RRB ALP CBT-2 Part A Complete Course 2026-27

RRB ALP CBT-2 Part A Complete Course 2026-27

From CEN 01/2026, the RRB ALP final merit list is built from CBT-2 Part A (50%) and CBAT (50%). Part A has 100 questions in 90 minutes from three subjects only, Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning and Basic Science & Engineering, and every wrong answer costs 1/3 mark. General Awareness is no longer asked, so every mark now comes from subjects you can master with practice.

This course covers the complete Part A syllabus in 49 chapters and 345 concepts. Every chapter gives you full theory notes, concept notes with memory tricks and RRB traps, an interactive mind map, flash cards, chapter-wise practice questions and every previous-year question from the 2019, 2025 and 2026 CBT-2 papers, each solved step by step in Hindi and English.

The study order comes from our analysis of every ALP CBT-2 shift since 2019. Basic Science & Engineering is the biggest block at about 46 questions, Engineering Drawing is its top chapter and is still rising, series and puzzles are growing in Reasoning, and Profit, Loss & Discount appears about three times in every Maths section. We also found 85 questions repeated word for word across shifts. Every concept carries a 1–10 priority score, so you study what RRB actually asks first.

Stuck on a question late at night? The AI Tutor explains the concept again, solves your doubt from a typed question, a photo or your voice, and quizzes you until it sticks.

What you get

• Chapter-wise PYQs (2019–2026): Every question from the January 2019, May 2025 and July 2026 CBT-2 papers, tagged by date and shift, with a step-by-step solution and a reason why each wrong option is wrong.
• Practice Questions: Fresh chapter-wise practice sets in the latest RRB pattern, with difficulty levels, hints and a timed mode.
• Concept Notes: For every concept: the big idea, key points, formulas, worked examples, a memory trick, common mistakes and how RRB asks it.
• Mind Maps: An interactive mind map at the end of every concept and chapter. Rebuild the branches from memory and get scored.
• Flash Cards: Spaced-repetition flash cards that keep bringing back the cards you forget, on the web and the Android app.
• AI Tutor — Live Interactive Teaching: The AI Tutor explains any concept again, solves doubts you type, photograph or speak, in Hindi or English, 24×7, and quizzes you with new questions on the spot.
• Formula Book & Last-Day Revision Book: One-place revision of every formula, rule and trap for the final week, in Hindi and English.

Course content at a glance

Subject	Chapters	Concepts	Solved PYQs	Flash cards	Diagrams
Basic Science & Engineering	12	95	681	1,057	183
General Intelligence & Reasoning	15	109	412	894	140
Mathematics	22	141	411	1,202	184
Total	49	345	1,504	3,153	507

Where the marks are: expected questions per paper

Subject	Expected Qs / paper	Trend
Basic Science & Engineering	46	Stable
General Intelligence & Reasoning	29	Rising ▲
Mathematics	25	Stable

Expected counts from SmartOnlineExam's analysis of RRB ALP CBT-2 papers of 2019, 2025 and 2026 (2025-26 weighted 50%). RRB does not publish a subject-wise split.

Chapters covered — Basic Science & Engineering

#	Chapter	Concepts	Solved PYQs	Flash cards
01	Engineering Drawing (Projections, Views, Instruments, Lines, Geometric Figures & Symbols)	10	87	121
02	Units	6	37	66
03	Measurements	4	9	45
04	Mass, Weight & Density	8	44	87
05	Work, Power & Energy	9	65	98
06	Speed & Velocity	7	47	76
07	Heat & Temperature	8	98	93
08	Basic Electricity	10	97	109
09	Levers & Simple Machines	8	47	82
10	Occupational Safety & Health	9	47	103
11	Environment Education	7	41	76
12	IT Literacy	9	62	101

Chapters covered — General Intelligence & Reasoning

#	Chapter	Concepts	Solved PYQs	Flash cards
01	Analogies	8	38	65
02	Alphabetical & Number Series	10	59	80
03	Coding & Decoding	9	33	72
04	Mathematical Operations	9	39	72
05	Relationships (Blood Relations)	7	27	58
06	Syllogism	7	28	56
07	Jumbling & Word Arrangement	6	11	48
08	Venn Diagram	5	19	45
09	Data Interpretation & Sufficiency	7	24	56
10	Conclusions & Decision Making	5	16	40
12	Analytical Reasoning (Seating, Ranking & Puzzles)	10	31	81
13	Classification (Odd One Out)	7	39	56
14	Directions	6	22	48
15	Statement - Arguments & Assumptions	5	8	45
16	Non-Verbal Reasoning (Figures, Mirror & Water Images)	8	18	72

