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RRB ALP Recruitment 2024 (CEN 01/2024)

Railway Recruitment Boards · 5,696 posts · Last official update: 26 Oct 2026

Now: Block Date for Document VerificationApplications closed · 26 Oct 2026

Newer cycles: RRB ALP Recruitment 2025 (CEN 01/2025) · RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 (CEN 01/2026)

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Timeline

  1. Online applications
    20 Jan 2024 – 19 Feb 2024, 23:59 · Official notice, p.2
  2. Correction window
    20 Feb 2024 – 29 Feb 2024 · Official notice, p.2
  3. Bank Account Update for Fee Refund
    16 Sept 2026 – 3 Oct 2026, 23:55 · Official notice, p.1
    For candidates with failed fee refund transactions
  4. Provisional Part Panel
    30 Sept 2026 · RRB Kolkata · Official notice, p.1
    Provisional part panel for Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway
  5. Provisional Part Panel (List-7)
    1 Oct 2026 · RRB Bengaluru · Official notice, p.1
    02 candidates empanelled for appointment
  6. Cutoff Marks after Part Panel-7 for Document Verification-4 (round 4)
    1 Oct 2026 · RRB Bengaluru · Official notice, p.1
    SWR Cutoff: UR 78.629785, SC 71.423620, ST 62.303902, OBC NCL 76.008160, EWS 69.784258
  7. Selection list (panel)
    12 Oct 2026 · RRB Bhubaneswar
  8. Medical Appeal Submission WindowNow
    13 Oct 2026 – 12 Nov 2026 · RRB Secunderabad · Member Secretary, Railway Recruitment Board, Behind IRISET Campus, South Lallaguda, Secunderabad - 500 017 (Telangana) · Official notice, p.1
    Appeal addressed to Principal Chief Medical Director, South Central Railway, Secunderabad, submitted by speed post or hand along with Rs. 1000 DD
  9. Document Verification (Round-4) (round 4)
    15 Oct 2026, 08:00 · RRB Bengaluru · Railway Recruitment Board, No. 18, Millers Road (Behind Cantonment Railway Station), Bengaluru - 560046 · Official notice, p.2
    27 candidates shortlisted. Must upload documents on https://oirms-ir.gov.in/rrbdv/ 10 days prior.
  10. Last date to receive medical appeal via Speed Post
    22 Oct 2026, 18:00 · RRB Bengaluru · Chairman, Railway Recruitment Board, 18, Millers Road, Near Bengaluru Cantonment Railway Station, Bengaluru – 560046 · Official notice, p.1
    Appeal should reach through Speed Post only on or before 18:00 Hours of 22/10/2026
  11. Block Date for Document Verification (round 4)Latest
    26 Oct 2026 · RRB Bengaluru · Railway Recruitment Board, No. 18, Millers Road (Behind Cantonment Railway Station), Bengaluru - 560046 · Official notice, p.2
    For candidates absent on regular DV dates.
  12. Selection list (panel)
    26 Oct 2026 · RRB Ahmedabad

What changed

  • 28 Sept 2026: bank account update end (candidates with failed fee refund transactions) changed from 28-09-2026 @ 23:55 hrs to 03-10-2026 @ 23:55 hrs · official notice

Posts and vacancies

PostPay levelQualificationVacancies
Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)Level-2A) 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, Turner, Machinist, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Mechanic. (OR) Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the trades mentioned above (OR) B) 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.5,696

Who can apply

  • Age 18–30 on 1 Jul 2024
  • Upper age relaxation: SC/ST +5 years, OBC (non-creamy layer) +3 years, PwBD and others as per the notice; only the highest one applies
  • Candidates who have undergone Lasik surgery or any other surgical procedure to correct refractive error are not eligible for the post of ALP.

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Fee

  • ₹500 (general)
  • ₹250 for SC, ST, ex-servicemen, women, transgender, minorities, EBC

Official documents

9 notices are published by individual boards (results, DV schedules, panels). Choose yours to see them.

Notification and changes

Follow RRB ALP every yearHear about the next cycle as soon as it’s announced, even before the notification.
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