RRB ALP Notification 2025 Out: 9970 Vacancies, Apply Online Now!

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the latest notification for the Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) (CEN No. 01/2025) recruitment 2025. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online from 12/04/2025 at their RRB’s website.

Candidates must ensure that they fulfill 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.

RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Notification 2025

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025

Applications must be submitted ONLINE only through the link provided on official RRB websites. Candidates are required to go through Annexure A and Annexure B of this detailed CEN to ascertain their eligibility before applying through online mode.

Only thereafter, the candidate should exercise option for the zonal railways & Posts, within the chosen RRB. Selection of RRB, once exercised and submitted application, will be final and cannot be changed at later date. Candidate can apply to only one RRB and 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.

RRB ALP Vacancy 2025

RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria 2025

Eligibility of the candidates will be provisional based on the strength of details furnished by the candidates in the online application only.

The RRB will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility, therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally subject to fulfilling basic eligibility criteria as required. Candidates must go through the requirements of educational/technical qualification, age, medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post.

The certificates/documents in support of their Educational Qualifications and Age/Caste/Category, etc. shall be sought at the time of Document Verification by RRB.

After scrutiny of the certificates/ documents of EQs/ age/caste/ category, etc., during Document Verification if any claim made in the application is not substantiated by certificates/ documents, the candidature of candidate will be cancelled.

Further, during any stage of the recruitment or even thereafter, if it is found that any information about the candidate is false/incorrect or if the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post, his/her candidature will be rejected forthwith.

Nationality/Citizenship

(a) A candidate must be either:

(i) a citizen of India, or
(ii) a citizen of Nepal, or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan, or
(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before 01.01.1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(v) 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.
(vi) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

(b) A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination provisionally. However, the Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Government of India has to be submitted during Document Verification failing which his/her candidature shall be rejected.

Age Limit

Education Qualification

A) 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)

B)Matriculation / SSLC plus three years Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Automobile Engineering (OR) combination of various streams of theseEngineering 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.

Examination Fees

NOTE: Only candidates who attend CBT-1 will get a refund of their examination fee as mentioned above.

Mode Of Fee Payment

a) Only ONLINE fee payment through internet banking, debit/credit cards, or UPI will be accepted. All applicable service charges shall be borne by the candidate.

b) Fee can be paid by the candidates through ONLINE mode only. There will be no option to pay fee through any other mode.

c) Applications received without the prescribed fee shall not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection will be entertained.

RRB ALP Recruitment Process 2025

The recruitment process shall comprise of the following stages:

• (i) First Stage CBT (CBT-1)
• (ii) Second Stage CBT (CBT-2)
• (iii) Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)
• (iv) Document Verification (DV) and
• (v) Medical Examination (ME)

First Stage CBT (CBT-1)

(a) CBT-1 will only be a screening exam for shortlisting eligible candidates for CBT-2 based on their normalized marks and merit.). Screening will be based on their merit in CBT-1 among the candidates who have chosen the same RRB only.

(b) The marks of CBT-1 shall not be counted while preparing the final panel.

Pattern & Syllabus of CBT-1

• (i) Duration: 60 minutes
• (ii) Number of questions: 75, Maximum marks: 75 (@1 mark per question)
• (iii) There shall be negative marking @1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
• (iv) Normalization of marks will be done for CBTs held in multiple shifts.
• (v) Minimum pass percentage for eligibility: UR & EWS – 40%, OBC (NCL) – 30%, SC – 30%, ST – 25%. This is also applicable to Ex Service men category candidates, as per their community.

(A) 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.

(B) 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.

(C) General Science: The syllabus under this shall cover Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th standard level.

(D) General Awareness: Current affairs, science & technology, sports, culture, personalities, economics, politics and other subject of importance.

Second Stage CBT (CBT-2)

Shortlisting of candidates for CBT-2 shall be done RRB-wise and community-wise as per their normalized marks and merit in CBT-1 among the candidates who have chosen the same RRB only.

Pattern & Syllabus of CBT-2

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

(ii) Total Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes & Total Questions: 175

• Part-A: 90 minutes & 100 questions
• Part-B: 60 minutes & 75 questions

(iii) There shall be negative marking @1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.

(iv) Normalization of marks will be done for CBTs held in multiple shifts.

(vii) In Part -A, Minimum pass percentage for eligibility: UR & EWS – 40%, OBC (NCL) – 30%, SC – 30%, ST – 25%. This is also applicable to Ex Service men category candidates, as per their community.

(v) 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

(A) 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.

(B) General Intelligence and 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.

(C) Basic Science and Engineering: The broad topics that are covered under this shall be 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.

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).

Note: Qualifying Percentage – 35% for all candidates irrespective of category/community.

The syllabus of Part-B is related your trade or education. Related topics paper are taken.

RRB ALP Important Dates 2025

RRB ALP Notification 2025

Websites of RRBs Participating in CEN 01/2025

Ahmedabad
www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in

Ajmer
www.rrbajmer.gov.in

Bhopal
www.rrbbhopal.gov.in

Bhubaneswar
www.rrbbbs.gov.in

Bilaspur
www.rrbbilaspur.gov.in

Chandigarh
www.rrbcdg.gov.in

Chennai
www.rrbchennai.gov.in

Gorakhpur
www.rrbgkp.gov.in

Guwahati
www.rrbguwahati.gov.in

Jammu-Srinagar
www.rrbjammu.nic.in

Kolkata
www.rrbkolkata.gov.in

Malda
www.rrbmalda.gov.in

Mumbai
www.rrbmumbai.gov.in

Muzaffarpur
www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in

Patna
www.rrbpatna.gov.in

Prayagraj
www.rrbald.gov.in

Ranchi
www.rrbranchi.gov.in

Secunderabad
www.rrbsecunderabad.gov.in

Siliguri
www.rrbsiliguri.gov.in

Thiruvananthapuram
www.rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in