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RRB ALP Recruitment 2025: Answer Key

Conducted By: RRB
Post Date/Update : November 6, 2026 12:18 pm
Short Notice :-

 Railway Recruitment Boards invited online applications for Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) under Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 01/2025. A total of 10970 vacancies were notified. The online application process started on 12.04.2025 and the closing date was 11.05.2025.

Important Dates & Application Fee
Important Dates
  • Notification Date : 12.04.2025
  • Application Start Date : 12.04.2025
  • Last Date : 19.05.2025
  • Fee Payment Last Date : 21.05.2025
  • Correction / Modified Form : 22-31.05.2025
  • Application Status : 05.12.2025
  • Exam Date : 13, 16, 17 & 18.02.2026
  • Exam City Details : 03.02.2026
  • Admit Card : 09.02.2026
  • Re Scheduled Exam Date : 11.03.2026
  • Exam City Details : 06.03.2026
  • Admit Card : 04 Days Before
  • Exam Answer Key : 20.03.2026
  • Result Available : 12.06.2026
  • CBT II Exam Date : 28.07.2026
  • CBT-II Exam City Details : 18.07.2026
  • CBT-II Admit Card : 24.07.2026
  • CBT-II Answer Key : 05.08.2026
Application Fee
  • General, OBC, EWS : Rs. 500/–
  • SC, ST, PH : Rs. 250/-
  • All Category Female : Rs. 250/-
  • Fee Refund (After Appearing in Stage I Exam) : General : Rs. 400/– OBC, EWS, SC, ST, PH : Rs. 250/- All Category Female : Rs. 250/-
  • Candidates have to pay their Examination Fee Through Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking / UPI and Other Fee Payment Mode Only.
Eligibility / Qualification Details
Candidates must have Matriculation/SSLC plus ITI from a recognised NCVT/SCVT institution in the prescribed trades, or Matriculation/SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the prescribed trades. Alternatively, Matriculation/SSLC plus three years Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Automobile Engineering, or a combination of these engineering disciplines, is acceptable in lieu of ITI. An Engineering Degree in the relevant disciplines is also acceptable in lieu of Diploma. 
Age Limit Details
  • Age Limit As On 01 July 2025
  • Minimum Age : 18 Years
  • Maximum Age : 30 Years
  • (General / EWS) Maximum Age : 33 Years
  • (OBC) Maximum Age : 35 Years
  • (SC/ST) Age Relaxation as per Railway RRB ALP Recruitment Rules.
Vacancy Details Total: 10970 Posts
Post Name Total Post Qualification
Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) 10970 As per notification
How to Apply
Candidates were required to apply ONLINE through the official website of the selected RRB. A candidate could choose only one RRB and submit only one application for this CEN. Candidates had to create an account, fill in the application details, upload the required documents and pay the prescribed fee through the available online payment modes. 
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Other Details

Candidates shortlisted for Document Verification must produce their original documents along with the required self-attested copies. Candidates must also satisfy the prescribed medical standards. The Railway Recruitment Boards reserve the right to modify vacancies, conduct additional stages if required, and amend recruitment conditions as per the notification.

Pay Scale / Salary: Pay Level-2, Initial Pay ₹19,900/- under the 7th CPC. The prescribed Medical Standard is A-1.

Eligibility / Medical Requirement: Candidates must fulfill the prescribed A-1 Medical Standard. The ALP post has stringent vision requirements, including prescribed distant and near vision, colour vision, binocular vision, field of vision and night vision. Candidates who have undergone LASIK or any other surgery to correct refractive error are not eligible for the post.

Selection Process: The recruitment process consists of CBT-1, CBT-2, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), Document Verification (DV) and Medical Examination (ME).

Exam Pattern: CBT-1 consists of 75 questions for 75 marks with 60 minutes duration. CBT-2 consists of 175 questions with a total duration of 2 hours 30 minutes, comprising Part-A and Part-B. There is 1/3 negative marking for each wrong answer. Candidates shortlisted for CBAT are selected RRB-wise based on CBT-1 merit, generally up to 15 times the notified vacancies.

Syllabus: CBT-1 includes Mathematics, Mental Ability, General Science and General Awareness. CBT-2 Part-A includes Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, Basic Science and Engineering, while Part-B covers questions related to the candidate's relevant technical trade. CBAT is conducted for candidates shortlisted for the aptitude test.

Reservation / Horizontal Reservation: Reservation is provided for EWS, SC, ST and OBC-NCL categories as applicable. Ex-Servicemen reservation is provided horizontally. EBC is a fee-concession category and should not be confused with EWS or OBC; EBC candidates do not receive job reservation on this basis.

Important Note: This information has been prepared from the official RRB CEN No. 01/2025 (ALP) notification. Candidates should always verify the latest recruitment updates, amendments, corrigenda and examination information on the concerned official RRB website before taking any action.