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RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Exam 2025 ( RRB ALP )

Anangsha Patra
Updated on Apr 12, 2025 11:31 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

RRB ALP notification 2025-26 released to fill up a total of 9970 vacancies. RRB ALP 2025-26 application form was available from April 12 to May 19, 2025. Interested candidates should apply online for RRB ALP 2025 exam. RRB ALP notification is released in PDF form and comprises details such as exam schedule, the application process, eligibility, selection process, vacancies, and many more. RRB ALP notification dates were announced..RRB ALP exam comprises First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), and Document Verification & Medical exam. 

Download here RRB ALP 2025 Notification PDF

Q:   What is RRB ALP eligibility?
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The qualification prescribed for the exam is Class 10. Candidates aged between 18 to 30 years can apply for the exam. RRB ALP registration form can be filled online only. The application fee can be paid online.

 

Q:   When RRB ALP notification 2025-26 was released?
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Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) released notification for RRB ALP 2025-26 recruitment. A total of 9970 vacancies will be filled through this recruitment process. The exam is conducted for candidates of 18 to 30 years. They must have  completed Class 10/SSLC. 

Table of contents
  • RRB ALP Application Form
  • RRB ALP 2025 Exam Dates
  • RRB ALP Vacancies 2025-26
  • RRB ALP Notification 2025-26 FAQs
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RRB ALP Application Form

RRB ALP application form is released online. The application fee for General (Male) is INR 500, OBC, ST, SC/ Ex-Serviceman/PWD (Male) is INR 250, OBC, ST, General, SC/Ex-Serviceman/PWD (Female/Transgender) is INR 250.

Click here to apply for RRB ALP 2025 exam-https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/#/auth/landing

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Q:   What is the RRB ALP application fees?
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RRB ALP application fee is INR 500 for General and OBC categories while it is INR 250 for SC/ST/Ex-Serviceman/Female/Transgender/Minorities/Economically backward class. The application fee will be refunded to candidates after appearing in the first stage CBT. Candidates belonging to the General and OBC categories will get a partial refund of the application fee while SC/ST/Ex-Serviceman/ Female/Transgender/Minorities/Economically backward class will get a full refund of the application form

Q:   How can I fill RRB ALP application form?
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To fill RRB ALP application form Visit website of RRBs, Click on RRB ALP notification, Register yourself for exam with required personal details, Fill your basic details, for example, your name, your parent’s name, contact information, mail-id etc. After clicking on the submit button, you will receive an OTP. After the OTP is validated, fill the detailed application for. Pay required application fee, Save copy of RRB ALP application form

Q:   How many posts are there in RRB ALP?
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RRB conducts RRB ALP & Technician exam to fill posts of assistant loco pilot and technicians for different railway zones across the country. A total of 9970 vacancies have been announced for RRB ALP 2025 exam (CEN 01/2025). In 2018, a total of 64,371 vacancies were announced for the exam. Out of these vacancies, 27,795 vacancies were for Assistant loco pilot and 36,576 were for Technicians

RRB ALP 2025 Exam Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of RRB ALP 2025 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
13 Oct ' 25 - 21 Oct ' 25

RRB ALP DV and medical exam

31 Aug ' 25

Revised RRB ALP CBAT Exam Date 2024-25

15 Jul ' 25

RRB ALP CBAT exam date (CEN No. 01/2024)

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RRB ALP Vacancies 2025-26

RRB ALP vacancies 2025-26 were released by RRBs along with the notification. A total of 9970 vacancies have been announced for the exam. The vacancy break-up is given below.

Zonal Railway Vacancies
Central Railway 376
East Central Railway 700
East Coast Railway 1461
Eastern Railway 868
North Central Railway 508
North Eastern Railway 100
Northeast Frontier Railway 125
Northern Railway 521
North Western Railway 679
South Central Railway 989
South East Central Railway 568
South Eastern Railway 921
Southern Railway 510
West Central Railway 759
Western Railway 885
Metro Railway Kolkata 225
Total 9,970
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RRB ALP Notification 2025-26 FAQs

Candidates can check below RRB ALP notification 2025-26 FAQs.

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Q:   How can I become ALP in railway?
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Candidates from all streams can become a loco pilot after completing Matriculation / SSLC plus ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT/Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the prescribed trades/3 years Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical /Electronics / Automobile Engineering/Combination of various streams of these Engineering disciplines from a recognised Institution in lieu of IT.

Q:   Is RRB ALP conducted online or offline?
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All the stages of RRB ALP exam are conducted online. The language of the question paper is in Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Manipuri, Konkani.

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RRB ALP CBT 2 exam is held in 2 shifts. The shift 1 timings are 9:30 AM to 12 Noon, whereas shift 2 is conducted between 2:30 to 5 PM. 

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