JE Exams

About JE Exam

SSC Junior Engineer 2021 exam notification is expected to be released on 28th November 2022 according to the SSC Calendar 2021-22. The information on SSC JE 2021 exam will be updated here once it will be announced.

The Staff Selection Commission is a constitutional body which conducts various recruitment exams like Group “B” posts in the various Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India and their Attached and Subordinate Offices.

In particular, the SSC holds Open Competitive Examinations for recruitment of the following posts:

SSC JE Application Fee:

Candidates aspiring to appear for SSC JE examination need to pay an Application fee of Rs 100/- (Rs. One hundred only) through any of the following payment modes like SBI Challan/ Net Banking, BHIM UPI, Credit or Debit cards, etc. However, it is interesting to note that women candidates and candidates belonging to SC/ ST, Persons with Disability (PwD) and Ex-servicemen are eligible for reservation and they are exempted from fee payment.

SSC Posts	Ministries/Departments
Lower Division Clerks	Central Secretariat Clerical Service /Indian Foreign Service (B), Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service and the Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service
Grade “C” and Grade ‘D” Stenographers	Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and equivalent Grades of Indian Foreign Service, (B) Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service/Armed Forces Headquarters
Assistants	Central Secretariat Service/ IFS (B)/ Railway Board Secretariat Service/Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
Inspectors of Central Excise Inspectors of Income-Tax Preventive Officers and Examiners Assistant Enforcement Officers	Collectorates of Central Excise, Commissioners of Income-Tax, Custom Houses, Directorate of Enforcement
Sub-Inspectors	Central Bureau of Investigation and Central Police Organisations
Divisional Accountants, Auditors and Accountants	Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and other Accounts Departments and Upper Division Clerks
Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical), a Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial	CPWD, General Central Services (Technical)
Statistical Investigators, Grade IV of Subordinate Statistical Service (SSC), a Group ‘C’ non-gazetted, non-ministerial post	in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Tax Assistant, a Group C non–Gazetted Ministerial post	Commissionerates of Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT) and the Central Board of Excise and Customs)
Section Officer (Commercial Audit), a Group “B” Non-gazetted post	Indian Audit and Accounts Department
Section Officer (Audit), a Group B Non-Gazetted post	Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) also holds Departmental Examination for promotion purposes as well from:

SSC Posts (For Promotion purposes)	Ministries/Departments
Group “D” to Lower Division Clerk Grade	Central Secretariat Clerical Service and equivalent grades in Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service/Armed Force Hqrs. Clerical Service
Lower Divisional Clerks to Upper Divisional Clerks Grade	Central Secretariat Clerical Service and equivalent Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service/Armed Forces Hqrs. Clerical Service
Stenographers Grade “D” to Stenographers Grade “C”	Central Secretariat Stenographers Service and equivalent grades in Indian Foreign Service (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service/Armed Forces Hqrs. Stenographers Service

Candidates preparing for various SSC examinations can check the links given below for help in their preparation-

How to start SSC exam preparation?
Section-wise Preparation tips for SSC Exams
Mistakes to Avoid in SSC exams
How to prepare SSC exams without Coaching?

You can check out BYJU’S SSC study materials which are extensive in nature and structured as per the exam pattern set by SSC. Watch out this space for more such useful content on SSC exams.

SSC JE Apply Online

The online application process for SSC JE 2020 exam has started with the release of SSC JE 2020 official notification. Candidates are advised to keep in touch for regular updates.

Interested candidates can visit the SSC Online Application page for similar details on other examinations.

As per the SSC Junior Engineer notification released in 2019, the online application process commenced from August 13, 2019, and continued up to September 12, 2019 (until 5.00 P.M.).

Candidates willing to apply for the upcoming Junior Engineer exam can refer to the procedure for filling the online application form of which consists of two parts:

One-Time Registration
Online Application Form

JE Exam Syllabus

The SSC JE syllabus primarily consists of two papers i.e. Paper-I and Paper-II. The SSC JE Paper-I comprises Objective-type questions and SSC JE Paper-II is of descriptive type.

Check the distribution of topics in SSC JE Syllabus for Paper-I below:

General Intelligence & Reasoning: It mainly consists of basic topics like relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, problem-solving, space visualization, visual memory, analysis and judgment, Analogies, decision making, discrimination, verbal and figures classification, Number series, etc. Candidates must regularly solve the samples of SSC JE Question Papers available online.
General Awareness: Under this category, the topics mainly comprise Geography, Culture, History, Scientific Research, General Polity, etc. Candidates can also check out various Static GK topics on the linked page for the general awareness section preparation for the SSC JE examination. To hone this section SSC JE Question Paper of previous years can be helpful for preparation.
General Engineering: This includes specific topics pertaining to Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The idea related to the questions on the engineering section of the SSC JE exam will be available on the previous year SSC JE Question papers.

SSC JE Syllabus for Paper-II: This paper consists of three parts divided into core subjects such as:

Part-A (Civil & Structural Engineering): It includes topics like Building Materials, Surveying, Estimating, Costing and Valuation, Concrete Technology, Irrigation Engineering, RCC Design, Hydraulics, etc.
Part-B (Electrical Engineering): It includes topics like Circuit law, AC Fundamentals, Electrical Machines, Measurement and measuring instruments, Synchronous Machines, etc.
Part- C (Mechanical Engineering): It includes topics like Theory of Machines and Machine Design, Thermal Engineering, Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Fluid Mechanics & Machinery, etc.

