SSC JE (Junior engineer) is the exam conducted by the Staff selection commission (SSC) for engineering graduate candidates from various disciplines. This exam is conducted to recruit eligible candidates for the post of junior engineer in disciplines such as civil, mechanical and electrical in various ministries/departments/offices of the Government of India. On average, 3-5 lakh people appear for this exam every year.

Basics

Exam Calendar

The process of JE is a long standing one and can last 2-3 years from the date of notification to the date of final marks/result declaration.

Posts to be filled

SSC JE hires candidates for several posts. Vacancies are determined in due course after the exams and are generally not available with the release of notification

Procedure of application

1. Visit ssc.nic.in

2. Click Apply

3. Go to JE tab

4. From here, login and register.

5. Follow the given steps to fill out the basic information and the application form.

6. Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.

7. Application Fee: payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).

Eligibility and qualifications

Age limit (as on 1 January Year 2)

Detailed age limit is provided as follows -

Age relaxations

Permissible age relaxation for reserved categories is as follows -

Essential educational qualification (as on 1 January year 2)

Scheme and Pattern

The Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below

1. Tier-I: Computer Based Examination

2. Tier-II: Descriptive paper

Tier 1

• Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English language.

• Test will be conducted in online mode.

• There will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer.

• Total time allowed will be 2 hours

• The candidates will be required to attempt the General Engineering part (i.e. Part-A, Part-B or Part-C), which has been selected by them, on the basis of their educational qualification.

• Candidates are NOT allowed to bring their own Slide–Rule, Calculator, Logarithm Table and Steam Table for Paper-I.

Tier 2

• The candidates will be required to attempt the General Engineering part (i.e. Part-A, Part-B or Part-C) in Paper-II, which has been selected by them, on the basis of their educational qualification.

• Time alloted will be 2 hours.

• The exam will be a Descriptive Paper in ‘Pen and Paper’ Mode in English or Hindi (NOT a mix of both)

• Maximum marks will be 300.

Syllabus

Tier 1

General Intelligence and 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

• Abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships

• Arithmetical computations etc.

General awareness

• Questions are designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society.

• The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to -

  • History

  • Culture

  • Geography

  • Economic Scene

  • General policy

  • Scientific research.

General Engineering: Civil & Structural, Electrical and Mechanical

• Part-A (Civil Engineering)

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

• Part-B (Electrical Engineering)

  • Basic concepts

  • Circuit law

  • Magnetic Circuit

  • AC Fundamentals

  • Measurement and Measuring instruments

  • Electrical Machines

  • Fractional Kilowatt Motors and single phase induction Motors

  • Synchronous Machines

  • Generation

  • are Group Transmission and Distribution

  • Estimation and Costing

  • Utilization and Electrical Energy

  • Basic Electronics.

• Part-C (Mechanical Engineering)

  • Theory of Machines and Machine Design

  • Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials

  • Properties of Pure Substances

  • 1st Law of Thermodynamics

  • 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

  • Air standard Cycles for IC Engines

  • IC Engine Performance

  • IC Engines Combustion

  • IC Engine Cooling & Lubrication

  • Rankine cycle of System

  • Boilers

  • Classification

  • Specification

  • Fitting & Accessories

  • Air Compressors & their cycles

  • Refrigeration cycles

  • Principle of Refrigeration Plant

  • Nozzles & Steam Turbines

  • Properties & Classification of Fluids

  • Fluid Statics

  • Measurement of Fluid Pressure

  • Fluid kinematics

  • Dynamics of Ideal fluids

  • Measurement of Flow rate

  • Hydraulic Turbines

  • Centrifugal Pumps

  • Classification of steel.

Tier 2

The syllabus for this descriptive paper is same as the syllabus for Tier 1 exam, subject : General engineering: Civil & Structural, Electrical and mechanical as mentioned just above.

Salary, perks and other benefits

Pay level and grade pay

All posts under SSC JE are group ‘B’ (Non gazetted) posts and hence they enjoy Pay Level-6 (INR 35400-112400) of pay matrix of 7^th pay commission.

They have a grade pay of 4200 and a basic pay of INR 35,400

Allowances

House rent allowance

The house rent allowance is given as a percentage of basic pay depending on the type of city

• City X – INR 8496 (24%)

• City Y – INR 5664 (16%)

• City Z – INR 2832 (8%)

Transport allowance

This is also based on what city the candidate is in -

• Cities – INR 3600

• Other places - INR 1800

Dearness allowance

This is the cost of living allowance. Currently this is valued at 17% of basic pay. For junior engineers, this calculates to INR 6018.

Medical allowance

The government organizations will reimburse all the medical expenses of the treatment to any of their employees or their family members.

Pension

Pension is based on the amount of money that gets deducted from the salary the the employee every month. This gets rewarded after retirement when the employee gets a handsome amount every month.

In-hand salary

Following is the in-hand salary that a JE aspirant may get according to his city after all deductions and allowances