SSC JE Exam: Selection process, Eligibility, Salary, Syllabus, Exam Pattern

SSC JE Exam: Overview

Dear Candidate, If you are a Graduate person, Diploma Holder, and Master in any tech field. you can go for the SSC JE exam. this exam is conducted by SSC once in a Year to recruit the Engineering, Diploma Holders, Graduates, and Masters. if you want to be a Government Engineer, this article will help you to understand the SSC JE exam.

I am going to share all the Information of the SSC JE Exam in detail with its Requirement process, Eligibility, Salary, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, and Cut-off. let’s get started.

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About: SSC JE Exam

SSC is a Staff Selection Commission, Conducts various Exams for Governmental Organizations, Departments, and Ministries. and SSC JE exam is an open competitive examination for the recruitment of Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Quantity Surveying & Contracts) for various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations in the Government of India. all the Posts in the SSC JE exam are Group ‘B’, which is reputed in itself offers a handsome salary and other benefits.

Exam Fee:- SSC JE Exam Fee is Only Rs. 100/- for general and No fee for Category (SC/ST/etc.) candidate

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SSC JE Exam: Post/Vacancy/Service

SSC conducts the Exam for the various post in different Govt. Organization, all post/vacancy/service are listed below-

Organization	Post/Vacancy
CWC:- Central Water Commission	Junior Engineer: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical
CPWD:- Central Public Works Department	Junior Engineer Civil, Electrical, Mechanical
MES:- Military Engineer Services	Junior Engineer Civil, Electrical, Mechanical
BRO:- Border Road Organization	Junior Engineer Civil, Electrical, Mechanical
CWPS:- Central Water and Power Research Station	Junior Engineer Civil, Electrical, Mechanical
Indian Navy:– Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval)	Junior Engineer Civil, Electrical, Mechanical
NTRO:- National Technical Research Organization	Junior Engineer Civil, Electrical, Mechanical
Etc…

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SSC JE Exam: Pay-Scale and Salary

SSC JE exam allows you to join these governmental departments, these all are Group ‘B’ Posts. and all get a handsome salary, that is-
(Rs 35400-112400/-) along with various benefits and allowances. this salary offers for all The posts are Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted), in Level-6 of 7th Central Pay Commission.

SSC JE Benefits and Facilities

SSC JE offers you a nice place to work, where you can learn and grow yourself. a Junior Engineer in any Government department is responsible for project management. it allows you to command the project in your guidelines. A government Engineer have power and respect in society. it gets some allowances along with salary which is-Dearness Allowance (DA)

• Medical Allowance.
• House Rent Allowance.
• Traveling Allowances.
• Other Special Allowances, etc.

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SSC JE Eligibility Criteria

SSC JE exam is open competition exam for various government department, that’s why it has different eigibility criteria for different post. I am Arranging the Eligibility criteria as below-

• Nationality
• Essential Educational Qualification
• Age Criteria

now understand each one by one.

Nationality

• A citizen of India, or
• A subject of Nepal, or
• A subject of Bhutan, or
• A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India,
• etc.

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Essential Educational Qualification

I am listed all essential educational requirement for different posts as below-

Post/Department	Educational Requirements
JE (Civil), (Mechanical)/ Central Water Commission.	Degree or Diploma in Civil, Mechanical Engineering respectively
JE (Civil),(Mechanical), (Electrical)/ CPWD	Degree or Diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering respectively
JE (Civil),(Mechanical), (Electrical)/ MES	1.Degree or Diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering respectively 2. Two years of experience in Planning, Execution, and Maintenance of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering works respectively.
JE (Civil),(Mechanical), (Electrical)/ Farakka Barrage Project.	Degree or Diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering respectively
JE (Civil),(Mechanical), (Electrical)/ BRO	1.Degree or Diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering respectively 2. Two years of experience in Planning, Execution, and Maintenance of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering works respectively.
JE (Civil),(Mechanical), (Electrical)/ Central Water Power Research Station.	Diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering respectively
JE (Mechanical), (Electrical)/ Directorate of Quality Assurance, (Naval).	1. Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering respectively 2. Two years of experience in the respective field.
JE (Civil),(Mechanical), (Electrical)/ NTRO	Diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering respectively
Etc.	Etc.

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Age Criteria

Candidate should have maximum age up to 32 years for CWC department, and for other, 30 years. all the posts are already mentioned above. there is Age relaxation is applicable as per govt. rules as below-

Age Relaxation

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PwBD (Unreserved)	10 years
PwBD (OBC)	13 years
PwBD (SC/ST)	15 years
Ex-Serviceman (ESM)	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.

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SSC JE Exam Plan

SSC Conducts the exam in two stages. the first stage is Paper-1 which is a Computer-based online exam, and Second is Paper-2 which is Descriptive type.

• The Paper-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi.
• There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
• Candidates are allowed to bring their own Slide–Rule, Calculator, Logarithm Table, and Steam Table for Paper-II only.
• The Paper-II will have to be written either in Hindi or in English.

