SSC JE 2024 Exam
Introduction
SSC JE 2024 Recruitment: Know about Eligibility Criteria, Apply Online, Exam Pattern, Vacancies, Job Profile etc.
SSC JE Exam is conducted for the recruitment of eligible candidates for various Group B (Non-Gazetted) posts of Junior Engineers Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Quantity Surveying and contract Posts for recruitment in various Organizations/Ministries/Departments in the Government of India.
SSC JE Recruitment 2024: Overview
| Event Name |
Important Dates |
| SSC JE Notification 2024 Release Date |
28th March 2024 |
| Last Date of Online Application |
28th March 2024 (11 pm) |
| Last Date for Online Fee Payment |
18th April 2024 (11 pm) |
| SSC JE Paper I 2024 (Tier I) |
5th, 6th and 7th June 2024 |
| SSC JE Paper II 2024 (Tier II) |
28th October 2024 |
Exam Pattern
SSC JE Exam Pattern 2024
SSC JE Exam Pattern consists of two phases (Paper I and Paper II). Paper I examination will be an objective-type CBT (Computer Based Test) consisting of 200 marks and Paper II will have descriptive type questions of 300 marks. In Paper I, there would be a negative marking of 0.25 marks which will be deducted for every wrong question attempted by the candidate.
| Paper |
Subject/Section |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
| Paper - I |
General Awareness |
50 |
2 Hours |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning |
50 |
| Part A- General Engineering (Civil & Structural) |
100 |
| Part B- General Engineering (Electrical) |
| Part C- General Engineering (Mechanical) |
| Paper - II |
Part A- General Eng. (Civil & Structural) |
300 |
2 Hours |
| Part B- General Eng. (Electrical) |
| Part C- General Eng. (Mechanical) |
Note:There will be no negative marking in paper II which will be of 300 Marks.
Exam Date
SSC JE Exam Date 2024
The SSC JE 2024 exam date for paper 2 is yet to be announced. The same shall be updated in this section, once dates are out.
| Event Name |
Important Dates |
| SSC JE Notification 2024 Release Date |
28th March 2024 |
| Last Date of Online Application |
18th April 2024 (11 pm) |
| Last Date for making Online Fee Payment |
18th April 2024 (11 pm) |
| Date of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges |
22nd to 24th April 2024 |
| SSC JE Admit Card 2024 |
27th May 2024 |
| SSC JE Paper I 2024 |
5th, 6th and 7th June 2024 |
| SSC JE Tier 1 Answer Key 2024 |
12th June 2024 |
| SSC JE Result 2024 |
20th August 2024 |
| SSC JE Score Card 2024 |
22nd August 2024 |
| SSC JE Paper II 2024 Application Status [Tier 2] |
28th October 2024 |
| SSC JE Paper II 2024 Exam Date 2024 |
6th November 2024 |
| SSC JE Tier 2 Answer Key 2024 |
11th November 2024 |
How To Apply
SSC JE Apply Online 2024
For filling the online application form of SSC JE 2024, just follow the below mentioned steps:
a. After the release of Notification, Open the "Apply Online" link from the SSC official website & click on the available link to apply online for SSC JE 2024.
b. The registration link will automatically open in a new window of your computer.
c. Now click the "New Registration" option in SSC JE 2024 application window and then click on "Register" button.
d. Then provide all the basic details like your name, parents’ name, date of birth, mobile number, email id, etc. as per the requirement & finally click on submit button to submit your online application form.
e. Now candidates need to upload their photograph and signature as per the guidelines laid down by SSC.
f. Then again Login with registered ID and password & fill the leftover part of the application form.
g. After that click on the Final Submit button to complete the process of online application form and download/take printout of the submitted application form.
Guidelines for Uploading Documents in SSC JE Application Form
The guidelines for scanning and uploading documents of the SSC JE 2024 examination are tabulated below.
| Document Name |
Format/Guidelines |
| Photograph |
Recent passport size color photograph with a white background.
Candidates should make sure that they are not squinting and their picture does not have any harsh shadow.
