SSC Junior Engineer JE 2026 Syllabus

SSC JE Syl­labus 2026: The Staff Selec­tion Com­mis­sion (SSC) con­ducts the Junior Engi­neer (Civ­il, Mechan­i­cal & Elec­tri­cal) Exam­i­na­tion for recruit­ment to Junior Engi­neer posts in var­i­ous gov­ern­ment depart­ments. Can­di­dates prepar­ing for SSC JE 2026 should under­stand the com­plete exam pat­tern and sub­ject-wise syl­labus before start­ing their preparation.

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Accord­ing to the SSC exam­i­na­tion scheme, the exam­i­na­tion is con­duct­ed in two papers – Paper‑I and Paper-II. Can­di­dates have to attempt the engi­neer­ing sub­ject accord­ing to the stream select­ed in their appli­ca­tion form.

SSC JE 2026 Exam Pattern

Paper‑I and Paper-II are con­duct­ed in Com­put­er Based Exam­i­na­tion (CBE) mode. The engi­neer­ing sub­ject depends on the can­di­date’s select­ed discipline.

SSC JE Paper‑I Syllabus 2026

1. General Intelligence & Reasoning

This sec­tion tests the can­di­date’s log­i­cal and ana­lyt­i­cal ability.

Impor­tant top­ics include:

• Anal­o­gy
• Clas­si­fi­ca­tion
• Sim­i­lar­i­ties and Differences
• Cod­ing-Decod­ing
• Num­ber and Fig­ure Series
• Ver­bal and Non-Ver­bal Reasoning
• Prob­lem Solving
• Log­i­cal Reasoning
• Venn Dia­grams
• Space Visu­al­iza­tion
• Spa­tial Orientation
• Visu­al Memory
• Obser­va­tion
• Rela­tion­ship Concepts
• Arith­meti­cal Reasoning
• Deci­sion Making
• State­ment and Conclusion
• Syl­lo­gis­tic Reasoning
• Pat­tern and Fig­ure-based Questions

2. General Awareness

Ques­tions are designed to test gen­er­al knowl­edge and aware­ness of the candidate.

Major areas include:

• Cur­rent Affairs
• Indi­an History
• Indi­an Geography
• Indi­an Polity
• Indi­an Economy
• Cul­ture
• Gen­er­al Science
• Sci­en­tif­ic Research
• Envi­ron­ment
• Impor­tant Nation­al and Inter­na­tion­al Events
• Every­day Sci­en­tif­ic Observations

Can­di­dates should reg­u­lar­ly fol­low cur­rent affairs along with sta­t­ic Gen­er­al Knowledge.

SSC JE Civil & Structural Engineering Syllabus

Can­di­dates appear­ing from the Civ­il Engi­neer­ing stream should pre­pare the fol­low­ing major areas:

Building Materials

• Stones
• Bricks
• Tim­ber
• Cement
• Con­crete
• Mor­tar
• Met­als
• Bitu­men
• Glass
• Paints and Varnishes
• Build­ing Mate­ri­als and their properties

Building Construction

• Foun­da­tions
• Mason­ry
• Floors
• Roofs
• Doors and Windows
• Stair­cas­es
• Damp Proof­ing
• Build­ing Maintenance
• Con­struc­tion methods

Surveying

• Chain Sur­vey­ing
• Com­pass Surveying
• Lev­el­ling
• Theodo­lite
• Plane Table Surveying
• Con­tour­ing
• Tacheom­e­try
• Curves
• Pho­togram­me­try
• Sur­vey­ing instruments

Soil Mechanics

• Soil Clas­si­fi­ca­tion
• Index Prop­er­ties
• Per­me­abil­i­ty
• Com­paction
• Con­sol­i­da­tion
• Shear Strength
• Earth Pres­sure
• Bear­ing Capacity
• Foun­da­tions

Hydraulics

• Prop­er­ties of Fluids
• Flu­id Pressure
• Flow Mea­sure­ment
• Bernoul­li’s Theorem
• Pipe Flow
• Open Chan­nel Flow
• Hydraulic Machines
• Pumps

Irrigation Engineering

• Irri­ga­tion Systems
• Water Require­ments
• Canals
• Dams
• Weirs
• Bar­rages
• Water Log­ging
• Irri­ga­tion Methods
• Flood Con­trol

Transportation Engineering

• High­way Engineering
• Rail­way Engineering
• Air­port Engineering
• Traf­fic Engineering
• Pave­ments
• Road Mate­ri­als
• Road Geo­met­ric Design
• Traf­fic Signs and Signals

Environmental Engineering

• Water Sup­ply
• Water Treat­ment
• Sew­er­age
• Sewage Treat­ment
• Air Pol­lu­tion
• Sol­id Waste Management
• Envi­ron­men­tal Protection

Structural Engineering

• Engi­neer­ing Mechanics
• Strength of Materials
• Struc­tur­al Analysis
• RCC Design
• Steel Design
• Con­crete Technology
• Design of Structures

