RRB ALP 2026 (Assistant Loco Pilot & Technician)

Indian Railways is the world's fourth-largest railway network and one of India's largest employers, with approximately 1.3 million employees. Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) — 21 regional boards — conduct recruitment for Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC), Level 1 posts (Group D), Junior Engineer (JE), and other technical and non-technical posts. RRB NTPC is one of the largest single recruitment drives in India, often notifying 30,000–50,000 vacancies in a single cycle across posts like Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, and Senior Clerk cum Typist. Railway jobs are highly sought-after for their job security, regular salary increments under the 7th Pay Commission, free railway passes for employees and families, housing quarters at major stations, medical benefits, and pension under the New Pension Scheme. RRB examinations are conducted in multiple phases — CBT Stage 1, CBT Stage 2, Skill Test (for applicable posts), and Document Verification — at over 500 exam centres across India.

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