be verified by RRB before allotment of posting order.

Medical Standard	A-1
General Fitness	Physical fit in all respects
Vision Standards	i) Distant Vision: 6/6, 6/6 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed +2D). ii) Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and iii) Must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision, Night Vision, and Mesopic vision

RRB ALP 2025 Important Dates

RRB ALP 2025: Important Dates
Events	Date
RRB ALP 2025 Notification	March 29, 2025
Online application form releases	April 12, 2025
Last Date to apply online	May 19, 2025
Last Date to pay Application Fees	May 21, 2025
RRB ALP 2025 Application Correction Period	May 22 to 31, 2025.
RRB ALP CBT 1 exam date	To be notified
RRB ALP CBT 1 Result	To be notified

Let us look at the RRB ALP Exam 2025 important dates:

• The RRB ALP 2025 application form is released through online mode on April 12, 2025 and the last date to submit the application form is May 19, 2025.
• The RRB ALP 2025 Application Fees Last Date is May 21, 2025.
• The RRB ALP 2025 Application Correction Period is from May 22 to 31, 2025.
• The RRB ALP 2025 exam (CBT 1) online based test Date will be held on February 16, 17, and 18, 2026.

RRB ALP Admit Card 2025

RRB ALP 2025 admit card for CBT 1 and CBT 2 exams is released by Indian railways on official website @ rrbapply.gov.in. The admit card for the RRB ALP would be available online on respective RRB zone websites. Candidate can login to the website using the credentials and download the RRB ALP admit card for respective computer based online test.

The candidate is required to login with registration ID and password that created during the RRB ALP registration.

Check below steps to download RRB ALP admit card 2025:

How to Download RRB ALP Admit Card 2025

1. Visit the official website of your RRB zone.
2. Click on download RRB ALP admit card link.
3. Enter your login ID, password and security code.
4. Click on the submit button.
5. Now, your RRB ALP admit card will appear on screen.
6. Download and take a print out to appear for RRB ALP exam.

RRB ALP 2025 admit card is the most important document that the candidate needs to carry along to the examination center. No person will be allowed to enter the examination hall without the hall ticket.

The candidate should go through the details present on the RRB ALP admit card and should make sure that details present are complete and are correct.

RRB ALP Exam Pattern 2025

The RRB ALP Examination Pattern has the overview of marking scheme, test duration, negative mark scheme and also the topics of the examination. By referring these information, the aspirants can go for a perfect preparation scheme.

RRB ALP Exam Pattern for CBT 1

Subjects	Questions	Duration
Math	20	60 Mins
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25
General Science	20
General Awareness on Current Affairs	10

RRB ALP Exam Pattern for CBT 2

Part	Subjects	Questions	Duration
Part A	Math	100	90 Mins
	General Intelligence & Reasoning
	Basic Science and Engineering
	General Awareness and Current Affairs
Part B	Relevant Trade	75	60 Mins
Total		175	150 Mins

RRB ALP Result 2025

RRB ALP result 2025 for CBT 1 online test along with cut off marks will be declared by Indian railways in region-wise. The RRB ALP 2026 CBT 2 result is expected to be out within 2/3 months. All of the exam participants can easily check the result by visiting the RRB zone website and clicking on direct RRB ALP result pdf link that contains the list of selected candidates roll numbers. Only candidates who will clear the RRB ALP exam of CBT 1 by getting minimum qualifying marks will be eligible to appear for CBT 2 exam.

Following are steps to check RRB ALP and Technicians exam result:

How to Check RRB ALP Result 2025

1. Visit your RRB regional website.
2. Click on direct link of RRB ALP result pdf.
3. The selected candidates list with roll numbers in pdf will appear.
4. Check or search for your roll number in PDF.

The result of the RRB ALP exam will be available soon after the CBT 1 and the selection for stage 2 exam is totally based on how the candidate scored in the stage 1 exam. Railway Recruitment Board will release RRB ALP result for CBT 1 and CBT 2 exams separately on their respective regional websites.

If a candidate qualified in stage 1 of RRB ALP exam, then he/she can appear for stage 2 of CBT and clear the exam to get selected for document verification.

RRB ALP Syllabus 2025

RRB ALP Syllabus 2025 for CBT 1 exam comprises Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science, General Awareness and Current Affairs sections for 75 marks. CBT 1 syllabus is common for both RRB ALP and Technicians exams.

The following tables shows the detailed topic wise RRB ALP and Technicians syllabus 2026 for stage 1 and 2 CBT exams.

RRB ALP Syllabus for CBT 1

RRB ALP syllabus	RRB ALP Topics
Mathematics	Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, 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, Mensuration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Blood relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision Making, Similarities and Differences, Analytical reasoning, Arguments and Assumptions
General Science	Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences
General awareness & current affairs	Science & Technology, Sports and Culture, Personalities, Economics, Indian Polity

RRB ALP Syllabus for CBT 2

The CBT 2 exam has 2 papers that comprises Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science and Engineering, General Awareness and Current Affairs along with relevant technical trade sections for 175 marks.

