The SSC has officially released the SSC JE Syllabus which is divided into two components – General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning and a subject-specific component. The syllabus is spread across 2 papers, which will be held for 200 marks and 300 marks respectively. Candidates can check the detailed syllabus as well as the exam pattern from the article given below.
SSC JE Syllabus: Overview
In preparation for the SSC JE exam, it is essential to thoroughly review the SSC JE Syllabus 2024.
| Phases of the SSC JE Examination | SSC JE Syllabus (Civil/Electrical/Mechanical) |
| Paper-1 (200 MCQs) | General Intelligence & ReasoningGeneral AwarenessGeneral Engineering (Civil and Structural), (Electrical & Mechanical |
| Part A: Civil Engineering ORPart B: Electrical Engineering ORPart C: Mechanical Engineering | |
| Paper-2 (100 MCQs) | Part A: Civil & Structural Engineering ORPart B: Electrical Engineering ORPart C: Mechanical Engineering |
SSC JE Paper 1 Syllabus 2024
Paper 1 is the first examination that the candidate has to appear for in the SSC JE recruitment process which includes General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning which will be common and for the General Engineering subject, the candidate will have an option as per the students’ preference.
SSC JE General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus
- Analogies
- Differences
- Arithmetical computations
- Discrimination
- Arithmetical reasoning
- Arithmetical number series
- Space visualization
- Observation
- Analytical functions
- Similarities
- Problem-solving
- Decision making
- Relationship concepts
- Verbal and figure classification
- Visual memory
- Analysis
- Abstract videos, symbols, and their relationships
- Judgment
SSC JE General Awareness Syllabus
- Current events relating to India and its neighboring countries especially regarding
- History
- Culture
- Geography
- Economic Scene,
- General Polity
- Scientific Research
SSC JE General Engineering Syllabus
This section in Paper 1 consists of 100 objective-type questions and that depends on the stream chosen by the candidate amongst Civil/ Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. We have provided the SSC JE Syllabus for General Engineering below.
| SSC JE Paper 1 Syllabus for General Engineering | ||
| Part A | Part B | Part C |
| Civil Engineering Building MaterialsEstimating, Costing and Valuation SurveyingSoil MechanicsHydraulicsIrrigation EngineeringTransportation EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringStructural EngineeringTheory of Structures Concrete TechnologyRCC DesignSteel Design | Electrical Engineering Basic conceptsCircuit lawMagnetic CircuitAC Fundamentals Measurement and Measuring instrumentsElectrical Machines Fractional Kilowatt Motors and single-phase induction MotorsSynchronous Machines Generation, Transmission and DistributionEstimation and CostingUtilization and Electrical EnergyBasic Electronics. | Mechanical Engineering Theory of Machines and Machine Design Engineering Mechanics and Strength of MaterialsProperties of Pure Substances1st Law of Thermodynamics 2nd Law of Thermodynamics Air standard Cycles for IC EnginesIC Engine PerformanceIC Engines CombustionIC Engine Cooling & LubricationRankine cycle of System Boilers, Classification, Specification, Fitting & AccessoriesAir Compressors & their cyclesRefrigeration cyclesPrinciple of Refrigeration Plant, Nozzles & Steam TurbinesProperties & Classification of FluidsFluid StaticsMeasurement of Fluid PressureFluid kinematicsDynamics of Ideal fluids Measurement of Flow rate basic principlesHydraulic TurbinesCentrifugal PumpsClassification of steel. |
SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2024
There are three parts in SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus – Part A (Civil Engineering), Part B (Electrical Engineering), and Part C (Mechanical Engineering). The subject-wise SSC JE syllabus for Paper 2 is presented as follows:
| SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus | ||
| Civil & Structural Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| Building MaterialsEstimating, Costing and ValuationSurveyingSoil MechanicsHydraulicsIrrigation EngineeringTransportation EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringTheory of structuresRCC Design | Basic Concepts of CurrentCircuit lawMagnetic CircuitAC FundamentalsMeasurement and measuring instrumentsElectrical MachinesSynchronous MachinesGeneration, Transmission and DistributionEstimation and costingUtilization of Electrical EnergyBasic ElectronicsPower TransmissionBasic ElectronicsInduction Motors | Theory of Machines and Machine DesignEngineering Mechanics and Strength of MaterialsProperties of Pure SubstancesFirst Law of Thermodynamics2nd Law of ThermodynamicsAir standard Cycles for IC enginesRankine cycle of steamFluid Mechanics & MachineryMeasurement of Fluid PressureFluid KinematicsMeasurement of Flow Rate Basic PrinciplesHydraulic TurbinesCentrifugal PumpsClassification of Steels |
SSC JE Exam Pattern for Paper 1
The SSC Junior Engineer Paper I examination is an objective type CBT (Computer Based Test) with a total of 200 questions.
| Mode Of Paper | Subject | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Time |
| Paper-I Objective Type Computer-Based | (i) General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 hours per shift |
| (ii) General Awareness | 50 | 50 | ||
| (iii) Part –A Civil & Structural Engineering OR Part-B Electrical Engineering OR Part-C Mechanical Engineering | 100 | 100 |
SSC JE Exam Pattern for Paper 2
The SSC JE Exam Pattern Paper 2 includes objective-type questions. This Paper has a weightage of 300 marks.
| Mode Of Paper | Subjects | No. of Questions/Max Marks | Time |
| Paper-II | Part-AGeneral Engineering (Civil & Structural)orPart-BGeneral Engineering (Electrical)orPart-CGeneral Engineering (Mechanical) | 100 questions300 marks | 2 Hours(2 hours and 40minutes for thecandidates whoare eligible forscribe) |