RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria: The Railway Recruitment Board conducts the ALP Exam every year to recruit candidates into various posts. Here we are sharing the complete detail about RRB ALP eligibility related to nationality, educational qualification, and age limit. The official notification for ALP will be released soon by RRB.
It’s a dream job for the candidates who want to join the Indian Railway and become a part of this prestigious organization through the RRB ALP Exam,  so before going for the application form filling let’s get familiar with the required eligibility criteria for RRB ALP.
The candidates who clear the RRB ALP Job get the post of Assistant Loco Pilot & Technician. Let’s check all the eligibility criteria:
- Nationality
- Age
- Educational Qualification
- Medical standards
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RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria: Nationality
For Nationality the candidate must be:
- a citizen of India,
- A subject of Nepal,
- A subject of Bhutan,
- Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India,
- 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.
The candidate needs to submit 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. For candidates except for the nationality of India.
RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria: Age
The age limit for the RRB ALP post is 18 to 28 years. The age relaxation is as follows:
| Minimum Age | 18 years |
| Maximum Age | 28 years |
RRB ALP Age Relaxation
| Sr. No. | category | Maximum Age and Relaxation |
| 1. | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 2. | OBC Non-Creamy Layer | 3 years |
| 3. | Ex-Servicemen candidates who have put in more than 6 months service after attestation | Up to the extent of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years |
| 4. | Persons with Disabilities (PWD) UR | 10 years |
| 5. | PWD OBC Non-Creamy Layer | 13 years |
| 6. | PWD SC/ST | 15 years |
| 7. | Candidates have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
| 8. | Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and Erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in a minimum of 3 years’ service (continuous or in broken spells) of UR Category | 40 years of age |
| 9. | Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and Erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in a minimum of 3 years’ service (continuous or in broken spells) of OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) Category | 43 years of age |
| 10. | Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and Erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in a minimum of 3 years’ service (continuous or in broken spells) of SC/ST Category | 45 years of age |
| 11. | Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies, and Institutes | Up to the length of service rendered (or) 5 Years, whichever is lower |
| 12. | Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced, or judicially separated from husband but not remarried of UR Category | 35 years of age |
| 13. | Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried of OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) Category | 38 years of age |
| 14. | Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced, or judicially separated from husband but not remarried of SC/ST Category | 40 years of age |
| 15. | Course Completed Act Apprentices applying for the posts for which minimum qualification is ITI/Course Completed Act Apprenticeship. | Shall be relaxed to the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961. |
| 16. | Candidates who are Course Completed Act Apprentice under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years of UR Category | 35 years of age |
| 17. | Candidates who are Course Completed Act Apprentice under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years of OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) Category | 38 years of age |
| 18. | Candidates who are Course Completed Act Apprentice under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years of SC/ST Category | 40 years of age |
RRB ALP Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification
The candidate needs to fulfill some of the educational qualifications for the post of RRB ALP. These are as follows:
| Designation | Department | Educational Qualification |
|
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) |
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. |
|
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) |
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 |
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RRB Eligibility Criteria: Medical Standards
The candidate who qualifies the written exam has to appear for the Medical test. It’s qualifying in nature. Those who are opting for RRB ALP Post should strictly adhere to the medical standard in terms of physical and visual fitness.
| Sr. No. | Medical standard | General Fitness | Visual Acuity |
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | B-1 | Physically fit in all respect | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D) |
| 3. | B-2 | Physically fit in all respect | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). |
| 4. | C-1 | Physically fit in all respect | Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses. |
RRB ALP Eligibility criteria FAQs
Q. What is the minimum age for RRB ALP eligibility?
A. The minimum age for RRB ALP is 18 years.
Q. What is the maximum age for the RRB ALP eligibility?
A. The maximum age for the ALP post is 28 years.
Q. When will RRB ALP notification be released?
A. The notification will be released soon, the date not declared yet.
Q. What is the Educational Qualification for RRB ALP eligibility?
A. The educational qualification for the ALP posts is Matriculation/ SSLC + ITI / Course Completed Act Apprentices or 10 + 2 with Physics and Maths or Diploma in Engineering.
Q. What are the stages of selection for RRB ALP?
A. The selection process of RRB ALP has Stage-1 is Computer Based Test (CBT), Stage-2 Computer Based Test (CBT), RRB ALP CBAT and document verification, Medical eligibility.
Q. What is the process of applying for the RRB ALP application?
A. The application process for RRB ALP is completely online.