Candidates should try to look straight while taking their pictures.
Caps, hats, and dark glasses are not acceptable.
If candidates wear any Religious headwear then they should make sure that it is not covering their faces.
Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels
File size between 20kb–50 kb |
| Signature |
Signature should be done on white paper by using a black ink pen
Avoid doing signature in CAPITAL LETTERS
The same signature should be used on the Call Letter or wherever necessary.
The dimension should be 140 × 60 pixels
File size between 10kb-20kb |
| Other Documents (if needed) |
The resolution of the scanner should be at least 200 DPI.
True colour should be used.
Crop the uploaded documents wherever necessary.
Candidates should format the documents in an appropriate size.
MS Paint or MS Office Picture Manager can be used for doing the formatting of the documents.
All the images should be in JPG or JPEG format.
Candidates should be using the proper field to upload all their required documents. |
Syllabus
SSC JE Syllabus 2024
The syllabus for SSC JE 2024 Exam covers major three sections:
- General Intelligence and Reasoning
- General Awareness
- Technical Subjects (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil & Structural)
General Intelligence & Reasoning:
Analogies, Similarities, Differences, Observation, Relationship Concepts, Arithmetical, Reasoning, Verbal and Figure Classification, Arithmetical Number Series, Abstract Ideas, Symbols and Their Relationships, Arithmetical Computations, Other Analytical Functions, Space Visualization Problem Solving, Analysis judgment, Decision Making, Visual Memory, Discrimination
General Awareness:
History, Geography, Economy, Culture, Science, India and its neighbouring countries, Current Affairs, General Polity and Scientific Research, etc
Technical Subjects
Technical questions based on the subjects opted from following branches:
Electrical, Mechanical, Civil & Structural
SSC JE Previous Year Cut Offs:
SSC JE Previous Year Cut Offs:2024 Civil Engineering
SSC JE Civil Engineering for General Category is 122.92, for OBC is 116.82, for EWS is 109.20, and for other categories is tabulated below.
| Category/Branch |
Cut-Off |
Candidates Available |
| UR |
122.92909 |
1111 |
| OBC |
116.82650 |
4499 |
| SC |
101.85006 |
2602 |
| ST |
97.83364 |
1233 |
| OH |
84.29586 |
181 |
| HH |
40.07098 |
188 |
| Others-PwD |
48.88704 |
55 |
| EWS |
109.20412 |
1896 |
| Total |
|
11765 |
SSC JE Previous Year Cut Offs:2024 Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
SSC JE candidates scoring more than 132.06 marks in tier 1 exam are declared shortlisted for tier 2 exam. The category-wise SSC JE Cut Off 2024 for Electrical/Mechanical Engineering is as follows
| Category/Branch |
Cut-Off |
Candidates Available |
| UR |
132.06654 |
551 |
| OBC |
131.27256 |
1546 |
| SC |
112.97309 |
990 |
| ST |
101.37117 |
398 |
| OH |
86.18973 |
102 |
| HH |
43.62910 |
88 |
| Others-PwD |
58.92633 |
22 |
| EWS |
120.13213 |
761 |
| Total |
|
11765 |
Cut-off is that minimum score which a candidate needs to acquire to proceed to the next stage of the selection process. The Cut-Off score for SSC JE 2022 shall be declared once the results of every phase are declared by SSC.
SSC JE 2019-20 Tier-I Cut-Off
| Category/Branch |
Civil |
Electrical/Mechanical |
| UR |
123.52838 |
157.47167 |
| OBC |
115.93457 |
153.26874 |
| EWS |
112.28955 |
151.04061 |
| SC |
101.70364 |
140.59015 |
| ST |
102.61781 |
135.88541 |
| OH |
92.24190 |
127.29476 |
| HH |
55.73328 |
92.49467 |
SSC JE Cut off 2018-19 (Tier-I)
| Category/Branch |
Civil Engineering |
Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering |
| UR |
127.40 |
152.16 |
| OBC |
122.91 |
149.30 |
| SC |
107.61 |
133.39 |
| ST |
107.01 |
125.49 |
| OH |
97.45 |
110.55 |
| HH |
61.61 |
70.39 |
Vacancies
SSC JE Vacancy 2024
The SSC JE 2024 vacancies shall be declared after the official SSC JE 2024 notification is released by SSC in upcoming days.
