RRB ALP

Railway authorities now have a separate recruitment board for RRB. RRB stands for Railway Recruitment Boards. Under this board, the Railway Department is hiring for a number of positions, such as Railway Recruitment Board-Assistant Loco Pilot (RRB-ALP), Railway Recruitment Board- Non Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC), Railway Recruitment Board-Junior Engineer (RRB-JE) and RRB- Group D. 

This board was established in pre-independent India in 1942, but the authorities changed its name from Railway Service Commission to Railway Recruitment Board 1985. 

The exam for the RRB ALP post is generally conducted annually across all the states of India with thousands of vacancies.

Exam Particulars	Details
Exam Name	Railway Recruitment Board- Assistant Loco Pilot
Exam Conducting Authority	Railway Recruitment Board
Level	National
Vacancies	37000+ (Tentative)
Pattern	Stage 1: CBT (Computer Based Test)
Stage 2: CBT (Part A and B)
Stage 3: CBAT (Computer Based Aptitude Test)
Mode	Online
Marks	Stage 1	75 Marks
Stage 2	Part A: 100 Marks
Part B : 75 Marks
Stage 3	42 Marks
Duration	Stage 1	1 Hour
Stage2	Part A: 1.5 Hours
Part 2: 1 Hour
Official Website	https://indianrailways.gov.in/

What is the RRB ALP Exam?

RRB-ALP is an exam conducted by the Railway authorities of India to hire candidates for the post of Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician. This exam was last conducted in 2019, for which the notification was announced in 2018. Around 67,000+ vacancies were announced in that year. Now for 2022, it was expected that the exam will be announced towards the end of 2022, which is sometime soon. 

The candidates who are applying for this position are eligible for all the 21 Railway Recruitment Boards. These Railway Recruitment Boards are located in all the major cities of India like: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai etc. Candidates can opt for any one language from the following 12 different options, i.e. Hindi, English, Kanada, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Assamese. Konkani, Urdu, and Manpiuri.

RRB ALP Exam Eligibility Criteria

While taking a government exam, the first thing one needs to make sure of is if they are even eligible for that exam. There are many pointers to discuss if someone is eligible for that exam. One of the main criteria is if that person should have the nationality of the country i.e India.

Some of the other categories to check if you are eligible or not are as follows:

Criteria	RRB ALP	RRB ALP Technician
Age	18-28 (as on application date)	18-28 ( as on application date)
Education	Matriculation / SSLC Plus ITI/ Course Completed Act Apprentices or Diploma/ Degree in Engineering	Matriculation/ SSLC Plus ITI / Course Completed Act Apprentices or 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths or Diploma in Engineering (As Applicable)
Fitness	Fit	Medically fit

RRB ALP Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of RRB-ALP exam is generally divided into 4 stages, named First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, CBAT, and Document Verification. 

Stage 1 First Stage CBT

• This stage is Common for ALP and Technician’s Posts. It is just for the qualifying stage, not calculated for merit list.
• There are 75 MCQ type questions of one mark each. Total marks for the test is 75.
• Also, there is negative marking for the test. 

Stage 2 Second Stage CBT

• The test is divided into two parts- A and B
• In Part A, there are 100 questions and the duration of the test is 1.5 Hrs. In Part-B, there are 75 questions and the duration is 1 Hr. 
• In this stage, Negative Marking is there.

Stage 3 CBAT

• This test is just for candidates applying for Assistant Loco Pilots.
• A candidate can give this exam in both English and Hindi Language
• This test is of 42 marks.

Stage 4 Document Verification

• For both ALP and Technical post, you need to carry the result of Part A of Stage 1 CBT. You also need to carry qualified results of Stage 2 CBT and CBAT. 
• You need to carry all the original documents on document verification day. If you fail to, your application is canceled.

RRB ALP Exam Syllabus 

The RRB ALP syllabus is generally the same for both of the posts, i.e. RRB ALP and RRB Technician. 

PART A

S.No.	Subjects	Topics
1.	General Intelligence and Logical Reasoning	Syllogism, Venn Diagram, Mathematical Operations, Jumbling, Analytical Reasoning, Coding and Decoding, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Analogies, Blood Relationships, Arguments and Assumptions, Alphabetical and Number Series, Similarities and Differences
2.	Current Affairs	Personalities, Science & Technology, Economics, Indian Politics,  Sports and Culture.
3.	Mathematics	Number System, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Time, Distance, Square Root, Pipes & Cistern, Ratio and Proportion, Profit and Loss, Mensuration, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Algebra, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Geometry, BODMAS, Trigonometry, LCM, HCF,  Elementary Statistics.
4.	General Science	PhysicsChemistry Life Science

Part B

S.No.	Subjects	Topics
1.	Logical Reasoning and General Intelligence	Personalities, Science & Technology, Indian Politics, Culture, Economics, and Sports.
2.	General Awareness and Current Affairs	Coding and Decoding, Venn Diagram, Jumbling, Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Conclusions and Decision Making, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions etc, Analytical reasoning, etc.
3.	General Science	Speed and Velocity, Basic Electricity, Work Power and Energy,Engineering Drawing (Projections, Views, Lines, Geometric figures, Representation Environment Education, Occupational Safety and Health), Heat and Temperature, Units, Measurements, and Density Levers and Simple Machines, IT Literacy etc.
4.	Mathematics	LCM, HCF, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, Square Root, Age Calculations, Mensuration, Time and Work; Time and Distance, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Simple and, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, Calendar & Clock, Profit and Loss.

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Application Process for RRB ALP

Generally, the application process is the same for every government exam. Some of the common steps of the application process are as follows:

Step 1: When one wants to apply for the post, go to the respective site of RRB. 

Step 2 : On the homepage, there is an apply button. Click on the apply button to proceed with the application.

Step 3 : Fill all the required fields with genuine details.

Step 4: Fill up Part 1 of the Application Form.

Step 5: Next up, pay the Application Fees of the exam.

Step 5: Next up, fill Part 2 of the Application Form. Upload all the required documents and then review the application form.

Step 6: Submit the Application Form.

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