Staff selection commission has issued recruitment notification (https://bit.ly/36xII7h) for junior engineers on 1st October, 2020. The vacancies details will be determined in due course, candidates are advised to visit website of the Commission (https://ssc.nic.in >Candidate‟s Corner > Tentative Vacancy) for updated details of the vacancy.
Important dates for SSC-JE, 2020-2021 application
| Particulars | Important Date |
| Submission of online application | 01st October to 30th October,2020 |
| Last date and time of receipt of application | 30th October,2020 (23:30) |
| Last date for online fees payment | 01st November, 2020 |
| Last date for generation of offline Challan | 03rd November, 2020 |
| Last date for generation of payment through offline Challan | 05th November,2020 |
| Date of computer based test (Paper-1) | 22nd March,2021 To 25th March,2021 |
Note : Details of Paper-II (conventional) to be notified later
Scheme of examination
Syllabus for SSC-JE, 2020
The standard of the questions in Engineering subjects will be approximately of the level of Diploma in Engineering (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical). As per the notification all the questions will be set in SI units.
The details of the syllabus is as follows:
Syllabus for Paper-1
- General Intelligence & Reasoning – The test may include question on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, 15 decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, etc.
General awareness – Questions will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him/ her and its application to society. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity and Scientific Research, etc.
General Engineering Disciplines
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.
- 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 steel.
- Electric Engineeirng – 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.
How to apply for the examination
Applicants are required to visit the official website of SSC headquarters i.e. https://ssc.nic.in/. In notification (Annexure-II) in which procedure for filling online application is explained and also clear instructions have articulated with proper screenshots. For more updates like this, keep on visiting http://iesmaster.org/blog/
