- 28 Sep
RRB ALP and Technician Exam
Railway recruitment board (RRB) conducts RRB ALP and Technician Exam to select Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician for various railway zones the nation over. This is a public level test, in any case, RRB releases opportunity for various zones independently. The test is being directed in numerous stages, First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) and Document Verification. After completion of all the stages, RRBs distribute results on their individual local sites. In the last warning (2018) of RRB ALP and professionals, RRB declared 64,371 opening.
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RRB ALP and Technician 2020 Highlights
Exam Name |
RRB ALP and Technician Exam |
Conducting Body |
Railway recruitment board (RRB) |
Exam Level |
National |
Exam Frequency |
Vacancy based |
Exam Mode |
Online |
Exam Duration |
First Stage Computer Based Test (CBT) – 1 Hour Second Stage Computer Based Test (CBT) – 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
Language |
Question papers are made available in the following 12 languages- Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Manipuri, Konkani |
Exam Fees |
General / OBC-Rs 500 SC / ST / PWD-Rs 250 |
Number of Applications Received |
48 lakh |
Exam Purpose |
To recruit assistant loco pilot and technicians for Indian Railways |
Exam Stages |
First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) and Document Verification |
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RRB ALP Vacancy 2021
Sr. No. |
RRBs Zone |
Vacancies |
1 |
Ahmedabad |
164 |
2 |
Ajmer |
1221 |
3 |
Allahabad |
4694 |
4 |
Bangalore |
1054 |
5 |
Bhopal |
1679 |
6 |
Bhubaneshwar |
702 |
7 |
Bilaspur |
945 |
8 |
Chandigarh |
1546 |
9 |
Chennai |
945 |
10 |
Gorakhpur |
1588 |
11 |
Guwahati |
422 |
12 |
Jammu/Srinagar |
367 |
13 |
Kolkata |
1824 |
14 |
Malda |
880 |
15 |
Mumbai |
1425 |
16 |
Muzaffarpur |
465 |
17 |
Patna |
454 |
18 |
Ranchi |
2043 |
19 |
Secunderabad |
3262 |
20 |
Siliguri |
477 |
21 |
Thiruvananthapuram |
345 |
TOTAL |
26,502 |
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RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria
Nationality
- The candidate must be a citizen of India, Nepal, Bhutan.
- In case of migration to India from certain countries like Zambia, Taiwan, etc, candidates must have relevant migration document confirming the Indian Citizenship approved by the Government of India.
Age Limited
Minimum Age – 18 years
Maximum Age – 28 years
 Age relaxation is applicable as per government rules.
Educational Qualification
Assistant Loco Pilot: Matriculation / SSLC Plus ITI/ Course Completed Act Apprentices or Diploma/ Degree in Engineering
Technicians: Matriculation/ SSLC Plus ITI / Course Completed Act Apprentices or 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths or Diploma in Engineering (As Applicable).
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RRB ALP Exam Dates 2022
RRB ALP Events |
RRB ALP Exam Dates |
Release date of Registration/ Application form |
2nd week of February 2022 (Tentative) |
Last Date of Apply for RRB ALP |
2nd week of March 2022 (Tentative) |
Prelims Admit Card Release Date of RRB ALP |
2nd week of April 2022 (Tentative) |
Prelims Exam Date of RRB ALP |
April 24, 2022 (Tentative) |
Prelims Result date of RRB ALP |
2nd week of May 2022 (Tentative) |
Mains Admit Card Release Date of RRB ALP |
To be Announced |
Mains Exam Date OF RRB ALP |
To be Announced |
Mains Result date of RRB ALP |
To be Announced |
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RRB ALP Application Fees 2022
Category |
Application Fee |
General (Male) |
INR 500/- |
OBC, ST, SC/ Ex-Serviceman/PWD (Male) |
INR 250/- |
OBC, ST, General, SC/Ex-Serviceman/PWD (Female/Transgender) |
INR 250/- |
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RBL ALP Exam patternÂ
Post |
Exam |
Time |
No. of questions |
ALP |
First Stage CBT |
1 hour |
75 |
Second Stage CBT - Part A |
1 hour 30 minutes |
100 |
|
Second Stage CBT - Part B |
1 hour |
75 |
|
Computer-Based Aptitude Test |
- |
- |
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RRB ALP Syllabus
Paper 1 Syllabus
Subjects |
Topics |
Logical Reasoning and General Intelligence |
Syllogism, Mathematical operations, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Coding and Decoding, Conclusions and Decision Making, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Analytical reasoning, Blood relationships, Similarities and Differences, Arguments and Assumptions, |
General Awareness and Current Affairs |
Personalities, Sports and Culture, Science & Technology, Economics, Indian Polity |
Mathematics |
Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, Percentages, Time and Distance, Geometry and Trigonometry, Square Root, Pipes & Cistern, Ratio and Proportion, Profit and Loss, Mensuration, LCM, HCF, Time and Work, Simple and Compound Interest, Algebra, Elementary Statistics, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, |
General Science |
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Paper 2 Syllabus
Subjects |
Topics |
General Awareness |
Personalities, Science & Technology, Indian Polity, Sports, Culture Economics. |
Logical Reasoning and General Intelligence |
Blood relationships, Arguments and Assumptions, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Venn Diagram, Similarities and Differences, Syllogism, Jumbling, Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision Making, Analytical reasoning, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions etc. |
Mathematics |
LCM, HCF, Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, Square Root, Age Calculations, Mensuration, Time and Work; Time and Distance, Elementary Statistics, Pipes & Cistern, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Simple and Compound Interest, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, Calendar & Clock, Profit and Loss |
Basic Science & Engineering |
Speed and Velocity, Engineering Drawing (Projections, Views, Drawing Instruments, Lines, Geometric figures, Symbolic, Representation), Basic Electricity, Work Power and Energy, Environment Education, Occupational Safety and Health, Heat and Temperature, Units, Measurements, Mass Weight, and Density Levers and Simple Machines, IT Literacy etc |
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RRB ALP Admit Card Download
The steps to download the RRB ALP admit card are as follows:
- Step 1- Visit the RRB official website of your respective region.
- Step 2- Choose your exam ( RRB ALP)
- Step 3- Fill the Registration number and Date of Birth
- Step 4- Click on submit button
- Step 5- Save and download it to take a print out.
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