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SSC JE Exam Pattern

The Paper-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. and Paper- 2 is Descriptive type as below-

SSC JE: Paper-1 (Objective type)

Subject	No. of Que.	No. of Marks	Duration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	50	__ __
General Awareness	50	50	__ __
Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) or ____________________________ Part-B General Engineering (Electrical) or ____________________________ Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical)	100	100	__ __
Total	200	200	2 Hour

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SSC JE: Paper-2 (Descriptive type)

Subject	No. of Que.	No. of marks	Duration
Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) or ____________________________ Part-B General Engineering (Electrical) or ____________________________ Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical)	300	300	2 Hour

Note- In Paper-1 and Paper-2:-
Part: A for (Civil & Structural) Engineering
Part: B for Electrical Engineering
Part: C for Mechanical Engineering
Candidate has to choose only one according to their respective branch

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SSC JE Syllabus

SSC JE Exam syllabus may differ according to engineering branches, I am Sharing some common Syllabus for all branch for you.

SSC JE Exam: Paper-1 Syllabus

Paper-1: General Intelligence & Reasoning

Analogies	Similarities	Differences
Space visualization	Problem solving	Analysis
Judgment	Decision making	Visual memory
Discrimination	Observation	Relationship concepts
Arithmetical reasoning	Verbal and figure classification	Arithmetical number series

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Paper-1: General Awareness

Indian History	Indian Culture
Indian Geography	National & International Economic Scene
General Polity	Scientific Research

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SSC JE Exam: Paper-2 Syllabus

Paper-2 | Part A:- Civil Engineering

Building Materials	Estimating	Costing and Valuation
Surveying	Soil Mechanics	Hydraulics
Irrigation Engineering	Transportation Engineering	Structural Engineering: Theory of Structures, Concrete Technology, RCC Design, Steel Design
Environmental Engineering	__ __	__ __

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Paper-2 | Part B:- Electrical Engineering

Basic concepts	Circuit law	Magnetic Circuit
AC Fundamentals	Measurement and Measuring instruments	Electrical Machines
Fractional Kilowatt Motors	Single phase induction Motors	Synchronous Machines
Generation	Transmission	Distribution
Utilization and Electrical Energy	Basic Electronics	Estimation and Costing

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Paper-2 | Part-C:- Mechanical Engineering

Theory of Machines	Machine Design	Engineering Mechanics
Strength of Materials	Properties of Pure Substances	Law of Thermodynamics
IC Engine	Boilers	Air Compressors
Refrigeration	Nozzles & Steam Turbines	Pressure, Fluid kinematics, Dynamics of Ideal fluids
Properties & Classification of Fluids	Fluid Statics	Measurement of Fluid and Flow rate
Centrifugal Pumps	Hydraulic Turbines	Classification of steel

Click Here to view Detailed Syllabus

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SSC JE Cut-off 2018/19

SSC has been released its JE Exam 2018/19 exam, which conducted on the date of 23rd to 27th September 2019. It released Branche and Category wise as below-

SSC JE Cut-off (Civil Engineer)

Category	Cut-off Marks
GEN	127.40
OBC	122.91
SC	107.61
ST	107.01
EWS	188.99

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SSC JE Cut-off (Electrical & Mechanical Engineer)

Category	Cut-off Marks
GEN	152.16
OBC	149.30
SC	133.39
ST	125.49
EWS	147.47

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Preparation tips to crack SSC JE Exam

How to Prepare for the SSC JE exam: There is no Short Track for the Preparation, you have to understand it. Yes, any of the exams is crack only through smart Preparation Strategy, hard Working, and Continuity. If you really want to crack SSC JE, you have to Study Continue and Never Break your Daily Routine.

• If you belong to a poor family, you can teach anyone Subject in any coaching or as Home Tuition, it will help you financially and improve your concepts
• Make a Habit of Reading Competitive Magazines, Good Newspaper, Economics News (National and International).
• This will help you to gain knowledge for the Interview and General Study.
• Always read from NCERT textbooks of 9th to 12th standard.
• Alway Read from your Standard textbooks of Engineering Course.
• Make your own notes, which helps to Revision at the time of Examination.
• Always attend Group Discussions and Seminars relevant to your Field.
• Open yourself up to others; it will help you to gain confidence.
• That’s all are also part of the job profile, it will be your daily routine of the Service too.

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How to Apply for SSC JE Exam

The candidate, who wants to apply for the SSC JE exam, can register yourself on its official website. you have to regularly visit the official website for new SSC JE vacancy. now due to COVID-19 all exam notification postponed. when you get a notification, go through the instruction given on the official website or Notification.the information of vacancy can be get through newspapers and our website. candidate can follow www.bhartiboard.com for further updates.

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Author’s View

Dear Candidate, SSC JE exam gives you the opportunity to join as a Junior Engineer post in various Govt. Organizations, Departments, Ministries. as we know, a Government employee has good Social status. same as a Govt. Junior Engineer has power and respect in its department and Society though. you have to make a decision o crack it and get it.

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