RRB ALP — last-minute checklist
Built from the Railway Assistant Loco Pilot (CBT-1) records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (not yet checked against an official notice — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
Next exam day: 3 Nov (reported) — 21 days to go. Source ↗
Tracker row: CBT-1 exam (CEN 01/2026)
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 3 Nov (reported): Computer Based Test Stage 1, held 3-5 November 2026 · no key published for this stage
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card (hall ticket / call letter), printed — the instructions printed on it override anything on this page
- Original photo ID with the same name as your admit card (Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID, passport or driving licence — your admit card lists which it accepts); a photocopy alone is not enough
- Leave your phone, smartwatch, earphones and other electronic gadgets at home or outside — they are not allowed in the exam hall, and do not count on a cloakroom at the centre
- Reporting time and gate-closing time are printed on your admit card — late entry is refused, so plan to reach well before
- Passport-size photographs, if your admit card asks for them — use the same photo you uploaded in the application
- Pen and rough sheet: computer-based tests generally provide them at the centre — carry your own only if your admit card says so
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
- Using a scribe or compensatory time? Carry the certificate and the scribe's own photo ID in the format your admit card or notice asks for
✅ true of every exam hall · 🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
Admit card release (expected): 30 Oct (expected)
From the tracker row: E-call letters expected ~4 days before exam date
📝 Exam pattern on our records
Railway Assistant Loco Pilot (CBT-1)
75 questions, 75 marks, 60 minutes
Marking: +1 per correct answer, −0.33 per wrong answer
Subjects on our syllabus
- Mathematics
- General Intelligence and Reasoning
- General Science
- General Awareness and Current Affairs
Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
RRB ALP first-stage CBT — 60-minute screening test with 75 questions (Math, Reasoning, General Science, GA). Qualifying for Stage 2.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: not announced yet
- Next stage — CBT-2 exam (expected): 15 Mar 2027 (expected)
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) ↗
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