ssc junior engineer syllabus


The sections asked in SSC JE Tier I Exam are:
  • General Intelligence & Reasoning
  • General Awareness
  • General Engineering:
    Part A:
     (Civil Engineering & Structural Engineering)
    Part B: (Electrical Engineering)
    Part C: (Mechanical Engi



 12 Scheme of Examination   12.1 The Examination will consist of two Papers i.e. Paper-I (Computer Based Examination) and Paper-II (Descriptive Type). Details of these Papers are as follows:   Papers Mode of Examination          Subject No of Questions/ Maximum marks Duration & Timings Paper-I   Objective Type  (Date of Examination : To be notified later)      Computer Base Examination (i) General Intelligence and Reasoning   (ii) General Awareness  (iii) Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural)  or Part-B  General Engineering (Electrical)  or Part-C  General Engineering (Mechanical) 50/ 50    50/ 50       100/ 100 2 Hours  (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates who are allowed use of scribe as per ,






Paper-I: General  Intelligence  &  Reasoning

:    The  Syllabus  for  General  Intelligence 13.2.1 would  include  questions of  both  verbal  and  non-verbal  type.  The  test  may  include  questions  on analogies,  similarities,  differences,  space  visualization,  problem  solving,  analysis,  judgment, decision  making,  visual  memory,  discrimination,  observation,  relationship  concepts, arithmetical  reasoning,  verbal  and  figure  classification,  arithmetical  number  series,  etc.  The test  will  also  include  questions  designed  to  test  the  candidate‟s  abilities  to  deal  with  abstract ideas  and  symbols  and  their  relationships,  arithmetical  computations  and  other  analytical functions. 13.2.2  General  Awareness: 

Questions  will  be  aimed  at  testing  the  candidate‟s  general awareness  of  the  environment  around  him/  her  and  its  application  to  society.  Questions  will  also be  designed  to  test  knowledge  of  current  events  and  of  such  matters  of  everyday  observations and  experience  in  their  scientific  aspect  as  may  be  expected  of  any  educated  person.  The  test  will also  include  questions  relating  to  India  and  its  neighbouring  countries  especially  pertaining  to History,  Culture,  Geography,  Economic  Scene,  General  Polity  and  Scientific  Research,  etc. These  questions will be such that they  do not require  a  special study  of any  discipline. 13.2.3  General Engineering: 


Civil  &  Structural,  Electrical and  Mechanical: 13.2.3.1 Part-A  (Civil  Engineering): Building  Materials,  Estimating,  Costing  and  Valuation,  Surveying,  Soil  Mechanics,  Hydraulics, Irrigation Engineering, Transportation Engineering,  Environmental  Engineering. Structural  Engineering: Theory  of  Structures, Concrete  Technology, RCC  Design,  Steel  Design. 13.2.3.2 Part-B  (Electrical  Engineering):


Basic  concepts,  Circuit  law,  Magnetic  Circuit,  AC  Fundamentals,  Measurement  and  Measuring instruments,  Electrical  Machines,  Fractional  Kilowatt  Motors  and  single  phase  induction  Motors, Synchronous  Machines,  Generation,  Transmission  and  Distribution,  Estimation  and  Costing, Utilization and Electrical  Energy, Basic Electronics. 13.2.3.3 Part-C  Mechanical  Engineering) :

  Theory  of  Machines and  Machine Design, Engineering  Mechanics  and Strength  of  Materials, Properties  of  Pure  Substances,  1st  Law  of  Thermodynamics,  2nd  Law  of  Thermodynamics,  Air standard  Cycles  for  IC  Engines,  IC  Engine  Performance,  IC  Engines  Combustion,  IC  Engine Cooling  &  Lubrication,  Rankine  cycle  of  System,  Boilers,  Classification,  Specification,  Fitting  & Accessories,  Air  Compressors  &  their  cycles,  Refrigeration  cycles,  Principle  of  Refrigeration  Plant, Nozzles  &  Steam  Turbines. Properties  &  Classification  of  Fluids,  Fluid  Statics,  Measurement  of  Fluid  Pressure,  Fluid kinematics,  Dynamics  of  Ideal  fluids,  Measurement  of  Flow  rate,  basic  principles,  Hydraulic Turbines, Centrifugal  Pumps, Classification of  ste


SSC JE Syllabus 2019 For Paper 1 & Paper 2

Let’s have an overview of SSC JE Exam first:
Exam NameStaff Selection Commission Junior Engineers Examination 2018-19 (SSC JE 2018-19)
Conducting AuthorityStaff Selection Commission (SSC)
FrequencyOnce in a Year
Posts OfferedCivil, Mechanical, Electrical and Quantity Surveying & Contract
Exam DateTo be Notified
Application ModeOnline
Exam ModeCBT (Computer Based Test) Paper I and Offline Paper II
Official Websitessc.nic.in

SSC JE Syllabus 2019 For Paper 1

SSC JE Paper 1 is conducted in the online mode and has three sections:
  • a. General Intelligence and Reasoning
  • b. General Awareness
  • c. General Engineering
The General Engineering section is different for different branches. The detailed SSC JE Syllabus for each of these sections are tabulated below:
SectionsSyllabusMarks
SSC JE Syllabus For General Intelligence & Reasoning 1.Decision Making
2.Visual Memory
3.Relationship Concepts
4.Arithmetical Reasoning
5.Verbal and Figure Classification
6.Arithmetical Number Series
7.Abstract Ideas and Symbols and Their Relationships
8.Arithmetical Number Series
9.Arithmetical Computations and Other Analytical Functions
10.Space Visualization
11.Problem Solving
50 marks
SSC JE Syllabus For General Awareness1.Economic Science
2.General Polity and Scientific Research
3.Current Affairs
4.India and its Neighboring Countries
50 marks
SSC JE Syllabus For Civil Engineering (Part-A)1. Building Materials
2.Estimating, Costing and Valuation
Soil Mechanics
3.Irrigation Engineering
4.1st and 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
5.IC Engine Performance
6.IC Engine Cooling and Lubrication
7.Ranking Cycle of System
8.Fitting & Accessories
9.Air Compressors & their Cycles
10.Refrigeration Cycles
11.The Principle of Refrigeration Plant
12.Nozzles & Steam Turbines
13.Properties & Classifications Of Fluids
14.Fluid Statics, Measurement of Fluid Pressure
15.Transportation Engineering
16.Environment Engineering