SSC JE Notification 2025: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the official notification for SSC JE on August 12, 2025. The online application process is started on the same day and the exam is expected to be conducted in November 2025. Candidates can check the official notification for the exam on the official website – ssc.nic.in.

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The SSC conducts the SSC JE (Junior Engineer) Exam to hire Junior Engineers for the Government of India’s various Ministries, Departments, and Organisations. The total vacancies for the SSC JE 2025 exam is yet to be announced by the conducting body. This articles have provided all the important details related to the exam. Read on to know more about SS JE notification 2025.

SSC JE Notification 2025

According to the SSC Calendar 2025, the official announcement for the SSC Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Quantity Surveying and Contract) Examination 2025 was released on August 12, 2025. Click on the below link to download the official notification pdf:

• SSC JE 2022 Notification PDF- Click to Download

SSC JE 2025: Exam Overview

Take a look at an overview of SSC JE 2021-22:

Particulars	Details
Name of the Exam	Staff Selection Commission Junior Engineers Examination 2025
Conducting Body	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Exam Type	National Level
Frequency of the Exam	Annual
Posts Offered	Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Quantity Surveying & Contract
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Exam	CBT (Computer Based Test) Paper I and Offline Paper II
Official Website	ssc.nic.in

Steps to Take SSC JE Mock Test

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SSC JE Exam Date 2025

The table below provides an overview of the SSC JE Exam dates for the year 2025:

Events	SSC JE Important Dates
SSC JE 2025 Notification Release Date	August 12, 2025
Application Start Date	August 12, 2025
Last Date to Apply	September 02, 2025
SSC Tier-I Admit Card 2025	To Be Notified
Commencement of Tier-I Exam	November 2025
SSC JE Tier-I Result & Cut-Off	To Be Notified
SSC JE Tier-II Admit Card	To Be Notified
Commencement of Tier-II Exam	To Be Notified

SSC JE 2025 Posts Offered

Let us now look at the different Junior Engineer posts in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations in the Government of India:

Organization	Post
Border Road Organization (BRO)	Junior Engineer (Civil)
Border Road Organization (BRO)	Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical)
Central Public Works Department (CPWD)	Junior Engineer (Civil)
Central Public Works Department (CPWD)	Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Central Water and Power Research Station	Junior Engineer (Civil)
Central Water and Power Research Station	Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Central Water and Power Research Station	Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
Central Water Commission	Junior Engineer (Civil)
Central Water Commission	Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval)	Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval)	Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Farakka Barrage Project	Junior Engineer (Civil)
Farakka Barrage Project	Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Farakka Barrage Project	Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
Military Engineer Services (MES)	Junior Engineer (Civil)
Military Engineer Services (MES)	Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical)
National Technical Research Organization (NTRO)	Junior Engineer (Civil)
National Technical Research Organization (NTRO)	Junior Engineer (Electrical)
National Technical Research Organization (NTRO)	Junior Engineer (Mechanical)

SSC JE Vacancies

SSC has not yet released the SSC JE 2025 vacancies. SSC will release the SSC Junior Engineer Recruitment vacancies on the official website at a later stage. Check the steps to download the SSC JE vacancies below:

• 1st Step: Visit the official website – ssc.nic.in.
• 2nd Step: Click on the tab ‘Candidate’s Corner’ and then on ‘Tentative Vacancy’ (refer to the image below).

• 3rd Step: A new page opens. Click on the link ‘JE’. (Refer to the image below)

• 4th Step: Click on the SSC JE 2025 vacancy list link available on the page. (link to be activated)
• 5th Step: The detailed SSC JE vacancy list will be displayed, go through the details and download it for future reference.

SSC JE Eligibility Criteria 2025

Candidates must ensure that they meet the SSC JE eligibility criteria as set by the officials. Check the SSC Junior Engineer Eligibility Criteria below:

SSC JE Eligibility – Nationality/ Citizenship

A candidate should be either:

• a) a citizen of India, or
• b) a subject of Nepal, or
• c) a subject of Bhutan, or
• d) a Tibetan refugee who came to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
• e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Note: Candidates belonging to categories b, c, d, and e above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

SSC JE Age limit

The upper age limit for candidates is 30 to 32 years. For several posts, it is 30 years and for a few others, it is 32 years. Check the post-wise age limit criteria as of January 01, 2025, from the table below:

Organisation & Post	Age Limit
Border Road Organization – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)	Up to 30 years
Central Water and Power Research Station – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)	Up to 30 years
Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) – JE (Electrical/ Mechanical)	Up to 30 years
Farakka Barrage Project – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)	Up to 30 years
Military Engineer Services (MES) -JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)	Up to 30 years
National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)	Up to 30 years
Central Public Works Department (CPWD) – JE (Civil/ Electrical)	Up to 32 years
Central Water Commission – JE (Civil/ Mechanical)	Up to 32 years

Note: The upper age limit criteria is relaxed for candidates belonging to certain reserved categories. Check the SSC JE age relaxation criteria from below:

Category	Relaxation Criteria
SC/ ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	10 years
PwD + OBC	13 years
PwD + SC/ ST	15 years
Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age.
Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.	3 years (or) 8 years (SC/ ST)

SSC JE Educational Qualification

SSC has released different eligibility criteria for different posts. Check post-wise educational qualification from the table below:

Border Roads Organization – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)

• Degree in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University/ Institute
  (OR)
• Three years Diploma in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University/ Institute/ Board and
• Two years working experience in Planning/ Execution/ Maintenance of Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering works.

