RRB ALP 2023 Notification, Application Form, Exam Date, Vacancies, Pattern

The Railway Recruitment Board releases the notification regarding the ALP Recruitment on its official web portal. The application form will be available on the official portal i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in. The recruitment drive of ALP is conducted and regulated by one of the 21 Regional Railway Recruitment Boards. For getting recruited for ALP candidates have to qualify for the CBAT (Computer Based Aptitude Test), and document verification.  The application process for the same will be started in the month of February 2023 tentatively. This exam is organized at the national level and qualified candidates who clear the entrance exam will be recruited as Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians in Indian Railways. We have mentioned comprehensive details of RRB ALP 2023 such as important dates, eligibility criteria, the application process, exam pattern, selection process, etc. below.

RRB ALP 2023 Overview

Name of the exam	Railway Recruitment Board Assistant Loco Pilot
Abbreviated as	RRB ALP
Conducted by	Railway Recruitment Board
Exam purpose	To appoint candidates for the post of Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians in Indian Railways
Frequency of exam	Once a year
Mode of application	Online
Exam mode	Computer Based Test
Recruitment procedure	For ALP – CBT, CBAT, and Document Verification For Technicians – CBT followed by Document Verification
Exam level	National level
Application fee	INR 500 for the unreserved category INR 250 for reserved category
Official website	www.indianrailways.gov.in.

RRB ALP 2023 Important Dates

Events	Dates (Tentative)
Official notification release	February 2023
The online application process starts from	February 2023
Deadline of application form closing	March 2023
Last date to pay the application fee online	March 2023
CBT first stage	August 2023
CBT stage 1 result declaration	To be updated
CBT second stage	December 2023
CBT stage 2 result	To be updated
CBAT 2023	To be updated

Eligibility Requirements

• Candidates must have passed SSCL+ITI or matriculation or apprentice course or Diploma/Degree in Engineering to be able to appear for this exam.
• Those applying for the post of technicians need to pass matriculation or SSCL+ITI or apprentice course or 12^th with Physics and Mathematics or Diploma in Engineering to take up this exam.

Age limit

The age of the applicant must be between 18 years to 28 years to be eligible. However, relaxation in reserved categories is given below:

• OBC: 3 Years
• SC/ST: 5 Years
• General (PWD): 10 Years
• OBC (PWD): 13 Years
• PWD – SC: 15 Years
• PWD – ST: 15 Years

RRB ALP 2023 Application Form

The steps to filling up RB ALP Application form 2023 are given below. Follow these steps:

• On the official website of Indian Railways, candidates need to carefully enter details like name, educational qualification, post, exam center choice, etc. while applying.
• All the details in the application form should match with the official records/documents of the candidates.
• Upload scanned copies of the candidate’s recent passport-size photograph and signature as per the given formats.
• Candidates can use the integrated online payment gateway for the payment of application fees.
• Candidates must download a copy of the duly filled application form and take out its print for the records.

Application Fee

An individual can make the application fee payment either through online or offline mode. Online modes of payment would be debit card/ credit card/ internet banking and offline payment can be made via SBI or Post Office Challan.

Category	Application fee
General (Male)	INR 500/-
OBC, SC, ST/ PWD (Male)/ Ex-Serviceman	INR 250/-
OBC, SC, ST, General, PWD (Female/ Transgender), Ex-Serviceman	INR 250/-

Exam Centers

• Andaman & Nicobar
• Haryana
• Mizoram
• Andhra Pradesh
• Himachal Pradesh
• Nagaland
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Odisha
• Assam
• Jharkhand
• Punjab
• Bihar
• Karnataka
• Rajasthan
• Chandigarh
• Kerala
• Sikkim
• Chhattisgarh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Tamil Nadu
• Delhi/NCR
• Maharashtra
• Telangana
• Goa
• Manipur
• Tripura
• Gujarat
• Meghalaya
• Uttar Pradesh
• West Bengal

Salary

• Grade Pay: 1900
• Payscale: Rs 19,900
• Assistant Loco Pilot Salary (including allowances): Rs 35,000 (Approx)

RRB Group D 2023 Recruitment, Application Form, Vacancies

Exam Pattern

• Mode of Examination: Online, Computer Based Test
• Number of Questions: CBT stage 1- 75; CBT stage 2- 175
• Type of Questions: Objective, MCQ type
• Duration of Exam:   CBT 1: 60 Minutes; CBT 2: 90 Minutes
• Medium of Exam: Konkani, Manipuri, Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati, Assamese, Bengali, and English
• Sections in Paper: 5 sections namely Arithmetic & General Intelligence, Technical Skills, General Awareness, General Science and Reasoning

Marking Scheme:

Sections	Number of Questions	Number of Marks
Arithmetic	20	20
Reasoning	25	25
General Awareness	10	10
General Science	20	20
Total	75	75

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RRB ALP 2023 Result

The Railway Recruitment Board will release the examination results for each and every stage. Candidates need to qualify at each stage to be eligible for the ALP recruitment process. Candidates can check the result online mode by visiting the official portal of Indian Railways. The result will be made available stage-wise. Different participating RRBs will publish the result for ALP Exam separately online. After the announcement of the RB ALP 2023 Results, nominated candidates will be called to appear for the document verification process. They will have to produce certain documents to verify and according to this last stage, the candidate will be appointed to the respective post.