SSC JE 2021

Sections

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

General Intelligence & Reasoning

50

50

General Awareness

50

50

General Engineering
Part A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural)
(or)
Part B: General Engineering (Electrical)
(or)
Part C: General Engineering (Mechanical)

100 for each part

100

Sections

Maximum Marks

Part A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural)
(or)
Part B: General Engineering (Electrical)
(or)
Part C: General Engineering (Mechanical)

300

Sections

Syllabus

Marks

SSC JE Syllabus For General Intelligence & Reasoning

1.Decision Making

2.Visual Memory

3.Relationship Concepts

4.Arithmetical Reasoning

5.Verbal and Figure Classification

6.Arithmetical Number Series

7.Abstract Ideas and Symbols and Their Relationships

8.Arithmetical Number Series

9.Arithmetical Computations and Other Analytical Functions

10.Space Visualization

11.Problem Solving

50 marks

SSC JE Syllabus For General Awareness

1.Economic Science

2.General Polity and Scientific Research

3.Current Affairs

4.India and its Neighboring Countries

50 marks

SSC JE Syllabus For Civil Engineering (Part-A)

1. Building Materials

2.Estimating, Costing and Valuation

Soil Mechanics

3.Irrigation Engineering

4.1st and 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

5.IC Engine Performance

6.IC Engine Cooling and Lubrication

7.Ranking Cycle of System

8.Fitting & Accessories

9.Air Compressors & their Cycles

10.Refrigeration Cycles

11.The Principle of Refrigeration Plant

12.Nozzles & Steam Turbines

13.Properties & Classifications Of Fluids

14.Fluid Statics, Measurement of Fluid Pressure

15.Transportation Engineering

16.Environment Engineering

100 marks

SSC JE Syllabus For Structural Engineering (Part-A)

1.Theory of Structures

2.Concrete Technology

3.RCC Design, Steel Design

SSC JE Syllabus For Electrical Engineering (Part-B)

1.AC Fundamentals

2.Measurement and Measuring Instruments

3.Electrical Machines

4.Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors

5.Synchronous Machines

6.Transmissions and Distribution

7.Estimating and Costing

8.Utilization and Electrical Energy

9.Basic Electronics
10.Circuit Law

11.Magnetic Circuit

S.No.

Sections

Topics

1.

Building Materials

1.Physical and chemical properties

2.Classification, Standard Tests, Uses and Manufacture/Quarrying of Materials

2.

Estimating, Costing and Valuation

1.Estimate, glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, Items of work – earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks), RCC work, Shuttering, Timber work, Painting, Flooring, and Plastering.

2.Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Mid-section formula, Trapezoidal formula, Simpson’s rule.

3.Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates and combined footings, Steel Truss, Piles and pile-caps.

4.Valuation – Value and cost, scrap value, salvage value, assessed value, sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of Valuation.

3.

Surveying

1.Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain surveying.

2.Working of prismatic compass, compass traversing, bearings, local attraction, plane table surveying.

3.The odolite traversing, adjustment of theodolite, Leveling, Definition of terms used in leveling, contouring, curvature and refraction corrections.

4.Temporary and permanent adjustments of dumpy level, methods of contouring.
5.Uses of contour map, tachometric survey, curve setting

6. Earthwork calculation, advanced surveying equipment.

4.

Soil Mechanics

1.Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions-void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, specific gravity of soil grains, unit weights, density index and interrelationship of different parameters, Grain size distribution curves and their uses.

2.Index properties of soils, Atterberg’s limits, ISI soil classification and plasticity chart.

3.Permeability of soil, coefficient of permeability, determination of coefficient of permeability, Unconfined and confined aquifers, effective stress, quicksand, consolidation of soils, Principles of consolidation, degree of consolidation, pre-consolidation pressure, normally consolidated soil, e-log p curve, computation of ultimate settlement.

4.Shear strength of soils, direct shear test, Vane shear test, Triaxial test.

5.Soil compaction, Laboratory compaction test, Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content, earth pressure theories, active and passive earth pressures, Bearing capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test.

Basic Concepts

Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them.
Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units.
Circuit law : Kirchhoff?s law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems.
Magnetic Circuit : Concepts of flux, mmf, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic materials, Magnetic calculations for conductors of different configuration e.g. straight, circular, solenoidal, etc.
Electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction.

AC Fundamentals

Instantaneous, peak, R.M.S. and average values of alternating waves.

Representation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of R.L. and C, Resonance, Tank Circuit.