In 2024, 1765 (Increased) were declared by the board for SSC JE Exam. The Category wise Vacancies for the year 2024 are tabulated below.
| Organization Name |
Post Name |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Total |
OH |
HH |
Other PH |
Suitable for
colour blind |
| Border Road Organization (BRO) for Male candidates |
Junior Engineer(Civil) |
76 |
36 |
136 |
48 |
142 |
438 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| Border Road Organization (BRO) for Male candidates |
Electrical & Mechanical |
08 |
00 |
00 |
02 |
27 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| Central Water Commission (CWC) |
Junior Engineer(Mechanical) |
1 |
00 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| Central Water Commission (CWC) |
Junior Engineer(Civil) |
19 |
6 |
39 |
12 |
44 |
120 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
Central Water Power Research Station
(CWPRS) |
Junior Engineer(Electrical) |
13 |
6 |
24 |
9 |
40 |
92 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| Central Public Works Department |
Junior Engineer(Civil) |
30 |
15 |
55 |
20 |
86 |
206 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| Farakka Barrage Project |
Junior Engineer(Civil) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
02 |
02 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0 |
| Farakka Barrage Project |
Junior Engineer(Electrical) |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
01 |
02 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0 |
| Military Engineer Services |
Junior Engineer(Electrical) |
73 |
37 |
132 |
49 |
198 |
489 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| Ministry of Defence (DGQA-NAVAL) |
Junior Engineer(Mechanical) |
53 |
26 |
95 |
35 |
141 |
350 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of DefenceMilitary Engineering Services (MES) |
Junior Engineer(Electrical) |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
0 |
NO |
| DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of Defence |
Junior Engineer(Electrical &
Mechanical) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
01 |
02 |
03 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) |
Junior Engineer( Civil) |
01 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| Central Water Power Research Station |
Junior Engineer( Electrical) |
0 |
01 |
0 |
01 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
| Central Water Power Research Station |
Junior Engineer( Civil) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
Total |
276 |
127 |
485 |
178 |
699 |
1765 |
00 |
00 |
0 |
- |
Salary & Job Profile
SSC JE Salary 2024
The remunerations of SSC JE shall be paid as per the 7th Pay Commission. The pay band of the SSC JE falls under Level-6 of the pay matrix i.e, Rs.35400-112400/-. Hence, Salary of SSC JE shall be approximately Rs. 44,000 (Incl. of all allowances) per month.
SSC JE Allowances
Apart from the basic pay, the allowances offered to the SSC JE are:
• Dearness Allowance
• Cash Medical Benefit
• Group Mediclaim
• House Rent Allowance
• Transport Allowance
• Pension Scheme
SSC JE Job Profile 2024
The Junior Engineers will be posted under Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted posts. The roles and responsibilities of a Junior Engineer include:
• A JE is responsible for looking after the stocks and passing the bills to the contractor.
• The Junior Engineer could be assigned under various sections where he would be required to oversee the designated section.
• He could be posted under various government projects, where he would be responsible for executing the schemes according to the requirement.
• The junior engineers are responsible for supervising the operations thereby learning the core functions of the organization.
SSC JE Eligibility Criteria 2024
Nationality
Candidates applying for SSC JE posts must be either:
A Citizen of India, or
A Subject of Nepal, or
A Subject of Bhutan,or
A Tibetan refugee who took asylum in India before January 1, 1962. Person with Indian origin who has transferred from one of the following countries: Myanmar, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, etc. provided that the candidate has to produce a certificate of eligibility at the time of appointment.
