SSC JE Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2026 — Civil, Electrical & Mechanical
Complete SSC JE (Junior Engineer) 2026 syllabus and exam pattern — Paper I objective and Paper II descriptive breakdown for Civil, Electrical and Mechanical streams.
SSC JE recruits Junior Engineers in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical disciplines across departments like CPWD, CWC and MES. Unlike most SSC exams, it has a two-paper format — one objective, one descriptive — that demands real engineering depth. This guide covers both.
SSC JE 2026 Exam Pattern at a Glance
Only candidates shortlisted from Paper I appear for Paper II. Choose your stream — Civil, Electrical or Mechanical — at the time of application; it determines both your technical syllabus and eligible posts.
Paper I Syllabus (200Q · 200M · 2 Hrs)
Technical Syllabus by Stream
Civil Engineering
- Building Materials
- Estimating & Costing
- Surveying
- Soil Mechanics
- Hydraulics
- Irrigation Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- RCC Design
- Steel Design
- Fluid Mechanics
Electrical Engineering
- Basic Concepts
- Circuit Law
- Magnetic Circuit
- AC Fundamentals
- Measurement & Measuring Instruments
- Electrical Machines
- Fractional KW Motors
- Generation, Transmission & Distribution
- Estimation & Costing
- Utilisation of Electrical Energy
- Basic Electronics
Mechanical Engineering
- Theory of Machines
- Machine Design
- Engineering Mechanics
- Strength of Materials
- Thermal Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics & Machinery
- Production Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Workshop Technology
Paper II — Conventional (Descriptive)
Paper II is a 300-mark descriptive paper on your chosen technical subject, with no negative marking. It tests depth of understanding — derivations, design calculations and application-based problems — rather than quick recall, so it needs a different prep style from Paper I.
How to Prepare for SSC JE 2026
- 1Technical (100 marks) is half of Paper I — treat it with the depth of a core-branch semester exam, not a quick-revision SSC subject
- 2Start Paper II descriptive practice early — writing full derivations and design solutions under time pressure is a different skill from solving MCQs
- 3General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness overlap with other SSC exams — don't over-invest time here relative to Technical
- 4Solve previous-year JE papers stream-wise; question difficulty and focus areas differ meaningfully between Civil, Electrical and Mechanical
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