RRB ALP Vacancy CEN 01/2026 Category Wise

RRB ALP Vacancy 2026

Steps to Apply For RRB ALP Recruitment 2026

Step-1. Account Creation 

• Access the Portal: Visit the official website of your chosen participating RRB.

• Log In or Sign Up:

• If you created an account for any RRB CEN notifications in 2024 or 2025, log in using your existing credentials.

• If you are a new applicant, fill out the "Create an Account" form.

• OTP Verification: Provide an active personal mobile number and a valid email ID to receive mandatory One-Time Passwords (OTPs) for registration.

• Identity Authentication: It is strongly advised to verify your identity using Aadhaar or DigiLocker during registration to ensure smooth tracking across all exam stages. Using alternate photo IDs will subject your profile to significantly stricter security scrutiny.

• Note: Personal details, mobile number, email ID, and your chosen RRB cannot be altered at any stage once the account is created.

Step-2. Physical & Mental Self-Screening

• Fill the Fitness Questionnaire: Before proceeding to the core application form, you must complete an online medical self-declaration questionnaire.

• Declare Conformity: Confirm that you meet the physical and mental health standards regarding eyesight (including confirming you have never undergone LASIK surgery), hearing, speech, and absence of pre-existing chronic conditions.

• Download generated report: Based on your inputs, a validated self-screening report will automatically generate. You must print this out, get it signed by a General Physician and an Eye Specialist from a government hospital, and bring it to the CBAT exam day.

Step-3. Live Photo Capture 

• No Uploads Required: You are not required to upload a pre-saved digital photograph. The system will use your device's webcam or mobile front camera to capture a live photograph.

• Posing Rules: Sit or stand straight with the camera at eye level, looking forward with a neutral expression. Your entire face must be centered and completely inside the visible framing box.

• Attire & Contrast: Wear dark or non-white clothing to ensure clear contrast against the background. Do not wear any caps, masks, or spectacles/glasses during the capture.

• Note: If the automated background validation fails to match your identity, you must download Annexure-IX, get it physically signed by a Class-I Gazetted Officer, and upload it as identity proof.

Step-4. Uploading Scanned Documents

• Candidate Signature:

• Must be signed in running cursive handwriting using a black ink pen on clean white paper (Block/Capital letters will be rejected).

• File specifications: Scan at a minimum of 100 DPI, format as JPG/JPEG, with a file size between 30 KB and 49 KB. Dimensions must be at least 140 × 60 pixels.

• Caste Certificate (Optional):

• Only required for SC and ST candidates who want to opt for the Free Sleeper Class Train Travel Pass.

• File specifications: Must be uploaded in PDF format only, and the file size must be less than 400 KB.

Step-5. Preference Selection & Fee Payment

• Language Selection: Choose your primary medium of examination. Question papers will be shown in English, Hindi, and your chosen regional language among the 13 available variations.

• Zone Preferences: Mark your relative order of preference for the operational Zonal Railways and railway units available under your single chosen RRB.

• Fee Payment: Complete the payment transaction using online avenues only (UPI, Debit/Credit Card, or Internet Banking). The fee is ₹500 for general applicants (₹400 refundable after appearing in CBT-1) and ₹250 for SC/ST/ExSM/Female/EBC/Minority candidates (fully refundable after appearing in CBT-1).

• Final Confirmation: Your application is safely logged into the database only after the server gets a confirmation voucher of successful fee transaction. You will receive a final confirmation via SMS and Email.

Step 6 – Printout RRB ALP Application Form

Submit the application form and take a printout of the same for reference in the future selection process