SSC JE Electrical Engineering Syllabus

Impor­tant top­ics for Elec­tri­cal Engi­neer­ing include:

Basic Electrical Engineering

• Elec­tri­cal Fundamentals
• Cur­rent and Voltage
• Resis­tance
• Capac­i­tance
• Induc­tance
• AC and DC Circuits
• Kirch­hof­f’s Laws
• Net­work Theorems

Electrical Machines

• DC Machines
• Trans­form­ers
• Induc­tion Motors
• Syn­chro­nous Machines
• Elec­tri­cal Machine Performance
• Start­ing and Speed Control

Electrical Measurements

• Mea­sur­ing Instruments
• Elec­tri­cal Mea­sure­ment Techniques
• Bridges
• Ener­gy Measurement
• Errors and Accuracy

Generation, Transmission & Distribution

• Pow­er Generation
• Trans­mis­sion Systems
• Dis­tri­b­u­tion Systems
• Elec­tri­cal Substations
• Pow­er Factor
• Pow­er Sys­tem Protection
• Switchgear

Utilization of Electrical Energy

• Elec­tric Heating
• Elec­tric Welding
• Illu­mi­na­tion
• Elec­tric Traction
• Motors and Drives

Basic Electronics

• Semi­con­duc­tor Devices
• Diodes
• Tran­sis­tors
• Rec­ti­fiers
• Ampli­fiers
• Dig­i­tal Electronics
• Basic Elec­tron­ic Circuits

SSC JE Mechanical Engineering Syllabus

Impor­tant top­ics for Mechan­i­cal Engi­neer­ing include:

Theory of Machines

• Sim­ple Machines
• Kine­mat­ics
• Mech­a­nisms
• Gear Sys­tems
• Fly­wheel
• Gov­er­nors
• Bal­anc­ing
• Vibra­tions

Engineering Mechanics

• Force
• Moment
• Fric­tion
• Cen­tre of Gravity
• Motion
• Work and Energy
• Equi­lib­ri­um

Strength of Materials

• Stress and Strain
• Shear Force
• Bend­ing Moment
• Tor­sion
• Columns
• Beams
• Prin­ci­pal Stress
• Elas­tic Constants

Thermodynamics

• Laws of Thermodynamics
• Prop­er­ties of Steam
• Heat and Work
• Entropy
• Ther­mo­dy­nam­ic Cycles
• Boil­ers
• IC Engines

Fluid Mechanics

• Flu­id Properties
• Flu­id Pressure
• Flu­id Flow
• Bernoul­li’s Equation
• Flow Through Pipes
• Hydraulic Machines
• Pumps and Turbines

Production Engineering

• Man­u­fac­tur­ing Processes
• Cast­ing
• Weld­ing
• Machin­ing
• Met­al Forming
• Machine Tools
• Cut­ting Tools
• Indus­tri­al Engineering

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

• Refrig­er­a­tion Cycles
• Refrig­er­ants
• Com­pres­sors
• Air Con­di­tion­ing Systems
• Psy­chrom­e­try
• Cool­ing and Heat­ing Loads

SSC JE Paper-II Syllabus

Paper-II con­sists of Gen­er­al Engi­neer­ing from the can­di­date’s select­ed discipline:

• Civ­il & Struc­tur­al Engineering
• Elec­tri­cal Engineering
• Mechan­i­cal Engineering

Paper-II con­tains 100 ques­tions for 300 marks and has a dura­tion of 2 hours.

Can­di­dates should pre­pare the com­plete tech­ni­cal syl­labus of their select­ed engi­neer­ing dis­ci­pline because the same dis­ci­pline is applic­a­ble to the engi­neer­ing por­tion of the examination.

SSC JE Negative Marking

Can­di­dates should care­ful­ly read the lat­est SSC JE 2026 exam­i­na­tion notice for the applic­a­ble mark­ing scheme and instruc­tions before appear­ing in the examination.

SSC JE 2026 Preparation Tips

• First com­plete the tech­ni­cal syl­labus of your engi­neer­ing discipline.
• Give equal atten­tion to Paper‑I subjects.
• Prac­tice pre­vi­ous-year SSC JE ques­tion papers.
• Take reg­u­lar mock tests.
• Main­tain short notes for for­mu­las and impor­tant concepts.
• Revise tech­ni­cal sub­jects repeatedly.
• Fol­low cur­rent affairs reg­u­lar­ly for Gen­er­al Awareness.
• Analyse mis­takes after every mock test.

Important Note

The SSC web­site cur­rent­ly lists the Junior Engi­neer Exam­i­na­tion 2026 among its exam­i­na­tions and pro­vides the offi­cial syllabus/examination resources. Can­di­dates should always ver­i­fy the lat­est noti­fi­ca­tion and syl­labus from the SSC web­site before mak­ing their prepa­ra­tion plan.