The minimum eligibility to apply for RRB ALP is matriculation with ITI or Diploma in Engineering. The specific guidelines related to Nationality, Academic Qualification and Age Limit are stated below.
Only Indian nationals can apply for RRB ALP
Applicant should be 18 to 30 years old. OBC candidates will get relaxation for 3 years while SC/ST candidates will get a relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit.
Applicants should be 10th pass and possess ITI Certification (approved by NCVT / SCVT), or Diploma Engineering except for CSE or Civil disciplines.
Note: Candidates 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 canceled.
RRB ALP Application Fee is tentatively INR 100. Category-wise application fee and alternative payment methods will be informed through the official notification
The Exam Pattern for Railway Recruitment constitutes of two stages of CBT or Computer Based Test followed by Computer Based Aptitude Test (Relevant Trade) and Document Verification. Let's have a look at both these stages of CBT in detail.
Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: UR -40%, OBC-30%, SC-30%, ST -25%.
Will consist of multiple-choice objective type questions: in 15 languages (Hindi, English, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu)
There will be negative marking as for every wrong answer 1/3 marks will be deducted.
Total number of candidates to be shortlisted for second stage shall be 15 times the community wise total vacancy of ALP and Technician Posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in First Stage CBT.
| Serial Number | Sections | Number of Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematics | 20 Questions | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 Questions | |
| 3 | General Science | 20 Questions | |
| 4 | General Awareness on Current Affairs | 10 Questions |
Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: UR -40%, OBC-30%, SC-30%, ST -25%.
Will consist of multiple-choice objective type questions: bilingual (Hindi/English)
There will be negative Marking as for every wrong answer 1/3 marks will be deducted.
Total number of candidates to be shortlisted for second stage shall be 15 times the community wise total vacancy of ALP and Technician Posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in First Stage CBT.
| Serial Number | Sections | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematics | 25 | 25 | 90 minutes |
| 2 | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 | |
| 3 | Basic Science & Engineering | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 | General Awareness on Current Affairs | 10 | 10 | |
| 120 | 120 |
Qualifying Mark: 35 % (This is applicable to all candidates and no relaxation is permissible).
This part is qualifying in nature and shall have questions from the trade syllabus prescribed by Director General of Employment & Training (DGET)
| Sections | Number of Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Relevant Trade | 75 Questions | 60 minutes |
The candidate needs to secure a minimum score of 42 marks in each of the test batteries to qualify. This is applicable to all candidates and no relaxation is permissible.
There shall be no negative marking in Computer Based AT.
The ALP merit list will be drawn only from amongst the candidates qualifying in the Aptitude Test, with 70% weight age for the marks obtained in the Part A of Second Stage CBT and 30% weightage for the marks obtained in Computer Based AT
Based on the performance of candidates in Part Aof the Second Stage CBT subject to their qualifying the Part B of Second Stage CBT
Based on the performance of candidates in both Part A of the Second Stage CBT and Computer Based AT subject to their qualifying the Part B of Second Stage CBT.
Note:Candidates attempting to submit application more than once will be disqualified or debarred from the examination.
| Serial Number | Sections | Number of Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematics | 20 Questions | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 Questions | |
| 3 | General Science | 20 Questions | |
| 4 | General Awareness on Current Affairs | 10 Questions |
NDA paper II will be conducted at the following exam centers.
| Sr. No | Medical Standard | Physical Fitness | VISUAL ACUITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A-1 | Physically Fit in all Respects | Distance Vision: 6/6, 6/6 without glasses with fogging test (must not accept +2D) Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 without glasses and Must pass tests for Color Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic Vision etc |
| 2 | B-1 | Physically Fit in all Respects | 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to 2 B-1 exceed 4D) Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic Vision etc |
| 3 | B-2 | Physically Fit in all Respects | 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and Must pass test for Binocular Vision etc |
| 4 | C-1 | Physically Fit in all Respects | Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. |
RRB ALP Posts come under A1 category.
The following table gives the details of the physical standards required for all the Railway Posts.
| Category of Candidates | Gender |
Height (In cms) |
Chest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unexpanded | Expanded | |||
| Candidates:- Railway Engineering Services (Civil, Electrical, Signal and Mechanical), Transportation (Operating and Commercial)Departments, Railway Protection Force, the posts in the Marine Establishment and Special Class Railway Apprentices. | Male | 152 | 84 | 5 |
| Female | 150 | 79 | 5 | |
Acuity of vision: – The standards of visual acuity for the above categories will be as follows:-
| Categories | Distant vision | Near vision | ||
| (with or without glasses) | (with or without glasses) | |||
| better eye | Worse eye | better eye | Worse eye | |
| Technical | 6/9 vision | 6/9 vision | J.I | J.II |
| or | ||||
| 6/9 vision | 6/12 vision | |||
| Non Technical | 6/9 vision | 6/12 vision | J.I | J.II |
Note:-(i) In respect of technical services, the total amount of myopia (including cylinder) should not exceed -4 Dioptres and the total amount of Hypermetropia should not exceed +4 Dioptre.
It will be a complete eye check-up and will include tests like Near sight vision, Far Sight Vision, Binocular vision and Irish Check. Candidates cannot use lenses on the day of the exam as the officials will check for them by rubbing the eyes. The candidate should possess high colour vision and must not have squint in eyes.
Candidates undergone Lasik surgery are disqualified in medical exam.
Candidates would be asked to read numbers in a colour dotted Book to check for colour blindness.