SSC JE syllabus 2026
Paper I has General Intelligence & Reasoning (50 questions), General Awareness (50) and your technical subject (100). Paper II is only your technical subject: Civil, Electrical or Mechanical, with the same topics in more depth.
SSC JE (Junior Engineer) syllabus
Every topic, section by section.
General Intelligence & Reasoning
- Analogy
- Series
- Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Direction
- Syllogism
- Venn Diagram
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Puzzles
General Awareness
- History
- Geography
- Polity
- Economy
- General Science
- Static GK
- Current Affairs
- Sports & Awards
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
SSC JE (Junior Engineer): questions people ask
When is the SSC JE Paper I exam in 2026?
In two windows: 2 to 6 November and 30 November to 1 December 2026, as a computer-based test. SSC added the second window in its notice of 26 October. Your day and shift are on your admit card. Paper II is tentatively in December 2026.
What are the minimum qualifying marks in SSC JE Paper I?
30% for UR (60 of 200), 25% for OBC and EWS (50) and 20% for other categories (40). Only the minimum is not enough: SSC calls candidates to Paper II by merit, and the 2025 UR cut-off was about 127.
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