Is there a mock test in the hall before the real ALP psycho test?

Yes. RDSO states that a mock test is available before the aptitude test so that candidates can get familiar with it. Use it to check the mouse, the screen and the Save & Next button, not to learn the kinds of question.

Can I change an answer in the CBAT?

Yes, within the time limit of that test. RDSO says answers marked in CBT mode can be changed within the specified time. Going back costs time, so change an answer only when you are sure.

What should I do when the time is nearly over and questions remain?

Answer them quickly. There is no negative marking in the CBAT, so a guess costs nothing and a blank is a sure zero. When the clock reaches zero the screen submits for you.

Should I guess in the psycho test?

Yes, when you cannot decide. RDSO confirms there is no negative marking. Give your most likely answer, press Save & Next and move on; do not let one question eat the time of three.

What should I carry to the CBAT?

First, your vision certificate in original in the Annexure VI-A format, without which the RRB does not allow entry to the CBAT. Then your admit card and the identity proof it asks for, and, in RDSO's words, your glasses or hearing aid if you use them. Arrive with plenty of time so that you do not have to rush.

ALP Psycho Test Exam Day Tips: RDSO Advice & Pindel Sir

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The CBAT is short. The five tests together take well under an hour of test time, and each test has its own clock. There is no time in the hall to learn anything; the day only shows what the weeks before it built. But the day can still lose marks that the weeks earned: a missed instruction, a clock not watched, a blank answer at the end. RDSO, which designs the test, gives its own advice to candidates on its website. Here it is, with the ten rules Pindel Sir gives every Kautilya Classes batch in the last class before the exam.

New to the exam? Start with the complete guide to the RRB ALP psycho test, which explains the five tests, the T-Score 42 rule and the 30-day plan.

Before the session: RDSO's three points

RDSO's Candidates' Corner, under "what can you do to get higher scores", starts the night before:

Do not stay up all night. Make sure you get a good night's sleep.
Give yourself plenty of time to get to the session, so that you do not have to rush.
If you wear glasses or a hearing aid, be sure to take them with you.

The sleep line is the one most candidates break, and the Memory Test is the first test of the day. A tired mind holds a map for 2 minutes and loses it in the third. Pindel Sir's addition: eat lightly, carry the admit card and the identity proof it names, and know the way to the centre a day earlier.

One document comes before everything on this page. The RRB's notice of 8 October 2026 requires the vision certificate in original, in the Annexure VI-A format, at the time of entry for the CBAT; a candidate without it is not allowed in. The vision certificate article has the format in Hindi and English, who may sign it, and the steps to get it made.

At the session: RDSO's eight points

RDSO continues, for the session itself:

Listen carefully to the instructions.
Do exactly as you are told.
Do not be afraid to ask questions.
Think about each question before answering.
Work quickly and accurately, as most tests have short time limits.
Do not waste time on difficult questions.
Try as hard as you can: the more questions you get right, the higher your score will be.
Do not try to copy the answers of your neighbour; the question set may be different from yours.

The last point matters more than it looks. The candidate beside you may be on a different kind of question, or a different item, and in a speed test a glance sideways is a question lost.

During each test: RDSO's five points from the FAQ

RDSO's FAQ adds five points specifically for the aptitude test in CBT mode:

Understand the examples, to do better in the test.
Stay focused on every question of every test throughout, to gain the maximum score.
Keep in mind the time allotted for the test, and try to finish within it.
If a question is difficult, do not waste time on it; proceed to the next one.
In the rest period between two tests, relax, so that you can focus again on the next test.

RDSO also describes the mechanics: you answer by clicking the mouse on one of the alternatives, a mock test is available before the aptitude test so that you can get familiar with it, and the answers you mark can be changed within the time limit of the test.

