SSC JE 2024: Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Preparation Tips

SSC JE Exam Pattern 2024

Paper

Mode of Examination

Subjects

No of Questions/ Max. Marks

Duration

Paper-I

Computer Based Exam

i) General Intelligence and Reasoning

50/50

2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for eligible candidates)

ii) General Awareness

50/50

iii) Part-A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural)

100/100

Part-B: General Engineering (Electrical)

Part-C: General Engineering (Mechanical)

Paper-II

Computer Based Exam

Part-A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural)

100/300

2 Hours (2 hours and 40 minutes for eligible candidates)

Part-B: General Engineering (Electrical)

Part-C: General Engineering (Mechanical)

SSC JE Syllabus 2024 Civil Engineering

Subject

Topics

Building Materials

Physical and chemical properties, classification, standard tests, uses and manufacture/quarrying of materials such as building stones, silicate-based materials, cement (Portland), asbestos products, timber and wood-based products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes.

Estimating, Costing and Valuation

Estimate, glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, items of work including earthwork, brickwork, RCC work, shuttering, timber work, painting, flooring, plastering, boundary wall, water tank, septic tank, bar bending schedule, methods of valuation.

Surveying

Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain surveying, prismatic compass, compass traversing, bearings, plane table surveying, theodolite traversing, levelling, contouring, curvature corrections, dumpy level adjustments, tachymetric survey, curve setting, earthwork calculation, advanced surveying equipment.

Soil Mechanics

Origin of soil, void ratio, porosity, saturation, water content, specific gravity, unit weights, density index, interrelationship of parameters, grain size distribution, Atterberg limits, soil classification, permeability, aquifers, consolidation, settlement, shear strength, compaction, earth pressure, bearing capacity.

Hydraulics

Fluid properties, hydrostatics, flow measurement, Bernoulli’s theorem, flow through pipes, open channel flow, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps, and turbines.

Irrigation Engineering

Types of irrigation, hydrology, water requirement of crops, canals, canal lining, wells, weirs, barrages, flood control, water logging, land reclamation, and major irrigation projects in India.

Transportation Engineering

Highway engineering, pavement design, materials testing, railway components, traffic engineering, traffic surveys, intersections, traffic signals, and road safety.

Environmental Engineering

Water supply, purification, distribution, sanitation, sewerage systems, sewage treatment, surface water drainage, solid waste management, air and noise pollution control.

Structural Engineering

Theory of structures, elasticity, beams, bending moments, shear forces, moment of inertia, torsion, concrete technology, RCC design (limit state and working stress methods), steel design, and construction techniques.

SSC JE Syllabus 2024 Electrical Engineering

Subject

Topics

Basic Concepts

Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, factors affecting them. Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units.

Circuit Law

Kirchhoff’s laws, Simple circuit solutions using network theorems.

Magnetic Circuit

Concepts of flux, mmf, reluctance. Different kinds of magnetic materials. Magnetic calculations for conductors (e.g., straight, circular, solenoidal). Electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction.

AC Fundamentals

Instantaneous, peak, RMS and average values of alternating waves. Representation of sinusoidal waveform. Simple series and parallel AC circuits (RL and C). Resonance, Tank Circuit. Poly Phase system – star and delta connection. 3-phase power. DC and sinusoidal response of R-L and R-C circuits.

Measurement and Measuring Instruments

Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phase, active and reactive), energy. 2 wattmeter method of 3 phase power measurement. Measurement of frequency and phase angle. Ammeter and voltmeter types. Wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter. AC Bridges. CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT. Earth Fault detection.

Electrical Machines

(a) DC Machine – Construction, Principles of DC motors and generators, characteristics, speed control, starting, braking, losses, efficiency. (b) Transformers – Construction, Principles, equivalent circuit, tests, efficiency, voltage regulation, parallel operation, auto transformers. (c) 3-phase Induction Motors – Construction, principles, equivalent circuit, characteristics, starting, speed control, braking. Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors – Characteristics, applications. (d) Synchronous Machines – Generation, armature reaction, voltage regulation, parallel operation, synchronizing, power control, starting.

Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Types of power stations, Load factor, diversity factor, demand factor, cost of generation, power factor improvement, tariffs, types of faults, short circuit current, switchgears, arc extinction, protection systems, lightning arresters, transmission systems, conductor materials, cable types, rating.

Estimation and Costing

Estimation of lighting schemes, electric installations, IE rules, earthing practices.

Utilization of Electrical Energy

Illumination, Electric heating, Electric welding, Electroplating, Electric drives and motors.

Basic Electronics

Working of electronic devices (e.g., diodes, transistors), simple circuits.

SSC JE Syllabus 2024 Mechanical Engineering

Subject

Topics

Theory of Machines and Machine Design

Concept of simple machines, Four bar linkage and link motion, Flywheels, Power transmission by belts (V-belts and Flat belts), Clutches (Plate and Conical clutch), Gears (Types, gear profile, gear ratio calculation), Governors (Principles, classification), Riveted joint, Cams, Bearings, Friction in collars and pivots.

Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials

Equilibrium of Forces, Laws of motion, Friction, Concepts of stress and strain, Elastic limit and elastic constants, Bending moments and shear force diagrams, Stress in composite bars, Torsion of circular shafts, Buckling of columns (Euler’s and Rankin’s theories), Thin-walled pressure vessels.

Thermal Engineering

Properties of Pure Substances (P-V & P-T diagrams, steam tables), Saturation, Wet & Superheated states, Dryness fraction, Degree of superheat, H-s chart (Mollier’s Chart), 1st Law of Thermodynamics, 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Air standard cycles for IC engines, Rankine cycle of steam, Boilers, Air Compressors, Refrigeration cycles.

Fluid Mechanics & Machinery

Properties & Classification of Fluids (Ideal & Real fluids), Newton’s law of viscosity, Compressible and incompressible fluids, Fluid Statics, Measurement of Fluid Pressure (Manometers, U-tube, Inclined tube), Fluid Kinematics, Dynamics of ideal fluids, Bernoulli’s equation, Measurement of Flow rate, Hydraulic Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps.

Production Engineering

Classification of Steels (Mild steel & Alloy steel), Heat treatment of steel, Welding techniques (Arc, Gas, Resistance, TIG, MIG, etc.), Welding defects & testing, Foundry & Casting methods, Forging, Extrusion, Metal cutting principles, Machining principles (Lathe, Milling, Drilling, Shaping, Grinding).