SSC conducts SSC JE exam annually for various departments such as Military Engineering Services (MES), Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Central Water Commission (CWC), and Department of Posts (India Post), etc. So if you are preparing for SSC JE 2020, check out important dates, application form, eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern, cut off, post-wise vacancies, and free mock test for SSC JE exam preparation.
SSC has released SSC JE Notification 2020 for Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Quality Surveying, and Contract) on July, 2020. Last day to apply for SSC JE 2020 is September, 2020. SSC JE Paper-I will be held from February 2021, while SSC JE Paper-II is scheduled for January 2021. SSC JE recruitment is the first major Central Government recruitment to notify the 10% reservation to Economical Weaker Section.
Latest: SSE JE 2020 Notification is released on its official website. Candidates can apply for SSC JE 2020 on ssc.nic.in.
Candidates can check below some important points related to SSC JE 2020-21
- The online form can be filled at ssc.nic.in from February 1, 2020, till February 25, 2020 (Up to 5:00 PM)
- Remit fee of INR 100 along with SSC JE 2020 Application Form during submission.
- Candidates with a bachelor degree/diploma in civil/mechanical/electrical engineering are eligible to apply for SSC JE exam.
- Paper 1 is an objective type paper and is conducted in computer mode. While Paper 2 is a written exam.
- Paper 1 carries a maximum of 200 marks while paper 2 carries 300 marks.
- Duration for each paper of SSC JE exam is 2 hours.
SSC JE Exam Dates 2020
Table of Contents
SSC JE 2020 Registration Process will start from February 25th, 2020 onwards. The schedule for SSC JE 2020 is given below:
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Release of SSC JE Online Application Form | August 4th, 2020 |
| Last Date of SSC JE Registration | February 25, 2020 |
| Last Date of Online Fee Payment | February 27, 2020 |
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Last Date of Offline Fee Payment |
February 28, 2020 |
| SSC JE Paper-I Date | February 2021 |
| SSC JE Paper-II Date | January, 2021 |
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit
The candidate should be born not before 01-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-2006.
| Post | Minimum Age Limit | Maximum Age Limit |
| Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical), Central Water Commission and CPWD | 18 | 32 |
| Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical), Department of Post and Junior Engineer (Surveying and Contract), MES | 18 | 27 |
| Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical), MES | 18 | 30 |
Age Relaxation
| Sr. No. | Category | Age Relaxation |
| 1. | OBC | 3 |
| 2. | Ex-Servicemen (GEN) | 3 |
| 3. | SC/ST | 5 |
| 4. | Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 8 |
| 5. | Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 6 |
| 6. | PH (GEN) | 10 |
| 7. | PH (SC/ST) | 15 |
| 8. | PH(OBC) | 13 |
Educational Qualification
| Post Name | Qualification |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), CPWD | B.Tech. / B.E. / Diploma in Civil Engineering |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical), CPWD | B.Tech. / B.E. / Diploma in Electrical Engineering |
| JE (Civil), Department of Posts | B.Tech. / B.E. / 3 years Diploma in Civil Engineering |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical), Department of Posts | B.E. / B.Tech. / 3 years Diploma in Electrical Engineering |
| SSC Junior Engineer (Civil), MES |
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| Junior Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical), MES |
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| Junior Engineer (QS&C), MES |
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| Junior Engineer (Civil & Mechanical), Central Water Commission | B.Tech. / B.E. Diploma in Mechanical/Civil Engineering |
Exam Pattern
SSC JE Exam 2020-21 Paper 1 Exam Pattern
| Papers | Type | Subject | Marks | Duration |
| Paper 1 | Objective type | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 2 Hours |
| General Awareness | 50 | |||
| Part – A General Engineering, Part-B General-Engineering Or Part-C General-Engineering | 100 |
SSC JE Exam 2020-21 Paper 2 Exam Pattern
| Paper | Type | Subjects | Marks | Time |
| Paper 2 | Conventional | Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) (Or) | 300 | 2 hours |
| Part-B General Engineering (Electrical) (Or) | ||||
| Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical) |
SSC JE Syllabus 2020
SSC JE Exam is conducted through two phases- Paper 1 and paper 2. Paper 1 is a general screening exam while paper 2 is a core engineering subject exam. SSC JE Syllabus for paper 1 is given below:
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | Basic topics related to 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 etc |
| General Awareness | Basic topics related to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity and Scientific Research, etc. |
| General Engineering | Basic topics related to Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. |