SSC JE stands for Junior Engineer. This examination is conducted every year by SSC (Staff Selection Commission) in order to recruit candidates for various engineering posts in several government departments and organizations. These departments primarily include those related to public works, water resources, defense, and other infrastructure sectors.
It includes candidates who are graduated from civil or mechanical or electrical engineering branches.
📌 Some of the departments are given below ￬ :
The SSC JE exam consists of two papers: Paper 1 (Objective Type) and Paper 2 (Descriptive Type). The detailed syllabus for both papers is as follows:
Paper 1: Objective Type:
This will contain 200 question. Each right question will carry one marks and there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for wrong questions. Paper-1 of SSC JE is of objective type and contains following three subjects-
1. General Intelligence and Reasoning: This subject includes 50 questions from various chapters like Analogies, Similarities and differences, Space visualization, Problem-solving, Analysis, Judgment, Decision making, Visual memory, Discriminating observation, Relationship concepts, Arithmetical reasoning, Verbal and figure classification, Arithmetical number series, Non-verbal series, Abstract ideas and symbols, Arithmetical computations and other analytical functions, etc.
2. General Awareness: This subject includes 50 questions from various chapters like Current events, India and its neighboring countries, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity, Scientific Research, etc.
3. General Engineering: You have to choose your branch from these three. This subject will have 100 question.
(a.) Civil Engineering:
➧ Building Materials,
➧ Estimating, Costing, and Valuation,
➧ Surveying, Soil Mechanics,
➧ Hydraulics, Irrigation Engineering,
➧ Transportation Engineering,
➧ Environmental Engineering, etc.
OR
(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, Transmission, and Distribution,
➧ Estimation and Costing,
➧ Utilization and Electrical Energy,
➧ Basic Electronics, etc.
OR
(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 Engine 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, Basic principles,
➧ Hydraulic Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps,
➧ Classification of steels, etc.
Paper 2: Descriptive Type:
General Engineering (Civil & Structural / Electrical / Mechanical Engineering)
Candidates need to choose their respective engineering discipline for Paper 2, which tests their technical knowledge in depth. The syllabus for Paper 2 is the same as the technical section of Paper 1 but in a descriptive format, requiring detailed answers.