SSC JE Recruitment 2026: 1,748 Vacancies, Salary up to ₹1,12,400, Eligibility & Last Date: 22 September

SSC JE Recruitment 2026 | 1748 Vacancies | Written Test + Interview | Salary: Up to 1,12,400 | Last Date: 22 September 2026

By Sarkari Naukri Front | Published on 03 Sep 2026 | Updated on 03 Sep 2026

SSC JE Recruitment 2026 is a major opportunity for engineering diploma and degree holders looking for a Central Government job. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the Junior Engineer Examination 2026 notice for recruitment to Junior Engineer posts in various Government of India organizations and offices, along with the Scientific Assistant post in the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The posts are classified as Group ‘B’, Level-6 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix, with a pay range of ₹35,400–₹112,400. The online application process starts on 2 September 2026, while the last date to submit the application is 22 September 2026, up to 11:00 PM.

Candidates interested in the SSC JE Recruitment 2026, SSC JE eligibility, syllabus, exam pattern, salary, application fee, and selection process should read the complete notification carefully before applying. The Commission has announced 1,748 tentative vacancies, while post-wise and category-wise final vacancies will be made available separately on the SSC website.

SSC JE Recruitment 2026: Highlights

Recruiting Authority: Staff Selection Commission
Examination: Junior Engineer Examination, 2026
Total Tentative Vacancies: 1,748
Posts: Junior Engineer and Scientific Assistant in IMD
Job Type: Central Government Job
Pay Level: Level-6
Pay Scale: ₹35,400–₹112,400
Application Start Date: 2 September 2026
Last Date to Apply: 22 September 2026, 11:00 PM
Last Date for Fee Payment: 23 September 2026, 11:00 PM
Correction Window: 28–30 September 2026
Paper I: October/November 2026
Paper II: December 2026
Application Fee: ₹100
Fee Exemption: Women, SC, ST, PwBD, and eligible Ex-Servicemen
Selection: Paper-I → Paper-II → Final Allocation/Selection
Official Website: SSC Official Website

The official notice states that SSC will conduct the examination for Junior Engineer posts in different Government organizations/offices and for Scientific Assistant in IMD.

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Total Vacancies

SSC JE Vacancy 2026: 1,748 tentative vacancies

Total Tentative Vacancies: 1,748
Vacancy Status: Tentative
Final Vacancy: To be published by SSC
State/Zone-wise Vacancy: Not collected by SSC in the notice

The Commission has clearly stated that post-wise and category-wise tentative/final vacancies will be made available on its website. Candidates seeking state-wise or zone-wise vacancy information, if available, are advised to contact the concerned User Department.

Advertisement No. / Notification Number

Examination: Junior Engineer Examination, 2026
F. No.: HQ-C-3019/1/2026-C-3
Recruiting Organization: Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Classification: Group ‘B’
Pay Level: Level-6
Pay Matrix: ₹35,400–₹1,12,400

The notification identifies the recruitment through F. No. HQ-C-3019/1/2026-C-3 and states that the posts are in Level-6 of the 7th Central Pay Commission Pay Matrix.

SSC JE Recruitment 2026: Short Description

The SSC JE Recruitment 2026 examination is being conducted for recruitment to Junior Engineer posts in several Central Government departments and organizations. The participating organizations include the Border Roads Organization, Brahmaputra Board, Central Water Commission, CPWD, Central Water and Power Research Station, DGQA-NAVAL, Farakka Barrage Project, Military Engineer Services, NTRO, Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships, Department of Telecommunications, and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.

The examination also includes a scientific assistant in the India Meteorological Department. Depending on the organization and post, candidates may be recruited as Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Electrical), Junior Engineer (Mechanical), Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical), Junior Engineer (Telecom), or Scientific Assistant.

Important Dates and Application Fee for SSC JE Recruitment 2026

SSC JE Important Dates 2026

Event	Date
Application Begins	2 September 2026
Last Date to Apply	22 September 2026
Last Date/Time for Application	22 September 2026, 11:00 PM
Last Date for Online Fee Payment	23 September 2026, 11:00 PM
Application Correction Window	28–30 September 2026
Correction Closing Time	30 September 2026, 11:00 PM
Paper-I Examination	October/November 2026
Paper-II Examination	December 2026
Admit Card	To be announced by SSC
Result	To be announced by SSC

The application and examination dates are given in the official notice. The examination schedule is expressly described as tentative, and any change will be communicated through the SSC website.

Application Fee

General/EWS/OBC: ₹100
SC/ST: Exempted
PwBD: Exempted
Women Candidates: Exempted
Ex-Servicemen: Exempted

The SSC notice specifies an application fee of ₹100. Women candidates and candidates belonging to the SC, ST, PwBD, and Ex-Servicemen categories are exempted from payment of the fee.

