RRB Careers : Railway Recruitment Board Recruitment 2025, 9970 Vacancies, Apply Online

 

The Railway Recruitment Board is currently seeking applications from eligible candidates for the position of Assistant Loco Pilot posts. Read this article for complete information.

Railway Recruitment Board Recruitment 2025

Railway Recruitment Board  Notification 2025: RRB has released an official notification for positions of Assistant Loco Pilot posts. According to the official notification of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), There are only 9970 vacancies available. 

Railway Recruitment Board Recruitment 2025 : Key Highlights

Organization	Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB)
Notification. No	CEN 01/2025(ALP)
Post Name	Assistant Loco Pilot
Posts	9970 Post
Pay Scale	Rs.19,900/- Per month to Rs. 44,900/- per month
Category	India Careers
Application Process	Online
Start Date	12th April, 2025 (23:59 hours)
Last Date	11th May, 2025 (23:59 hours)
Official Website	https://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/index.php

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Railway Recruitment Board Recruitment 2025 : Vacancy Details

For these Jobs, A total of 9970 vacancies are notified under the RRB Recruitment.

Post Name	No. Vacancy
Assistant Loco Pilot	9970
Total	9970

Railway Recruitment Board Recruitment 2025 : Zone-wise  Vacancy Details

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 : Eligibility Criteria

RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Vacancy : Education Qualification 

RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Vacancy 2025 

• Matriculation/SSLC plus ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the trades of 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, Tumer, Machinist, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Mechanic.

(OR)

• Matriculation/SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the trades.

(OR)

• Matriculation/SSLC plus three years Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Automobile Engineering (OR) combination of various streams of these Engineering disciplines from a recognised Institution in lieu of ITI,

Note: Degree in the Engineering disciplines as above will also be acceptable in lieu of Diploma in Engineering.

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Railway ALP Recruitment 2025 : Age Limit 

RRB Vacancy: (as on 01-07-2025)

For this vacancy, the Age Limit Between 18 years to  30 Years

RRB Vacancy 2025 :  Relaxations

For Age Relaxation in upper age limit/maximum upper age for the following categories/communities in the table below are applicable subject to submission of requisite certificates.

Indian Railway Recruitment 2025 : salary 

For the Assistant Loco Pilot  post : Rs. 19,900/-

Indian Railway Recruitment 2025: Selection Process 

For this career, The recruitment process shall comprise of the following stages:

• CBT (CBT-1)
• CBT (CBT-2)
• Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)
• Document Verification (DV) and
• Medical Examination (ME)
• Information on examination schedule and venues will be given in due course through official RRB websites, SMS and email.
• Requests for postponement of any of the stages or for change of venue, date and shift will not be entertained under any circumstances.

RRB ALP Recruitment 2025: Nationality

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 of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
• Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
• A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination provisionally. However, the Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Government of India has to be submitted during Document Verification failing which his/her candidature shall be rejected.

Indian Railway Recruitment 2025: Fee structure

Candidates will have to pay the prescribed fee as per their community/category detailed below:

Categories/communities of Candidates	Fee
For all candidates (except categories mentioned below at Sl. No. 2). Out of this fee of Rs 500/-, an amount of Rs 400/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges, on appearing in 1st Stage CBT.	Rs 500/-
For candidates who belong to SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, Female, Transgender, Minorities or Economically Backward Class (EBC). (Caution to Candidates: EBC should not be confused with OBC or EWS).This fee of Rs 250/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in 1st Stage CBT	Rs 250/-
NOTE: Only candidates who attend CBT-1 will get a refund of their examination fee as mentioned above.

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How to Apply for RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Recruitment 2025?

1. Go to the official Railway Recruitment Board’s website.
2. Read the advertisement and follow the user manual
3. Register or Login if already registered.
4. Complete the application by providing the required information, uploading the documentation.
5. Valid Email ID and Mobile Number.
6. Passport size photo and signature.
7. Now, Click  the Save button.
8. Download and print the Application from.

Important Dates of RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Recruitment 2025

Start Date	12th April, 2025
Last Date	11th May, 2025 (23:59 hours)

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Railway Assistant Loco Pilot 2025 : Important Instructions

