SSC JE Recruitment 2026 - 1748 vacancy

 

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the official notification for SSC JE Recruitment 2026, inviting online applications for the Junior Engineer (JE) Examination, 2026. This SSC JE 2026 notice covers Junior Engineer posts (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Telecom) across various Central Government organizations, along with the post of Scientific Assistant in the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

·         Recruiting body: Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India

·         Posts: Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Electrical), Junior Engineer (Mechanical), Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical), Junior Engineer (Telecom), and Scientific Assistant (India Meteorological Department)

·         Total tentative vacancies: 1748

·         Application start date: 02.09.2026

·         Last date to apply online: 22.09.2026 (23:00 hours)

·         Application mode: Online only, through ssc.gov.in or the mySSC mobile app

·         Job location: Posts under various Central Government organizations/offices across India (state/zone-wise postings are decided by the respective user department)

 

 

SSC JE Qualification

·         JE (Civil): Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university/institute; or a three-year diploma in Civil Engineering plus relevant work experience (requirement varies by organization).

·         JE (Electrical) / JE (Mechanical) / JE (Electrical & Mechanical): Degree or diploma in the relevant Electrical/Mechanical/Automobile engineering discipline from a recognized university/institute, with experience required in some organizations.

·         JE (Telecom): Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology in Electrical, Electronics, Electrical Communications, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or Instrumentation.

Age Limit

The crucial date for reckoning age is 01.08.2026.

Age Limit Category	Date of Birth Range
Posts with age limit up to 30 years	Not earlier than 02.08.1996 and not later than 01.08.2008
Posts with age limit up to 32 years	Not earlier than 02.08.1994 and not later than 01.08.2008

SSC JE Age Relaxation

Category	Age Relaxation Beyond Upper Age Limit
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PwBD (Unreserved/EWS)	10 years
PwBD (OBC)	13 years
PwBD (SC/ST)	15 years
Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	3 years after deducting military service rendered from actual age
Defence personnel disabled in operations (Unreserved/EWS/OBC)	3 years
Defence personnel disabled in operations (SC/ST)	8 years

SSC JE Application Fee

Category	Fee
General/UR/OBC/EWS (Male)	₹100
Women candidates	Exempted
SC/ST candidates	Exempted
PwBD candidates	Exempted
Ex-Servicemen	Exempted

SSC JE Salary

Selected candidates will be appointed to Group 'B' posts in Pay Level-6 of the Pay Matrix under the 7th Central Pay Commission, with a pay scale of ₹35,400 – ₹112,400. Actual in-hand salary will also include applicable allowances (such as DA, HRA and TA) as per the rules of the respective  recruiting organization, which are not detailed in this notice.

Education Resources

SSC JE Selection Process

Selection for SSC JE 2026 is based on the following stages:

1.    Paper-I (Computer Based Examination) – Qualifying in nature. Covers General Intelligence & Reasoning (50 questions/50 marks), General Awareness (50 questions/50 marks), and the relevant engineering/technical subject based on the post applied for (100 questions/100 marks). Total duration is 2 hours (2 hours 40 minutes for candidates eligible for a scribe). Negative marking of 0.25 marks applies for each wrong answer.

2.    Paper-II (Computer Based Examination) – For candidates shortlisted from Paper-I. Covers the relevant engineering/technical subject in depth (100 questions/300 marks) in 2 hours (2 hours 40 minutes for scribe-eligible candidates). Negative marking of 1 mark applies for each wrong answer.

3.    Document Verification (DV) – Provisionally selected candidates must produce original certificates ( educational qualification, category, age proof, experience, etc.) for verification by the concerned user department/organization.

4.    Physical Standards and Medical Examination – Applicable specifically for posts under organizations such as Border Roads Organisation (BRO)/GREF, as detailed in the relevant annexure of the notice.

Separate merit lists are prepared for JE (Civil), JE (Electrical & Mechanical), Scientific Assistant (IMD), and JE (Telecom). Both papers consist of objective-type, multiple-choice questions set in Hindi and English.

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Important Links

·         Apply Online: Click here

·         Official Notification PDF: Click here