Mode of Payment

BHIM UPI
Net Banking
Visa Debit Card
MasterCard
Maestro
RuPay Debit Card

The application fee can be paid only through the online payment modes specified by SSC.

Posts, Vacancy, Age Limit, Salary, and Qualification Details: SSC JE Recruitment 2026

Post Name / Pay Scale	Vacancy	Educational Qualification
Junior Engineer (Civil)	Part of 1,748	Degree in Civil Engineering or prescribed Diploma + experience, depending on department
Junior Engineer (Electrical)	Part of 1,748	Degree/Diploma in Electrical Engineering or prescribed equivalent qualification
Junior Engineer (Mechanical)	Part of 1,748	Degree/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or prescribed equivalent qualification
Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical)	Part of 1,748	Degree/Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering + prescribed experience where applicable
Junior Engineer (Telecom)	Part of 1,748	Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology in specified electrical, electronics, computer, telecom, or related disciplines
Scientific Assistant, IMD	Part of 1,748	Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Physics or specified Computer Science, Computer Applications, Electronics, and related qualifications
Pay Level	—	Level-6: ₹35,400–₹112,400

The official notice does not provide a separate consolidated vacancy number for each post in the main notice; it gives 1,748 total tentative vacancies and states that detailed post-wise and category-wise vacancies will be published separately.

Educational Qualification

JE Civil: Depending on the organization, candidates may require a Civil Engineering degree or a three-year Civil Engineering diploma with prescribed experience.
JE Electrical: Depending on the organization, candidates may require an Electrical Engineering degree or diploma.
JE Mechanical: Depending on the organization, a Mechanical Engineering degree or diploma may be required.
JE Electrical & Mechanical: Prescribed Electrical/Mechanical Engineering qualification and, where specified, relevant experience.
JE Telecom: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in specified fields such as Electrical, Electronics, Electrical Communications, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or Instrumentation.
Scientific Assistant, IMD: Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Physics as one subject, or specified degrees in Computer Science, Computer Applications, Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Electronics Telecommunication, Instrumentation, Information Technology, Telecommunication, or Communication Engineering.

The exact qualification depends on the organization and post. Candidates should therefore match their qualification with the specific post-wise requirements before applying.

Age Limit

Posts with an upper age limit of 30 years: Candidate must have been born between 2 August 1996 and 1 August 2008.
Posts with an upper age limit of 32 years: Candidate must have been born between 2 August 1994 and 1 August 2008.
Crucial Date for Age Calculation: 1 August 2026

The age requirement differs between departments/posts, with most posts carrying an upper age limit of 30 years and certain posts carrying an upper limit of 32 years.

Age Relaxation

SC/ST: 5 years
OBC: 3 years
PwBD – UR/EWS: 10 years
PwBD – OBC: 13 years
PwBD – SC/ST: 15 years
Ex-Servicemen: 3 years after deduction of military service from actual age, subject to applicable conditions
Eligible Defence Personnel disabled during specified operations: relaxation as prescribed in the notification.

Cut-Off Date for Age Calculation

1 August 2026 is the crucial date for age reckoning. The date of birth entered in the application must match the date recorded in the candidate’s Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate.

Latest Sarkari Naukri Updates: SSC JE Recruitment 2026

The SSC JE Recruitment 2026 is an important Central Government engineering recruitment for candidates with Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Telecom, and specified related qualifications. With 1,748 tentative vacancies and Level-6 pay, it is one of the key Sarkari Naukri 2026 opportunities for engineering diploma and degree holders.

Candidates should remember that the 1,748 figure is tentative. SSC will publish post-wise and category-wise vacancy information separately, and candidates should rely on the latest information released by the Commission rather than unofficial vacancy claims.

SSC JE Eligibility Details 2026

Candidates must satisfy the nationality/citizenship requirements prescribed by SSC.
Educational qualification must be obtained from a recognized institution/university as applicable to the post.
Where experience is prescribed, it must have been acquired after completion of the requisite educational qualification.
Internship, training, and research experience obtained while qualifying will not count as the prescribed experience.
The result of the essential qualification must have been declared by the specified cut-off date.
Candidates called for Document Verification must produce original educational and experience certificates.
Candidates should carefully verify the post-specific eligibility before selecting the examination subject.

The notification specifically states that experience required for a post must have been acquired after completion of the requisite educational qualification; internship, training, and research experience during the course of qualification are not counted as the required experience.

SSC JE Syllabus 2026

The SSC JE Syllabus 2026 consists of General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, and the relevant engineering/specialist subject.

