RRB ALP Exam: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result

Highlights

Refer to the tabular data mentioned below to get more details about the RRB ALP Exam.

RRB ALP Vacancy 2021

The vacancy for the Assistant Loco Pilot Recruitment has been released by the examination conducting authority. The vacancies details for 2021 recruitment will be made available and updated on the official website post the announcement of notification.

The vacancy related details are given below:

Notification

RRB ALP Notification 2021 was made available in December 2020. Applicants can refer to the official website, to begin with, the application process. Each year, the exam conducting authority releases RRB ALP-related notifications on its official website.

Applicants who have appeared for previous RRB ALP exams can refer to the official website to check the list of aspirants selected for ALP and Technician exams.

Dates

All the interested students looking for RRB ALP date 2021 postponed dates can refer to the tabular data mentioned below.

Eligibility

The minimum eligibility to apply for RRB ALP is matriculation with ITI or Diploma in Engineering. Only Indian nationals can apply for RRB ALP 2021 The specific guidelines related to Academic Qualification, and Age Limit are stated below:

RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification

• Individuals applying for the RRB ALP Loco Pilot exam must have qualified Matriculation or SSCL+ITI or Course completed as an Apprentice or Diploma/Degree in Engineering to be able to sit for this exam.
• While the ones applying for the post of Technician must have qualified Matriculation or SSCL+ITI or Course completed as an Apprentice or 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics or Diploma in Engineering.

RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria: Age limit

Candidates applying for the exam must be aged between 18 to 28 years old. OBC candidates will get relaxation for 3 years while SC/ST candidates will get a relaxation of 5 years in the upper age limit.

Important Note: Applicants must meet the specified eligibility criteria as per official notification. In case eligibility conditions are not satisfied by any particular candidate, at any stage of the recruitment process, then their candidature is liable to be disqualified.

Applications

Aspirants need to complete all the steps before submitting the application form. Steps involved in filling the RRB ALP 2021 Application Form are mentioned underneath:

• Applicants need to carefully enter details like name, educational qualification, post, and exam center preference, etc. while applying.
• Make sure that all details in the form are correct and matches with official records/documents
• Upload scanned copies of applicants’ recent passport-size photograph and specimen signature would also have to be uploaded.
• Application Fees can be deposited using the integrated online payment gateway.
• A copy of the filled-in application form should be downloaded and printed for the records.

RRB ALP 2021 Application Fee

RRB ALP Application Fee 2021 is INR 500, for the general category aspirants. However, the application fee for the reserved category candidates and women is INR 250.

Applicants applying for the RRB ALP 2021 Exam must pay the fee either offline or online. One can make the online fee payment through internet banking or debit/credit cards while offline payment can be made through SBI or Post Office Challan.

Admit Card

RRB ALP 2021 Admit Card for the Written Exam is issued online through the official website portal. The admit card is expected to be released soon by the exam conducting organization.

RRB ALP Admit Card contains the applicant’s name, DOB, gender, category, post applied for, and the exam center details including address, date, and time. In case of any mismatch in the details printed on admit card, candidates are required to get in touch with zonal RRB offices

Steps to Download RRB ALP 2021 Admit Card:

• Visit the official website for RRB ALP 2021
• Click on the links for 'RRB ALP Admit Card 2021'
• Enter 'Application Number' and 'Date of Birth'
• Download and take a printout of the admit card

RRB ALP Exam Centres

Details related to RRB ALP exam centers are mentioned below.

Exam Pattern

The Exam Pattern for RRB ALPcan is checked in the table below. RRB ALP Syllabus is based on the matriculation/ diploma curriculum. Any changes in the scheme of the exam and syllabus would be mentioned in the official notification.

RRB ALP Exam Pattern: Marking Scheme

The subject-wise distribution of marks and questions in RRB ALP 2021 1st Stage CBT is indicated in the table below:

RRB ALP Syllabus 2021

The list of topics from the RRB ALP 2021 syllabus is tabulated below. The table contains only the list of important topics from each subject only.

Result

The final RRB ALP result will be published after document verification on the zonal RRB’s websites. The PDF available online includes details of all the successful aspirants.

The final merit list will be prepared after combining marks of stage two and the Computer-Based Aptitude Test. In the case of technicians, scores obtained in the second stage CBT will be taken into consideration

Expected Cutoff

Score more than the minimum qualifying marks does not guarantee qualification due to a large number of competitions. The aspirants obtaining the maximum marks are shortlisted for the further stages of selection. The final selection of applicants is made based on the minimum qualifying marks and cutoff for normalized marks.

The minimum cut off score 2019 are mentioned here:

RRB ALP Payscale and Allowances

RRB ALP (Assistant Loco Pilots) and technician jobs are the most liked posts in Indian Railways. The salary scale of RRB ALP has been slightly increased after the recommendations of the 7th pay commission. The Railways Board is the conducting body of the RRB ALP examination and it also offers the most secure and high salary job career.

The range of RRB ALP salary is between Rs 19,900 (excluding HRA, DA, etc.) to Rs 35,000. The details for RRB Assistant Loco Pilot salary are mentioned in the table:

Each year, the RRB Examination is given by lakhs of candidates to get the desired post. So start working hard to prepare for this highly competitive examination and get qualified for Assistant Loco Pilot or Technicians role in the Indian Railways.

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