RRB ALP Post Preference 2025, Check Complete Post List and Preference Order

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts the RRB ALP Exam to choose applicants for the positions of Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians. Candidates with an engineering degree or diploma or those who have passed with PCM stream in 10+2 have a great opportunity to work in the Railways. Candidates who took the computer-based RRB Prelims examination will be asked to fill their RRB ALP Post Preference and the selection of RRB units and vacancies against each post. Candidates must log in to the URL and select their preferred post and location by selecting each option individually. While applying for the RRB ALP/Technician exam, it is important for candidates to fill out their preferences for RRB zone, post, and trade for the 2nd Stage CBT.

According to their preferences, individuals can check the RRB ALP post preference list in this article.

RRB ALP Post Preference 2025: Important Dates

You have the opportunity to select your preferred RRB ALP post and to indicate your order of choice while applying to the Railway Recruitment Board. The board has declared that applicants who took the RRB ALP/Technician exam can now specify their preference for either the RRB Technician/ALP job or the Railway Unit. Some of the important dates for choosing your RRB ALP position preference are listed below.

RRB ALP Post Preferences: Which Post Should You Choose?

Several aspirants search, “Which trade is best for RRB ALP?” before selecting their post-preference in the RRB ALP Trade Selection stage. However, there are several factors that come into play while choosing a RRR ALP post based on your trade or educational background. Mainly, aspirants who have multiple degrees (ITI/Diploma + PCM) can select Assistant Loco Pilot post over Technician. But is that all to it? Let’s check out the key factors to consider before choosing the best possible RRB ALP post as per your stream.

• Consider the RRB Zone with Maximum Trade-wise Vacancies: While selecting the RRB ALP, PCM or Technician post, consider the total number of available category-wise vacancies/posts for each trade in the particular zone that you have chosen. For instance, in the previous RRB ALP exam cycle, a total of trade-wise vacancies allotted in RRB Allahabad for ALP was 365, 702 for Technician, and 160 for PCM posts. So, if you’ve selected this zone, RRB ALP post preference for Technician trade would be higher over others. 
• Determine Region-wise Cut Offs: While choosing the RRB ALP post, you must also consider the RRB ALP Cut Off reserved for each post in that particular zone. Always select that post which has relatively lower cut offs. As you know, RRB will consider 15 times more vacancies for a particular post than it did in CBT 1 phase. For instance, taking the above RRB Ahmedabad vacancy data, 5475 candidates would be selected in ALP, 2400 in PCM, and 10,530 in Technician posts. So, it’s evident given the competition, that in RRB Allahabad zone, cut offs will be highest for PCM, followed by ALP & Technician.
• Compare between Total Trade-wise Vacancies and Strength of Applicants: Before going for RRB ALP post preference, always compare between total no. of vacancies and total strength of aspirants for a particular trade. For instance, in the previous 2018 cycle, we found that, majority of PCM stream-aspirants selected Physics & Maths trade which increased its competition automatically. In such cases, selecting ITI/Diploma or other technical trade would be beneficial where competition is relatively lesser as well as where the vacancy gap could be filled easily as compared to the Physics & Maths trade.
• Consider your Educational Qualification: While selecting your RRB ALP post preference, your educational background will also be beneficial. Candidates who have Engineering degree can choose ALP post while ITI/Diploma holders must go for Technician post. But if you have both of these degrees, then you can even select the RRB ALP post over Technician due to flexibility options in trade selection. 
• Compare Post-wise Salary: It is very important to estimate your post-wise salary before selecting the particular post. For instance, candidates who have been selected as Assistant Loco Pilot post will receive an approximately higher in-hand salary (Rs. 60,000-70,000 incl. allowances) over Technician (Rs. 25,000-30,000) upon joining. 

Check out the detailed RRB ALP Salary & Job Profile before selecting your RRB ALP post preference in detail here!

How to Fill RRB ALP Post Preference 2025?

Selection of the RRB unit, Post Preference, Exam Trade, and Confirmation/Modification of Bank Details are the four processes that a candidate must complete on qualifying the Computer based RRB ALP exam. Consider the steps listed below to fill in the best RRB ALP post preference and choice of the RRB unit where you will be eventually posted after qualifying the various stages of selection:

Step:1 - Visit the RRB website and then click the link for RRB ALP post preference.

Step:2 - Enter your registration number and birthdate to log in now.

Step:3 - Candidates must select "Save And Next" at the bottom of the page after selecting the button next to the RRB name.

Step:4 - In order to enter the priority number in the order of preference, candidates must first select the post(s) for which they are qualified.

Step:5 -The page where candidates can choose their exam trade for the second stage computer-based test will be redirected to them.

Step:6 -The applicants must confirm or modify the exam information in order to be eligible for a refund of their exam fee, as appropriate, after selecting the exam trade and confirming it.

Step:7 - After clicking "Save and Submit," download and print your confirmation page.

Check your RRB ALP Application Status here.

Best Post Preference in RRB ALP: Complete List of RRB Zones and How to Select Them?

The Railway Recruitment Board will recruit candidates who took the computer-based RRB Prelims test to the RRB ALP Post preference list. Applicants must log in to the Website and choose their desired location and post by checking each box separately. Candidates can check the RRB ALP post Preference list to see if it matches their preferences. The top RRB ALP preference list for each railway zone, based on previous years’ cutoff is displayed in the table below:

We hope that this article was informative about the selection and process of filling in the RRB ALP Post preference 2025. For more information about upcoming government exams, download the Testbook App for free now!