Chapters covered — Mathematics

#	Chapter	Concepts	Solved PYQs	Flash cards
01	Number System	7	17	59
02	BODMAS & Simplification	6	12	48
03	Decimals & Fractions	6	15	48
04	LCM & HCF	6	14	54
05	Ratio & Proportion	7	19	63
06	Percentage	6	27	54
07	Mensuration	8	33	73
08	Time & Work	8	21	73
09	Pipes & Cisterns	7	21	63
10	Time, Speed & Distance	7	32	58
11	Simple & Compound Interest	7	23	56
12	Profit, Loss & Discount	8	39	64
13	Algebra	6	32	57
14	Geometry	7	24	66
15	Trigonometry	5	15	45
16	Elementary Statistics	6	17	49
17	Square Root, Powers & Surds	7	11	56
18	Age Calculations	5	11	40
19	Calendar & Clock	6	8	48
20	Average	6	11	48
21	Mixture & Alligation	5	3	40
22	Partnership	5	6	40

Study plan

1. Weeks 1–5: Foundation: high-weightage chapters first — Percentage, Profit-Loss-Discount, Series, Puzzles, Engineering Drawing I & II, Occupational Safety, Speed & Velocity. Checkpoint: sectional tests, target 55+.
2. Weeks 6–10: Complete the syllabus — Mensuration, Algebra, Geometry, Directions, Venn, Basic Electricity, IT Literacy, Environment, Units, Levers. Checkpoint: first full mock, target 62+.
3. Weeks 11–13: PYQ papers under exam conditions: 2019, then May 2025, then July 2026 (closest to the next exam) + weak-chapter repair. Checkpoint: target 70+.
4. Weeks 14–16: Three full mocks a week at the real exam time, Formula Book and Last-Day Revision Book. Checkpoint: average of last 3 mocks 75+.

RRB ALP CBT-2 exam pattern (CEN 01/2026)

Part	Questions	Time	Role	Negative marking
Part A	100	90 min	Maths, Reasoning, Basic Science & Engineering — counts for 50% of final merit	−1/3
Part B	75	60 min	Your ITI trade — qualifying only, 35% needed	−1/3

Who should take this course

• Candidates who appeared in RRB ALP CEN 01/2026 CBT-1 (3–5 November 2026)
• ITI, Act Apprentice, diploma and degree holders preparing for CBT-2
• Hindi-medium and English-medium students (switch language any time)
• Early starters preparing for the next ALP or Technician notification

Try real PYQs from this course

Q1. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given alpha-numeric series?
G5, I10, L15, N20, Q25, S30, ?

1. W35
2. V35
3. V40
4. U35

Answer: (B) V35. Why: Letters move +2, +3 alternately: G, I, L, N, Q, S, so next is S + 3 = V. Numbers rise by 5: 30 + 5 = 35. Hence V35.

Source: RRB ALP CBT-2 2025 (2 May 2025, Shift 1)

Q2. ______ angle is the angle between two planes.

1. Dihedral
2. Spline
3. Polar
4. Offset

Answer: (A) Dihedral. Why: A dihedral angle is formed where two planes meet along a common line; it is the angle between the two planes.

Source: RRB ALP CBT-2 2019 (21 Jan 2019, Shift 2)

Q3. A product with an MRP of ₹1,590 is sold by a wholesaler for ₹835. Find the discount percentage given by him (to the nearest integer).

1. 49%
2. 47%
3. 45%
4. 46%

Answer: (B) 47%. Why: Discount = 1,590 − 835 = ₹755. Discount % = 755/1,590 × 100 ≈ 47.48%, which rounds to 47%.

Source: RRB ALP CBT-2 2025 (2 May 2025, Shift 2)

Q4. What is advised to be done before replacing a fuse?

1. Wearing rubber gloves.
2. Standing on a stool.
3. Wearing a safety belt.
4. Switching off the circuit.

Answer: (D) Switching off the circuit. Why: Switching off the main switch makes the circuit dead, so the fuse can be replaced without risk of electric shock or arcing.

Source: RRB ALP CBT-2 2025 (2 May 2025, Shift 2)