# RRB raises ALP vacancies to 14,627 for 2026 2026-11-12T16:49:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Outlets counted: udaipurkiran.com The Railway Recruitment Board has raised vacancies for Assistant Loco Pilot recruitment in 2026 from 11,127 to 14,627, adding 3,500 posts. The revision followed demand from regional railways, the board said in a letter on 10 November. Total positions include 6,032 unreserved, 2,309 SC, 1,259 ST, 3,662 OBC and 1,365 EWS seats, with 1,461 for ex-servicemen. The board has changed the selection formula: CBT-2 (Part-A) and the Computer Based Aptitude Test will now each carry 50% weight, instead of the earlier 70-30 split. For 2026, candidates must submit a self-screening medical declaration during online application instead of a vision certificate at the aptitude test. Tie-breaking rules have also changed: if two candidates have the same score and age, alphabetical order of names will decide the rank. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 3,500 additional ALP posts respond to demand from regional railways, but the real shift is in the selection process. Equal weight for CBT-2 and CBAT from a 70-30 split means candidates who perform better on the aptitude test now have a stronger chance. The new self-screening medical declaration shifts paperwork to the application stage, and alphabetical tie-breaking replaces the older-candidate rule. All changes apply to the 2026 recruitment cycle, whose zone-wise and category-wise break-up is now final. The next step for qualifying candidates is the online application with the mandatory medical declaration. ## Coverage - udaipurkiran.com Leads with the vacancy increase, then lists changes neutrally This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Assistant Loco Pilot, CBAT, CBT-2, Railway Recruitment Board Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rrb-raises-alp-vacancies-to-14627-for-2026/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rrb-raises-alp-vacancies-to-14627-for-2026/#story-in-brief Gate decision: carve_out (pass: utility (recruitment, recruitment:vacancies), qualifying outlets 1, relevance 8) Utility kind: recruitment (recruitment:vacancies) Freshness: pass (fresh: newest qualifying source 2026-11-12 02:46Z (feed), 14 h old) Image: photograph. Source: https://udaipurkiran.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/rrb-increases-alp-vacancies-to-14627.webp. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/