RRB ALP Exam 2026 - Application form (Out), Eligibility, Syllabus, Vacancy

The RRB ALP result 2026 will be released in online mode on the official regional website. The RRB ALP result 2026 is declared in four stages – first stage, second stage, CBAT and final selection. First, RRBs will declare the RRB ALP result 2026 of first stage which will be followed by the declaration of result for second stage, CBAT and final selection. The result of all the stages will be available online region-wise. The roll numbers of candidates will be made available in PDF format.

RRB ALP Result 2026 of First Stage 

On the basis of marks secured by candidates in the first stage and post preference, they have been selected for second stage. The score of first stage is calculated out of 75 marks. To arrive at the corrected score, the marks of candidates has been normalised. Candidates will be selected for second stage CBT based on the normalised marks.

The result of RRB ALP second stage will be declared in online mode. Candidates who have qualified both parts of the second stage. However, only the marks scored in Part A is considered to select candidates for next round of selection process. As the this stage is conducted in multiple shifts, the marks of candidates is normalised to declare the result. The qualifying marks of RRB ALP Part B of second stage is 35 % across all categories.

To qualify CBAT stage, candidates  have to secure qualifying marks in each of the test batteries. Based on RRB ALP result of CBAT, candidates for ALP posts are selected for document verification.

RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria 2026 

The eligibility criteria of RRB ALP is given below. 

Eligibility Criteria of RRB ALP

RRB ALP Application Form 2026

The railway board activated the RRB ALP application form 2026 on May 15, 2026. The last date to fill out the RRB ALP 2026 application form is June 14, 2026. The RRB will activate the RRB ALP correction window from June 17 to 26, 2026 in online mode. The application form of RRB ALP will be accepted in online mode only for the recruitment exam. The application form comprised two parts. The procedure of filling both the parts of application form is explained below. 

RRB ALP Application Form 2026 - Part I 

• Applicants are required to enter details like name, date of birth, father’s name, mother’s name, Aadhaar number, state, community, SSLC/matric roll number, year of passing SSLC/matric, mobile number and email-id to register for the exam. 

• After registration, candidates were provided with a registration number and password. 

• In part I of RRB ALP Application Form 2026, candidates are also required to provide details of their educational qualification, community, gender, religion, ex-servicemen, PWD, minority, economically backward class, age relaxation eligibility category and other details. 

• On completion of application details, candidates are directed to the payment page.

RRB ALP Application Form 2026 - Part II 

• In the Part II application page, candidates had to enter detailed educational qualification, choice of exam language for first and second stage. 

• Upload photograph and signature as per dimension.

• Agreeing to the terms and conditions and final submission of application. 

• The first stage of RRB ALP was held online.

• The test carried 75 objective type questions.

• Duration of the test was 60 minutes

• The first stage as per RRB ALP exam pattern carried 75 marks. 

• Each question carried 1 marks.

• There was negative marking for wrong answers. ⅓ marks were deducted for wrong answers. 

• Total marks allotted for first stage were 75

• The second stage as per RRB ALP exam pattern consists of two Parts A and B. 

• Part A of RRB ALP 2026 will carry 100 questions.

• There are 75 questions in Part B. 

• The duration of Part A will be 90 minutes while Part B will be held for 1 hour. 

RRB ALP Exam Pattern 2026

• CBAT will have questions in English and Hindi.

• There is no negative marking in CBAT.

• The test is spread over in five test batteries.

The mock test of RRB ALP will be released for candidates to understand the functioning of an online test before the actual exam. To attempt RRB ALP mock test 2026, candidates have to login with their user ID and password. The mock test carried comprised of 100 questions that candidates had to answer within 60 minutes. Mock test helps candidates to improve their question-solving ability and time-management skills. It is important that candidates should analyse their performance in mock test and work on the weak areas.

RRB ALP Admit Card 2026

The RRB ALP CBT 1 admit card will be released in online mode. To download the RRB ALP admit card/hall ticket online, candidates are required to enter user ID and password. The admit card of RRB ALP is released in four stages - first stage, second stage, CBAT and document verification. RRB ALP admit card 2026 is issued four days prior to the date of candidate’s exam. 