CPWD – JE (Civil/ Electrical)

• Diploma in Civil/ Electrical Engineering from a recognized University/ Institute

Central Water Power Research Station – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)

• Diploma in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized Institute

Central Water Commission – JE (Civil/ Mechanical)

• Degree or Diploma in Civil/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University or Institution.

Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) – (Mechanical/ Electrical)

• Degree in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering from a recognised institute
  (OR)
• Three years Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering from a recognized University or Institution and,
• Two years experience in the respective field

Farakka Barrage Project – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)

• Diploma in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University or Institute or Board

Military Engineering Services (MES) – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)

• Degree in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University
  (OR)
• Three years Diploma in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized Institute or University or Board and
• Two years experience in Planning, Execution and Maintenance of Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering works.

National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) – JE (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical)

• Diploma in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University/ Institution.

SSC JE Online Application

SSC JE Application Process consists of three stages namely, ‘Online Registration’, ‘Filling of Application Form’, and ‘Fee Payment. Check out the steps to apply online for the upcoming SSC JE exam as listed below:

Online Registration

• 1st Step: Visit the official website of the Staff Selection Commission- ssc.nic.in.
• 2nd Step: Click on the ‘Register Now‘ link.
• 3rd Step: Enter your basic details such as ‘Name’, ‘Mobile Number’, ‘Email ID’, ‘Date of Birth’, and other necessary details. Submit the details.
• 4th Step: A ‘Registration Number’ and ‘Password’ will be generated and the same will be sent to the registered Mobile Number and Email ID. Note down the “Registration ID” and “Password”.

Filling of Application Form

• 5th Step: Enter the “Registration ID” and “Password” to log in to the SSC JE application. Change your password after your first Login.
• 6th Step: Fill in your ‘Personal’, ‘Educational’ and ‘Contact’ details.
• 7th Step: Upload your recent ‘Photograph’ and ‘Signature’.
• 8th Step: Preview the application form and edit the details if necessary. No changes will be allowed once the application form is submitted.
• 9th Step: An OTP will be sent to the Registered Mobile Number and Email ID. Verify the OTP and click on the “Submit” button to submit the application form.

Fee Payment

• 10th Step: Proceed to pay by clicking on the “Payment” option. Choose the fee payment option. Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or in cash at the SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan.
• 11th Step: Once the fee payment is successful, take a few printouts of the filled application form for future reference.

Scanned Photograph & Signature Details

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SSC JE Application Fee

Candidates will have to pay the SSC JE application fee to complete the application process. The application fee is non-refundable.

Check the fee details from below:

Category	Fee amount
SC/ ST/ PWD/ ESM & Female Candidates	Nil
All others	Rs. 100/-

Key Points

1. Application fees for SSC JE can be paid online as well as offline.
2. Applicants can pay the fee online through SBI Net Banking or through Debit Cards/Credit Cards of any other banks.
3. The fee can also be paid offline through SBI Challan.
4. For offline payment candidates must take a print out of the Challan generated online after completion of the application part and deposit the requisite fee in designated branches of SBI.

SSC JE Syllabus 2025

SSC JE Syllabus covered for Paper 1 & Paper 2 have variations and an indicative syllabus is released along with the SSC JE official notification. The SSC JE Paper 1 Syllabus has the following sections:

• General Intelligence & Reasoning
• General Awareness
• General Engineering (Civil & Structural, Electrical & Mechanical)

The General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness section are common for all candidates belonging to any engineering branch. Whereas, the General Engineering section has a separate syllabus for different Engineering streams. Check the detailed syllabus from the link given below.

SSC JE Exam Pattern 2025

SSC JE 2025 has a two-stage selection procedure- Tier I (Paper 1) and Tier II (Paper 2). Tier I is a Computer Based Objective Test while Tier II is an Offline Written Descriptive Test. Applicants need to clear Tier I to appear for Tier II. The SSC JE Exam Pattern for both stages are as under:

SSC JE Exam Pattern for Tier 1

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	50
General Awareness	50	50
Part A- General Engineering (Civil & Structural) Or Part B- General Engineering (Electrical) Or Part C- General Engineering (Mechanical)	100	100
Total	200	200

• The total time duration to complete the test is 2 hours
• The questions are objective type (Multiple Choice Questions)
• Each correct answer will be awarded one mark
• For every incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted from the total score

SSC JE Exam Pattern for Tier 2

Section	Maximum Marks	Time Duration
Part A- General Engineering (Civil & Structural) Or Part B- General Engineering (Electrical)  Or Part C- General Engineering (Mechanical)	300	Composite Time Duration of 3 Hours

• A total composite time duration of 3 hours has been allocated to complete the test.
• The test is descriptive in nature (pen & paper-based)
• No negative marking for Paper 2 (descriptive Paper)

SSC JE Admit Card

SSC JE Hall Ticket for Paper 2 will be released on the official website of SSC 10-15 days before the exam date. Applicants are advised to download SSC JE Admit Card as soon as it is out to avoid any last-minute technical snag. SSC JE 2025 Hall Ticket will be available online and no offline copy for the same will be delivered to applicants via post or by any other means. Candidates will have to enter their ‘Registration Number’ and ‘Date of Birth’ to download the SSC JE admit card.

