SSC JE 2026 Syllabus

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

Paper-I

General Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
  • Analogies, similarities and differences
  • Space visualization
  • Problem solving, analysis, judgment and decision-making
  • Visual memory, discrimination and observation
  • Relationship concepts
  • Arithmetical reasoning and arithmetical number series
  • Verbal and figure classification
  • Abstract ideas and symbols, their relationships, and arithmetical computations

General Awareness

  • Current events
  • Everyday science (scientific side of everyday observations)
  • India and its neighbouring countries: history and culture
  • Geography
  • Economic scene
  • General polity
  • Scientific research

Part-A: Civil Engineering

  • Engineering mechanics, solid mechanics, structural analysis
  • Construction materials and management
  • Estimating, costing and valuation
  • Concrete structures and steel structures
  • Surveying
  • Soil mechanics (geotechnical engineering)
  • Fluid mechanics and hydraulics
  • Hydrology and irrigation engineering
  • Environmental engineering
  • Transportation (traffic) engineering

Part-B: Electrical Engineering

  • Fundamentals of electrical engineering
  • Magnetic circuits
  • AC fundamentals
  • Measurement and measuring instruments
  • Electrical machines; special electric machines and synchronous generators
  • Generation, transmission and distribution
  • Estimation and costing
  • Utilization of electrical energy
  • Basic electronics and power electronics

Part-C: Mechanical Engineering

  • Engineering mechanics and strength of materials
  • Theory of machines and machine design
  • Materials science and engineering
  • Thermal engineering
  • Fluid mechanics and hydraulic machinery
  • Industrial engineering
  • Manufacturing engineering
  • Metrology and measurement
  • Advanced manufacturing processes

Part-D: Computer Science and Information Technology (SA in IMD)

  • Engineering mathematics
  • Digital logic
  • Computer organization and architecture
  • Programming and data structures
  • Algorithms
  • Theory of computation
  • Compiler design
  • Operating system
  • Databases
  • Computer networks

Part-E: Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (SA in IMD)

  • Electronics: materials and components, diodes, transistors, amplifiers and oscillators, voltage regulation
  • Network theorems, AC circuits, three-phase circuits, resonance
  • Digital electronics, sequential and combinational logic, data conversion and codes
  • Telecommunications: antennas, radio wave propagation, electromagnetic spectrum
  • Modulation: AM, single sideband, FM, pulse modulation; multiplexing
  • Digital communication; RF and wireless telecommunications

Part-F: Physics (SA in IMD)

  • Mathematical methods
  • Mechanics and general properties of matter
  • Oscillations and waves
  • Optics
  • Electricity and magnetism
  • Kinetic theory and thermodynamics
  • Modern physics
  • Solid state physics and semiconductor devices
  • Analog and digital electronics

Part-G: Telecommunications (JE Telecom)

  • Engineering mathematics
  • Network analysis
  • Signals and systems
  • Electronic devices
  • Analog circuits and digital circuits
  • Control systems
  • Analog communications and digital communications
  • Electromagnetics

Paper-II

Part-A: Civil & Structural Engineering

  • Engineering mechanics: forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium, friction, centre of mass, moment of inertia
  • Solid mechanics: shear force and bending moment, stress and strain, bending and shear stresses, torsion, buckling of columns
  • Structural analysis: determinate and indeterminate structures, trusses, arches, beams, cables, frames, slope deflection, moment distribution, influence lines
  • Construction materials (bricks, stone, timber, steel, cement, aggregates, concrete mix design and testing) and construction management (PERT and CPM)
  • Estimating, costing and valuation: cost estimates, rate analysis, detailed estimates
  • Concrete structures: working stress and limit state design of beams, slabs, columns, foundations and retaining walls
  • Steel structures: bolted and welded connections, tension and compression members, beams, plastic analysis
  • Surveying: chain, compass, plane table, levelling, traversing, triangulation, total station, tacheometry, theodolite
  • Soil mechanics: phase relationships, soil classification, permeability and seepage, effective stress, compaction, consolidation, shear strength
  • Fluid mechanics and hydraulics: fluid statics, flow in pipes, channel flow, specific energy, hydraulic jump
  • Hydrology and irrigation: hydrographs, flood estimation and routing, groundwater, crop water needs, dams, spillways, canals
  • Environmental engineering: water quality and treatment, sewerage and wastewater treatment, air pollution, municipal solid waste
  • Transportation: highway geometric design, railway track (speed and cant), pavement design using IRC codes, traffic engineering and signal design

Part-B: Electrical Engineering

  • Basics: circuit elements, voltage, current, power and energy; KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis
  • Network theorems: Thevenin, Norton, superposition, maximum power transfer
  • Magnetic circuits: flux, reluctance, self and mutual inductance, MMF
  • AC fundamentals: RMS and average values, series and parallel AC circuits, resonance, three-phase circuits, star-delta, power factor
  • Measurement: voltmeter, ammeter, wattmeter, bridges, energy meter, megger, CT and PT
  • Electrical machines: transformers, DC machines, single- and three-phase induction motors
  • Special machines and synchronous generators: fractional and servo motors, armature reaction, parallel operation, synchronization
  • Generation, transmission and distribution: power stations, load/demand/diversity factor, power factor improvement, line parameters, corona and Ferranti effect, circuit breakers, protection, cables
  • Estimation and costing: lighting schemes, machine installations, earthing and IE Rules
  • Utilization of electrical energy: illumination, heating, welding, electroplating, traction and drives
  • Basic electronics: diodes, rectifiers, clipping and clamping, BJT and FET, amplifiers, oscillators
  • Power electronics: thyristors, firing circuits, buck/boost converters, controlled rectifiers