Pindel Sir's ten rules for the hall

Read the instruction screen to the end, every time. The hall gives one kind of question for each test, and the example on the instruction screen tells you which kind. Confirm it before the clock starts, even when you know it at a glance.
In the Memory Test, use the whole study time. Never press ahead early. Study with a system: tie every house, figure or number to a landmark or a reason, and count what is on the screen so you know what you must bring back.
One hand on the mouse, eyes on the question. Answer, press Save & Next, read the next one. Your hand should know the path from the option to the button without looking, because you practised on a desktop.
Keep one eye on Time Left. In the last half minute, answer everything that remains, quickly. There is no negative marking: a guess costs nothing, a blank is a sure zero.
Stuck? Give your most likely answer and move on. RDSO allows you to change an answer within the time limit, but coming back costs seconds the clock does not return. One hard question must not eat the time of three easy ones.
In the speed tests, be exact first. In the Power of Observation Test and the Perceptual Speed Test most candidates score high, so the average is high, and one careless error moves your T-Score more than one slow answer does. Fast, but right.
Every test is a fresh start. Each test has its own T-Score. A weak Memory Test does not touch your Following Directions score, and worrying about it will. Close it and begin the next one clean.
Use the break to breathe, not to replay. RDSO says it too: relax in the rest period so that you can focus again. Water, a slow breath, eyes off the screen. Do not count the answers of the last test.
Trust the pace you practised. Every kind of question has its own rhythm, fast in the Yes or No Test and slower in the Hidden Cube Test. If you sat each kind with the hall's clock, your body keeps the pace on its own. Do not change it on the day.
Use the hall's mock test for the mouse, not for learning. The mock before the aptitude test shows you the screen, the options and the Save & Next button. Check them and settle in. The 20 kinds of question must already be familiar; the mock is too late to meet one for the first time.

The night before: a short checklist

The vision certificate in original, in the Annexure VI-A format, signed and sealed by an eye specialist, with your attested photograph (format and steps).
Admit card and the identity proof it asks for, in one envelope.
Glasses or hearing aid, if you use them.
The route to the centre, and the time to leave, decided.
No new practice paper after dinner. A short look at the kinds of each test is enough.
Sleep.

Everything on this page comes down to one habit: sit the five tests, on a laptop or desktop, on a screen that runs like the hall's, enough times that nothing on the day is new. Create a free account and sit a free Full Mock in the hall's order, with the hall's timing and a T-Score in each test.

सारांश (हिंदी में)

परीक्षा के दिन कुछ नया सीखने का समय नहीं होता, लेकिन उस दिन अंक ज़रूर खो सकते हैं। RDSO की सलाह: रात भर जागें नहीं, केंद्र पर समय से पहले पहुँचें, चश्मा साथ रखें; निर्देश ध्यान से सुनें, जैसा कहा जाए वैसा करें, हर सवाल सोचकर जल्दी और सही हल करें, कठिन सवाल पर समय न गँवाएँ, और पड़ोसी की नकल न करें। असली टेस्ट से पहले एक मॉक टेस्ट मिलता है, उत्तर माउस से क्लिक करके दिया जाता है और समय सीमा के अंदर बदला जा सकता है। पिंडेल सर के दस नियम: निर्देश स्क्रीन पूरी पढ़ें, मेमोरी टेस्ट में पूरा अध्ययन समय लें, हर उत्तर के बाद Save & Next दबाएँ, घड़ी पर नज़र रखें, अटकें तो सबसे संभावित उत्तर देकर आगे बढ़ें (नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं है), गति वाले टेस्ट में पहले सटीक फिर तेज़, हर टेस्ट को नई शुरुआत मानें, ब्रेक में साँस लें, अभ्यास की रफ़्तार पर भरोसा रखें, और हॉल के मॉक को माउस जाँचने के लिए इस्तेमाल करें, सीखने के लिए नहीं।

Source: RDSO (Research Designs and Standards Organisation, Lucknow), Psychology Directorate, Candidates' Corner ("What can you do to get higher scores?", "How to record your answer in CBT mode") and Frequently Asked Questions, rdso.indianrailways.gov.in.

Exam day in the ALP psycho test: RDSO's own advice, and Pindel Sir's ten rules

Before the session: RDSO's three points

At the session: RDSO's eight points

During each test: RDSO's five points from the FAQ

Pindel Sir's ten rules for the hall

The night before: a short checklist

सारांश (हिंदी में)

Er. Mahendra Pindel (Pindel Sir)

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