Important Instructions For RRB ALP 2026 Exam

Application & Eligibility Rules

(i) Read Thoroughly: Candidates must read the entire Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) carefully before filling out the online application.
(ii) Prescribed Qualifications: All educational and technical qualifications must be completed on or before the closing date (14.06.2026). Candidates waiting for final results are not eligible to apply.
(iii) Single Application Rule: A candidate can apply to only one RRB and submit only one application. Submitting multiple applications will lead to disqualification and a lifetime ban from future RRB/RRC exams.
(iv) Provisional Candidature: Eligibility is checked provisionally based on your online data. Original certificates for age, caste, and education will be verified strictly during Document Verification (DV). Any false claim will result in instant cancellation or dismissal from service.
(v) Crucial Date for Claims: The closing date of online applications (14.06.2026) is the final cutoff date for claiming SC/ST/OBC/EWS/EBC status, age relaxations, or fee concessions.
(vi) Medical Fitness: Candidates must meet the strict A-1 medical standards. If found medically unfit during the recruitment stage, no alternative job appointment will be provided.
(vii) Age Limit: Applicants must be between 18 and 30 years old as of 01.07.2026.
(viii) Zonal Preferences: Vacancies are provisional and subject to change. Candidates must select preferences for Zonal Railways only within their one chosen RRB.
(ix) Communication Channels: Candidates must maintain an active mobile number and personal email ID. All official communication alerts will be sent exclusively via SMS and email.
(x) Account Integration: Candidates must use the "Create an Account" portal. If an account was already created for 2024/2025 RRB exams, the same credentials must be used to log in.
Identity, Correction, & Exam Rules 
(xi) Identity Authentication: It is highly recommended to verify your account using DigiLocker or Aadhaar. Choosing alternate photo IDs will subject you to significantly stricter and more detailed security screening at every stage.
(xii) Non-Modifiable Fields: Details locked inside the "Create an Account" form (including mobile number and email ID) and your chosen RRB cannot be modified at any stage.
(xiii) Application Modification Window: Other editable fields can be corrected by paying a non-refundable modification fee of ₹250 per occasion from 17.06.2026 to 26.06.2026. No modifications are allowed after 26.06.2026.
(xiv) CBT-2 Shortlisting Rate: Shortlisting for the Second Stage CBT will be done RRB-wise at a rate of 15 times the notified vacancies based on normalized CBT-1 marks.
(xv) CBT-2 Admit Cards: Shortlisted candidates will be notified via SMS, email, and the official website to download their E-call letters for CBT-2.
(xvi) Center Allocation: Exam center, city, and shift mapping depend on logistical feasibility. Requests to change the allotted exam date, center, or shift will not be entertained under any circumstances.
(xvii) Negative Marking: There is a penalty of 1/3rd mark for every wrong answer in both CBT-1 and CBT-2. There is no negative marking in the Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT).
(xviii) Malpractices Penalty: Forgery, impersonation, cheating, or using unfair means will result in a lifetime debarment from all RRB/RRC exams, dismissal from service if already appointed, and legal prosecution under the Public Examinations Act, 2024.
(xix) Banned Items: Electronic gadgets (mobiles, pagers, watches, earphones, bluetooth devices, calculators), books, pens, pencils, wallets, belts, caps, bags, water bottles, and food items are strictly prohibited inside the test center. Only the E-call letter is allowed, and pens will be provided inside. Candidates must avoid applying Henna/Mehendi on hands to prevent biometric capture failure.
(xx) Cloak Room Warning: Safe-keeping cloak rooms may not be available at the exam venues. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuables or banned items to the testing center.

RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria 2026

1. Nationality / Citizenship 

A candidate must be either:

• A citizen of India, or
• A citizen of Nepal, or
• A subject of Bhutan, or
• A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 01.01.1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia) and Vietnam to permanently settle in India.

Note: Candidates from categories other than Indian citizenship must possess a valid Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Government of India, to be submitted during Document Verification.

2. Age Limit & Relaxations 

• Standard Age Limit: 18 to 30 years (As on 01.07.2026).
• Permissible Date of Birth Range :
  • Lower Limit (All Candidates): Must not be born after 01.07.2008.
  • Upper Limit (UR / EWS): Must not be born before 02.07.1996.
  • Upper Limit (OBC - Non-Creamy Layer): Must not be born before 02.07.1993.
  • Upper Limit (SC / ST): Must not be born before 02.07.1991.
• Category-Wise Upper Age Relaxations SC & ST: 5 Years
  • OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): 3 Years
  • Ex-Servicemen (after deducting length of military service): 3 years for UR/EWS, 6 years for OBC-NCL, and 8 years for SC/ST.
  • Serving Railway Staff (with minimum 3 years service): Up to 40 years for UR/EWS, 43 years for OBC-NCL, and 45 years for SC/ST.
  • Widowed / Divorced / Judicially Separated Women (not remarried): Up to 35 years for UR/EWS, 38 years for OBC-NCL, and 40 years for SC/ST.
    

3. Minimum Educational & Technical Qualifications

Candidates must fulfill any one of the following qualification streams on or before the closing date (14.06.2026). Candidates waiting for final results are strictly ineligible.

• Stream A (ITI / Apprenticeship):
  • Matriculation / SSLC plus ITI from a recognized NCVT/SCVT institution in any of the following trades:
    Fitter, Electrician, Instrument Mechanic, Millwright/Maintenance Mechanic, Mechanic (Radio & TV), Electronics Mechanic, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Wireman, Tractor Mechanic, Armature & Coil Winder, Mechanic (Diesel), Heat Engine, Turner, Machinist, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Mechanic.
  • (OR) Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship (CCAA) in any of the trades mentioned above.
• Stream B (Diploma / Degree):
  • Matriculation / SSLC plus a 3-year Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, or Automobile Engineering (OR) a combination of various streams of these engineering disciplines from a recognized institution.
  • (OR) A Degree in the Engineering disciplines listed above is also fully acceptable in lieu of a Diploma.

4. Strict Medical Standards 

The post of ALP demands highly stringent A-1 Medical Category fitness. Candidates must pass the definitive medical tests conducted by the Railway Administration:

• General Fitness: Physically fit in all respects.
• Distant Vision: 6/6, 6/6 without glasses with a fogging test (must not accept +2D).
• Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 without glasses.
• Mandatory Vision Tests: Must successfully pass specialized screenings for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision, Night Vision, and Mesopic Vision.
• Ineligibility for Eye Surgeries : Candidates who have undergone LASIK surgery or any other corrective surgical procedure to alter refractive errors are strictly not eligible for this post.

5.Educational Qualification

Candidates planning to apply for the RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) post must fulfil the prescribed educational qualification requirements. Applicants can meet the RRB ALP eligibility criteria through any one of the qualification options given below.

RRB ALP Qualification – Eligibility Details