SSC Junior Engineer Exam Pattern 2021: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Junior Engineer Examination will have the following Examination Pattern.
The examination will be conducted in two stages:
A.Written Test (500 marks)
B.Interview (100 marks)
A. Written Test: Written test will consists of two papers viz Paper -I and Paper-II. Paper-I will consist of Objective Type Multiple Choice questions only and Paper-II will be Conventional Type questions . There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I.
Scheme of Written Exam:
| Papers | Subject | Maximum Marks | Duration & Timings |
| Paper-I Objective type (OMR Answer Sheets will be provided for this Paper) | (i) General Intelligence & Reasoning (ii) General Awareness (iii) Part –A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) OR Part-B General Engineering (Electrical) OR Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical) | 50/50100 | 2 Hours [10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon] |
| Paper-II Conventional Type | Part –A General Engineering (Civil & Structural) OR Part – B General Engineering (Electrical) OR Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical) | 300 | 2 Hours [2.00 PM to 4.00 PM] |
Note I: Paper -I and Paper-III for General Engineering, the candidate will be required to attempt only one part i.e. Part-A or Part-B or Part-C as per option given in the application form by the candidate.e. In other words, the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer(Quantity Surveying & Contract) should attempt Part A (Civil & Structural) of Paper-I and Paper-II and the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) should attempt Part-B (Electrical) and the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Mechanical) should attempt Part C (Mechanical) of Paper-I and Paper II failing which he/she would be awarded zero marks.
Note-II: Candidates are allowed to bring their own Slide–Rule, Non Programmable Calculator, Logarithm Tables and Steam Table for Paper-II only. They are not allowed to use such aids for Paper-I.
B. Personality Test (Interview): Personality test will be conducted for 100 marks. Only those candidates who secure at least the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as may be fixed by the Commission at its discretion, will be eligible to appear in the Interview.
