Junior Engineer (Electrical / Mechanical)
A post filled through SSC JE. Everything below is from the post table and rules of the official notice.
| Departments | Border Roads Organization - JE (E&M); Central Water Commission - JE (M); CPWD - JE (E); Central Water and Power Research Station - JE (E); DGQA-Naval, Ministry of Defence - JE (M), JE (E); Farakka Barrage Project - JE (E); Military Engineer Services - JE (E&M); Director General of Lighthouses & Lightships - JE (E) |
|---|---|
| Group | B |
| Pay level (7th CPC) | Level 6: ₹35,400 entry basic pay a month |
| Age limit | Up to 32 for CPWD and DG Lighthouses & Lightships; up to 30 for all other departments (as on 01.08.2026) (before relaxation) |
| Skill test | No skill or physical test. Paper-I (CBE, qualifying): Reasoning 50, General Awareness 50, plus Part-B General Engineering (Electrical) or Part-C (Mechanical) 100; 2 hours; 0.25 negative. Paper-II: Part-B or Part-C, 100 questions / 300 marks, 2 hours; 1 mark negative (para 13). One merit list for JE (Electrical & Mechanical) for Paper-II. |
Final cut-off marks in past results
Marks of the last candidate selected for this post, by category, as printed in SSC’s final result write-ups. Use them as a rough target; they change every year.
SSC JE 2025 final result
| Post (code) | UR | OBC | EWS | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE (Electrical & Mechanical), Border Roads Organisation (B) | 341.08393 | 344.8914 | 334.07323 | 320.19008 | 300.14521 |
| JE (Electrical), CPWD (E) | 376.1854 | 366.86051 | 359.93353 | 342.10652 | 322.55949 |
| JE (Electrical & Mechanical), Military Engineering Services (O) | 356.89742 | 350.68337 | 342.39976 | 330.85255 | 311.51692 |
Other conditions
- Degree or diploma rule varies: Diploma is enough for CPWD JE(E) (Electrical or Mechanical diploma), CWPRS and Farakka JE(E); Degree or Diploma for CWC JE(M); BRO, MES and DGQA-Naval need a Degree, or a 3-year Diploma plus 2 years' experience; DG Lighthouses needs a Degree, or a Diploma plus 3 years' experience, or equivalent (para 2 table).
- Candidates opting for JE (Mechanical) are also eligible for JE (Electrical & Mechanical) (Note 1).
- JE (Telecom) in DoT and Scientific Assistant in IMD are in the same notice but were not requested; not written.
Pay
The entry basic pay is the first cell of the level. In-hand pay adds DA (63% from 01-07-2026), HRA by city and transport allowance, minus deductions.
Prepare for SSC JE
Other posts through SSC JE
Source: SSC Junior Engineer Examination, 2026 notice (published 02.09.2026), Preamble (Group B, Level-6), para 2 table (posts, EQ, age, Notes 1-2), 7.1 (age), 13 (scheme). Checked 13-11-2026. Job duties are not listed because the notice does not describe them.
Spotted a wrong size or rule? Report it by email (opens your mail app; please add the notice link)