The RRB ALP Previous Year Question Papers are one of the most reliable and effective resources for candidates preparing for the Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) examination. Practising shift-wise alp previous year question papers (PYPs) help aspirants understand the actual exam pattern, difficulty level, and frequently asked topics across different shifts and regions.
RRB ALP 2025 CBT 1 Question Papers, Download PDFs
Given below are the RRB ALP Previous Year Papers for 2025, 2024 and other years. Candidates must download these papers to understand the difficulty level of the questions asked.
RRB ALP Previous Year Question Papers 2025, Get PDFs
For the year 2025, the CBT 1 exam was conducted on 13th, 16th, 17th and 18th February 2026. Also, the rescheduled exam was conducted on 11th March 2026. Candidates can download the RRB ALP 2025 PYPs PDF in both English and Hindi from the table below:
| Date | Shift | Download PDF (English) | Download PDF (Hindi) |
| 13th February 2026 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| 16th February 2026 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| 17th February 2026 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| 18th February 2026 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| 11th March 2026 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
RRB ALP CBT 1 Question Papers 2024, Download PDFs
The RRB ALP examination was conducted from 25th November to 29th November, 2026. Below are the shift-wise RRB ALP 2025 Papers for CBT 1. Candidates can directly download them using the links.
| Date | Shift | Download PDF (English) | Download PDF (Hindi) |
| 25th November 2024 | Shift 1 | To be updated | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| 26th November 2024 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| 27th November 2024 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | To be updated | Download PDF | |
| 28th November 2024 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | To be updated | Download PDF | |
| 29th November 2024 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | To be updated | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | To be updated | Download PDF |
RRB ALP 2024 CBT 2 PYPs PDF
Below are the shift-wise RRB ALP 2024 CBT 2 PYPs PDFs for your practice and exam preparation.
| Date | Shift | Question Paper PDF (English) | Question Paper PDF (Hindi) |
| 2nd May 2025 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF | |
| 6th May 2025 | Shift 1 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
RRB ALP Previous Year Question Papers 2023 – 2019
There were no RRB ALP recruitment exams conducted between 2019 and 2023. After the completion of the RRB ALP & Technician recruitment cycle conducted in 2018–19, the Railway Recruitment Boards did not release any fresh ALP notifications in the subsequent years up to 2023. As a result:
- No RRB ALP CBT exams were held from 2019 to 2023
- No official question papers exist for these years
- No shift-wise or year-wise ALP papers are available for this period
If you are finding it difficult to maintain accuracy in the RRB ALP exam, starting your practice with RRB NTPC PYQs can help you build confidence and reduce errors before moving to CGL-level questions. Similarly, PYQs from other railway exams can be used strategically. Below are the links to pages to download PYQ PDFs of all major RRB Exams:
| PYPs |
| RRB JE CBT 1 Previous Year Question Papers |
| RRB Group D Previous Year Question Papers |
| RRB NTPC Previous Year Question Papers in Hindi |
RRB ALP 2018-19 CBT 1 PYPs PDF
The table below contains RRB ALP CBT 1 shift-wise papers for 2018 – 19 to help you practice real exam-level questions.
| Date | Shift | Download PDF |
| 23rd January 2019 | Shift 1 (Instrument Mechanic) | Download PDF |
| 9th August 2018 | Shift 1 | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 | Download PDF |
RRB ALP 2018-19 CBT 2 PYPs PDF
Candidates who qualified CBT 1 exam appeared for the CBT 2. In the table below, we have provided some of the CBT 2 ALP PYPs PDFs for the exam aspirants:
| Date | Shift | Download PDF |
| 21st January 2019 | Shift 1 | Download PDF |
| Shift 1 (Fitter) | Download PDF | |
| 23rd January 2019 | Shift 1 (Electronics Mechanic) | Download PDF |
| Shift 2 (Electronics Mechanic) | Download PDF | |
| Shift 2 (Heat Engine) | Download PDF | |
| Shift 1 (RAC) | Download PDF | |
| Shift 2 (RAC) | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 (Wireman) | Download PDF | |
| Shift 2 (Heat Engine) | Download PDF | |
| Shift 1 (RAC) | Download PDF | |
| Shift 2 (Fitter) | Download PDF | |
| Shift 3 (Wireman) | Download PDF | |
| 22 January 2019 | Shift 3 (Physics and Maths) | Download PDF |
What is RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam Pattern?
The RRB ALP Exam Pattern for CBT 1 includes four major stages – Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science, and General Awareness. The total duration of the CBT 1 examination is 90 minutes. The details of the RRB ALP Exam Pattern are as follows:
| Subjects | Questions | Marks |
| Mathematics | 20 | 20 |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| General Science | 20 | 20 |
| General Awareness on Current Affairs | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 75 | 75 |
RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Pattern
The RRB ALP CBT 2 exam consists of 2 parts: Part A and Part B. The time duration for Part A is 90 minutes, and for Part B it is 60 minutes. The table given below shows the RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Pattern:
| Section | Questions | Marks |
| Part A (Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, Basic Science & Engineering, General Awareness on Current Affairs) | 100 | 100 |
| Part B (Relevant Trade) | 75 | 75 |
| Total | 175 | 175 |
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