Railway Recruitment Board New ALP Syllabus 2025 Released: All the candidates who want to qualify for the Assistant Loco Pilot CBT Exam must need to check the up-to-date syllabus that is officially announced by the RRB Recruitment board. It is best practice for candidates to know the General Departmental Competitive Examination (gdce) CBT Exam structure that covers details like Exam pattern, Section wise topics, negative marking scheme, minimum passing percentage, and complete details. All the Railway job seekers who want to get ALP Jobs in 2025 must have to clear single stage Computer Based Test (CBT) followed by Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) and Medical Examination.
The date, time and venue for all the activities viz. CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), Document Verification, Medical Examination or any other additional activity as applicable shall be fixed by the RRC and shall be intimated to the eligible candidates in due course. Candidate to please note that there will be no supplementary exam (CBT, CBAT) for the absentee candidates under any circumstances. Below you can check RRB ALP Syllabus highlights and complete information about ALP Syllabus pdf Download link.
Railway ALP Exam 2025 | RRB Syllabus PDF
| Department Name | Indian Railway |
| Posts Name | ALP (Assistant Loco Pilot ) |
| Exam Name | CBT Exam |
| Exam date | NA |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Language | English , Hindi |
| Duration | 90 min |
| Total Questions | 100 |
| Marking Scheme | 1 Mark Each |
| Negative marking | ⅓rd marks for each wrong answer. |
| ALP Notification | Click Here |
RRB ALP 2025 Exam Pattern
The exam carries total of 100 questions having a total of four sections Mathematics , General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science & General Awareness.
| S.no | Topics | Questions | Marks | Time duration |
| 1. | Mathematics | 100 | 100 | 90 minutes |
| 2. | General Intelligence & Reasoning | |||
| 3. | General Science | |||
| 4. | General Awareness |
Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: UR -40%, OBC30%, SC-30%, ST -25%.
The CBT shall have questions and answer options only in English and Hindi.
Negative Marking: There shall be negative marking for incorrect answer in CBT. Deduction of 1/3rd of the marks allotted for each question shall be made for each wrong answer.
RRB ALP Exam Syllabus 2025
The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices and are likely to include questions pertaining to:
ALP Mathematics Syllabus
Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work; Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern etc
ALP General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus
Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and decision making, Similarities and differences, Analytical reasoning, Classification, Directions, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions etc.
ALPGeneral Science Syllabus
Basic Science and Engineering The broad topics that are covered under this shall be Engineering Drawing (Projections, Views, Drawing Instruments, Lines, Geometric figures, Symbolic Representation), Units, Measurements, Mass Weight and Density, Work Power and Energy, Speed and Velocity, Heat and Temperature, Basic Electricity, Levers and Simple Machines, Occupational Safety and Health, Environment Education, IT Literacy etc.
ALP General Awareness Syllabus
General Awareness on Current Affairsin Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics and any other subjects of importance.
Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT ALP 2025)
ALP Aptitude Test passing marks: Qualifying marks: The candidate needs to secure a minimum score of 42 marks in each of the test batteries to qualify. This is applicable to all candidates and no relaxation is permissible.
Candidates equal to 8 times number of ALP vacancies for each of the communities i.e. UR, OBC-NCL, SC and ST shall be short listed for Computer Based AT (based on their performance in CBT subject to their qualifying CBT).
Candidates will have to qualify in each of the test battery of Computer Based AT for considering them for the post of ALP. The Computer Based Aptitude Test shall have questions and answer options only in English and Hindi. There shall be no negative marking in Computer Based AT.
The ALP merit list will be drawn only from amongst the candidates qualifying in the Aptitude Test, with 70% weightage for the marks obtained in the CBT and 30% weightage for the marks obtained in Computer Based AT.
Railway ALP Syllabus PDF Download
All the aspirants can check this latest Asstt Loco pilot CBT 1 Syllabus and exam pattern for the preparation of upcoming RRB/RRC Exam. Aspirants can download the syllabus of RRB ALP Exam or directly bookmark this page by pressing control + F. Kindly visit this page regular as this page will update ASAP whenever railway will make any announced regarding changes regarding syllabus or exam pattern. To apply online application form for ALP Jobs (Visit : RRB ALP Recruitment 2025).