JE Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of SSC Junior Engineer is divided into two papers i.e. SSC JE Paper-I (Computer-based Test) and SSC JE Paper-II (Written Test). The duration of each paper is 2 hours. Given below are the details of these Papers:

SSC JE Papers	Exam Mode	Subject	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
Paper-I: Objective Type	Computer-based Test	(i) General Intelligence and Reasoning (ii) General Awareness (iii) Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) or Part-B General Engineering (Electrical) or Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical)	50 50 100	50 50 100	2 Hours
Paper-II: Descriptive Type	Written Test	Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) or Part- B General Engineering (Electrical) or Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical)		300	2 Hours

Candidates need to note that there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer in Paper-I of SSC JE. In Paper-II, they are permitted to use their own Calculator, Slide–Rule, Logarithm Tables and Steam Table only.

JE Exam Eligibility Criteria

SSC JE Age Limit

Candidates must fulfil the below-mentioned age requirement as on 1st January 2020:

SSC JE Posts	SSC JE Age Limit
Junior Engineer (Civil and Electrical), Department of Posts and Junior Engineer (Surveying & Contracts) and MES	18-27 Years
Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical and Mechanical), MES, NTRO, Naval, Border Road Organization	30 Years
Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical) and CPWD	32 Years

Candidates appearing for the SSC JE exam 2020 are required to check the detailed SSC JE Eligibility Criteria and the basic requirements before they fill up the SSC JE Application Form.

Here are some other key criteria that a candidate must adhere to before applying for this post:

Educational Qualifications: Eligible candidates must hold the essential educational qualification for the posts relevant to their degree. They should have passed the Matriculation examination or any equivalent degree from a recognised Board.
Nationality: Candidates who are the citizens of the below-mentioned countries are also eligible to take the exam, as per the SSC Junior Engineer 2019 Notification:
- A citizen of India
- A subject of Nepal
- A subject of Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India
- A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

SSC JE Admit Card

Applicants who are taking the SSC JE Exam for 2020 can download the SSC JE Admit Card from the official website of SSC (https://ssc.nic.in/). They should carry it to the examination centre along with a Passport-size photo affixed on it on the scheduled exam day. While downloading the SSC Junior Engineer Admit Card from the relevant webpage, they need to click on the SSC JE Admit Card link and feed in the relevant credentials such as Registration Number and Date of Birth (DOB). It is advisable for applicants to keep a printout of the document for future reference.

SSC JE Admit Card Paper I 2020 released on 12th March 2021. The Commission releases the SSC JE Admit card to conduct SSC Junior Engineer Exam. Candidates can download the SSC Junior Engineer Admit Card from the official website or the SSC Regional websites.

SSC JE Result

SSC usually announces the SSC JE result on the SSC official website (ssc.nic.in). The SSC JE Result 2020 for paper i is expected to release soon. Candidates can check the details of SSC JE Result on the linked page.

To check the result for Junior Engineer examination, applicants should click on the SSC Junior Engineer tab under the Result tab and click on the link ‘SSC JE Result’. This would open a PDF file wherein applicants need to search their respective roll numbers to view their results.

Recently, the commission will announce the result of the SSC JE 2019 paper I exam on 1st March 2021.
The SSC JE 2018 Final result is released on January 11th 2021 and The SSC JE Exam result for Paper I 2018-2019 was declared on December 12th, 2019.

SSC JE Cut off

The SSC JE cut off is decided by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). For the SSC JE Exam, the SSC would announce the Cut off /Merit list along with the results on the SSC official website.

Aspirants should go through the SSC Cut Off of other examinations as well to analyze the trend, this will help in strategising a better preparation plan.

The SSC releases two different cut off marks for Paper-I and Paper-II each. The result for SSC JE Paper II is not yet announced, hence the SSC JE Cut-Off for Paper-II will be provided once it is released.

Below given table highlights the SSC JE Cut-Off for Paper I 2018-2019:

SSC JE Cut off 2018 – 2019 (Paper– I)
Category	Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Cut Off	Civil Engineering Cut Off
General	152.16	127.40
SC	133.39	107.61
ST	125.49	107.01
OBC	149.30	122.91
EWS	147.47	118.99

Frequently Asked Question – SSC JE Exam – Junior Engineer Examination

Q. What is the maximum age limit for SSC JE exam?

The maximum SSC JE age Limit for Central Water Commission, Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical) and CPWD is 32 years, Department of Post and Junior Engineer (Surveying and Contract), Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical), MES is 27 years and Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical), MES is 30 years.

Q. What is SSC JE exam date?

The SSC JE exam dates for the year 2020 are scheduled from March 2021. The SSC JE Notification released on October 1st 2020.

Q. What is the minimum education qualification required for SSC JE exam?

The SSC JE Exam is conducted for various posts and education required by different posts differs. However, to apply for the SSC JE exam a candidate needs to have B. Tech Degree or B.E or Diploma in Engineering.

Q. Is there negative marking for wrong attempts in SSC Junior Engineer exam?

Yes, Candidates will be penalised with 0.25 marks for wrong answers in the SSC JE examination.

Q. How can a candidate download SSC JE Admit Card?

To download SSC JE Admit Card, candidates have to visit the official website of Staff Selection Commission. The SSC JE Admit Card for 2020 examination is now released allowing candidates to download the admit card for SSC JE 2020, 10 days before the examination.