Railway Recruitment 2018 (ALP-Technicians)
Railway Recruitment 2018 will be held to recruit candidates to the post of Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians. Railway Recruitment Board conducts this examination every year giving candidates a golden opportunity to fulfill their dreams of joining the prestigious Government Sector. According to Railway Recruitment Notification 2018, a single application is to be submitted (common to all posts – ALP & Technicians) by all candidates who wish to apply for the mentioned posts.
Railway ALP Exam Dates 2018
Railway Recruitment 2018 CBT was scheduled tentatively in the month of April-May 2018. But Due to overwhelming number of applications for the posts of Railway ALP and Group D posts, the scrutiny of applications and preparations for the conduct of CBT are still in progress. Therefore, the CBT for Railway (Assistant Loco Pilots & Technicians and Group D) Exam will be conducted in September 2018. The deatiled Exam Dates for Railway Recruitment Exam 2018 has been discussed below.
Events | Dates |
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Railway Recruitment 2018 Notification | 3rd February 2018 |
Start of Railway Recruitment 2018 Online Application | 3rd February 2018 |
Railway Recruitment 2018 Application Form Closes | 31st March 2018 |
Railway Recruitment 2018 First Stage CBT | September 2018 |
Railwaya Recruitment 2018 Second Stage CBT | To be notified soon |

Railway Recruitment Notification 2018 (ALP)
Railway Recruitment Notification 2018 was released on 3rd February 2018. According to the Notification released, a total of 26,502 vacancies was declared. Candidates who wish to apply for the exam can do so by applying online for the examination. Aspirants can read the official notification by clicking on the link mentioned below.
Railway Recruitment Apply Online
Railway Recruitment Board invites Online Application for the post of ALP and Technicians from 3rd February 2018. The Application Process will close on 31st March 2018. Candidates who wish to apply online can do the same by clicking on the link mentioned below.
Railway ALP 2018 Application Fee
The Online Application for Railway Recruitment starts from 3rd February 2018 and will end on 31st March 2018. Candidates must pay Rs. 500/- as application fee (UR & OBC) for Railway Recruitment 2018. Candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ Ex-Serviceman/ PWDs/ Female/ Transgender/ Minorities/ Economically backward class are required to pay Rs. 250/- as application fee.
As per the notification released by Railway Recruitment Board recently, a total of Rs. 400/- will be refunded to candidates belonging to unreserved category who appear in the exam. rs. 250/- will be refunded to candidates belonging to reserved categories if they appear in the exam. The initiative is taken by the Railway Recruitment Board to ensure maximum participation of candidates.
Railway Recruitment Vacancy 2018
A total of 26,502 posts are to be filled through Railway Recruitment 2018. Around 17,673 vacancies are declared for the post of Loco Pilot (ALP) and around 8,829 vacancies are declared for the post of Technicians. Detailed vacancy for Railway Recruitment 2018 is mentioned below.
Serial Number | Cities | Number of Vacancies |
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1. | Ahmedabad | 164 |
2. | Ajmer | 1221 |
3. | Allahabad | 4694 |
4. | Bangalore | 1054 |
5. | Bhopal | 1679 |
6. | Bhubaneshwar | 702 |
7. | Bilaspur | 945 |
8. | Chandigarh | 1546 |
9. | Chennai | 945 |
10. | Gorakhpur | 1588 |
11. | Guwahati | 422 |
12. | Jammu-Srinagar | 367 |
13. | Kolkata | 1824 |
14. | Malda | 880 |
15. | Mumbai | 1425 |
16. | Muzaffarpur | 465 |
17. | Patna | 454 |
18. | Ranchi | 2043 |
19. | Secunderabad | 3262 |
20. | Siliguri | 477 |
21. | Thiruvananthapuram | 345 |
Total | 26,502 |
Railway Recruitment Board recently released official notification for Railway Group D Recruitment Exam 2018. Around 62,907 vacancies are declared to filled through this exam. Candidates can read the detailed notification and selection procedure for Railway Recruitment Group D Exam by clicking on the link mentioned below.
Railway Recruitment 2018 Exam Pattern
The Exam Pattern for Railway Recruitment 2018 constitutes of two stages of CBT or Computer Based Test followed by Computer Based Aptitude Test and Document Verification. Let’s have a look at both these stages of CBT in detail.
First stage of CBT
Total number of candidates to be shortlisted for second stage shall be 15 times the community wise total vacancy of ALP and Technician Posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in First Stage CBT.
Serial Number | Sections | Number of Questions | Duration |
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1. | Mathematics | 75 Questions in total | 60 minutes |
2. | Generala Intelligence & Reasoning | ||
3. | General Science | ||
4. | General Awareness on Current Affairs |
Second Stage of CBT
PART-A
Serial Number | Sections | Number of Questions | Duration |
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1. | Mathematics | 100 Questions in total | 90 minutes |
2. | Generala Intelligence & Reasoning | ||
3. | General Science | ||
4. | General Awareness on Current Affairs |
PART-B
Subject | Number of Questions | Duration |
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Relevant Trade | 75 Questions | 60 minutes |
Computer Based Aptitiude Test (for Candidates who have opted for ALP)
Document Verification
TECHNICIAN POST
Based on the performance of candidates in Part Aof the Second Stage CBT subject to their qualifying the Part B of Second Stage CBT
ALP POST
Based on the performance of candidates in both Part A of the Second Stage CBT and Computer Based AT subject to their qualifying the Part B of Second Stage CBT.
Note: Candidates attempting to submit application more than once will be disqualified or debarred from the examination.
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Railway Recruitment 2018 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of Railway Recruitment 2018 exam is mainly about two pre-requisites:
Railway Recruitment Board has changed the Eligibilty Criteria for Railway Recruitment 2018. The Upper Age limit has now been changed from 28 years to 30 years for the post of ALP and from 30 years to 33 years for the post of Level 1 Posts (Unreserved Category).
- Candidates must hold Degree, Diploma and HSC (10+2) having eligibility for the posts of ALP and their engineering discipline(Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering , Mechanical Engineering ,Automobile Engineering with the combination of various streams in the respective Engineering Traits): post of Assistant Loco Pilot
- Candidates who have passed out with Physics and Maths in 12th Standard are eligible for Technician Grade III Signal and Technician Grade III Telecommunication posts namely Post 70 and Post 71 respectively.
- A candidate is required to be: A citizen of India, A subject of Nepal, A subject of Bhutan, A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of settling permanently in India or a person of Indian origin who migrated to India from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Vietnam and have the intention of settling permanently in India.
Community | Notified Age Limit | Revised Age Limit |
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UR | 28 years | 30 years |
OBC | 31 years | 33 years |
SC | 33 years | 35 years |
ST | 33 years | 35 years |
Important Notice Regarding Age Relaxation (Click Here)
Railway Recruitment 2018 Admit Card
Candidates who have successfully applied for Railway Recruitment 2018 Exam will be issued Admit Card for first stage of CBT. Admit Card will be issued separately for Stage 1 CBT and Stage 2 CBT. Admit Card for Stage 2 CBT will be issued to candidates who have successfully cleared Stage 1 CBT of Railway Recruitment 2018.
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All candidates must go through the guidelines provided on the official website of Railway before downloading his/her admit card.
Railway Recruitment 2018 Result
Railway Recruitment Board will be announcing the result for Stage 1 and Stage 2 CBT after the examination for the same has been conducted. Result will be announced for Stage 1 CBT first. Candidates who clear Stage 1 CBT will be allowed to give Stage 2 of Railway Recruitment 2018 Exam. Result for Stage 2 CBT will will be released after the examination for the same has been conducted.