RRB increases Assistant Loco Pilot vacancies to 14,627

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has increased the number of vacancies for the recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilots (CEN 01/2026). According to a report by Amar Ujala, appointments will now be made for a total of 14,627 posts under this recruitment process. As per the revised official vacancy breakup, all these posts have been distributed across various Railway Recruitment Boards and zones, allowing candidates to view details according to their region and category.

Regarding the initial detailed notification, the official notice of the Railway Recruitment Board had announced a total of 11,127 posts for Assistant Loco Pilots. In the revised list, this number has increased to 14,627. Thus, a total of 3,500 new posts have been added, meaning there is an increase of approximately 31.5 per cent in vacancies.

Details of category-wise vacancies have been provided based on the revised figures. Out of the total posts, 6,032 posts have been reserved for Unreserved (UR). 3,662 posts for Other Backward Classes (OBC), 2,309 posts for Scheduled Castes (SC), 1,259 posts for Scheduled Tribes (ST), and 1,365 posts for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) have been allocated.

Additionally, 1,461 posts have been designated for Ex-Servicemen (ExSM). It is important to note that this number for Ex-Servicemen pertains to horizontal reservation. Therefore, these 1,461 posts are not to be added separately to the category-wise total of 14,627 posts.

Looking at the zone-wise details, the highest number of vacancies under RRB has been observed in Secunderabad. After Secunderabad, the highest number of posts are in the Ranchi and Kolkata zones. The RRB-wise details have been prepared by summing up the vacancies of all related zones, through which candidates can know how many recruitments are to take place in which area.

Through this recruitment process, a large number of appointments will be made to the posts of Assistant Loco Pilot in the Railways, which has increased opportunities for candidates seeking employment in this field. Candidates can now visit the official website to obtain detailed information according to their zone and category.