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Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts Computer Based Test as part of the selection process for various categories. This year RRB is about to organize a recruitment for the Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) post. Interested candidates can apply for the post through the Online portal of RRB. In this article RRB ALP Books 2025, the list of books needed for exam preparation is given.
RRB ALP Books 2025
RRB usually releases a particular exam pattern and syllabus for each post. The selection process of RRB ALP post is CBT Stage I, CBT Stage II, CBT Stage III, and Document Verification.
In the CBT exam syllabus, we can see that most of the topics were common like General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science, General Awareness on Current Affairs and Mathematics. And this is a super chance for aspirants to start their exam preparation. The best books for Assistant Loco Pilot CBT Exam are given below, make use of it and grab a job on Indian Railway.
Best Books for RRB ALP 2025 Exam Preparation
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General Intelligence or Logical Reasoning
- Analytical Reasoning by M. K. Pandey
- Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe
- A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
- New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal, and Analytical by B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali
- Lucent’s General Intelligence and Reasoning
General Science
- General Science for Indian Railways RRB Exams -ALP/Group D/NTPC/JE
- Railway To The Point General Knowledge and General Science from KICX
- Objective General Science from Expert Compilations
- Lucent’s General Science by Ravi Bhushan
- Encyclopedia of General Science from Arihant Experts
Arithmetic/Mathematics Section
- Arithmetic by R. S. Aggarwal
- Quicker Reasoning Test from Upkar Publication Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
- Indian Railways Assistant Loco Pilot Exam from Disha Experts
- New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal: Verbal, Non–Verbal & Analytical by Indu Sijwali and B. S. Sijwali
- Time Competitive Arithmetic Objective by Sagir Ahmad
- Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal
- Fast Track by Rajesh Verma
- NCERT Maths from Grade 6 to Grade 11
- Magical Books on Quicker Maths by M. Tyra
- Advance Maths by Rakesh Yadav
General Awareness
- Lucent’s General Knowledge from Lucent Publication
- Pratiyogita Darpan from Upkar Publication
- Manorama Yearbook by Malayala Manorama
- General Knowledge & Awareness 2017 for RRB Railway Recruitment Exams (NTPC/ALP/ASM/Technical) from Disha Experts
- General Knowledge & Awareness 2018 for RRB Railway Recruitment Exams (NTPC/ALP/ASM/Technical) from Disha Experts
- Arihant General Knowledge 2020
- NCERT Books – Class X, XII
RRB ALP Exam Pattern 2025
There are RRB ALP four stages of the selection process, such as CBT stage I & II, CBT Stage III, and Documents Verification.
The candidates have to appear in all the tests and the successful candidates will be qualified for the next stage.
CBT Stage I
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Maths | 20 | 60 Minutes |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | |
| General Science | 20 | |
| General Awareness on Current Affairs | 10 |
CBT Stage II
| Part | Subjects | No. of Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A | Maths | 100 | 90 Minutes |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | |||
| Basic Science & Engineering | |||
| General Awareness on Current Affairs | |||
| Part B | Relevant Trade | 75 | 60 Minutes |
| Total | 175 | 2 Hours 30 Minutes | |
- Both sections are in an objective format.
- There will be negative marking for the first two stages.
- ⅓ rd of the allotted marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
- If a candidate qualifies for both the CBT I and CBT II stages, he will be summoned for Computer Based Aptitude Test and Document Verification.
- In the third stage, there will be no negative marking.
- The third stage exam will have questions both in English and Hindi.
RRB ALP Computer Based Aptitude Test
The Computer Based Aptitude Test will be only for the candidates for Assistant Loco Pilot.
- There will be no negative marking in this stage.
- One needs to score a minimum 42 marks in each ‘test of batteries’ to qualify.
- No relaxation is permissible for this stage of selection.
RRB ALP Document Verification (DV)
The candidates who will be qualified in all the four stages of the selection process, then they will be qualified for Document Verification. The candidates have to produce all the original documents during DV.
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