Paper-I Syllabus

General Intelligence & Reasoning
- Analogies
- Similarities and differences
- Space visualization
- Problem solving
- Analysis
- Judgment
- Decision-making
- Visual memory
- Observation
- Relationship concepts
- Arithmetical reasoning
- Number series
- Verbal and figure classification
General Awareness
- Current events
- History
- Culture
- Geography
- Economic scene
- General polity
- Scientific research
- India and neighboring countries
Civil Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Solid Mechanics
- Structural Analysis
- Construction Materials and Management
- Estimating, Costing, and Valuation
- Concrete Structures
- Steel Structures
- Surveying
- Soil Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
- Hydrology and Irrigation Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Transportation/Traffic Engineering
Electrical Engineering
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
- Magnetic Circuits
- AC Fundamentals
- Measurements
- Electrical Machines
- Synchronous Generators
- Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
- Estimation and Costing
- Utilization of Electrical Energy
- Basic Electronics
- Power Electronics
Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Strength of Materials
- Theory of Machines
- Machine Design
- Materials Science
- Thermal Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery
- Industrial Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Metrology and Measurement
- Advanced Manufacturing Processes

The official syllabus states that engineering questions are approximately at the diploma level for Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering, while the specified IMD and Telecom subjects are approximately at the the graduation level.

SSC JE Exam Pattern 2026

The SSC JE examination is conducted in two papers: Paper-I and Paper-II.

Paper	Subjects	Questions/Marks	Duration
Paper-I	Reasoning, General Awareness, Engineering/Specialist Subject	200 questions / 200 marks	2 hours
Paper-II	Relevant Engineering/Specialist Subject	100 questions / 300 marks	2 hours

PwBD candidates eligible for a scribe under the specified provisions receive 2 hours 40 minutes for the respective examination.

Important Exam Pattern Points

Paper I is a Computer-Based Examination.
Paper II is also a Computer-Based Examination.
Questions are objective-type multiple-choice questions.
Questions are set in Hindi and English.
Paper-I is qualifying in nature.
Candidates are shortlisted for Paper-II based on normalized Paper-I marks and qualifying requirements.
Final merit is based on normalized Paper-II marks.
Separate merit lists are prepared for the relevant posts/streams.

Negative Marking

Paper-I: 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer.
Paper-II: 1 mark deducted for every wrong answer.

Candidates should therefore avoid random guessing and carefully manage accuracy during the examination.

Minimum Qualifying Marks

UR: 30%
OBC/EWS: 25%
All Other Categories: 20%

Paper-I is qualifying in nature and normalized. Paper-I marks are used for shortlisting candidates for Paper-II.

SSC JE Salary 2026

The SSC JE Salary 2026 is based on Level-6 of the 7th Central Pay Commission Pay Matrix.

Pay Level: Level-6
Pay Range: ₹35,400–₹112,400
Post Classification: Group ‘B’

The notification officially specifies the Level-6 pay matrix range of ₹35,400–₹112,400. Actual gross salary and take-home salary will depend on applicable allowances, deductions, place of posting, and Government rules.

SSC JE Subject/Post-Wise Vacancy

The notice currently gives 1,748 tentative vacancies in total, rather than a complete consolidated post-wise vacancy table within the opening vacancy section.

The recruitment covers:

Junior Engineer Civil
Junior Engineer Electrical
Junior Engineer Mechanical
Junior Engineer Electrical & Mechanical
Junior Engineer Telecom
Scientific Assistant in IMD

Candidates should check the Commission’s subsequently published post-wise and category-wise vacancy information before making final preference decisions.

How to Apply for SSC JE Recruitment 2026

Candidates must complete the application process online through the SSC website.

Visit ssc.gov.in.
Complete One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new SSC website if not already registered.
Log in using the Registration Number and password.
Select Junior Engineer Examination, 2026, under the Live Examination section.
Select the appropriate post.
Enter the required educational qualification details.
Select the relevant examination subject/stream.
Provide the required personal, educational, and category information.
Select examination centers.
Upload/complete the photograph and signature requirements.
Review the application carefully.
Pay ₹100 where applicable.
Submit the application before 22 September 2026, 11:00 PM.
Save/print the final application for future reference.

The SSC application instructions specifically require candidates to complete OTR before proceeding to the online application. The application can be submitted through the SSC website or the mySSC mobile application.

The application module captures a live photograph, and candidates must follow SSC’s prescribed photograph requirements. The scanned signature should be in JPEG/JPG format and approximately 10–20 KB, with the prescribed dimensions.

