RRB ALP Eligibility 2018 – ALP & Technician Eligibility, Qualification & Age Limit :
RRB ALP 2018 Eligibility Criteria is given in the RRB ALP 2018 notification. It is assumed that RRB ALP 2018 will be one of the biggest railway recruitment examinations in the year 2018. Interested candidates have to fill and submit online application to apply for this recruitment examination but before attempting online application, a candidate is required to know that whether s/he is eligible or not. RRB ALP 2018 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 was 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 cancelled by the RRB(s).
RRB ALP 2018 Age Limit
RRB ALP 2018 Age limit has been given in the notification. On 1st July 2018, 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. However, as per the rules of GOI, relaxation in maximum age limit will be given to the applicants of the following below-mentioned categories after showing 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 2018 Essential Educational Qualifications
RRB ALP 2018 Exam Educational qualification has been given in detail for every post in the official notification. Complete post-wise essential educational qualifications are given in official notification. Please refer it before attempting RRB ALP 2018 online application. Here, we are going to explain 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.01/2018 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 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 2018 official notification. Apply Online for appearing in RRB ALP 2018 examination by visiting concerned regional website of RRB. All the eligible candidates can submit online application before the end of application submission.
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