RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Recruitment Notification 2026
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
Recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilot (CEN No.: 01/2026)
RRB ALP Recruitment 2026: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced the RRB ALP Recruitment 2026 Notification (CEN No. 01/2026) on March 21, 2026, offering 11,127 vacancies for Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) positions. Eligible candidates, aged 18 to 30 years and holding a Matriculation/SSLC certificate along with an ITI or Diploma, can apply through the official website, www.rrbapply.gov.in. The online application process starts on May 15, 2026, and closes on June 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM. Candidates are advised to carefully review the detailed RRB ALP Notification 2026 PDF available on the official portal before submitting their applications to ensure compliance with all requirements. (RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Recruitment Notification 2026)
The Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 01/2026 outlines the recruitment process for Assistant Loco Pilots, with the indicative notice published in the Employment News on March 21, 2026. Applicants must complete their fee payment by June 16, 2026, at 11:59 PM, and a correction window for editing application details (excluding account creation information and selected RRB) will be open from June 17 to June 26, 2026. Indian Railways aims to fill thousands of positions through this centralized recruitment drive. Candidates can download the RRB ALP 2026 Notification PDF and stay updated by visiting the official RRB website for further details.
RRB ALP Application Dates 2025:
| Date of Indicative Notice in Employment News | 21-03-2026 |
| Opening date of on-line application submission | 15-05-2026 |
| Closing date for Submission of on-line Application | 14-06-2026 (23:59 hours) |
| Last Date for Application fee payment for the submitted applications | 16-06-2026 (23:59 hours) |
| Dates for Modification window for corrections in application form with payment of modification fee (Please Note: Details filled in ‘Create an Account’ form and Chosen RRB cannot be modified) | 17-06-2026 to 26-06-2026 |
Railway Assistant Loco Pilot Jobs 2026 details:
| Name of the Post | Pay Level as per 7th CPC | Initial Pay (Rs.) | Educational & Medical Standard | Age as on 1.7.2026 | Total Vacancies (All RRBs) |
| Assistant LoCO Pilot (ALP) | 2 | 19,900/- | Annexure-A of the detailed CEN | 18-30 years | 9970 |
Candidates are strongly advised to verify their primary details using Aadhaar, during filling of online application, in order to avoid inconvenience and additional delays due to special detailed scrutiny at every stage of recruitment process for non-Aadhaar verified applications. In order to achieve successful verification using Aadhaar, Name and Date of Birth in Aadhaar shall be get it updated to match 100% with the Full Name and Date of Birth available in Tenth class pass certificate. Similarly, Aadhaar needs to be updated with latest photo and latest biometrics (Fingerprint & Iris) before filling the online application.
Indian Railways ALP Recruitment 2026 Examination Fee:
Candidates will have to pay the prescribed fee as per their community/category detailed below:
| S.No. | Categories / Communities of Candidates | Fee |
| 1 | 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/- |
| 2 | 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/- |
RRB ALP CEN 01/2026 RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
(a) A candidate can apply to only one RRB, and only ONE ONLINE application has to be submitted through any one of the official websites of participating RRBs as mentioned at para 13 (j). Multiple applications to either one RRB or Multiple RRBs, will lead to rejection of all applications and liable for debarment for applying to RRBs/RRCs for future CENs.
(b) The recruitment process shall comprise of the following stages:
(i) First Stage CBT (CBT-1)
(ii) Second Stage CBT (CBT-2)
(iii) Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)
(iv) Document Verification (DV) and
(v) Medical Examination (ME)
(c) Information on examination schedule and venues will be given in due course through official RRB websites, SMS and email.
(d) Request for postponement of any of the stages or for change of venue, date and shift will not be entertained under any circumstances.
RRB ALP Eligibility 2026 (ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS):
(a) The list of essential qualifications is given in Annexure-A.
(b) Candidates must already have the prescribed Educational/Technical qualifications from a recognized Institute/University as on the last date for submission of ONLINE application.
(c) Those awaiting results of their final examination of the prescribed educational/technical qualification, SHOULD NOT apply.
NOTE: The Educational/Technical Qualification certificates viz. Provisional or Regular Certificates should contain the date of issue. In case, date of issue of these certificates is after the closing date of the notification, then the consolidated marks sheet with date of declaration of the final qualifying exam or individual mark sheets of all the semesters/years with date of declaration of each semester /year result should be submitted. In case of non availability of date in any of these certificates, then a certificate indicating date of declaration of result from the Board/University to this effect should be produced at the time of DV.
RRB ALP Vacancies 2026
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced a total of 11,127 vacancies for the post of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) under RRB ALP Recruitment 2026.