SSC JE 2026 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

From the official Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Government of India documents · last checked 8 October 2026

Paper-I (all posts, qualifying)

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Section	Questions	Marks
(i) General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	50
(ii) General Awareness	50	50
(iii) Part-A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural) – for JE (Civil)	100	100
OR (iii) Part-B: General Engineering (Electrical) – for JE (Electrical)	100	100
OR (iii) Part-C: General Engineering (Mechanical) – for JE (Mechanical)	100	100
OR (iii) Part-D: General Engineering (Computer Science and IT) / Part-E: General Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunication) / Part-F: Physics – for Scientific Assistant (IMD), one of the three	100	100
OR (iii) Part-G: Telecommunication – for JE (Telecom)	100	100
Total	200	200

Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer (50 questions carry 50 marks; 100 questions carry 100 marks). 0.25 mark is cut for each wrong answer.

General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness are compulsory for everyone. You also answer ONE part (A to G): the subject you chose in your application, as per your qualification.
The subject you chose in the application cannot be changed later.
Parts A to F are held in one batch. Part-G (JE Telecom) is held in a separate batch.
Paper-I is qualifying only. Its normalized marks are used to shortlist candidates for Paper-II.
Minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I and Paper-II: UR 30%, OBC/EWS 25%, all other categories 20%.
SSC makes separate shortlists for Paper-II for JE (Civil), JE (Electrical & Mechanical), Scientific Assistant (IMD) and JE (Telecom).
Questions are set in Hindi and English only.
Civil, Mechanical and Electrical questions are at Diploma level. Computer Science & IT, Electronics & Telecom, Physics and Telecommunication questions are at graduation level.
A scientific calculator, and the IS 456:2000 table and steam table (if needed), are given on the computer screen. No physical calculator or table is allowed.
Marks are normalized across shifts (SSC notice of 2 June 2025). Electrical and Mechanical marks are also normalized against each other, and Parts D, E and F for IMD are normalized as different shifts.

Computer Based Examination (online, objective multiple-choice questions) · 2 hours (2 hours 40 minutes for candidates eligible for a scribe)

Section	Questions	Marks
Part-A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural) – for JE (Civil)	100	300
OR Part-B: General Engineering (Electrical) – for JE (Electrical)	100	300
OR Part-C: General Engineering (Mechanical) – for JE (Mechanical)	100	300
OR Part-D: General Engineering (Computer Science and IT) / Part-E: General Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunication) / Part-F: Physics – for Scientific Assistant (IMD), one of the three	100	300
OR Part-G: Telecommunication – for JE (Telecom)	100	300
Total	100	300

Marking: 3 marks for each correct answer (100 questions, 300 marks). 1 mark is cut for each wrong answer.

Only candidates shortlisted in Paper-I take Paper-II.
You answer only the part (A to G) you chose in your application.
Final selection and post allocation are based on normalized Paper-II marks and the post preferences you give SSC.
Separate select lists are made for JE (Civil), JE (Electrical & Mechanical), JE (Telecom) and Scientific Assistant (IMD). For IMD, normalized marks of Part-D, E or F are used.
If two candidates have equal Paper-II marks, the tie is broken by Paper-I General Intelligence and Reasoning marks, then General Awareness marks, then the older candidate, then alphabetical order of names.
There is no re-evaluation or re-checking of scores.

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