Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the SSC JE exam to recruit eligible candidates for the post of Junior Engineers in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Quantity Surveying & Contracts for various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations in the Government of India. As already announced, SSC will release SSC JE Notification 2025 at www.ssc.gov.in on 5th August 2025. The number of vacancies for Junior engineer posts will be notified with the release of notification. The SSC JE posts are Group B (Non-Gazetted), in Level-6 (Rs 35400-112400/-) of the pay matrix of the 7th Central Pay Commission. There is a slight change in the SSC JE Exam Pattern, from now onwards both paper 1 and paper 2 are computer-based Examinations. 

SSC JE Notification 2025

The official SSC JE Notification for Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Quantity Surveying & Contracts) Examination, 2025 will be released announcing 1765 vacancies of Junior Engineer posts. The notification will be released along with the complete details regarding the exam on 5th August 2025. The direct link to download the official SSC JE Notification 2025 PDF will also be shared here for the candidates interested in the SSC JE 2025 Exam. Till then check details from last year's notification pdf. 

SSC JE Notification PDF [Last year]- Click to Download

SSC JE 2025 Exam Summary

Annually, Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the SSC JE examination giving candidates a golden opportunity to fulfil their dream of joining the prestigious Government Sector. Have a look at the glimpse for SSC JE Recruitment 2025 from the below table.

SSC JE Recruitment 2025- Overview
Exam Conducting BodyStaff Selection Commission (SSC)
Exam NameJunior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Quantity Surveying & Contracts) Examination, 2025
VacanciesTo be notified
CategoryGovt Jobs
SSC JE Registration Dates5th to 28th August 2025
Selection Process
  1. Paper 1
  2. Paper 2
  3. Document Verification
SalaryRs 35,400-1,12,400/-
Job LocationDelhi NCR
Official websitehttps://ssc.gov.in/

SSC JE 2025 Important Dates

The Online registration & tentative exam month for the SSC JE 2025 exam has been announced along with the SSC Calendar 2025. SSC JE 2025 Notification pdf for SSC Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Quantity Surveying & Contract) examination will be released on 5th August 2025. All important dates related to the SSC JE Exam 2025 are mentioned below.

SSC JE Recruitment 2025- Important Dates
EventsDates
SSC JE 2025 Notification Release Date5th August 2025
SSC JE 2025 Application Form Starts5th August 2025
Last Day to Apply Online and Pay Fee28th August 2025
Date of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges--
SSC JE Admit Card 2025--
SSC JE Tier 1 Exam Date 2025October-November 2025

SSC JE Vacancy 2025

For the year, SSC JE Vacancy 2025 will be announced for Junior Engineer posts for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Quantity Surveying & Contracts for Organizations/ Offices of the Government of India. Last year, 1765 vacancies were released out of which 475 vacancies were released for the Border Road Organisation, and 338 vacancies for the Central Public Works Department. Let's have a look at last year's SSC JE Vacancy distribution from the below table:

SSC JE 2024 Vacancy
SNoName of OrganisationFieldSCSTOBCEWSURTotal
1.Border Road Organisation (Males)Civil763613648142438
2.Border Road Organisation (Males)Electrical & Mechanical080000022737
3.Central Public Works DepartmentElectrical130624094092
4.Central Public Works DepartmentCivil3015552086206
5.Central Water CommissionCivil1906391244120
6.Central Water CommissionMechanical010001010912
7.Farakka Barrage ProjectCivil--------0202
8.Farakka Barrage ProjectElectrical01------0102
9.Military Engineer ServicesCivil733713249198489
10.Military Engineer ServicesElectrical & Mechanical53269535141350
11.DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of DefenceElectrical01------0203
12.DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of DefenceMechanical------010203
13.National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)Civil01--01--0406
14.Central Water Power Research StationElectrical--01--01--02
15.Central Water Power Research StationCivil----02--0103
Total276127485178699 1765

SSC JE 2025 Application Fee

Candidates are required to pay Rs. 100/- as their application fee for the SSC JE 2025 Exam. Female Candidates, Ex. Servicemen and Candidates belonging to reserved categories are exempted from paying the application fee for the SSC JE 2025 Exam. The payment of the application fee can be made only through online payment modes such as Net-Banking, Credit/Debit cards and BHIM, UPI etc.

