RRB ALP syllabus

Recruitment for Assistant Loco Pilot: a 75-question screening CBT-1, then CBT-2 in two timed parts and a qualifying aptitude test. CBT-1 marks are not used in the final panel.

First Stage CBT (CBT-1)

Mathematics

Part of 75 questions, 1 mark each. The notice does not fix how many fall in this subject. · Shared 60 minutes

1 mark for a right answer. One-third of a mark, taken as 0.3333, is taken off for a wrong answer.

  • Number system, BODMAS, decimals, fractions, LCM, HCF and square roots
  • Ratio and proportion, percentages
  • Profit and loss, simple and compound interest
  • Time and work, pipes and cisterns, time and distance
  • Mensuration, algebra, geometry and trigonometry
  • Elementary statistics, ages, calendar and clock

Mental Ability

Part of 75 questions, 1 mark each. The notice does not fix how many fall in this subject. · Shared 60 minutes

1 mark for a right answer. One-third of a mark, taken as 0.3333, is taken off for a wrong answer. Figure questions (mirror images, paper folding) are not set in this practice test.

  • Analogies, classification, similarities and differences
  • Alphabetical and number series, coding and decoding, jumbling
  • Mathematical operations, relationships, directions
  • Syllogism, conclusions, decision making, statement–arguments and assumptions
  • Venn diagrams, data interpretation and sufficiency, analytical reasoning

General Science

Part of 75 questions, 1 mark each. The notice does not fix how many fall in this subject. · Shared 60 minutes

1 mark for a right answer. One-third of a mark, taken as 0.3333, is taken off for a wrong answer.

  • Physics of Class 10 standard
  • Chemistry of Class 10 standard
  • Life sciences of Class 10 standard

Second Stage CBT (CBT-2)

Part A

100 questions, 100 marks · 90 minutes

1 mark a question; one-third of a mark taken off for a wrong answer. The notice does not say how many of the 100 questions fall in each topic. These marks are the ones carried forward, if Part B is qualified. Minimum to be eligible: 40% (UR, EWS), 30% (OBC-NCL), 30% (SC), 25% (ST).

  • Mathematics, on the same topics as CBT-1
  • General Intelligence and Reasoning, on the same topics as Mental Ability in CBT-1
  • Basic Science and Engineering: engineering drawing, units and 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

Part B (qualifying trade test)

75 questions, 75 marks · 60 minutes

Qualifying only: 35% for every candidate, whatever the community. One-third of a mark is taken off for a wrong answer. Marks are not added to the merit total.

  • Questions from the candidate's trade syllabus as prescribed by the Directorate General of Training
  • ITI and apprenticeship candidates sit their own trade; diploma and degree candidates choose one trade from the list for their engineering discipline

Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)

Aptitude test batteries

Not stated in the notice. Each battery is scored as a T-score. · Not stated in the notice; each battery is separate

No negative marking. Every candidate, whatever the community, needs a T-score of at least 42 in each battery. The notice does not describe the question form; multiple choice is listed here only because a response type is required.

  • The batteries published by RDSO for the Assistant Loco Pilot aptitude test. The notice tells candidates to read the RDSO psychology pages rather than listing the batteries here.