What is SSC JE?

SSC JE is an abbreviation for Staff Selection Commission Junior Engineers. Every year, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) holds the SSC JE Exam to choose qualified applicants for the hiring of Junior Engineers in the Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Quantity Surveying and Contracts positions for numerous Departments in the Government of India.

SSC JE exam pattern

The SSC JE Exam will comprise two papers, Paper-I, and Paper II. Online computer-based testing will be utilized for conducting Paper I. The Paper-II Exam is an offline written test of the descriptive type. There is a 120-minute time limit on each Paper.  Paper I has a 0.25% mark deduction for each wrong response.

Note: An applicant must only attempt the section of Paper I or Paper II for General Engineering that they selected when filling out the SSC JE Application Form.

SSC JE Syllabus for Paper-I

The first part of SSC JE Syllabus Paper 1 consists of the three sections listed below and is conducted online:

1. 1. General Intelligence & Reasoning
   2. General Awareness
   3. General Engineering:

•  Part-A SSC JE Syllabus (Civil and Structural Engineering)
• Part-B SSC JE Syllabus (Electrical Engineering)
• Part-C SSC JE Syllabus (Mechanical Engineering)

General Intelligence & Reasoning:

There are 50 questions from the following topics in the General Intelligence and Reasoning part of Paper 1 of the SSC JE syllabus.

1. Venn Diagram
2. Non-Verbal Reasoning
3. Seating Arrangement
4. Direction and Distance
5. Blood Relations
6. Classification
7. Seating Arrangement
8. Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
9. Paper Folding Method
10. Matrix
11. Word Formation
12. Analogy
13. Series
14. Coding-Decoding

General Awareness:

In Paper 1 of the SSC JE, there are 50 questions on the following topics under the General Awareness section.

1. Static General Knowledge
2. Science
3. Current Affairs
4. Culture
5. Geography
6. Economic
7. History
8. Sports
9. Books and Authors
10. Important Schemes
11. Portfolios
12. People in the News
13. Awards and Honors

General Engineering:

This section of Paper 1 has 100 objectives and is set by the candidate’s choice of Civil/Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. The syllabus is as follows:

Part-A: SSC JE Civils Syllabus 

1. Building Materials
2. Surveying
3. Estimating
4. Irrigation Engineering,
5. Transportation Engineering
6. Environmental Engineering
7. RCC Design
8. Hydraulics
9. Theory of Structures
10. Steel Design
11. Soil Mechanics
12. Costing and Valuation
13. Concrete Technology

Part-B: SSC JE Electrical Syllabus

1. Basic concepts
2. Circuit law
3. AC Fundamentals
4. Estimation and Costing
5. Transmission and Distribution
6. Utilization and Electrical Energy
7. Magnetic Circuit
8. Electrical Machines
9. Measurement and Measuring instruments
10. Synchronous Machines
11. Fractional Kilowatt Motors and single-phase induction Motors
12. Generation
13. Basic Electronics

Part-C: SSC JE Mechanical Syllabus:

1. Theory of Machines and Machine Design
2. 1st Law of Thermodynamics
3. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
4. IC Engine Performance
5. Dynamics of Ideal Fluids
6. Hydraulic Turbines
7. Basic Principles & Classification of Steel
8. Centrifugal Pumps
9. Air standard Cycles for IC Engines
10. IC Engines Combustion
11. Boilers
12. IC Engine Cooling & Lubrication
13. Refrigeration cycles
14. Properties & Classification of Fluids
15. Measurement of Fluid Pressure
16. Fluid kinematics
17. Classification
18. Rankine cycle of System
19. Specification
20. Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials
21. Properties of Pure Substances
22. Air Compressors & their cycles
23. Fitting & Accessories
24. Principle of Refrigeration Plant
25. Nozzles & Steam Turbines
26. Fluid Static
27. Measurement of Flow rate

SSC JE Syllabus for Paper II

Section A (Civil Engineering), Section B (Electrical Engineering), and Section C (Mechanical Engineering) make up the three components of the SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus. Candidates must mention their preferred specialization on their application form. The SSC JE syllabus for Paper 2 is as follows: 

Part-A (Civil and Structural Engineering

1. Theory of Structures
2. Concrete Technology 
3. RCC Design 
4. Steel Design 

Part-B (Electrical Engineering)

1. Basic Concepts 
2. AC Fundamentals 
3. Measurement and Measuring Instruments 
4. Electrical Machines 
5. Single Phase Induction Motors 
6. Generation, Transmission, and Distribution 
7. Estimation and Costing 
8. Utilization of Electrical Energy 
9. Basic Electronics 

Part-C (Mechanical Engineering)

1. Theory Of Machines and Machine Designs
2. Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials
3. Thermal Engineering
4. Fluid Mechanics Machinery

Aspirants who intend to appear for the SSC JE can obtain more information about the  Exams from the Staff Selection Commission’s official website.