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What is the Exam Pattern of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)?

Exam Pattern of ALP :

Two types of written test and document verification are held for final selection of Assistant Loco Pilot:

1. Written test

2. Aptitude test

3. Document verification

1. Written test

Written test is organized by the Railways Board. In this Test there are objective questions / multiple choice questions. Number of total questions is 120. In Written Test Questions are asked from General Knowledge (G.K.), General Arithmetic, Analytical quantative skills / General English / General Hindi /
Total Time given for the test is only 90 minutes.
Medium of examination is Hindi or English or Urdu.

Have any negative marking in the test?

This exam also has the negative marking. For any three wrong answer a full marks of a question will be deduced i.e. 1/3rd Negative marking.

Aptitude Test
After getting success in written examination candidate will have to appear in Aptitude Test.
Document Verification
The last stage of the exam is document verification. After succeeding in aforesaid tests candidates will have to pass through document verification. This is not a type of test but only certificates which the candidates have are checked whether it is correct or not?