RRB ALP syllabus	RRB ALP Topics
Mathematics	Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, Square Root, Age Calculations, 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, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Blood relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision Making, Similarities and Differences, Analytical reasoning, Arguments and Assumptions, 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.
General awareness & current affairs	Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Indian Polity

RRB ALP CBT 1 Cut Off 2025

RRB ALP CBT 1 Cut Off 2025 (CEN -01/2024)
RRB	Category	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS
Allahabad	Open	59.58762	48.81898	25.00000	54.51497	40.09009
	EXSM	40.24212	31.07646	–	31.05971	49.52699
Ahmedabad	Open	54.54866	36.01016	28.67093	41.38486	40.01062
	EXSM	42.67351	–	32.76416	32.56930	–
Ajmer	Open	54.33399	36.19905	27.99568	39.27168	40.18571
	EXSM	40.56236	55.46977	–	31.53153	–
Bengaluru	Open	58.49707	42.11754	31.24673	47.16846	40.07659
	EXSM	40.25254	45.24084	43.64442	31.96642	–
Bilaspur	Open	58.41585	40.68537	30.39749	46.14813	40.00072
	EXSM	40.24405	31.37410	–	30.08727	41.17353
Bhubaneswar	Open	60.98846	42.46741	44.08712	50.83900	40.13079
	EXSM	40.02044	34.24351	–	31.46832	–
Chennai	Open	49.51638	34.42298	25.07678	39.35185	40.15900
	EXSM	41.41865	31.47938	–	30.06791	–
Jammu-Srinagar	Open	52.53989	35.49769	25.03159	38.15633	41.68780
	EXSM	52.54723	51.37154	–	–	–
Patna	Open	67.59427	49.65962	25.23387	62.71106	55.43576
	EXSM	45.88901	62.48349	–	30.65770	41.28555
Kolkata	Open	63.44130	45.72091	34.71880	46.82396	40.05217
	EXSM	41.20219	34.70355	–	31.09488	–
Gorakhpur	Open	63.90721	44.13580	25.24085	51.37573	40.09961
	EXSM	49.03969	35.61531	–	35.62397	–
Siliguri	Open	62.07384	44.20719	32.31988	55.41867	40.16589
	EXSM	56.09925	–	–	–	–
Ranchi	Open	61.61490	39.67185	31.05110	48.48820	40.44210
	EXSM	41.03813	–	46.23625	31.03022	–
Malda	Open	63.08442	41.57529	39.81481	55.98383	49.80281
	EXSM	42.99572	37.46632	–	32.85305	–
Mumbai	Open	57.17514	36.68775	30.48695	44.08769	40.17738
	EXSM	40.21201	40.26785	–	31.25524	–
Thiruvananthpuram	Open	48.93023	30.06046	31.49086	48.90687	40.09009
	EXSM	41.36303	–	–	30.49377	–

RRB ALP Cut off 2019

RRB Zone	Categories
	SC	General	ST	OBC
RRB ALP Jammu Cut Off	30.40855	45.89996	25.59902	36.01416
RRB ALP Mumbai Cut Off	42.23504	57.91174	25.85981	50.94367
RRB ALP Gorakhpur Cut Off	30.05318	48.01359	25.00457	30.02874
RRB ALP Secunderabad Cut Off	40.85624	61.26211	33.2559	53.33785
RRB ALP Guwahati Cut Off	30.19228	47.05229	25.00457	35.092
RRB ALP Bhubaneswar Cut Off	30.02874	40.03478	25.21082	30.02874
RRB ALP Ahmedabad Cut Off	31.13617	53.26461	25.22988	41.21651
RRB ALP Chandigarh Cut Off	42.57583	60.67084	25.00457	47.01685
RRB ALP Malda Cut Off	30.04828	51.80819	25.00457	32.20987
RRB ALP Bangalore Cut Off	30.02874	57.52077	25.00457	48.5739
RRB ALP Siliguri Cut Off	30.39789	40.09207	25.14851	30.02874
RRB ALP Chennai Cut Off	46.24073	60.26068	31.84961	55.32646
RRB ALP Thiruvananthapuram Cut Off	37.58301	69.39146	26.70645	61.57835
RRB ALP Kolkata Cut Off	31.97181	58.20415	25.06996	38.36308
RRB ALP Bilaspur Cut Off	30.04828	58.21998	25.04884	50.03109
RRB ALP Bhopal Cut Off	49.35859	66.57391	40.85624	58.7736
RRB ALP Patna Cut Off	30.04828	40.03478	26.08537	30.02874
RRB ALP Muzaffarpur Cut Off	32.49846	40.18716	25.48476	30.02874
RRB ALP Allahabad Cut Off	33.29067	59.59306	25.04884	44.81916
RRB ALP Ranchi Cut Off	30.03843	60.92829	31.12907	48.52838
RRB ALP Ajmer Cut Off	48.599	68.05049	31.26253	58.43736

The above table shows the RRB ALP and Technicians cut off marks for 2025 & 2019. Railway recruitment board will decide RRB ALP cut off 2025 based on the performance of candidates in particular zone, difficulty level of question papers, number of vacancies and reservations. All the candidates should visit the respective regional RRB websites to check cut off marks for general, SC, ST, OBC and PwD categories. The final merit list will be released for each RRB region by considering cut off marks and reservations quota.

Hope the above information on RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Recruitment 2025, will be helpful in selecting the Posts and applying through the desired RRB within the Last date.

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