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CEN 01/2025(ALP) Government of India (Ministry of Railways) Railway Recruitment Boards CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTICE (CEN) No. 01/2025 Recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)

Date of Indicative Notice in Employment News 29-03-2025 Opening date of on-line application submission 12-04-2025 Closing date for Submission of on-line Application 11-05-2025(23:59 hours) Last Date for Application fee payment for the submitted applications 13-05-2025 (23:59 hours) Dates for Modification window for corrections in application form with payment of modification fee (Please Note: Details filled in 'Create an Account' form and Chosen RRB cannot be modified)

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the following post mentioned in the table below. Applications (complete in all respects) must be submitted ONLINE ONLY latest by 23.59 hours of Closing date for Submission of on-line Application IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS (i) Please read the information given in the CEN thoroughly before filling up the ONLINE application. (ii) Candidates must ensure that they fulfill all the prescribed educational and technical qualifications for the post on or before the closing date for submitting application against this CEN. Candidates waiting for final results of prescribed educational /technical qualifications are not eligible to apply. (iii) Applications must be submitted ONLINE only through the link provided on official RRB websites. Candidates are required to go through Annexure A and Annexure B of this detailed CEN to ascertain their eligibility before applying through online mode. Only thereafter, the candidate should exercise option for the zonal railways & Posts, within the chosen RRB. Selection of RRB, once exercised and submitted application, will be final and cannot be changed at later date. Candidate can apply to only one RRB and Only one application per candidate will be accepted for the notified post in this CEN. Applicants who submit more than one application against this CEN shall be disqualified and debarred. (iv) Eligibility of the candidates will be provisional based on the strength of details furnished by the candidates in the online application only. The RRB will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility, therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally subject to fulfilling basic eligibility criteria as required. Candidates must go through the requirements of educational/technical qualification, age, medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post. The certificates/documents in support of their Educational Qualifications and Age/Caste/Category, etc. shall be sought at the time of Document Verification by RRB. After scrutiny of the certificates/ documents of EQs/ age/caste/ category, etc., during Document Verification if any claim made in the application is not substantiated by certificates/ documents, the candidature of candidate will be cancelled. Further, during any stage of the recruitment or even thereafter, if it is found that any information about the candidate is false/incorrect or if the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post, his/her candidature will be rejected forthwith. (v) Crucial date for claim of SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/EBC status or any other benefit viz. fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc., where not specified otherwise, will be the closing date for submission of ONLINE applications against this CEN. (vi) Medical Fitness: Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the prescribed medical standards for the post of ALP. Candidates who are found medically unsuitable for this post shall not be given any alternative appointment. (vii) Age (as on 01-07-2025): 18 - 30 years (Please see para 5.1 for details about age relaxations). (viii) Selection of RRB: RRB-wise & Railway-wise vacancies indicated in this CEN are provisional and these may increase or decrease as per the requirement of the Railway Administrations concerned. Candidates can choose only one RRB and indicate their preference for Railway Zones notified under that chosen RRB only. (ix) Candidates must have their own active mobile number and a valid personal Email ID for all communication during the entire duration of recruitment, as all communication with them will only be through SMS and/or email. (x) For filling ONLINE APPLICATION, Candidates must go through the link given for this CEN, in the official RRB websites. Candidates are allowed to choose only one RRB and submit only one ONLINE Application for the notified posts. During the ONLINE APPLICATION, Candidate will be asked to Create Account. If a candidate has already created an account for Post Pay Level in 7th CPC Initial pay (Rs.) Medical Standard Age as on 01-07-2025 Total Vacancies (All RRBs) Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Level-2 19900 A-1 18 - 30 years RRB-wise & Railway Zone-wise detailed distribution of vacancies is given in Annexure B.

CEN 01/2025(ALP) any Indian Railways CEN of 2024, before April 2025, they should use same account credentials to log in and apply for this CEN (i.e., CEN No 01/2025) as well. If the candidate has not "Created Account" till now, candidates must first create an account. Candidates are advised to fill the details required for account creation with utmost care, as corrections of any kind will NOT be permitted once the account is created. Candidates must have an active personal mobile number and a valid email ID for receiving OTPs for account creation. No change in details filled in 'Create an Account' form (including mobile number and email ID) will be permitted later.

(xi) Candidates are advised, in their own interest to authenticate their identity using Aadhaar during the " Create an Account " stage. If they missed this stage, they can still authenticate during the online application details filling process by using the "Verify Aadhaar" facility and providing their Aadhaar details. This action needs to be done at any point of time before final submission of application for a particular CEN. This will facilitate a smoother process at different stages of recruitment for the candidates themselves. If applicants verify their identity & other primary details with alternate Photo IDs, they will be subjected to significantly stricter & more detailed scrutiny at every stage of recruitment process.

(xii) 12 Details filled in the 'Create an Account' form such as mobile number and Email ID, Applicant Name, Father Name, Mother Name, Gender, Nationality, Date of Birth, Matriculation Roll Number & Matriculation Certificate Serial Number, Matriculation Certificate date and EKYC, cannot be modified under any circumstances, at any stage, once the account is created. (xiii) After the submission of the ONLINE application (complete in all respects) and paid requisite fee successfully, if a candidate wishes to further modify, change or correct any detail except 12 details filled in 'Create an Account' and also "Chosen RRB", he/she may do so by paying a modification fee of Rs. 250/- (non-refundable) for each occasion from 14- 05-2025 to 23-05-2025. Details filled in 'Create an Account' form and Chosen RRB cannot be changed. After 23-05-2025, RRBs shall not entertain any representation for modification of the information furnished in the application. (xiv) Shortlisting of candidates for the Second Stage CBT shall be done RRB-wise at the rate of 15 (fifteen) times the vacancies notified for that RRB (may increase or decrease as per requirement of the Railway Administration). It will be based on their merit in CBT-1 among the candidates who have chosen the same RRB. Marks will be normalized in all the stages of exam that involve multiple shifts. In case more than one candidate obtain marks equal to cut-off point, they all will all be shortlisted for CBT-2. (xv) The shortlisted candidates for CBT-2 shall be informed through official RRB websites as well as via SMS and email (to their registered mobile number and email ID) to download their E-call letters for appearing in CBT-2. (xvi) Centre/City allocation for CBT-1/CBT-2/CBAT and date of exam will depend upon technical and logistical feasibility. Candidates may have to travel to other cities/states for attending CBTs/CBAT. Request for change of exam date/ centre/date/shift shall not be allowed under any circumstances. (xvii) Negative Marking: There will be negative marking (@1/3rd mark for every wrong answer) in both CBT-1 and CBT-2. There shall be no negative marking in the Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT). (xviii) Banned Items: Candidates carrying banned items like communication devices and electronic gadgets (mobile phones, bluetooth, pen drive, laptops, calculators, smart watches or any other communication devices or methods), bangles, chains, bracelets, hearing aids, wallets/purses, belts, shoes, metallic wears, etc., or any stationery items like pen/pencil, shall NOT be allowed to appear in the exam. Any violation shall lead to disqualification besides legal action and debarment from future recruitment exams. (xix) Cloak room arrangement for safe-keeping of belongings may not be available at the exam venues. Therefore, candidates are advised not to bring any valuables/banned items including mobile phones etc. to the examination venue.