SSC JE 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for the SSC JE 2025 exam consist of SSC JE Educational Qualification and Age Limit. The eligibility criteria for SSC JE recruitment 2025 have been released along with the SSC JE notification pdf. To be eligible for the SSC JE 2025 Exam, a candidate needs to fulfill basic requisites including education qualification and age limit, which have been discussed below:

SSC JE Educational Qualification 

The department-wise and post-wise SSC JE Educational Qualification has been tabulated below- 

SSC JE Educational Qualification
Organization/DepartmentEducational Qualification
Junior Engineer Civil (BRO) (Males) 
  • Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized University/Institute; or
  • (a) Three-Year Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized University/ Institute/ Board; and 
    (b) Two years of working experience in Planning/ Execution/ Maintenance of Civil Engineering works
Junior Engineer Electrical & Mechanical (BRO) (Males)
  • Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University/Institute; or
  • (a) Three years Diploma in Electrical/ Automobile/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University/ Institute/ Board; and
  • (b) Two-Year experience in Planning/ Execution/ Maintenance of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering works
Junior Engineer Civil (CPWD)Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized University or Institute
Junior Engineer Electrical (CPWD)Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University or Institute
Junior Engineer Civil (CWC) Three-Year Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized University or Institution
Junior Engineer Mechanical (CWC) Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University or Institution
Junior Engineer Civil (Farakka Barrage Project)Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized University or Institute or Board
Junior Engineer Electrical (Farakka Barrage Project)Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognized University or Institute or Board
Junior Engineer Civil (Military Engineer Services)
  • Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized University; or
  • (a) Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized Institute or University or Board; and (b) Two years’ experience in Planning, Execution and Maintenance of Civil Engineering works
Junior Engineer Electrical & Mechanical (Military Engineer Services)
  • Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University; or
  • (a) Three-Year diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized Institute or University or Board; and
     (b) Two-Year experience in Planning, Execution and Maintenance of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Works
Junior Engineer Electrical (DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of Defence)Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognized Institute
 Junior Engineer Mechanical (DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of Defence)Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized Institute
Junior Engineer Civil (NTRO)Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized University/Institution
Junior Engineer Civil (Brahmaputra Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti)Three-Year Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized University or Institution
Junior Engineer Electrical (Central Water Power Research Station)Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognized Institute
Junior Engineer Civil (Central Water Power Research Station)Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized Institute

SSC JE Age Limit

For the posts for which age limit is upto 30 years- The candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1995 and not later than 01-08-2007.

For the posts for which age limit is upto 32 years- The candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1993 and not later than 01-08-2007.

The department-wise and post-wise SSC JE Age Limit has been tabulated below- 

SSC JE Age Limit
Organization/DepartmentPostAge Limit 
Border Road Organisation (Males)CivilUp to 32 years
Border Road Organisation (Males)Electrical & MechanicalUp to 32 years
Central Public Works DepartmentCivilUp to 32 years
Central Public Works DepartmentElectricalUp to 32 years
Central Water CommissionCivilUp to 30 years
Central Water CommissionMechanicalUp to 30 years
Farakka Barrage ProjectCivilUp to 30 years
Farakka Barrage ProjectElectricalUp to 30 years
Military Engineer ServicesCivilUp to 30 years
Military Engineer ServicesElectrical & MechanicalUp to 30 years
DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of DefenceElectricalUp to 30 years
DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of DefenceMechanicalUp to 30 years
National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)CivilUp to 30 years
Brahmaputra Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti CivilUp to 30 years
Central Water Power Research StationElectricalUp to 30 years
Central Water Power Research StationCivilUp to 30 years
Border Road Organisation (Males)CivilUp to 30 years
Border Road Organisation (Males)Electrical & MechanicalUp to 30 years
Central Public Works DepartmentCivilUp to 30 years

Age Relaxation for SSC JE 2025 exam is given in the table below:

SSC JE Age Relaxation
CategoryAge Limit Relaxation
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC)3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)10 years
PwD + OBC13 years
PwD + SC/ ST15 years
Ex-Servicemen (ESM)03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age
Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities
with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and
released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST).
General/ OBC3 Years
SC/ ST8 years

SSC JE 2025 Selection Process

Under the SSC JE selection process candidates have to undergo the Paper 1, Paper 2, and document verification process. Paper-I & Paper-II will be held in  CBT mode and consist of Objective Type, Multiple-choice questions only. The candidates will be required to attempt the General Engineering part (i.e., Part-A, Part-B or Part-C) in Paper-I and Paper-II, which has been selected by them, based on their Stream/ Subject of Educational Qualification.

