# Railway Assistant Loco Pilot (CBT-1) (RRB ALP) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: GOVT_JOBS · national
- Questions: 75 · Total marks: 75 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.33 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI, TE, TA, KN, ML, MR, BN, GU, PA

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–30 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Matriculation (10th pass) with ITI in specified trades (Fitter, Electrician, etc.) or 3-year Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Automobile Engineering
- Approximate annual vacancies: 11,127
- Note: Must meet strict medical and visual acuity standards; CBAT (aptitude test) required after CBT-2; no work experience required
- Official portal: https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in (Railway Recruitment Board (RRB))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-26 — CEN 01/2026 Application correction window closes
- 2026-07-28 — CEN 01/2025 CBT 2 Exam (exam day)
- 2026-07-28 — RRB ALP CBT-2 examination date (CEN 01/2025) (exam day)
- 2026-08-10 — Exam city intimation slip release (expected)
- 2026-08-14 — CBT-1 admit card release expected
- 2026-08-16 — CBT-1 admit card release (expected)
- 2026-08-19 — CBT-1 examination begins (multiple sessions) (exam day)
- 2026-08-20 — CBT-1 exam dates (tentative) (exam day)

## Syllabus outline
### Mathematics (weight 0.27)
Age Calculations · Algebra · BODMAS / Simplification · Calendar and Clock · Decimals and Fractions · Data Interpretation · Height and Distance · LCM and HCF · Mensuration · Mixture and Allegation · Number System · Percentage · Pipes and Cisterns · Profit and Loss · Ratio and Proportion · Simple and Compound Interest · Square Root · Elementary Statistics · Time and Distance · Time and Work · Trigonometry

### General Intelligence and Reasoning (weight 0.33)
Analogies · Analytical Reasoning · Classification · Coding and Decoding · Conclusions and Decision Making · Counting of Figures · Data Interpretation and Sufficiency · Directions · Figure Completion · Jumbling · Mathematical Operations · Non-Verbal Reasoning · Relationships · Alphabetical and Number Series · Similarities and Differences · Statements – Arguments and Assumptions · Syllogism · Venn Diagram

### General Science (weight 0.27)
Life Sciences (Biology) · Botany · Cell Biology · Human Diseases and Health · Ecology and Natural Resources · Heredity and Evolution · Nutrition · Human Body and Zoology · Chemistry · Acids, Bases and Salts · Atomic Structure · Carbon and Its Compounds · Matter and Its States · Metals and Non-Metals · Periodic Classification · Chemical Reactions · Physics · Current Electricity · Gravitation · Heat · Light · Magnetism · Force and Laws of Motion · Sound · Units and Measurements · Work, Energy and Power

### General Awareness and Current Affairs (weight 0.13)
Awards and Honours · Art and Culture · Current Affairs · Economy · Personalities · Polity · Railway General Awareness · Science and Technology · Sports · Static GK

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 52-58 marks (69-77%) |
| EWS | 50-56 marks (67-75%) |
| OBC | 48-54 marks (64-72%) |
| SC | 42-48 marks (56-64%) |
| ST | 40-46 marks (53-61%) |
| PwD (General) | 38-44 marks (51-59%) |
| PwD (OBC) | 36-42 marks (48-56%) |
| PwD (SC/ST) | 34-40 marks (45-53%) |

**Guidance:**

- **Category differential**: General cutoffs typically run 8-12 marks higher than OBC, 14-18 marks above SC, and 16-20 marks above ST categories. EWS cutoffs stay 2-4 marks below General.

- **Year-to-year variations**: Cutoffs shift ±3-5 marks based on overall exam difficulty, number of vacancies declared, and candidate performance distribution. Higher vacancy announcements typically lower cutoffs by 2-4 marks across categories.

- **Qualifying vs. final selection**: These CBT-1 cutoffs reflect qualification thresholds; actual selection occurs post-CBT-2 and other stages with normalized scoring. Scoring above 58+ marks (77%+) significantly strengthens candidature regardless of category.

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