• Please read the information given in the CEN thoroughly before filling up the ONLINE application.
• Candidates must ensure that they fulfill all the prescribed educational and technical qualifications for the post on or before the closing date for submitting application against this CEN. Candidates waiting for final results of prescribed educational/technical qualifications are not eligible to apply.
• Applications must be submitted ONLINE only through the link provided on official RRB websites. Candidates are required to go through Annexure A and Annexure B of this detailed CEN to ascertain their eligibility before applying through online mode. Only thereafter, the candidate should exercise options for the zonal railways & Posts, within the chosen RRB. Selection of RRB, once exercised and submitted application, will be final and cannot be changed at a later date. Candidate. can apply to only one RRB and Only one application per candidate will be accepted for the notified post in this CEN. Applicants who submit more than one application against this CEN shall be disqualified and debarred..
• Eligibility of the candidates will be provisional based on the strength of details furnished by the candidates in the online application only. The RRB will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility, therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally subject to fulfilling basic eligibility criteria as required. Candidates must go through the requirements of educational/technical qualification, age, medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post. The certificates/ documents in support of their Educational Qualifications and Age/Caste/Category, etc. shall be sought at the time of Document Verification by RRB. After scrutiny of the certificates/ documents of EQs/age/caste/category, etc., during Document Verification if any claim made in the application is not substantiated by certificates/ documents, the candidature of candidate will be cancelled. Further, during any stage of the recruitment or even thereafter, if it is found that any information about the candidate is false/incorrect or if the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post, his/her candidature will be rejected forthwith.
• Crucial date for claim of SC/ST/OBC/EWS/EBC status or any other benefit viz. fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc., where not specified otherwise, will be the closing date for submission of ONLINE applications against this CEN.
• Medical Fitness: Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the prescribed medical standards for the post of ALP. Candidates who are found medically unsuitable for this post shall not be given any alternative appointment.
• Age(as on 01-07-2025): 18-30 years (Please see para 5.1 for details about age relaxations).
• Selection of RRB: RRB-wise & Railway-wise vacancies indicated in this CEN are provisional and these may increase or decrease as per the requirement of the Railway Administrations concerned. Candidates can choose only one RRB and indicate their preference for Railway Zones notified under that chosen RRB only.
• Candidates must have their own active mobile number and valid personal Email ID for all communication during the entire duration of recruitment, as all communication with them will only be through SMS and/or email.
• For filling ONLINE APPLICATION, Candidates must go through the link given for this CEN, in the official RRB websites. Candidates are allowed to choose only one RRB and submit only one ONLINE Application for the notified posts. During the ONLINE APPLICATION, candidates will be asked to Create an Account. If a candidate has already created an account for any Indian Railways CEN of 2024, before April 2025, they should use the same account credentials to log in and apply for this CEN fi.e., CEN No 01/2025) as well. If the candidate has not “Created Account” till now, candidates must first create an account. Candidates are advised to fill the details required for account creation with utmost care, as corrections of any kind will NOT be permitted once the account is created. Candidates must have an active personal mobile number and a valid email ID for receiving OTPs for account creation. No change in details filled in ‘Create an Account’ form (including mobile number and email ID) will be permitted later.
• Candidates are advised, in their own interest, to authenticate their identity using Aadhaar during the Create an Account” stage. If they missed this stage, they can still authenticate during the online application details filling process by using the “Verify Aadhaar” facility and providing their Aadhaar details. This action needs to be done at any point of time before final submission of application for a particular CEN. This will facilitate a smoother process at different stages of recruitment for the candidates themselves. If applicants verify their identity & other primary details with alternate Photo IDs, they will be subjected to significantly stricter & more detailed scrutiny at every stage of recruitment process.
• 12 Details filled in the ‘Create an Account’ form such as mobile number and Email ID, Applicant Name, Father Name, Mother Name, Gender, Nationality, Date of Birth, Matriculation Roll Number & Matriculation Certificate Serial Number, Matriculation Certificate date and EKYC, cannot be modified under any circumstances, at any stage, once the account is created.
• After the submission of the ONLINE application (complete in all respects) and paid requisite fee successfully, if a candidate wishes to further modify, change or correct any detail except 12 details filled in ‘Create an Account’ and also “Chosen RRB”, he/she may do so by paying a modification fee of Rs. 250/-(non-refundable) for each occasion from 14-05-2025 to 23-05-2025. Details filled in ‘Create an Account’ form and Chosen RRB cannot be changed. After 23-05-2025, RRBs shall not entertain any representation for modification of the information furnished in the application. Shortlisting of candidates for the Second Stage CBT shall be done RRB-wise at the rate of 15 (fifteen) times the vacancies notified for that RRB (may increase or decrease as per requirement of the Railway Administration). It will be based on their merit in CBT-1 among the candidates who have chosen the same RRB. Marks will be normalized in all the stages of the exam that involve multiple shifts. In case more than one candidate obtains marks equal to cut-off point, they all will all be shortlisted for CBT-2. (xiv)
• The shortlisted candidates for CBT-2 shall be informed through official RRB websites as well as via SMS and email (to their registered mobile number and email ID) to download their E-call letters for appearing in CBT-2.
• Centre/City allocation for CBT-1/CBT-2/CBAT and date of exam will depend upon technical and logistical feasibility. Candidates may have to travel to other cities/states for attending CBTS/CBAT. Request for change of exam date/centre/date/shift shall not be allowed under any circumstances.
• Negative Marking: There will be negative marking (@1/3rd mark for every wrong answer) in both CBT-1 and CBT-2. There shall be no negative marking in the Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT).
• Banned Items: Candidates carrying banned items like communication devices and electronic gadgets (mobile phones, bluetooth, pen drive, laptops, calculators, smart watches or any other communication devices or methods), bangles, chains, bracelets, hearing aids, wallets/purses, belts, shoes, metallic wears, etc., or any stationery items like. pen/pencil, shall NOT be allowed to appear in the exam. Any violation shall lead to disqualification besides legal action and debarment from future recruitment exams.
• Cloak room arrangement for safe-keeping of belongings may not be available at the exam venues. Therefore, candidates are advised not to bring any valuables/banned items including mobile phones etc. to the examination venue.

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RRB Recruitment: Medical Fitness

For this Requirement, After successful document verification, candidates will have to undergo a medical fitness test to ensure that they meet the health standards required by Indian Railways.Only those candidates who qualify this exam will be considered for the final merit list.

About Indian Railway 

Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India’s national railway system. As of 2023, it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a track length of 132,310 km (82,210 mi), running track length of 106,493 km (66,172 mi) and route length of 68,584 km (42,616 mi) of which 63,971 km (39,750 mi) is electrified. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is the world’s ninth-largest employer and India’s second largest employer.

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