SSC JE 2023 Exam
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will conduct the SSC JE Tier 1 2023 exam in November. Candidates will be able to fill out the application form for SSC JE recruitment from 26th July onwards. The selection process will be done through two tiers of written exam, SSC JE Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams. Tier 1 shall be an objective test while Tier 2 is a descriptive paper that shall be subject-specific. The direct link to apply for SSC JE exam shall be updated here. In the meantime, you can go through this post to get the latest updates and important details of the SSC JE exam.
SSC JE Latest Updates
- 18th March: SSC JE 2022 tier 2 result will be released soon.
SSC JE 2023 - Highlights
We have shared the major highlights of SSC JE 2023 exam in the table below.
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SSC JE Exam Highlights |
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SSC JE Exam Particulars |
Details |
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Examination Conducting body |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
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Exam name |
SSC Junior Engineer (SSC JE) |
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Branches |
Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quantity Surveying and Contracts |
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Frequency of Exam |
Once a year |
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Exam level |
National Level Exam |
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Application mode |
Online |
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Exam mode |
Online and Offline |
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Selection Process |
Written test consisting of 2 stages SSC JE Tier 1: Computer Based Test (CBT) SSC JE Tier 2: Subject Based Descriptive Test |
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Medium of paper |
English/Hindi |
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SSC Official Website |
sssc.nic.in |
SSC JE 2023 Exam Date
Staff Selection Commission has declared the SSC JE exam date on its website. As per the SSC JE latest calendar, the SSC JE 2023 notification will be released on 26th July 2023 while the exam date will be in October. The following table has all the details for the SSC JE 2023 exam.
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SSC JE 2023 Events |
Dates |
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SSC JE 2023 Notification Release Date |
26th July 2023 |
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SSC JE Apply Online begins on |
26th July 2023 |
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Last date to submit the application form |
16th August 2023 |
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Last date and time to generate offline Challan |
16th August 2023 |
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Last date to pay SSC JE application fee online |
17th August 2023 |
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Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank |
17th August 2023 |
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SSC JE 2023 application form correction |
18th August 2023 |
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SSC JE 2023 Admit card release date |
To be notified |
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SSC JE exam date |
October 2023 |
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Tier 1 Result release date |
To be notified |
SSC JE Exam Date 2022
SSC has successfully completed conducting the SSC JE 2022 exam for tier 1 and tier 2. The result for SSC JE tier 2 exam 2022 is awaited. You can check the important dates related to SSC JE 2022-2023 exam in the table below.
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SSC JE 2022 Events |
Dates |
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SSC JE Tier 1 Exam Date |
14th to 16th November 2022 |
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SSC JE 2022 Tier 1 Result |
18 January 2023 |
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Tier 2 admit card release date |
To be notified |
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SSC JE Tier 2 exam date |
26 February 2023 |
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SSC JE 2022 Tier 2 result date |
To be notified |
SSC JE Vacancy 2023
SSC announces the tentative SSC Junior Engineer 2023 Vacancy along with the official notification. Candidates will be able to check the SSC JE vacancy for each department. For SSC JE 2022 exam, a total of 2959 vacancies were released. You can go through the previous year SSC JE vacancy in the table below here.
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SSC JE Exam Year |
Number of Vacancies |
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SSC JE Vacancy 2023 |
To be notified |
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SSC JE Vacancy 2022 |
2959 |
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SSC JE Vacancy 2020 |
785 |
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SSC JE Vacancy 2019 (Final) |
1152 |
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SSC JE Vacancy 2018 (Final) |
1845 |
SSC JE 2023 Notification
Staff Selection Commission will release the official SSC JE 2023 Notification on its website on 26th July. The candidates will be able to apply for the SSC JE exam from 26th July to 16th August 2023. The notification shall have complete details regarding SSC JE exam such as exam date, vacancy, eligibility, syllabus, selection process, salary, etc.
It is advisable to download and read the detailed SSC JE notification PDF once it has been released. The same details shall be shared here as well once the notification is released.
SSC JE Notification PDF 2023 (Soon)
SSC JE 2023 Application Form
The SSC JE application form 2023 can be filled in by visiting the SSC website. The steps to fill the SSC JE application form are as follows:
- Visit the official website of SSC.
- Click on the "Login" link that appears on the homepage. The screenshot has been shared below here.
https://img.jagranjosh.com/images/2023/March/1932023/ssc-je-apply-online.jpg
- Enter your SSC registration number and password.
- Fill out the application form.
- Upload the required documents in correct size and format.
- Preview the application forma d proceed to pay the application fee.
- Submit the application form and take a printout of it for future reference.
SSC JE Application Fee 2023
SSC JE application fee has to be paid by every candidate as per his/her category for his/her application form to be accepted. One can pay the SSC JE fee online or by challan. The category-wise application fee for SSC JE 2023 exam is given below in the table.
