RRB ALP Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2024 - Assistant Loco Pilot CBT 1 and CBT 2

RRB ALP Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2024: The RRB ALP Notification PDF has been released on 18th January 2024 announcing 5696 vacancies for Assistant Loco Pilot posts. Candidates who are planning for the Railway ALP 2024 exam should be aware of the Assistant Loco Pilot syllabus and exam pattern. It is important to know the exam structure and the detailed syllabus that needs to be prepared in and out to clear the Railway Recruitment Exam 2024. Let's start with an understanding of the AL exam pattern 2024. Candidates who have opted for the post of ALP have to appear Computer Based Aptitude Test. After these two processes are completed, candidates will be called for Document Verification.

• Organisation Name : Indian Railways Recruitment Board
• Posts : Assistant Loco Pilot
• Exam Name : RRB ALP 2024
• Vacancies : 5696
• Category : Syllabus
• Mode of Exam : Online
• Marking Scheme : 1 mark
• Negative Marking : ⅓rd marks for each wrong answer.
• Selection Process : CBT I, CBT II, CBAT (Only for ALP)

RRB ALP Exam Pattern 2024

RRB's first stage for Assistant Loco Pilot posts of CBT and the second stage of CBT are online objective-type papers. The first stage of CBT consists of 4 sections that need to be completed in 60 minutes. The second stage of CBT is conducted in two parts. Part A will constitute 4 sections with 100 questions in total that need to be completed in 90 minutes. Part B will constitute 75 questions in relevant trade that need to be completed in 60 minutes.


RRB ALP Exam Pattern- CBT 1

The 1st stage CBT for Assistant Loco Pilot posts is common and consists of 75 questions from Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science, and General Awareness on Current Affairs

Subjects	No. of Qs	Marks	Duration
Mathematics	20	20	60 minutes
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
General Science	20	20
General Awareness on Current Affairs	10	10
Total	75	75

Note- There is a negative marking of ⅓rd mark for each incorrect answer.

  

RRB ALP Exam Pattern- CBT 2

The 2nd stage CBT for Assistant Loco Pilot posts has two steps: Part A and B. Part A has four subjects - Maths, Basic Science and Engineering, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Awareness. Part B consists of questions from the relevant trade.

SNo.	Sections	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Part A
1.	Mathematics	100	100	90 minutes
2.	General Intelligence & Reasoning
3.	General Science
Part B
Relevant Trade		75	75	60 minutes
Total		175	175	2 hours 30 minutes

Note- There is a negative marking of ⅓rd mark for each incorrect answer.

 
Computer-Based Aptitude Test (for Candidates who have opted for ALP)

The candidates need to score a minimum score of 42 marks in each of the test batteries to qualify. 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 Part A of Second Stage CBT and 30% weightage for the marks obtained in Computer Based Aptitude Test

RRB ALP Syllabus 2024

RRB will conduct CBT 1 & CBT 2 exams for ALP posts. Candidates who are planning for the RRB ALP Examination must be aware of the RRB ALP Syllabus 2024 to plan a better strategy for the upcoming examination. Let's have a look at the detailed syllabus of the written exam conducted.

RRB ALP Syllabus for CBT 1

The RRB ALP Syllabus for the CBT 1 exam includes sections on Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science, and General Awareness of Current Affairs. Here's a general overview of the topics that are typically covered in this section.

A. Mathematics 

• Simplification and Approximation
• Coordinate Geometry
• Mensuration
• Arithmatic
• Trigonometry
• Number Series
• Probability
• Algebra
• Ratio and Proportion
• Speed, Distance & Time
• Number System
• Profit and Loss
• Time and Work
• Interest
• Percentages
• Averages

B. General Intelligence and Reasoning

• Analogy
• Classification
• Coding-Decoding
• Problem Solving
• Blood Relation
• Venn Diagram
• Alphabet & Word Test
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Verbal Reasoning
• Direction & Distance
• Series
• Missing Numbers
• Order & Ranking

C. General Science

• Biology
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Environment

D. General Awareness on Current Affairs

• Polity
• Economy
• Award & Honors
• Art & Culture
• Sports

RRB ALP Syllabus for CBT 2

RRB ALP CBT 2 Syllabus for Maths, General Intelligence and Reasoning is similar to that of the CBT 1 syllabus. The syllabus for Basic Science and Engineering under the Part A section is discussed below. However, the RRB ALP Syllabus for CBT 2 for each relevant trade/subject has been tabulated here.

RRB ALP Syllabus for CBT 2 [Part A]

Maths, General Intelligence and Reasoning

• Similar to the CBT 1 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.

RRB ALP CBT 2 Syllabus for Relevant Trade [Part B]

A. Electrical

• Electrical India
• Rolls, cables
• Transfers
• Three-Phase Motor Systems
• Light, Magnetism
• Fundamental Electric System
• Single phase motors
• Switches, Plugs and Electrical Connections

B. Electronics & Communication

• The Transistor
• Dias
• Digital Electronics
• Networking and Industrial Electronics
• Electronic Tube
• Semi Conductor Physics
• Robotic Radio Communication Systems
• Satellite Matters
• Computer & Micro Processor

C. Automobile

• Machine Design
• System Theory
• IC Engines
• Heat Transfers
• Thermodynamics
• Materials Applying Motion
• The Power Plant Turbines and Boilers
• Metallurgical Production Technology

D. Mechanical

• Dimensions
• Heat
• Engines
• Turbo Machinery
• Production Engineering
• Automation Engineering
• Kinetic Theory
• The Strength Of The Material
• Metal Handling
• Metallurgical
• Refrigerators And Air Conditioned
• Energy, Materials
• Energy Conservation
• Management
• Applied Mechanics

RRB ALP CBT 2 Part-B is only a qualifying test in nature and shall have questions from the various trade syllabus as prescribed by Directorate General of Training (DGT) which has been discussed above for Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Automobile etc trades.