SSC JE Age Limit
| Sr No |
Organization Name |
Post Name |
Age limit |
| 1 |
Border Road Organization |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 30 years |
| 2 |
Border Road Organization |
Junior Engineer (Electrical &
Mechanical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 3 |
Central Public Works Department
(CPWD) |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 32 years |
| 4 |
Central Public Works Department
(CPWD) |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
Up to 32 years |
| 5 |
Central Water and Power Research Station |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 30 years |
| 6 |
Central Water and Power Research Station |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 7 |
Central Water and Power Research Station |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 8 |
Central Water Commission |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 32 years |
| 9 |
Central Water Commission |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
Up to 32 years |
| 10 |
Directorate of Quality Assurance
(Naval) |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 11 |
Directorate of Quality Assurance
(Naval) |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 12 |
Farakka Barrage Project |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 30 years |
| 13 |
Farakka Barrage Project |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 14 |
Farakka Barrage Project |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 15 |
Military Engineer Services (MES) |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 30 years |
| 16 |
Military Engineer Services (MES) |
Junior Engineer (Electrical and
Mechanical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 17 |
National Technical Research
Organization (NTRO) |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 30 years |
| 18 |
National Technical Research
Organization (NTRO) |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
Up to 30 years |
| 19 |
National Technical Research
Organization (NTRO) |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
Up to 30 years |
SSC JE Educational Qualification
| Post Name |
Qualifications Required |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), Central Water Commission |
Degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering from arecognized University or Institute |
Junior Engineer
(Mechanical) in Central Water Commission |
Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from arecognized University or Institute |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), CPWD |
Diploma in Civil Engineering from recognizedUniversity or Institute |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical), CPWD |
Three years Diploma or equivalent in Electrical or MechanicalEngineering
from a recognized University or Institute. |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), MES |
Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized University.
OR
(I) Three years diploma in Civil Engineering from arecognized
Institute or University or Board;
and
(II) Two years of experience in Planning, Executionand Maintenance of Civil Engineering works |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical), MES |
Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
from a recognized University;OR
(I) Three years diploma in Electrical or MechanicalEngineering from a recognized Institute or University or Board;
and
(II) Two years experience in Planning, Execution andMaintenance of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering works. |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), Farakka Barrage Project |
Three years Diploma in Civil engineering from a
recognized Institute/ University/ Board or
equivalent; |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical), Farakka BarrageProject |
Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognizedUniversity or Institute or Board. |
| Junior Engineer (Mechanical), Farakka BarrageProject. |
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognizedUniversity or Institute or Board. |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), Border Roads Organization,Ministry of Defence. |
Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized
University/ Institute
or
(a) Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering from arecognized University/ Institute/ Board; and
(b) Two years working experience inPlanning/Execution/ Maintenance of Civil Engineering works. |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical),Border Roads Organization, Ministry of Defence. |
Degree in Electrical & Mechanical Engineeringfrom a recognized
University/ Institute
or
(a) Three years Diploma inElectrical/Automobile/Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University/Institute/ Board; and
(b) Two years of working experience inPlanning/Execution/ Maintenance of Electrical or Mechanical Engineeringworks. |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), Central Water PowerResearch Station. |
Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognizedUniversity |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical), Central Water PowerResearch Station |
Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognizedUniversity |
| Junior Engineer (Mechanical), Central Water PowerResearch Station. |
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognizedUniversity. |
| Junior Engineer (Mechanical), Directorate of QualityAssurance, Naval. |
Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized
University;
or
(a) Three years Diploma in Mechanical Engineeringfrom a recognized University or Institution; and
(b) Two years of experience in the respectivefields. |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical), Directorate of QualityAssurance, Naval. |
Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized
University;
or
(a) Three years Diploma in Electrical Engineeringfrom a recognized University or Institution; and
(b) Two years experience in the respective fields |
| Junior Engineer (Civil), National Technical ResearchOrganization |
Diploma in Civil Engineering from recognizedUniversity/ Institution. |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical), National TechnicalResearch Organization. |
Diploma in Electrical Engineering from recognizedUniversity/ Institution. |
| Junior Engineer (Mechanical) National TechnicalResearch Organization |
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from recognizedUniversity/ Institution |