SSC JE Exam Centers

While filling out the SSC JE Application Form, candidates are given the option of selecting their preferred examination centre. The following is a list of SSC JE exam centres:

Region (State/ Union Territory)	Examination Centers
Central Region (CR) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Varanasi.
Eastern Region (ER) Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, and West Bengal	Port Blair, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Balasore, Behrampur-Ganjam, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Gangtok, Asansol, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri.
Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR) Lakshadweep, Karnataka, and Kerala	Belgaum, Bengaluru, Hubli, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi. Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kavaratti.
Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR) Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain.
North Eastern Region (NER) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura.	Itanagar, Dibrugarh, Guwahati (Dispur), Jorhat, Silchar, Tejpur, Imphal, Shillong, Aizwal, Kohima, Agartala.
Northern Region (NR) Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand	Delhi NCR, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur. Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee.
North Western Sub-Region (NWR) Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab	Chandigarh, Hamirpur, Shimla, Jammu, Leh, Srinagar (J&K), Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
Southern Region (SR) Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.	Chirala, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Puducherry, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal.
Western Region (WR) Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra	Panaji, Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune.

SSC JE Books

The following is a list of books that have proven beneficial to SSC JE exam candidates over the years:

Books	Author/Publisher
A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning	R.S. Aggrawal
SSC JE Electrical Engineering – Topic-wise Conventional Solved Papers	Made Easy Publications
SC JE Mechanical Engineering Previous Year Topic-wise Solved Papers	Made Easy Publications
A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggrawal
SSC JE (CPWD/CWC/MES) General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness	G.K. Publication
SSC JE Civil Engineering Previous Year Topic-wise Objective Solved Papers	Made Easy Publications

SSC JE Cut-off 2025

Candidates will have to meet the SSC JE cutoff scores to qualify and stand eligible to appear for the next exam. SSC will release SSC JE Cut-off Scores for each stage of the exam. SSC releases the SSC JE qualifying cutoff along with the SSC JE notification. Check SSC JE Tier 1 & Tier 2 qualifying cutoff from below:

Category	Qualifying Cutoff
Unreserved	30%
OBC/ EWS	25%
Others	20%

Direct links to download the paper-1 Cutoff for SSC JE 2019 and SSC JE 2020 recruitment drive are tabulated below:

Exam	Cutoff
Junior Engineers (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Quantity Surveying & Contract) Examination, 2020 Paper I Cutoff (Civil)	Click Here
Junior Engineers (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Quantity Surveying & Contract) Examination, 2020 Paper I Cutoff (Electrical/Mechanical)	Click Here
Junior Engineers (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Quantity Surveying & Contract) Examination, 2019 Paper-I Cutoff (Civil)	Click Here
Junior Engineers (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Quantity Surveying & Contract) Examination, 2019 Cutoff (Electrical/Mechanical)	Click Here

SSC JE Result 2025

SSC releases the Junior Engineer result for each exam stage separately on the official website. SSC will release the paper 1 results for SSC JE 2025 on its official website along with the merit list. The merit list consists of the list of shortlisted candidates for the next stage of the exam. Meanwhile, officials also release the SSC JE scorecard. Candidates will have to log in using their ‘Registration Number’/ ‘User ID’ and ‘Password’ to download the SSC JE Result.

SSC JE Salary 2025

Candidates selected as Junior Engineer will be eligible for SSC JE Salary as per the pay scale of Rs. 35400/- to 112400/- (Level 6 in Pay Matrix). However, the pay scale is the same for all the posts under the SSC JE recruitment. Apart from the basic pay, candidates will also be eligible for various allowances & other perks.

FAQs on SSC Junior Engineer Exam 2025

Some of the FAQs related to the SSC JE Exam 2024-25 are as under:

Q.1: When will SSC JE 2025 Paper-I exam be conducted?
Ans: As per the official notification, the SSC JE 2025 exam is scheduled to be conducted in November, 2025.

Q.2 Is SSC JE conducted in online mode?
Ans: The Paper-I of SSC JE exam is conducted online while Paper-II is a descriptive paper that will be held offline.

Q.3: What is the minimum educational qualification for SSC JE exam?
Ans: Candidates have B.E./B.Tech. Degree or Diploma Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering from a recognized board in order to be eligible to participate in the recruitment drive.

Q.4: When will the official notification of SSC JE 2025 Exam be released?
Ans: The official notification for SSC JE 2025 Exam was released on August 12, 2025.

Q.5: What is the exam duration of the SSC JE Paper-I exam?
Ans: The total duration of SSC JE Paper-I is 2 hours (120 minutes).

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