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Category |
Application Fees |
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General/OBC/EWS Category |
Rs 100/- |
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Women's, SC, ST, PH, & Ex-Servicemen |
No Fees |
SSC JE 2023 Eligibility
SSC JE Eligibility consists of fulfilling the age limit and educational qualification that is explained in the subsequent paragraphs below here.
SSC JE Age Limit
SSC JE age limit is up to 32 years. However, for some posts in SSC JE, the upper age limit is 30 years. The post and department-wise age limit are as follows:
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Name of the Organization/Department |
Post |
Age Limit |
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Central Water Commission |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 32 years |
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Central Water Commission |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
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Central Public Works Department (CPWD) |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
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Central Public Works Department (CPWD) |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
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Military Engineer Services (MES) |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
Up to 30 years |
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Military Engineer Services (MES) |
Junior Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical) |
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Farakka Barrage Project |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
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Farakka Barrage Project |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
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Farakka Barrage Project |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
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Border Road Organization |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
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Border Road Organization |
Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) |
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Central Water and Power Research Station |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
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Central Water and Power Research Station |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
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Central Water and Power Research Station |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
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Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
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Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
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National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) |
Junior Engineer (Civil) |
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National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) |
Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
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National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) |
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
SSC JE Educational Qualification
The post wise SSC JE educational qualification is prescribed in the table below.
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Post Name |
SSC JE Qualification |
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Junior Engineer (Civil), CPWD |
B.Tech. / B.E. / Diploma in Civil Engineering |
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Junior Engineer (Electrical), CPWD |
B.Tech. / B.E. / Diploma in Electrical Engineering |
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JE (Civil), Department of Posts |
B.Tech. / B.E. / 3 years Diploma in Civil Engineering |
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Junior Engineer (Electrical), Department of Posts |
B.E. / B.Tech. / 3 years Diploma in Electrical Engineering |
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SSC Junior Engineer (Civil), MES |
B. Tech/ B.E. in Civil Engineering OR else 3 years Diploma in Civil Engineering At least 2 years of work experience in Civil Engineering |
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Junior Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical), MES |
- B.Tech./B.E. in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering OR must have three years Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering - 2 years work experience in Electrical or Mechanical engineering |
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Junior Engineer (QS&C), MES |
- B.Tech. / B.E. / or else 3 years Diploma in Civil engineering OR - must have passed the Intermediate examination in Building and Quantity Surveying (Sub Divisional-II) from the Institute of Surveyors (India) |
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Junior Engineer (Civil & Mechanical), Central Water Commission |
B.Tech. / B.E. Diploma in Mechanical/Civil Engineering |
SSC JE 2023 Selection Process
The SSC JE selection process is a three stage process. A candidate who obtains the cut off marks in the written exam shall be eligible to appear for the next stage of the SSC JE recruitment process. The selection stages are as follows:
- SSC JE Tier 1: The first stage is the written examination that is objective in nature.
- SSC JE Tier 2: The second stage is the descriptive paper that shall have subject-specific questions only
- SSC JE Tier 3: Document Verification (DV) and Medical Examination
The final selection, i.e. merit list for appointment of the candidates for SSC JE 2023 recruitment shall be based on the marks obtained by candidates in SSC JE Tier 1 and Tier 2. Candidates are advised to practice SSC JE question papers to get acquainted with the paper pattern.
Check: SSC JE salary and Job Profile
SSC JE 2023 Exam Pattern
SSC JE Exam Pattern consists of tier 1 and tier 2. SSC JE Tier 1 is objective in nature while SSC JE tier 2 is descriptive in nature. A negative marking of 0.25 shall be there in SSC JE tier 1. The details for SSC JE exam pattern are as follows:
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Papers |
Subjects |
Maximum marks |
Duration |
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Paper-I Objective Type |
(i) General Intelligence and Reasoning |
50 |
2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates who are allowed use of scribe) |
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(ii) General Awareness |
50 |
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(iii) Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) or Part-B General Engineering (Electrical) or Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical) |
100 |
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Paper-II (Descriptive Type) |
Part-A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) or Part- B General Engineering (Electrical) or Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical) |
300 |
2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for the candidates who are allowed use of scribe) |
SSC JE 2023 Syllabus
SSC JE Syllabus consists of General Intelligence and Reasoning and General awareness. Other than this, candidates are also required to have a thorough knowledge of Civil/Electrical/Mechanical subjects as it forms a crucial part of SSC JE Tier 1 and Tier 2 syllabus both. The SSC JE syllabus is shared below here.
- General Intelligence & Reasoning: Coding-Decoding, Analogies, Blood Relation, Analysis, Similarities & Differences, Space visualization, Judgment, Discrimination, Decision making, Visual memory, and Observation.
- General Awareness: Current events of matters of everyday observations & experience in the scientific aspect, GK, India and its neighboring countries, History, Culture of India, Economics & Polity, Awards and Honors, Government Schemes, Geography, etc.