Part-C: Mechanical Engineering

  • Engineering mechanics: equilibrium, Lami's theorem, friction, centroid, centre of gravity
  • Strength of materials: stress and strain, shear force and bending moment, bending and deflection, torsion, thin cylinders
  • Theory of machines: cams, belt/chain/gear drives, gear trains, flywheels, governors, balancing, vibration, brakes, clutches, bearings
  • Machine design: loads and stresses, creep and fatigue, theories of failure, design of joints, keys, shafts, couplings, gears, springs and fasteners
  • Materials science: crystal structure, iron-carbon diagram, heat treatment, cast iron and steels, non-ferrous alloys, testing, NDT, corrosion
  • Thermal engineering: laws of thermodynamics, power plants, steam generators and turbines, IC engines, air compressors, refrigeration and air-conditioning, gas turbines, heat transfer, heat exchangers
  • Fluid mechanics and hydraulic machinery: fluid properties, pipe flow, impact of jets, hydraulic turbines, centrifugal and reciprocating pumps
  • Industrial engineering: plant layout, work study, production planning and control, statistical quality control, inventory control
  • Manufacturing: pattern making, moulding, casting, metal forming, welding, lathe, drilling, milling, gear making, grinding, press working
  • Metrology: precision and accuracy, linear and angular measurement, comparators, surface finish, CMM, limits, fits and tolerances
  • Advanced manufacturing: jigs and fixtures, CNC, PLC, EDM/ECM/AJM/LBM/EBM, CAD/CAM, industrial robots, FMS

Part-D: Computer Science and Information Technology (SA in IMD)

  • Engineering mathematics: discrete mathematics, linear algebra, calculus, probability and statistics
  • Digital logic: Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits, number representation
  • Computer organization: instructions and addressing modes, ALU, pipelining, cache and memory, I/O
  • Programming in C and data structures: recursion, arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, heaps, graphs
  • Algorithms: searching, sorting, hashing, complexity, greedy, dynamic programming, divide and conquer, graph algorithms
  • Theory of computation: regular expressions, automata, context-free grammars, Turing machines
  • Compiler design: lexical analysis, parsing, code generation, optimization
  • Operating systems: processes, threads, synchronization, deadlock, scheduling, memory management, file systems
  • Databases: ER model, relational algebra, SQL, normal forms, indexing, transactions
  • Computer networks: OSI and TCP/IP layers, routing, IP addressing, TCP and UDP, DNS, HTTP, email

Part-E: Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (SA in IMD)

  • Electronic materials and components; PN and Zener diodes; BJT, FET and MOSFET
  • Amplifiers, oscillators, multivibrators, power amplifiers, voltage regulation
  • Network theorems, AC circuits, three-phase circuits, resonance
  • Digital electronics: logic gates, Boolean algebra, flip-flops, counters, shift registers, ADC and DAC
  • Antennas and radio wave propagation; electromagnetic spectrum
  • AM, SSB, FM and pulse modulation; PCM and delta modulation; FDM and TDM
  • Digital communication (ASK, PSK, FSK) and optical fibre basics
  • RF and wireless communication: HF, VHF, UHF, microwave and satellite

Part-F: Physics (SA in IMD)

  • Mathematical methods: calculus, differential equations, Fourier series, vectors, linear algebra, complex numbers, statistics and errors
  • Mechanics: Newton's laws, frames of reference, central forces, Kepler's laws, collisions, rigid body dynamics
  • Properties of matter: elasticity, surface tension, viscosity, Bernoulli's theorem
  • Oscillations and waves: SHM, damped and forced oscillations, sound, Doppler effect
  • Optics: reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, polarization
  • Electricity and magnetism: electrostatics, DC and AC circuits, Biot-Savart and Ampere's laws, induction, Maxwell's equations, EM waves
  • Kinetic theory and thermodynamics: gas laws, Maxwell distribution, laws of thermodynamics, entropy, Carnot cycle, statistical distributions
  • Modern physics: relativity, photoelectric and Compton effects, Schrodinger equation, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity
  • Solid state physics: crystal structure, X-ray diffraction, band theory, semiconductors
  • Electronics: diodes, BJT, amplifiers, oscillators, op-amps, number systems, logic gates

Part-G: Telecommunication Engineering (JE Telecom)

  • Engineering mathematics: linear algebra, calculus, differential equations, vector analysis, complex analysis, probability and statistics
  • Network analysis: circuit theorems, transient analysis, Laplace transform, two-port networks
  • Signals and systems: Fourier, Laplace and z-transforms, sampling, LTI systems
  • Electronic devices: semiconductors, carrier transport, P-N junction, BJT, MOSFET, LED, photodiode, solar cell
  • Analog circuits: diode circuits, BJT and MOSFET amplifiers, op-amp circuits
  • Digital circuits: Boolean algebra, K-maps, combinational and sequential circuits, data converters, memories, computer organization
  • Control systems: transfer functions, block diagrams, stability (Routh-Hurwitz, Nyquist, Bode, root locus), compensation, state variables
  • Analog communications: random processes, noise, AM, FM, DSB-SC, SSB-SC, PLL, superheterodyne receivers
  • Digital communications: information theory, PCM, line coding, ASK/PSK/FSK/QAM, ISI, matched filter, error-correcting codes
  • Electromagnetics: Maxwell's equations, plane waves, transmission lines, Smith chart, waveguides, optical fibres, antennas

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