  • Paper 1
  • Paper 2
  • Document Verification

SSC JE 2025 Exam Pattern

SSC JE 2025 Exam will be conducted in two papers. Paper 1 will be of 200 marks and paper 2 will be of 300 marks. Both paper 1 and paper 2 are Multiple Choice Questions. 0.25 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong by a candidate in paper 1 and in paper 2 there will be a negative marking of 1 mark. 

SSC JE Exam Pattern 2025
PapersMode of ExamSubjectsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
Paper 1Computer Based ExaminationGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningIntelligence50502 hours
General Awareness5050
Part-A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural)
OR
Part-B: General Engineering (Electrical)
OR
Part-B: General Engineering (Mechanical)
100100
Paper 2Computer Based ExaminationPart-A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural)
OR
Part-B: General Engineering (Electrical)
OR
Part-B: General Engineering (Mechanical)
1003002 hours

SSC JE 2025 Syllabus

The syllabus for the SSC JE 2025 Tier 1 (Paper 1) exam for 200 marks covers major three sections:

  • General Intelligence and Reasoning
  • General Awareness
  • Technical Subjects (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil & Structural)

Let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus for all these sections separately:

SSC JE Paper 1 Syllabus
General Intelligence and ReasoningGeneral Awareness
  1. Analogies
  2. Similarities
  3. Differences
  4. Space Visualization
  5. Problem Solving
  6. Analysis judgment
  7. Decision Making
  8. Visual Memory
  9. Discrimination
  10. Observation
  11. Relationship Concepts
  12. Arithmetical Reasoning
  13. Verbal And Figure Classification
  14. Arithmetical Number Series Etc
  15. Abstract Ideas And Symbols And Their Relationships
  16. Arithmetical Computations
  17. Other Analytical Functions.
  1. Current Affairs
  2. India and its neighbouring countries
  3. History
  4. Culture
  5. Geography
  6. Economic Science
  7. General Polity and Scientific Research, etc

Check the SSC JE Syllabus for all Technical Subjects 

SSC JE 2025 Admit Card

SSC JE 2025 Admit Card will be released for the Tier-I Exam followed by Tier-II by the Staff Selection Commission of India. Candidates can download Admit Card by clicking on the link mentioned below. Candidates are required to download their Admit Card and carry it with them to the Exam Centre.

SSC JE 2025 Result

SSC JE 2025 Result will be declared by SSC within a month duration for the Tier-I examination is conducted. SSC Junior Engineer Result is released along with SSC JE Cut Off marks in pdf format. The candidates can check their SSC JE result & Cut-Off from the official website https://ssc.gov.in/ when released. 

SSC JE 2025 Cut Off

The Cut-Off for SSC JE 2025 will be released once the result for each phase has been declared by SSC. Cut-Off will be released separately, i.e. cut-off for Tier-I will be released first followed by cut-off for Tier-II. To have a good knowledge of the SSC JE 2025 Cut-Off, let’s have a look at the previous year's cut-off of the SSC JE Exam:

SSC JE Tier 1 Cut-Off Marks (Last Year)

SSC JE Tier 1 Cut Off 2024
CategoriesCivil EngineeringElectrical/Mechanical Engineering
SC101.85006112.97309
ST97.83364101.37117
OBC116.82650131.27256
EWS109.20412120.13213
UR122.92909132.06654
OH84.2958686.18973
HH40.0709843.62910
Others-PwD48.8870458.92633

SSC JE Cut-Off Previous Year- Click to Check

SSC JE Previous Year Question Papers - Click to Check

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SSC JE 2025: FAQs

The number of vacancies for Junior Engineers posts will be announced through SSC JE Notification 2025.

The official notification pdf for SSC JE 2025 Exam will be released on 5th August 2025 at the official website www.ssc.gov.in.

Candidates have B.E./B.Tech. Degree or Diploma Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering from a recognised board in order to be eligible for the exam.

As per SSC Calendar 2025, the online SSC JE Tier 1 Exam is to be held in October-November 2025.