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SSC JE (Junior Engineer) Syllabus 2026

The complete SSC JE (Junior Engineer) syllabus for 2026 — 5 sections and 49 topics in all, organised exactly as the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) prescribes. Use it as your revision checklist, then test yourself with a free SSC JE (Junior Engineer) mock below.

General Intelligence & Reasoning (Paper 1)10 topics

Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
Number / letter / alphanumeric series
Coding-decoding
Analogies and odd-one-out
Blood relations and direction sense
Syllogisms (2-3 statement)
Ranking and seating arrangements
Calendar (day from date)
Clock (angle calculations)
Matrix reasoning and missing number puzzles

General Awareness (Paper 1)9 topics

Indian History (key dynasties, freedom struggle)
Indian Geography (states, rivers, climate)
Indian Polity (Constitution basics)
Indian Economy (RBI, schemes, basic concepts)
Engineering context — ISRO, DRDO, BARC milestones
Major infrastructure projects (Bharatmala, Sagarmala, Smart Cities)
General Science (Class 12 level Physics, Chemistry)
Current Affairs (last 6-12 months)
Static GK (sports, awards, books, monuments)

Civil Engineering (Paper 1 + Paper 2 if chosen)10 topics

Building Materials (cement, aggregate, bricks, concrete mix design)
Surveying (chain, compass, levelling, theodolite, total station, contouring)
Soil Mechanics (classification, permeability, consolidation, bearing capacity)
Hydraulics (Bernoulli, pipe flow, open channel flow, weirs)
Irrigation Engineering (canals, dams, water resources)
Transportation Engineering (highway alignment, pavement design, traffic engineering)
Environmental Engineering (water supply, sewage treatment, BOD/COD)
Structural Analysis (determinate beams, trusses, deflections)
RCC and Steel Design (working stress vs limit state, slabs, beams, columns)
Estimation, Costing and Construction Practices (rate analysis, BBS, formwork)

Mechanical Engineering (Paper 1 + Paper 2 if chosen)10 topics

Engineering Mechanics (force systems, equilibrium, friction, simple machines)
Strength of Materials (stress-strain, bending, torsion, columns)
Thermodynamics (laws, P-V and T-S diagrams, Carnot cycle, refrigeration)
Fluid Mechanics (continuity, Bernoulli, dimensional analysis, pumps and turbines)
Heat Transfer (conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchangers)
IC Engines (2-stroke vs 4-stroke, petrol vs diesel cycles, valve timing)
Manufacturing Processes (casting, forming, welding, machining, NC/CNC)
Theory of Machines (gears, cams, balancing, vibrations)
Production Engineering and Industrial Engineering
Material Science (iron-carbon diagram, heat treatment)

Electrical Engineering (Paper 1 + Paper 2 if chosen)10 topics

Basic Concepts (Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, network theorems)
Circuit Theory (AC fundamentals, RLC circuits, resonance, polyphase)
Electrical Machines (DC motors/generators, transformers, induction motors, synchronous machines)
Power Systems (transmission, distribution, fault analysis, protection)
Power Electronics (diodes, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, converters)
Control Systems (transfer function, Bode plots, stability)
Measurements and Instrumentation (PMMC, moving iron, energy meter, oscilloscope)
Electrical Estimation and Costing
Utilization of Electrical Energy (heating, welding, illumination, drives)
Electrical Safety and Wiring practices

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