RRB ALP Result to announce soon; CBT 2 exam also in November 2018

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) will publish RRB ALP Result 2018 in November for first stage exam. Then in the same month, it will conduct second stage computer based test. There will be at least 10 days gap between declaration of CBT 1 result date and CBT 2 exam date. Result will be published in the form of merit list on official websites of RRBs. Prior to publication of result, the board shall issue final answer key.

A candidate recently posted a screenshot of email on Facebook, which he received from RRB Malda in response to his question on result date of CBT 1 and exam date of CBT 2.

Response from RRB reads

‘Before publication of result, one link will be provided on official websites of RRB for all candidates to see their question paper and final answer keys.

This link will be provided ASAP.

Then the merit list will be published. After a gap of at least 10 days second CBT exam will be conducted.

All above activities are scheduled to be complete by November 2018.’

None of the RRBs have published any notice on their official websites yet regarding either final answer key or result or second stage exam date. Candidates who took the test have been sending emails to respective board Chairmen to seek information on these aspects. Various reports, sometimes conflicting, are reported on social media almost every hour about responses they are receiving. Some response-screenshots may be doctored, but for the larger part, candidates are trying to help out each other by posting the messages they are getting from RRBs so that other candidates can wait peacefully.

Approximately 48 lakh candidates appeared in CBT 1 which was held from 09 Aug 2018 to 04 Sep 2018. Latest reports indicate that result of the same is most likely to declare on or around 05 Nov 2018.

9.6 Lakh candidates will be shortlisted for CBT 2 for which date will be announced officially by RRBs. However reports suggest that CBT 2 exam date is likely to be 19 Nov 2018. Candidates shortlisted will be issued admit card / hall ticket for it through which they will get to know their exam date, centre, shift.

Qualifying marks in RRB ALP 2018 first stage or CBT 1 for UR, OBC, SC, ST are respectively 40%, 30%, 30%, 25%.

Upcoming CBT 2 or second stage, shall have two parts – Part A and Part B. Part A will be of 1.5 hours duration containing 100 questions on Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Basic Science and Engineering, General Awareness on Current Affairs. Part B will be of 1 hour duration with 75 questions on trade syllabus prescribed by DGET (Director General of Employment & Training).

The revised number of vacancies are 64371. Simultaneously, the RRB Group D (level 1 of 7th CPC pay matrix) exam is also going on for 62907 vacancies which will be held until 17 Dec 2018 and for the same, admit cards are available.