Details like the candidate's name, roll number, registration number, photograph, signature, shift, date, reporting time, address of exam centre and important instructions are mentioned in the admit card. The hard copy of RRB ALP admit card 2026 is not sent to candidates by post. Candidates have to bring the admit card along with photo-identity proof to the examination centre while appearing for the exam. RRB ALP admit card has two parts - one is candidate’s copy while other is RRB copy which will be retained by the invigilator during verification.

RRB ALP Admit Card 2026 for First Stage CBT

RRB ALP admit card 2026 will be released four to seven days before the exam for the first stage (CBT 1) at the official website. The admit card is issued to candidates who successfully registered for the exam.

RRB ALP Admit Card 2026 for Second Stage

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) will release the admit card of RRB ALP for second stageon the official webiste. RRB ALP admit card is issued online mody only. To download the admit card, candidates had to enter their user ID and password.

RRB ALP Admit Card 2026

The admit card for this stage will be issued to candidates qualifying in the second stage exam by securing the prescribed cutoff marks.

The Railway Recruitment Board will release the RRB ALP 2026 answer key in online mode. Candidates can download the answer key and raise objections by logging with their registration number and date of birth. 

Using RRB ALP answer key, candidates could check the correct answers to questions asked in the exam. The answer key also contains the responses marked by candidates along with the question IDs. While checking RRB ALP answer key, candidates could raise objection against the answer key in case of incorrect answers. The objection raised by candidates are examined by experts. Valid objections have been considered for correction and the examination authority will publish the final answer key. 

The provisional answer key of RRB ALP second stage CBT will be released in online. The comboard released the question paper along with the answer key. The answer key contains the correct answers to the questions asked in the exam. The correct answers of RRB ALP second stage have been marked with a green tick. Along with the correct answers the answer key also contains the status of question and answer chosen by candidates on the right side. In case of any discrepancy in the answer key, candidates can challenge the answer key online. The final answer key of RRB ALP second stage will be released if the objections are found to be correct by experts.

According to RRB ALP exam analysis of first stage, the overall difficulty level of all slots were moderate to difficult. As per the feedback given by candidates, the reasoning section was easy while Mathematics was lengthy and calculative. RRB ALP exam analysis provides details regarding the section-wise and overall difficulty, weightage of topics, questions asked in the exam and distribution of questions.

The cutoff of RRB ALP is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates have to secure to qualify the exam and become eligible for next round of selection. RRB ALP cut off will be released in four stages - first stage, second stage, CBAT and final allotment. There are two types of RRB ALP cut off - qualifying and overall. Candidates will have to secure both the cutoffs to qualify the exam. 

RRB ALP Selection Process 2026

The selection procedure of RRB ALP 2026 comprises four stages – first Stage CBT, second Stage CBT, computer based aptitude test and document verification. The stage-wise RRB ALP selection procedure 2026 is explained below. 

First Stage - The first stage has been conducted only to shortlist candidates for second stage. The marks obtained by candidates in this stage will not be considered for the final merit list. Candidates 15 times the number of vacancies will be selected for second stage. 

Second Stage- The marks scored in part A of second stage will only be considered to shortlist candidates for further stages of recruitment process provided candidates qualify part B. The part B of RRB ALP second stage is qualifying in nature. 

Computer Based Aptitude Test - This stage is conducted only for ALP posts. Candidates equal to 8 times the number of vacancies will be shortlisted for this stage based on their performance in Part A of second stage. The merit list for ALP will be prepared from amongst the candidates qualifying the aptitude test. The examination authority will give 70% weightage to the marks obtained in Part A of second stage and 30 % weightage to the marks obtained in CBAT. 

Document Verification - Candidates will be shortlisted for document verification based on their score of Part A of Second Stage. However for ALP posts, the examination authority will also consider the score of CBAT to shortlist candidates for document verification.