RRB ALP Recruitment 2018: Date, Notification, Syllabus, Pattern

Loco pilot is the post in which employee assists the drivers which pilots the train. Loco Pilot gives the right directions to the piloting person according to the signal lights.

Candidates will assist Driver in performing his duties including calling out signal as soon as one is sighted, fine-tuning Loco and attending minor repairs of the Loco.

RRB Loco Pilot Salary & Pay Scale

What is the Salary of an Assistant Loco Pilot?

This is the common Question asked by the candidates who aspire for Railway ALP posts. The answer to this query is given below

A Loco Pilot enjoys numerous benefits, perks and other Allowances associated with the Salary Structure. Below we are sharing an overview of the Total Gross Salary along with the additional Allowances.

Railway Recruitment Board has announced the Vacancies for RRB ALP & Technician Recruitment in 2018 according to Common Employment Notification (CEN 01/2018).

Accordingly, to that notification RRBs have enhanced and revised the vacancies which are as follow –

• RRB have released the result for RRB ALP first stage on 2 November. The candidates can check score for RRB ALP stage 1 and Exam date for Stage 2 CBT from official website.


• Due to the discrepancies in the Questions and Answers in RRB ALP CEN 01/2018. The RRB has released the Revised Answer Keys, final Cutoff marks and Results on 20th Dec 2018. Candidates must check out the official website for Revised results.


• The second stage exam for RRB ALP & Technician is from 21st, 22nd and 23rd January 2019.

Below table shows the RRB ALP Vacancy distribution for 21 RRBs. Check it out -

Click the below link to get more railway jobs here. Railway Recruitment Board 2018 Jobs.

The dates of RRB ALP Exam 2018 have been released. Please check out the dates to schedule your preparations accordingly.

Registration for recruitment of Loco pilot should be done on time so that the complete procedure will be done on time. Registration is done step wise so for the complete steps candidates may visit Eduncle.

To know the latest registration dates candidates may click the below link. RRB Online Registration Form 2018.

To begin preparing for any competitive exam you must have a clear understanding of the prescribed syllabus.

Well RRB doesn’t prescribe any set syllabus except the technical subject, but the questions which are asked are basically from these below mentioned subjects.

Before applying, you should know about the RRB ALP 2018 Eligibility Criteria, which mainly includes details of the following:

• Educational Qualification
• Age Limit
• Medical Standards

Practicing Previous Year papers will add another advantage in your RRB ALP Exam 2018 Preparation. It will give you an idea about the difficulty level of the exam. You should practice RRB ALP Question paper atleast 2-3 months before the exam to score good marks.

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You can download RRB ALP Question Paper & Answer Key from Eduncle.

Hall tickets are always important to appear for the exam. Getting admit card in hands gives a relief. Railway recruitment boards hand over admit card to candidates by email. Information to check their mail for admit card is send to their mobile numbers.

Get your admit card with Eduncle. Click the below link to get the details about getting your admit card details.

Railway Recruitment Board Admit Card 2018.

To get selected in the Indian Railways Loco Pilot Recruitment, candidates will have to appear in the First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test, and Document Verification

The complete procedure for the recruitment Process is given below

First Stage CBT (Common for ALP/Tech.)

The common for exam both Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician is the First Stage Computer Based Test.

Total No of Questions- 75 Questions
Exam Duration- 60 Minutes

Subjects-

• Mathematics
• General Intelligence and Reasoning
• General Science
• General Awareness

Qualifying Marks

The candidates must secure the minimum percentage in the first stage exam to appear in the next stage.

The Minimum percentage for eligibility in various categories is as follows

Unreserved Candidates- min 40% marks
OBC Candidates- min 30% marks
SC Candidates- min 30% marks
ST candidates- min 25% marks

Second Stage CBT

The candidates shortlisted in the First Stage CBT Exam would be eligible for the Second Stage CBT Exam as per the merit list.

The Second Stage Exam would be conducted in two Phases Part A and part B.

Part A

Total No of Questions- 100 Questions
Exam Duration- 90 Minutes

Subjects-

• Mathematics
• General Intelligence and Reasoning
• Basic Science and Engineering
• General Awareness and Current Affairs

Qualifying Marks-The qualification marks for Part B exam would be Same as CBT First Stage exam.

Part B

Total No of Questions- 75 Questions
Exam Duration- 60 Minutes

Subjects-

• The Part B Exam is of Qualifying nature whereas the questions asked would be from the Trade Subjects (Degree/Diploma/ITI/HSC)

Qualifying Marks- The Minimum Qualification for all category candidates shortlisted in Part B is 35 %.

Candidates who have applied for loco pilot recruitment exam must be eagerly waiting for results. RRB loco pilot result will be announced after the completion of railway loco pilot exam paper. You will be able to check out the RRB Pilot Result at Eduncle for all the RRBs like Allahabad, Secunderabad etc.

Candidates may visit the below link for latest results. Here candidates may know the RRB wise recent cut off marks

RRB ALP Result 2018.

As per the official notification, the RRB Board has released the revised results for RRB ALP Stage 1.

After the objections raised by the candidates and experts for RRB ALP Answer Key, the RRB has rechecked the answer sheets and released the revised score and selection list on 20th Dec 2018.

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