Poly Phase system – star and delta connection, 3 phase power, DC and sinusoidal response of R-Land R-C circuit.

Measurement and Measuring Instruments

Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phase, both active and re-active) and energy, 2 wattmeter method of 3 phase power measurement.

Measurement of frequency and phase angle.

Ammeter and voltmeter (both moving oil and moving iron type), extension of range wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter AC Bridges.
Use of CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT and their uses.
Earth Fault detection.

Electrical Machines

D.C. Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of D.C. motors and generators, their characteristics, speed control and starting of D.C. Motors. Method of braking motor, Losses and efficiency of D.C. Machines1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. Tests, Losses and efficiency.
Effect of voltage, frequency and wave form on losses. Parallel operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers.
Auto transformers,phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field, principle of operation, equivalent circuit, torque-speed characteristics, and starting and speed control of 3 phase induction motors.

Methods of braking, effect of voltage and frequency variation on torque speed characteristics.

Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors

Characteristics and applications.

Synchronous Machines – Generation of 3-phase e.m.f. armature reaction, voltage regulation, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, control of active and reactive power.
Starting and applications of synchronous motors.

Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Power factor improvement, various types of tariffs, types of faults, short circuit current for symmetrical faults.
Switchgears – rating of circuit breakers, Principles of arc extinction by oil and air, H.R.C. Fuses, Protection against earth leakage / over current, etc. Buchholtz relay, Merz-Price system of protection of generators & transformers, protection of feeders and bus bars.
Lightning arresters, various transmission and distribution system, comparison of conductor materials, efficiency of different system.
Cable – Different type of cables, cable rating and derating factor.

Different types of power stations, Load factor, diversity factor, demand factor, cost of generation, inter-connection of power stations

Estimation and Costing

Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines and relevant IE rules.

Earthing practices and IE Rules.

Utilization of Electrical Energy

Illumination
Electric heating
Electric welding
Electroplating
Electric drives and motors

Basic Electronics

Working of various electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN and PNP type) BJT and JFET.

Simple circuits using these devices

Theory Of Machines and machine Designs

Concept of simple machine, Four bar linkage and link motion, Flywheels and fluctuation of energy

Power transmission by belts – V-belts and Flat belts, Clutches – Plate and Conical clutch, Gears –Type of gears etc.

Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials

Equilibrium of Forces, Law of motion, Friction, Concepts of stress and strain, Elastic limit.

Elastic constants, Bending moments and shear force diagram, Stress in composite bars etc.

Thermal Engineering

Properties of Pure Substance1^st & 2^nd Law of Thermodynamics
Air standard Cycles for IC Engines.
Rakine Cycle of steam
Bolilers

Fluid Mechanics Machinery

Properties & Classification of fluid

Fluid Statics

Measurement of Fluid Pressure

Fluid Kinematics

Dynamics of Ideal Fluids

Measurement Of Flow Rate Basic Principles

Hydraulic Turbines

Centrifugal Pumps

Classification Of Steels

Post Name

Grade Pay

SSC JE In hand Salary

SSC JE Gross Salary

Junior Engineer (Civil)

4200

29455 to 33907

32667 to 37119

Junior Engineer (Civil)

4200

29455 to 33907

32667 to 37119

Junior Engineer (Civil)

4200

29455 to 33907

32667 to 37119

Electrical and mechanical Junior Engineer

4200

29,455 to 33,907

32667 to 37119

JE Quantity Surveying and Contract

4200

29,455 to 33,907

32667 to 37119

Events

Dates

SSC JE 2018-19 Tier-I Exam Date

27th October 2020 to 30th September 2020 & 10th & 11th December

SSC JE Tier-I Result Released

1st March, 2021

SSC JE Tier-II Exam Date

21st March, 2021

S. No.

Topics

No. Of Ques

1

Coding-Decoding

6

2

Number & Alphabetical Series

12

3

Inequality

1

4

Analogy

2

5

Odd one Out

10

6

Syllogism

3

7

Statement & Conclusions

0

8

Dice

1

9

Directions Sense

3

10

Sitting Arrangement

1

11

Non-verbal: Complete the Image, Embedded Image, Paper Folding & Cutting, Mirror Image

5

12

Venn diagram

1

13

Blood relations

2

14

Matrix

1

15

Mathematical Calculations

2

Total No. Of Questions

50

S. No.

Topics

No. Of Ques

1

Science

17

2

History

7

3

Polity

6

4

Geography

5

5

Economics

6

6

Current Affairs

9

Total No. of Questions

50