RRB ALP Salary 2021 | Detailed Career growth and job profile

RRB ALP Salary: If you want to work in one of the most secure and sought-after sectors for jobs in India, then Railways Board is something you don’t want to miss. The Railway Board of the Indian Railways is conducting an exam for RRB ALP and offering RRB ALP Salary.

The post of Assistant Loco Pilots or ALP and technicians has been released by the Indian Railways and is known to be a high-paying job. After the 7^th Pay commission recommendation, there has been a slight increase in the RRB ALP Salary.  RRB APL Salary 2021, including all the allowances, is around Rs. 35,000 per month.

The RRB Assistant Loco Pilots’ salary includes basic pay, as well as some perks and allowances. The job security, perks, and allowances are an added bonus to the basic pay for an RRB employee

Exclusive RRB ALP Salary 2021

The monthly RRB ALP Salary of an Assistant Loco Pilot or ALP ranges from Rs. 19,900 (without the allowance) to Rs. 35,000  (including the allowances).

Components	RRB ALP Salary 2021
Grade Pay	Rs. 1,900
Pay Scale	Rs. 19,900
APL salary including the allowances	Rs. 35,000 (Approximately)

Important: RRB ALP Salary After 7^th Pay Commission

After the 7^th Pay commission, there is a hike in the salaries of RRB employees. The RRB ALP Salary breakup is mentioned below:

RRB ALP Salary or Allowances		Recoveries
Pay	Rs. 5,830	NPS	Rs. 1,848
Grade Pay	Rs. 1,900	Income tax	Rs. 0
Dearness allowance	Rs. 10,752	–	–
House rent allowance	Rs. 1,005	–	–
Travel allowance	Rs. 828	–	–
NDA	Rs. 387	–	–
Running all	Rs. 6,050	–	–
Gross pay	Rs. 26,752	Deductions	Rs. 1,848
Total deduction	Rs. 1,848	–	–
Net pay	Rs. 29,904	–	–

Must-Read RRB ALP Career Growth

One of the best things about Indian Railways is the scope of growth in the respective jobs. Based on the eligibility of the employees, they can get promoted. The order of promotion is mentioned below:

• Senior Assistant Loco Pilot.
• Loco Pilot
• Loco Foreman/Supervisor
• Power Controller or Crew Controller or Loco Foreman/Supervisor

Know RRB ALP Job profile

All the applicants should know the rules and responsibilities of becoming an RRB APL or technician. They have to perform a lot of tasks, which are mentioned below:

1. All the Assistant Pilots have to follow the instructions given by the Loco Pilots.
2. They must assist the Loco Driver with a fine-tuning of the locomotives.
3. Checking the efficiency of the locomotives of its referent assessment.
4. Spotting and reporting any defects in the tracks.
5. Minor repairs of the locomotive, whenever required.
6. Regularly watching the railway signals.
7. Taking care of the maintenance, safety, security, as well as productivity of the locomotive.

Detailed RRB ALP Salary – Perks and Benefits

Apart from a good RRB ALP Salary, perks and benefits are also a part of the RRB ALP post. Here are the perks as well as the benefits mentioned below:

• Dearness allowance or DA.
• House Rent Allowance or HRA.
• Transport Allowance or TA.
• Running allowance, based on the kilometers traveled by the employee.

Apart from these allowances, a 10% deduction is also made, following the new pension scheme. If you are interested in applying for RRB ALP 2021, should know everything important about it.

RB ALP Exam 2021 – Overview

Name of the exam	RRB ALP 2021
Conducting body	RRB or Railway Recruitment Board
Organization official website	www.indianrailways.gov.in
Exam mode	Online
Examination date	March or April 2021
Type of questions	Objective (MCQs)
Number of vacancies	Around 37,000
Application fee	Rs. 500 for general candidates Rs. 250 for Female/SC/ST/PwD/Transgender/Minority/Ex-servicemen/EBC
Eligibility (varies according to exams)	10th pass & ITI or Diploma in Engineering
Selection process	First level CBT Second level CBT CBAT/ Computer Based Aptitude Test Document verification
Exam duration	First level CBT – 1 Hour Second level CBT – 2 hours 30 minutes

 RRB ALP 2021 – Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria are the first thing you should check before applying. All the interested candidates should go through the points mentioned below:

Educational qualification:

• In order to appear in the RRB ALP exam, you must have cleared 10^th class or High school or Matriculation or SSC examination from a recognized board.
• He/she must have completed any of the mentioned courses:
• ITI course from an NCVT or SCVT recognized institute.
• Diploma in Engineering from fields: Mechanical/Electrical/Automobile/Electronics, from any AICTE-recognized institute.
• They must have done the Act Apprentenship course.

Age limit:

• For General candidates, the age limit to apply for RRB ALP is from 18-28 years.
• According to the norms of the Government, age relaxation is given to reserved category candidates, i.e., SC, ST, OBC, PwD, Ex-Servicemen, etc.

RRB ALP 2021 Vacancies

Around 37,000 vacancies will be released for the posts of Assistant Loco Pilots and technicians. A formal list of vacancies is yet to be announced by the Indian Railways

RRB ALP Application Process

• Required documents (in digital form):

1. A colored photograph of candidate, JPEG Format, 15 to 40 KB image size.
2. Candidates seeking free travel passes should have an SC/ST Certificate, JPEG Format, 50 to 100 KB image size.
3. Coloured Scribe photograph, JPEG Format, 15 to 40 KB image size.

• Steps to apply for RRB ALP 2021:

1. Open the official website of Indian Railways and click on the ONLINE application link for the recruitment of ALP and Technician.
2. Fill all the required fields with necessary and correct information and submit for registration.
3. After registration, candidates will receive the registration number and password. One Time Passwords will be sent to the registered E-mail id and phone number as well as the registration details.
4. Application page part 1, requires candidates to provide details about Educational qualification, Community, Gender, Religion, Ex-SM, PWD, Minority, Economically backward class, Age relaxation eligibility category as applicable and other details.
5. After this step, candidates will have to pay the registration fee via different modes, i.e.,

• Online – Net banking, credit or debit card.
• Offline – Post office Challan

6. Application page part 2, requires candidates to provide details about Scribe (Only for PwD candidates), Educational Qualification (in detail), Choice of Exam Language for First and Second stage CBT.
7. Upload the photographs and carry 12 copies of the same photograph for the recruitment process.
8. For the free travel authority, SC/ST candidates will have to upload SC/ST certificates.
9. Confirm the terms and conditions mentioned in the application.
10. Print the copy of the final application.

For further queries about the RRB ALP exam, you can ask in the comment section

RRB ALP 2021 – Important dates

All the candidates must have a look at these (tentative) dates mentioned here:

RRB ALP 2021 exam	Dates
RRB ALP 2021 Notification	Feb 2021
Online application form	Feb to March 2021
Closing Date for Fee Payment (online)	March 2021
Computer Based Test (CBT) stage 1	August 2021
Computer Based Test (CBT) stage 2	December 2021

RRB ALP Exam Preparation

• Make a timetable and divide time for subjects in accordance with your knowledge of them.
• Make notes in a precise manner, make bullet points, and highlight the important points.
• Revision is very important while preparing for any exam. Revise as much as you can. Revise the concepts more in which you are weak.
• Always keep yourself updated. Read current affairs, books, newspapers, magazines, and articles.
• Practice previous year’s papers and understand their pattern. Give mock tests and see how much you need to improve.

We have included all the information reagarding RRB ALP Salary 2021. If you have any doubt feel free to ask in the comment section. 

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