RRB ALP Eligibility 2021 – ALP & Technician Eligibility, Qualification & Age Limit : RRB ALP 2021 Eligibility Criteria are given in the RRB ALP 2021 notification. It is assumed that RRB ALP 2021 will be one of the biggest railway recruitment examinations in the year 2021.
Interested candidates have to fill and submit an online application to apply for this recruitment examination but before attempting an online application, a candidate is required to know whether s/he is eligible or not. RRB ALP 2021 eligibility criteria are mentioned below in detail.
Citizenship/Nationality
- An applicant should be either an Indian citizen or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan.
- In addition to this, Tibetan refugees who came to India before 1962 or Indian origin people who were migrated from the United Republic of Tanzania, Burma, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Pakistan, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, East African Countries of Kenya, Ethiopia, and Vietnam for permanently staying in India.
- However, all the candidates except Indian have to produce a certificate of eligibility approved as well as issued by the GOI (Government of India) at the time of document verification. Otherwise, their candidature will be canceled by the RRB(s).
RRB ALP 2021 Age Limit
RRB ALP 2021 Age limit has been given in the notification. On 1st July 2021, an applicant should be at least 18 years old but not more than 30 years. The minimum & maximum age limit is common for all the posts.
RRB ALP Age Relaxation
However, as per the rules of GOI, relaxation in the maximum age limit will be given to the applicants of the following below-mentioned categories after showing the requisite certificate/document issued by the concerned government authority.
| S.No. | Category Name | Relaxation/ Maximum Upper Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PwD UR | 10 |
| PwD OBC-non creamy layer | 13 | |
| PwD SC/ST | 15 | |
| 2 | SC/ST | 5 |
| 3 | OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 3 |
| 4 | Ex-servicemen who have been in service for more than 6 months after attestation | Up to the extent of service rendered in Defense plus 3 years |
| 5 | Railway staff of Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ who have been in service for more than 3 years (UR) | 40 |
| OBC- non-creamy layer | 43 | |
| SC/ST | 45 | |
| 6 | Unmarried Divorced women (UR) | 35 |
| OBC- non-creamy layer | 38 | |
| SC/ST | 40 |
Note – Candidates opting for relaxation in maximum age should have to produce supportive documents at the time of document verification
RRB ALP 2021 Essential Educational Qualifications
RRB ALP 2021 Exam Educational qualification has been given in detail for every post in the official notification. Complete post-wise essential educational qualifications are given in the official notification. Please refer it before attempting RRB ALP 2021 online application. Here, we are going to explain the essential educational qualifications in brief.
| S.No. | Name of the Post | Minimum educational qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant loco pilot (ALP) | 10th/matriculation passed plus ITI from recognized university/college/institution of NCVT/SCVT in the trade applying for OR 10th/matriculation passed plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the trade applying for OR 3 years Diploma in engineering in specific trade |
| 2 | Technician grade III in various trades | 10th/matriculation passed plus ITI from recognized university/college/institution of NCVT/SCVT in the trade applying for OR 10th/matriculation passed plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the trade applying for |
To know more regarding minimum educational qualifications, read RRB CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTICE (CEN) No.01/2021 available on all RRB(s) websites. Click here to download.
Medical Standards For All The Posts
After verification of documents, the railway administration will conduct a medical fitness test to know whether a shortlisted candidate is medically fine for the post opted by him/her or not. On the basis of different posts, different medical standards are outlined below
| S.No. | Name of the post | General Fitness | Visual Acuity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) | Physically fit in all aspects | Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 without glasses Distant Vision: 6/6, 6/6 without glasses Must pass tests- fogging test, color vision, field of vision, binocular vision, myopic vision, night vision etc |
| 2 | Technician Grade III | Physically fit in all aspects | Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 with or without glasses Distant Vision: 6/12, 6/12 with or without glasses Must pass tests- fogging test, color vision, field of vision, binocular vision, myopic vision, night vision etc |
Post-wise medical standard requirements are given in RRB ALP 2021 official notification. Apply Online for appearing in RRB ALP 2021 examination by visiting the concerned regional website of RRB. All the eligible candidates can submit the online application before the end of application submission.