RRB ALP / Technician Syllabus 2026 - Official Exam Pattern & Subject-wise Topics

This page gives the official exam pattern and syllabus of RRB ALP / Technician (RRB (Indian Railways)). Every number and topic here is taken from the official notification or syllabus published by the exam body - the source links are given at the end. Always match with the latest official notification before the exam.

Exam pattern at a glance

• ALP CBT-1: 75 questions, 75 marks, 60 minutes
• ALP CBT-2 (Part A 100 + Part B 75 questions): 175 questions, 175 marks, 150 minutes
• Technician Grade-I Signal CBT: 100 questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes
• Technician Grade-III CBT: 100 questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes

ALP CBT-1

• Pattern: 75 questions, 75 marks, 60 minutes
• Negative marking: 1/3 of the question's marks for each wrong answer
• Note: Screening only. Qualifying: UR/EWS 40%, OBC/SC 30%, ST 25%.

Mathematics

• syllabus

• Number system, BODMAS, fractions, LCM, HCF
• Ratio, percentage, mensuration
• Time and work, time and distance, interest, profit and loss
• Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics

Mental Ability

• syllabus

• Analogies, series, coding-decoding
• Relationships, syllogism, Venn diagram
• Data sufficiency, decision making, directions

General Science

• syllabus

• Physics, chemistry and life sciences of 10th level

ALP CBT-2 (Part A 100 + Part B 75 questions)

• Pattern: 175 questions, 175 marks, 150 minutes
• Negative marking: 1/3 of the question's marks for each wrong answer
• Note: Part A (90 min) counts for merit. Part B trade test (60 min) is qualifying - 35%.

Subject-wise split:

• Part A - Mathematics, Reasoning, Basic Science and Engineering: 100 questions, 100 marks
• Part B - Trade syllabus (DGT): 75 questions, 75 marks

Part A

• Mathematics, Reasoning, Basic Science and Engineering
• syllabus

• Engineering drawing
• Units and measurements
• Work, power, energy
• Heat and temperature
• Basic electricity
• Levers and simple machines
• Occupational safety, environment, IT literacy

Part B

• Trade syllabus (DGT)
• syllabus

• Questions from the ITI / apprenticeship trade syllabus

Technician Grade-I Signal CBT

• Pattern: 100 questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes
• Negative marking: 1/3 of the question's marks for each wrong answer

Subject-wise split:

• General Awareness: 10 questions, 10 marks
• General Intelligence and Reasoning: 15 questions, 15 marks
• Basics of Computers and Applications: 20 questions, 20 marks
• Mathematics: 20 questions, 20 marks
• Basic Science and Engineering: 35 questions, 35 marks

Basics of Computers and Applications

• syllabus

• Computer architecture, input-output and storage devices
• Networking, operating systems, MS Office
• Internet, e-mail, browsers, virus

Basic Science and Engineering

• syllabus

• Physics fundamentals
• Electricity and magnetism
• Electronics and measurements

Technician Grade-III CBT

• Pattern: 100 questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes
• Negative marking: 1/3 of the question's marks for each wrong answer

Subject-wise split:

• Mathematics: 25 questions, 25 marks
• General Intelligence and Reasoning: 25 questions, 25 marks
• General Science: 40 questions, 40 marks
• General Awareness: 10 questions, 10 marks

General Science

• syllabus

• Physics, chemistry and life sciences of 10th level

Selection process

ALP: CBT-1, CBT-2, computer based aptitude test, document verification, medical. Technician: one CBT, document verification, medical.

Not given in the official notification

• Read from copies of CEN 01/2026 (ALP) and CEN 02/2026 (Technician)
• Section-wise split of ALP CBT-1 and CBT-2 Part A

We do not guess these numbers. Check the latest official notification.

Practise free

• Free mock tests and real previous year papers of this exam: https://www.publicnaukri.com/tests/exam/rrb-alp-technician

Official source

• https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in/

ALP: CBT-1, CBT-2, computer based aptitude test, document verification, medical. Technician: one CBT, document verification, medical.