RRB ALP 2025 Eligibility Criteria

RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is conducting its annual RRB ALP Exam for the recruitment of Asst. Loco Pilots and Technicians vacancies. The official notification is expected to be released in the month of February, 2025.

The exam is being conducted to fill around 37,000+ vacancies, and it can be taken in over 12 different Indian languages across the country. The exam will be conducted in 3 phases: Paper-1, Paper-2 and Paper-3. It should be noted that Paper-3 is only applicable for candidates appearing for the ALP post. This article aims at providing aspirants the detailed eligibility criteria for the examination.

RRB ALP Exam 2025 Overview

Let us take a quick overview of the important details of the examination:

Exam Name	RRB ALP Examination 2025
Organising Authority	Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
Post Name	Asst. Loco Pilots and Technicians
No. of Vacancies	ALP – 19,000+ Technicians – 9,500+ TOTAL – 37,000 (Estimated)
Application Opening Date	February 2025 (Tentative)
Prelims Examination Date	24th April, 2025 (Tentative)
Examination Fees	General/OBC (Male) – Rs. 500 SC/ST/PwD/Female – Rs. 250
Mode of Examination	Online
Official Website	www.rrcb.gov.in

RRB ALP Exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The Railway Recruitment Board has set some criteria for candidates to apply for the examination. The eligibility is based on age, nationality, educational qualification etc.

The detailed eligibility criteria is mentioned below. Read on.

Nationality Criteria

Must be a citizen of India or
Must be a citizen of Nepal or
Must be a citizen of Bhutan or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Educational Qualification

The Railways Recruitment Board has set certain educational qualification criteria to apply for the examination. Make sure to verify your eligibility with the details as shown below:

Asst. Loco Pilot:

A candidate who has completed their Matriculation/ SSLC along with ITI/ any Apprentice course/ Diploma or Degree in engineering will be eligible to apply.

Designation	Department	Qualification
Asst. Loco Pilot	Electrical	Matriculation / SSLC plus ITI from recognized institutions of NCVT/SCVT (OR) Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship (OR) 3 years Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Automobile Engineering (OR) Combination of various streams of these Engineering disciplines from a recognized Institution in lieu of ITI.
Asst. Loco Pilot	Mechanical	Matriculation / SSLC plus ITI from recognized institutions of NCVT/SCVT (OR) Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship (OR) 3 years Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Automobile Engineering (OR) Combination of various streams of these Engineering disciplines from a recognized Institution in lieu of ITI.

Technician:

A candidate who has completed their Matriculation/ SSLC along with ITI/ any Apprentice course/ 10+2 with Physics and Maths / Diploma in Engineering will be eligible to apply.

Age Criteria

Aspirants planning to apply for this examination must be between the ages of 18 and 28. However, the RRB has set certain age relaxations for people of various categories like SC/ST, OBC. Please find the age relaxations list from the table as shown below:

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 years
SC/ST	5 years
Persons with Disability (PwD – General)	10 years
Persons with Disability (PwD – OBC)	13 years
Persons with Disability (PwD – SC/ST)	15 years
Widows, divorced women & women judicially separated but not remarried (UR)	35 years of Age
Widows, divorced women & women judicially separated but not remarried (OBC)	38 years of Age
Widows, divorced women & women judicially separated but not remarried (SC/ST)	40 years of Age
Serving Group “C” and former Group “D” Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes (UR)	40 years of Age
Serving Group “C” and former Group “D” Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes (OBC)	43 years of Age
Serving Group “C” and former Group “D” Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes (SC/ST)	45 years of Age
Working in Quasi – Administrative Offices such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies and Institutes	Relaxation up to length of service rendered, subject to a maximum relaxation of upto 5 years.
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989	5 years
Ex-Servicemen, provided you put in more than 6 months service after attestation.	(02.01.1981 minus extent of service rendered in Defense) to 01.01.1998
Candidates who are Course Completed Act Apprentice under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years (UR)	35 years of Age
Candidates who are Course Completed Act Apprentice under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years (OBC)	38 years of Age
Candidates who are Course Completed Act Apprentice under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years (SC / ST)	40 years of Age

RRB ALP Medical Standards

On clearing all the 3 exams successfully, selected candidates must go through a medical fitness test, in order to ensure their fitness to carry out their responsibilities suitably.

Medical Standard	General Fitness	Visual Acuity
A-1	Physically fit in all respect	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 Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic Vision, etc.
B-1	Physically fit in all respect	Distance Vision: 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 the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic Vision, etc.
B-2	Physically fit in all respect	Distance Vision: 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 the test for Binocular Vision, etc.
C-1	Physically fit in all respect	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.

Frequently Asked Questions Based on RRB ALP 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Here are a few Frequently Asked Questions to clear your doubts and queries regarding the RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria.

Que 1: What is the age limit to apply for the RRB ALP Exam?
A. Candidates must be between the ages of 18 to 28 to apply for the examination.

Que 2: What posts are being filled with the RRB ALP Exam?
A. The vacancies in the post of Asst. Loco Pilot and Technician are filled by this examination.

Que 3: What is the education criteria for applying to the RRB ALP Exam?
A. The candidate must have completed their Matriculation/ SSLC along with ITI/ any Apprentice course/ Diploma or Degree in engineering to be eligible to apply for the examination.

Que 4: I have just written my degree examination and awaiting results. Am I eligible to apply for the RRB ALP Examination?
A. No. Candidates must complete their degree course and obtained their results before applying to the examination.

Que 5: Can 12th pass candidates apply for the examination?
A. Yes. Candidates who have cleared their 12th class are eligible to apply for the examination.

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