SSC JE Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 1748 Junior Engineer Posts

The Staff Selec­tion Com­mis­sion (SSC) has released the noti­fi­ca­tion for Junior Engi­neer (JE) Recruit­ment 2026. Through this recruit­ment exam­i­na­tion, SSC will fill 1,748 Junior Engi­neer vacan­cies in var­i­ous depart­ments of the Gov­ern­ment of India.

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Can­di­dates hold­ing the required Diplo­ma or Degree in Engi­neer­ing can apply online for the SSC JE 2026 exam­i­na­tion, sub­ject to the post-wise eli­gi­bil­i­ty conditions.

The online appli­ca­tion process starts on 02 Sep­tem­ber 2026 and the last date to sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form is 22 Sep­tem­ber 2026. Can­di­dates should care­ful­ly read the offi­cial SSC JE 2026 noti­fi­ca­tion before apply­ing to check eli­gi­bil­i­ty, branch require­ments, age lim­it, appli­ca­tion fee, selec­tion process and oth­er details.

SSC JE Recruitment 2026 – Important Dates

SSC JE 2026 Application Fee

The exam­i­na­tion fee can be paid through the avail­able online pay­ment modes, includ­ing Deb­it Card, Cred­it Card, Net Bank­ing and UPI.

SSC JE Recruitment 2026 – Age Limit

The age lim­it is cal­cu­lat­ed as on 01 August 2026:

• Min­i­mum Age: 18 Years
• Max­i­mum Age: 32 Years for CPWD posts only
• Max­i­mum Age: 30 Years for oth­er applic­a­ble posts
• Age relax­ation will be avail­able to eli­gi­ble can­di­dates as per SSC rules.

Can­di­dates should check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for post-wise age require­ments and applic­a­ble relaxation.

SSC JE Vacancy 2026 – 1748 Posts

The SSC JE 2026 recruit­ment includes a total of 1,748 Junior Engi­neer posts.

The exact depart­ment-wise and cat­e­go­ry-wise vacan­cy dis­tri­b­u­tion should be checked in the offi­cial SSC JE 2026 notification.

SSC JE 2026 Educational Qualification

Can­di­dates must pos­sess the required Degree or Diplo­ma in Engi­neer­ing in the rel­e­vant dis­ci­pline from a rec­og­nized uni­ver­si­ty, insti­tute or oth­er rec­og­nized authority.

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty varies accord­ing to the depart­ment and post. Some posts also require rel­e­vant work expe­ri­ence along with a Diploma.

There­fore, can­di­dates should check the post-wise eli­gi­bil­i­ty require­ments in the offi­cial SSC JE noti­fi­ca­tion before sub­mit­ting the application.

SSC JE 2026 Department-Wise Eligibility

The SSC Junior Engi­neer exam­i­na­tion cov­ers engi­neer­ing posi­tions in sev­er­al gov­ern­ment depart­ments and orga­ni­za­tions. Impor­tant depart­ment-wise require­ments men­tioned in the noti­fi­ca­tion include the following:

Border Roads Organization (BRO)

Civ­il / Elec­tri­cal / Mechanical

• Degree in Engi­neer­ing in the rel­e­vant dis­ci­pline, OR
• Diplo­ma in the rel­e­vant engi­neer­ing dis­ci­pline with 2 years of expe­ri­ence, as applicable.

Brahmaputra Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti

Civ­il

• Diplo­ma in Civ­il Engineering.

Central Public Works Department (CPWD)

Civ­il / Elec­tri­cal / Mechanical

• Diplo­ma in the rel­e­vant engi­neer­ing discipline.

Central Water and Power Research Station

Civ­il / Electrical

• Diplo­ma in Civ­il or Elec­tri­cal Engineering.

Central Water Commission (CWC)

Civ­il / Mechanical

• Engi­neer­ing Degree or Diplo­ma in the rel­e­vant discipline.

Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval)

Elec­tri­cal / Mechanical

• Degree in the rel­e­vant engi­neer­ing dis­ci­pline, OR
• Diplo­ma in the rel­e­vant dis­ci­pline with 2 years of expe­ri­ence, as applicable.

Farakka Barrage Project

Civ­il / Electrical

• Diplo­ma in Civ­il or Elec­tri­cal Engineering.

Military Engineer Services (MES)

Civ­il / Elec­tri­cal / Mechanical

• Degree in the rel­e­vant dis­ci­pline, OR
• Engi­neer­ing Diplo­ma in the rel­e­vant dis­ci­pline with the required experience.

