SSC JE Vacancy 2026: Check Branch-Wise & Category-Wise Vacancy Distribution Here
The Staff Selection Commission has released the Junior Engineer examination 2026 tentative vacancies. Candidates can visit the official portal to check the vacancy list. A total of 1699 vacancies have been announced across branches. Check key details here.
Key Points
- Paper 1 exam for SSC JE 2026 is scheduled from Nov 2 to Nov 6, 2026.
- SSC JE 2026 has 1699 tentative vacancies across various departments.
- UR category (718) and Civil Engineering (867) have the highest vacancies.
SSC JE Vacancy 2026: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has officially released the tentative vacancy details for the Junior Engineer (JE) Examination 2026. The commission has already closed the online application process for SSC JE Exam 2026 and the Paper 1 exam will be conducted from November 2 to November 6, 2026. In the official notification for SSC JE Exam a total of 1748 vacancies were announced. The detailed branch-wise vacancies have been released now. As per the official circular a total of 1699 vacancies are available across different departments and posts. The vacancies include posts related to Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and other engineering streams, along with the Scientific Assistant (SA) post in the India Meteorological Department. Check this article for detailed branch-wise vacancy details along with the category wise vacancies distribution.
SSC Junior Engineer Vacancy 2026
The tentative vacancies have been released with a detailed breakup of posts, departments and categories. The vacancies are distributed among SC, ST, OBC, EWS and UR categories.
As per the official vacancy notice, the category wise distribution of the 1,699 vacancies is as follows-
| Category | Vacancies |
| SC | 245 |
| ST | 140 |
| OBC | 462 |
| EWS | 134 |
| UR | 718 |
| Total | 1699 |
There are vacancies reserved under different disability categories including OH, HH, VH and Others.
SSC JE 2026 Vacancy: Branch-Wise Distribution
The vacancy covers different Junior Engineer posts such as JE (Civil), JE (Electrical), JE (Mechanical), JE (E&M) and JE (Telecommunication). The India Meteorological Department also has separate vacancies for the Scientific Assistant post.
Based on the post wise details mentioned in the notice the distribution of vacancy are as follows-
| Branch / Post | Vacancies |
| Civil Engineering | 867 |
| Electrical Engineering | 108 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 10 |
| Electrical & Mechanical (E&M) | 183 |
| Telecommunication | 69 |
| Scientific Assistant (SA) | 462 |
| Total | 1699 |
SSC JE 2026 Vacancy Notice PDF
Candidates can check the SSC JE vacancy notification to know the detailed information related to branch wise vacancy distribution and other details. The circular also contains the department name. Check the direct link to download the notice below.
| SSC JE Vacancy Notice PDF |
SSC JE 2026 Vacancy: Department-Wise Details
There are vacancies across several Central Government departments and organisations. Some of the departments included in the notice are-
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Border Roads Organization (BRO)
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Central Water Commission
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Central Public Works Department (CPWD)
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Central Water Power Research Station
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DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of Defence
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Military Engineer Service (MES)
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Directorate General of Light Houses and Lightships
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Department of Telecommunication
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India Meteorological Department
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Brahmaputra Board
The Border Roads Organization has vacancies for JE (Civil) and JE (E&M), while CPWD has vacancies for JE (Electrical) and JE (Civil). MES has also reported vacancies for JE (Civil) and JE (E&M).
SSC JE Vacancy 2026: Important Points
Candidates must keep the following points in mind regarding the tentative vacancies-
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SSC has stated a total of 1,699 tentative vacancies for the 2026 examination.
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The highest number of vacancies is available under the UR category with 718 posts.
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OBC candidates have 462 vacancies followed by SC with 245 vacancies.
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Civil Engineering accounts for the largest share among the engineering related posts.
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The vacancy details are tentative and can be revised by the Commission.
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The notification also provides the department-wise and post-wise details along with vacancies under disability categories.
For more details and official announcements related to the SSC JE Exam 2026 candidates are advised to visit the official website regularly or they can keep visiting this page for more detailed information.
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