RRB ALP 2026: Candidates Show Unprecedented Interest in Recruitment
Overview of RRB ALP 2026 Recruitment
RRB ALP 2026: There has been remarkable enthusiasm among applicants for the Railway Recruitment Board's Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) recruitment for the year 2026. A staggering 840,944 individuals from various parts of the country have submitted applications for the 11,127 available positions. These statistics reflect the applications received up to May 15, 2026.
Rising Popularity of South and Central India RRBs
**Increased Interest in South and Central India RRBs**
The data indicates that Railway Recruitment Boards located in South and Central India have become the preferred choice for candidates this time around. RRB Secunderabad recorded the highest number of applications, while RRB Muzaffarpur received the least.
Top RRBs by Application Numbers
**Which RRB Received the Most Applications?**
RRB Secunderabad leads with 132,986 applications, followed by RRB Mumbai with 124,895, and RRB Ranchi with 116,625 applications.
The top five RRBs with the highest number of applications are as follows:
| Railway Recruitment Board | Total Applications |
|---|---|
| Secunderabad | 132,986 |
| Mumbai | 124,895 |
| Ranchi | 116,625 |
| Guwahati | 56,034 |
| Ajmer | 47,997 |
Least Applications Received
**Which RRB Received the Fewest Applications?**
Some Railway Recruitment Boards saw a significantly lower number of applications. RRB Muzaffarpur had the least with only 2,120 applications, followed by Patna with 6,508 and Thiruvananthapuram with 7,512.
Railway Recruitment Board Total Applications
Muzaffarpur 2,120
Patna 6,508
Thiruvananthapuram 7,512
Malda 12,268
Ahmedabad 14,135
Category-wise Application Breakdown
Which category of candidates submitted the most applications?
Analysis of the data shows that the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category had the highest number of applicants.
A total of 390,337 candidates applied from the OBC category, followed by 213,101 from the Scheduled Caste (SC) category, 128,960 from the Unreserved (UR) category, 84,006 from the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, and 23,540 from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category.
Category Number of Applications
UR 128,960
SC 213,101
ST 84,006
OBC 390,337
EWS 23,540
Anticipating Tough Competition
Tough Competition Ahead
It is important to note that the figures mentioned may vary once the final data is published. With over 840,000 applications for these 11,127 positions, it is clear that the competition will be intense among candidates.