National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)

Civ­il

• Diplo­ma in Civ­il Engineering.

Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships

Civ­il / Electrical

For Civ­il:

• Degree in Civ­il Engi­neer­ing, OR
• Diplo­ma in Civ­il Engi­neer­ing with 3 years of expe­ri­ence.

For Elec­tri­cal:

• Degree in Elec­tri­cal Engi­neer­ing, OR
• Diplo­ma in Elec­tri­cal Engi­neer­ing with 3 years of expe­ri­ence.

Department of Telecommunications (DoT)

Junior Engi­neer – Telecom

Can­di­dates may require a Bach­e­lor’s Degree in Engi­neer­ing or Tech­nol­o­gy in rel­e­vant dis­ci­plines such as:

• Elec­tri­cal
• Elec­tron­ics
• Elec­tri­cal Communications
• Com­put­er Science
• Telecom­mu­ni­ca­tions
• Infor­ma­tion Technology
• Instru­men­ta­tion

Can­di­dates should ver­i­fy the exact qual­i­fi­ca­tion require­ments from the offi­cial notification.

India Meteorological Department

For the applic­a­ble tech­ni­cal post, can­di­dates may require:

• Bach­e­lor’s Degree in Sci­ence with Physics as one of the sub­jects, OR
• Bach­e­lor’s Degree in rel­e­vant dis­ci­plines such as Com­put­er Sci­ence, Com­put­er Appli­ca­tions, Elec­tron­ics, Elec­tron­ics & Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Engi­neer­ing, Instru­men­ta­tion, Infor­ma­tion Tech­nol­o­gy, Telecom­mu­ni­ca­tions or relat­ed fields.

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Civ­il

• Degree in Civ­il Engi­neer­ing, OR
• 3‑year Diplo­ma in Civ­il Engi­neer­ing from a rec­og­nized uni­ver­si­ty or institute.

SSC JE 2026 Selection Process

The SSC JE selec­tion process con­sists of the fol­low­ing major stages:

Paper‑I → Paper-II → Final Selection

Can­di­dates who qual­i­fy for the respec­tive exam­i­na­tion stages will be con­sid­ered for fur­ther stages as per SSC rules and the applic­a­ble recruit­ment procedure.

SSC JE Paper‑I Exam 2026

The SSC JE Paper‑I exam­i­na­tion is sched­uled to be con­duct­ed in Octo­ber / Novem­ber 2026.

Can­di­dates should reg­u­lar­ly check the offi­cial SSC web­site for the detailed exam­i­na­tion sched­ule, city infor­ma­tion, admit card and oth­er instructions.

SSC JE Paper-II Exam 2026

The SSC JE Paper-II exam­i­na­tion is sched­uled for Decem­ber 2026.

Only can­di­dates who qual­i­fy the pre­scribed require­ments for the next stage will be eli­gi­ble to appear in Paper-II.

How to Apply Online for SSC JE Recruitment 2026

Can­di­dates can com­plete the SSC JE appli­ca­tion form by fol­low­ing these steps:

1. Vis­it the offi­cial SSC website.
2. Com­plete the required SSC registration/OTR process, if applicable.
3. Log in using the required credentials.
4. Select Junior Engi­neer (JE) Exam­i­na­tion 2026.
5. Enter per­son­al, edu­ca­tion­al and oth­er required information.
6. Select the rel­e­vant engi­neer­ing dis­ci­pline and post pref­er­ences carefully.
7. Upload the required pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture and oth­er documents.
8. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee, if applicable.
9. Care­ful­ly check the com­plete appli­ca­tion form before final submission.
10. Sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form before 22 Sep­tem­ber 2026.
11. Down­load and save the final appli­ca­tion form and pay­ment receipt for future reference.

Important Documents for SSC JE Application

Can­di­dates should keep the fol­low­ing documents/details ready before fill­ing out the appli­ca­tion form:

• Recent pho­to­graph
• Sig­na­ture
• Valid iden­ti­ty proof
• Edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion documents
• Diploma/Degree details
• Cat­e­go­ry cer­tifi­cate, if applicable
• PwD cer­tifi­cate, if applicable
• Expe­ri­ence cer­tifi­cate, wher­ev­er required
• Oth­er doc­u­ments spec­i­fied in the SSC notification

SSC JE Recruitment 2026 – Important Links