RRB ALP Admit Card 2026 Live: Download CBT 2 Hall Ticket PDF - Direct Link Shortly

As per reports, roughly 10.03 lakh candidates appeared for the RRB ALP CBT 1 examination conducted in February-March 2026 against the 10,970 notified vacancies. This is a huge number of candidates appearing for the exam. The number also explains why RRB conducts the exam across multiple shifts and days, along with score normalisation, to ensure fairness across different sittings and difficulty levels of the question papers.

The RRB ALP selection process involves: CBT 1 (screening only) → CBT 2, Part A and Part B → Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) → Document Verification (DV) → Medical Examination. Only candidates who successfully clear each stage in sequence move forward to the next. The final merit list, prepared using CBT 2 Part A and CBAT scores, determines who receives a call for Document Verification, which is followed by a mandatory medical fitness examination specific to the safety-critical nature of the Assistant Loco Pilot role.

Given the 1/3rd negative marking rule applicable across CBT 1 and CBT 2, candidates should adopt a focused approach to attempting questions in the final exam. It is advisable to attempt a question only if at least two options can be confidently ruled out, since this shifts the odds meaningfully in the candidate's favour. Attempting every single question purely to maximise attempt count, without any elimination logic, is generally discouraged and can pull down an otherwise strong score.

The RRB has not yet released the ALP CBT 2 admit card on any of its regional websites. However, the candidates are advised to keep updated with the regional websites to which they have applied, in case, the RRB actiavtes the link on any one of these websites. As it has been a case with RRB, that it releases the admit card or city slip, or any other information on any of the RRB websites.

Across both CBT 1 and CBT 2 (Part A and Part B), RRB applies a uniform marking scheme: one mark is awarded for each correct answer, and one-third of a mark is deducted for every incorrect answer. There is no penalty for questions left unattempted. This 1/3rd negative marking makes blind guessing risky, since three wrong answers can wipe out the benefit of one correct answer. Candidates are generally advised to attempt a question only when they can confidently eliminate at least two of the four options, rather than guessing randomly.

Part B contains 75 questions on the specific trade the candidate opted for during application, to be completed in 60 minutes. Unlike Part A, marks scored here are not added to the final merit score. Part B is qualifying in nature, meaning candidates only need to clear the minimum prescribed cut-off to move ahead. However, failing to clear Part B despite a good Part A score will still disqualify a candidate from further stages, so trade-specific revision cannot be skipped even though it does not directly boost the final rank.

CBT 2 Part A consists of 100 questions to be attempted in 90 minutes. It covers Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Basic Science and Engineering, and General Awareness and Current Affairs. Marks scored in Part A are what actually get carried forward into the final merit list calculation. Candidates should focus on revision. They should give extra attention to Basic Science and Engineering since it typically carries the heaviest weightage among the four subjects in Part A.

RRB ALP CBT 2 consists of a total of 175 objective-type questions divided into two parts- Part A and Part B. Both the parts are required to be attempted within a combined structure of separate timed sections. Part A is the merit-determining section covering general subjects, while Part B is trade-specific and purely qualifying. Both parts carry negative marking, so accuracy matters as much as speed. Understanding this two-part structure clearly is essential, since a strong Part A score alone will not help if a candidate fails to clear the qualifying marks in Part B.

To download RRB ALP CBT 2 admit card:

• Visit the official website of the regional RRB under which you applied
• Locate and click the link reading "CEN 01/2025 - ALP CBT 2 Admit Card"
• Enter your registration number and date of birth or password when redirected
• Click submit or login. Your hall ticket will then appear on screen.
• Download it, save a digital copy, and take at least two clear printouts  one for the exam and one as a backup in case of any damage.

Before the admit card, RRB had already released the CBT 2 Exam City Intimation Slip on 18 July 2026, informing candidates which city their centre will be located in. This slip does not carry the exact venue or roll number details. It only contains the city allotted for the exam. The full hall ticket with the specific exam centre address, roll number, and reporting time will now come through today's admit card release. Candidates should match the city on their intimation slip with the venue mentioned on the final admit card.

The RRB Bhubaneswar (ECoR), Bilaspur (SECR), and the ECoR portion of Secunderabad got the number of vacancy increased. Every other RRB, including large ones like Ranchi, Ajmer, and Mumbai, and small ones like Jammu-Srinagar, retains exactly the same vacancy numbers as in the original CEN. Candidates outside these three specific zones should not expect any change to their category-wise cut-off calculations on account of this revision.

The official Detailed CEN No. 01/2025 released by RRB, the originally notified vacancy figure for Assistant Loco Pilot was 9,970 posts. The RRB has later increased the vacancies to 10,970. The vacancies for only three RRBs- Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, and Secunderabad's ECoR zone have been revised upward. For the remaining 17 RRBs, there is no change at all. With this targeted revision, the total across all 20 participating RRBs now stands at 10,970.

The RRB ALP CBT 2 examination is confirmed for 28 July 2026. This is the second stage for the shortlisted candidates, since marks scored in CBT 2 Part A directly determine the final merit list along with CBAT performance. Candidates should treat the coming days purely as final revision time, this is not the stage to attempt new topics, but to consolidate formulas, diagrams, and trade-specific concepts already covered during preparation.

This recruitment drive falls under CEN No. 01/2025 and was originally notified for 9,970 Assistant Loco Pilot vacancies. RRB later revised the number of vacancies to 10,970 posts across various railway zones. This is an important number for candidates to keep in mind while assessing their selection chances, since the final merit list and subsequent zone-wise allotment will be prepared against this revised vacancy figure. Candidates should always refer to the RRB-wise and railway-wise vacancy breakup available in their respective regional notification PDFs.

RRB ALP CBT 1 was conducted on 13, 16, 17, and 18 February 2026, with a rescheduled shift held on 11 March 2026 for candidates affected by technical issues at certain centres. The exam was objective in nature, covering Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Science. CBT 1 serves as a screening round, and marks scored in CBT 1 were not carried forward to the final merit list. Candidates who cleared the category-wise cut-off in this stage became eligible to sit for CBT 2.