RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Analysis 2025, Shift 2, May 2 Questions

The Railway Recruitment Board successfully conducted the RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam – Shift 2 on 2nd May 2025 as part of the recruitment process for 18,799 Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) vacancies. This was the second shift of first day of the CBT 2 exam. Candidates who appeared for the examination or who are going to be appeared will benefit from a detailed analysis of the paper’s difficulty level, section-wise questions, and overall good attempts. This article offers a comprehensive review to help candidates evaluate their performance and understand the competition level.

RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Analysis 2025 Shift 2

The RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam 2025 for the 2nd shift was successfully conducted on 2nd May 2025 across various centers. The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate, with Reasoning and Maths sections being easier compared to others. Candidates attempted an average of 62–80 questions with good accuracy in part 1 and in part 2 the average attempt ranges from 45 to 55. This analysis helps aspirants appearing in upcoming shifts to understand the exam pattern and expected topics.

RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Highlights

The RRB ALP CBT 2 consists of two parts: Part A and Part B. While Part A is used for merit preparation, Part B is qualifying in nature and evaluates candidates’ trade-specific knowledge. Below is an overview of the exam structure:

RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam Pattern 2025

The RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam is divided into two parts: Part-A and Part-B, conducted over a total duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes. Part-A consists of 100 questions to be attempted in 90 minutes and is considered for merit. Part-B has 75 questions in 60 minutes and is qualifying in nature. There is a negative marking of 1/3rd for each wrong answer.

RRB ALP CBT 2 Shift Timings

The RRB ALP CBT 2 Exam 2025 was held in two shifts to accommodate a large number of candidates. Shift 1 began at 9:30 am and ended at 12:00 noon, while Shift 2 was conducted from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Strict reporting and gate closing times were followed to ensure smooth conduct of the exam.

RRB ALP CBT 2 Shift 2 Difficulty Level – 2 May 2025

Here is the section-wise difficulty level and good attempts based on feedback from candidates:

RRB ALP CBT 2 Section Wise Analysis 2nd Shift

1. Mathematics: The section covered topics like Percentages, Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Time & Work, and Algebra formulae based question, successive discount, mensuration formulae related (cylinder and Sphere). The questions were of easy level.

2. General Intelligence and Reasoning: This section was scoring for most candidates, with common topics including number series, analogy, syllogism, Seating arrangement, alphanumeric series, blood relation and direction sense.

3. Basic Science and Engineering: The section included questions from physics and basic electrical concepts such as motion, force, energy, resistance, and circuits, work, power and energy drawing question, safety related (3 to 4 questions), Electricity (formulae based questions)

4. Part B – Trade-Specific Section: This section was qualifying in nature and covered trade-wise questions aligned with the ITI syllabus. Candidates who revised trade theory properly found this section manageable. Most of the Questions are from Engineering Drawing.