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Documents Required for SSC JE Application

Matriculation/Secondary Examination certificate
Educational qualification certificate
Diploma/Degree certificate as applicable
Marksheets
Experience certificate, wherever required
Category certificate, wherever applicable
EWS certificate, wherever applicable
PwBD/disability certificate, wherever applicable
Ex-Servicemen documents, wherever applicable
Valid identification documents
Other documents specified in the Admission Certificate or during Document Verification

Candidates called for Document Verification must produce the required original certificates. Failure to substantiate claims regarding educational qualification, category, or other eligibility requirements can result in cancellation of candidature.

Selection Process for SSC JE Recruitment 2026

The SSC JE Selection Process 2026 follows a two-paper Computer-Based Examination structure.

Stage 1: Paper I
Stage 2: Paper II
Stage 3: Final selection/allocation based on Paper-II performance and post/organization preference
Document Verification: As required by the concerned User Department

Paper-I is qualifying in nature. Candidates are shortlisted for Paper-II based on normalized Paper-I performance and the prescribed minimum qualifying marks. Final selection and allocation are based on Paper-II performance and the preference of post/organization/office.

Candidates must also be careful while giving post preferences. Once submitted, preferences are treated as final and irreversible. A candidate who fails to submit the required post preferences within the stipulated period will not be considered for the relevant final allocation process.

For candidates opting for posts in the Border Roads Organization (BRO), additional physical and medical standards and a Physical Efficiency Test apply. Only male candidates are eligible for the BRO Junior Engineer posts according to the notice.

Important Instructions: SSC JE Recruitment 2026

Apply before 22 September 2026 at 11:00 PM.
Complete fee payment, where applicable, by 23 September 2026 at 11:00 PM.
Do not wait until the last day to submit the application.
Verify your date of birth against the Matriculation/Secondary certificate.
Select the examination subject carefully according to your qualifying education.
The selected subject/stream cannot subsequently be changed.
Keep a copy of the submitted application.
Ensure that educational qualifications and required experience are available by the applicable cut-off date.
Candidates claiming reservation or age relaxation must possess the required certificates.
Use only the prescribed certificate formats where specified.
Remember that Paper-I carries negative marking of 0.25 marks per wrong answer.
Paper-II carries negative marking of one mark per wrong answer.
Final selection is based on Paper-II normalized marks and post/organization preference.
BRO applicants should carefully check the additional physical and medical standards.
Regularly check the official SSC website for changes to the examination schedule.

The Commission advises candidates to submit the application well before the closing date because heavy website traffic or technical issues near the deadline can prevent successful submission.

Why SSC JE Recruitment 2026 Is Perfect for Engineering Job Aspirants

The SSC JE Recruitment 2026 is particularly attractive for engineering diploma and degree holders seeking a Central Government career. The recruitment covers several technical disciplines and multiple important Government organizations, while the posts carry Level-6 pay of ₹35,400–₹112,400. The combination of a large number of tentative vacancies, technical career opportunities, and a structured two-stage Computer-Based Examination makes this recruitment relevant for candidates preparing for Sarkari Naukri 2026 and government engineering jobs. Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and eligible Telecom-related candidates should carefully compare their educational qualifications with the organization-specific requirements before applying, especially where relevant work experience is mandatory.

FAQs: SSC JE Recruitment 2026

1. What is the last date to apply for SSC JE Recruitment 2026?

The last date to submit the SSC JE 2026 online application is 22 September 2026 at 11:00 PM. The last date for online fee payment is 23 September 2026 at 11:00 PM.

2. How many vacancies are announced for SSC JE Recruitment 2026?

SSC has announced 1,748 tentative vacancies for the Junior Engineer Examination 2026. Post-wise and category-wise final vacancy details will be published separately by the Commission.

3. What is the SSC JE 2026 salary?

SSC JE posts covered by the notice are Group ‘B’, Level-6, with a pay range of ₹35,400–₹1,12,400 under the 7th CPC Pay Matrix.

4. What is the SSC JE 2026 application fee?

The application fee is ₹100. Women candidates and candidates belonging to the SC, ST, PwBD, and Ex-Servicemen categories are exempted from paying the fee.

5. What is the SSC JE Exam Pattern 2026?

The examination has Paper-I and Paper-II, both conducted through a computer-based examination. Paper-I contains 200 questions for 200 marks, and Paper-II contains 100 questions for 300 marks. Paper-I is qualifying, while normalized Paper-II marks determine final merit.

6. What is the age limit for SSC JE 2026?

The upper age limit is generally 30 years or 32 years, depending on the post/organization. The crucial date for age calculation is 1 August 2026. Category-wise age relaxation is available as per Government rules and the examination notice.