SSC-JE

SSC JE Exam Pattern Paper 1

SSC JE paper 1 is objective type. There are two common sections and one branch
specific section. The total marks for paper 1 is 200. There is negative marking in paper
1 and 0.25 marks is deducted for each wrong answers.

No. of Maximum
Sections
Questions Marks

General Intelligence & Reasoning 50 50

General Awareness 50 50

Part A- General Engineering (Civil &

Structural) Or
100 100
Part B- General Engineering (Electrical) O r
Part C- General Engineering (Mechanical)

Total 200 200

SSC JE Exam Pattern For Paper 2

The Paper-II is a written test of 300 marks for a duration of 2 hours. Paper 2 is branch
specific and candidates have to appear for the exam as per their chosen branch of
engineering.

Maximum
Section Time Duration
Marks

Part A- General Engineering (Civil & Structural) Or Composite Time

Part B- General Engineering (Electrical) Or Part C- 300 Duration of 3
General Engineering (Mechanical) Hours
 SSC JE Syllabus For Paper 1

Section 1: General Intelligence and Reasoning

This General Intelligence syllabus section mainly consists of questions of both verbal
and non-verbal type. This test particularly includes questions that are designed to test
the candidate’s capacity to deal with abstract ideas, symbols, and their relationships
and other analytical functions.

 i) Decision Making
 ii) Visual Memory
 iii) Relationship Concepts
 iv) Arithmetical Reasoning
 v) Verbal and Figure Classification
 vi) Arithmetical Number Series
 vii) Abstract Ideas and Symbols and Their Relationships
 viii) Arithmetical Number Series
 ix) Arithmetical Computations and Other Analytical Functions
 x) Space Visualization
 xi) Problem Solving

Section 2: General Awareness

The questions in this section main ly test the candidate’s general awareness, knowledge
of current affairs, everyday observations, and its various applications to society.

The questions in this section will be such that candidates do not require a special study
of any particular discipline. This section also includes questions pertaining to India
and its neighboring countries especially relating to the following topics:

 i) Economic Science
 ii) General Polity and Scientific Research
 iii) Current Affairs
 iv) India and its Neighboring Countries

Section 3: General Engineering (Electrical Engineering)

 i) Basic concepts
 ii) Circuit law
 iii) AC Fundamentals
 iv) Magnetic Circuit
 v) Electrical Machines
 vi) Measurement and Measuring instruments
 vii) Synchronous Machines
 viii) Fractional Kilowatt Motors and single phase induction Motors
 ix) Generation
 x) Basic Electronics
 xi) Estimation and Costing
 xii) Transmission and Distribution
 xiii) Utilization and Electrical Energy
 SSC JE Syllabus For Paper 2

1.Basic Concepts

 i) Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them.

 ii) Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units.
 iii) Circuit law : Kirchhoff‟s law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems.
 iv) Magnetic Circuit : Concepts of flux, mmf, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic
materials, Magnetic calculations for conductors of different configuration e.g. straight,
circular, solenoidal, etc.
 v) Electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction.

2.AC Fundamentals

 i) Instantaneous, peak, R.M.S. and average values of alternating waves.

 ii) Representation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and parallel AC Circuits
consisting of R.L. and C, Resonance, Tank Circuit.
 iii) Poly Phase system – star and delta connection, 3 phase power, DC and sinusoidal
response of R-Land R-C circuit.

3.Measurement and Measuring Instruments

 i) Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phase, both active and re -active) and energy, 2
wattmeter method of 3 phase power measurement.
 ii) Measurement of frequency and phase angle.
 iii) Ammeter and voltmeter (both moving oil and moving iron type), extension of range
wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter AC Bridges.
 iv) Use of CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT and their uses.
 v) Earth Fault detection.

4.Electrical Machines

 i) D.C. Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of D.C. motors and generators, their
characteristics, speed control and starting of D.C. Motors. Method of braking motor,
Losses and efficiency of D.C. Machines.
 ii) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent
circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. Tests, Losses and efficiency.
 iii) Effect of voltage, frequency and wave form on losses. Parallel operation of 1 phase
/3 phase transformers.
Auto transformers.
 iv) 3 phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field, principle of operation, equivalent
circuit, torque-speed characteristics, and starting and speed control of 3 phase
induction motors.
 v) Methods of braking, effect of voltage and frequency variation on torque speed
characteristics.

5.Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors

 i) Characteristics and applications.

 ii) Synchronous Machines – Generation of 3-phase e.m.f. armature reaction, voltage
regulation, parallel operation of two altern ators, synchronizing, control of active and
reactive power.
 iii) Starting and applications of synchronous motors.
 6.Generation, Transmission and Distribution

 i) Power factor improvement, various types of tariffs, types of faults, short circuit
current for symmetrical faults.
 ii) Switchgears – rating of circuit breakers, Principles of arc extinction by oil and air,
H.R.C. Fuses, Protection against earth leakage / over current, etc. Buchholtz relay,
Merz-Price system of protection of generators & transformers, protection of feeders
and bus bars.
 iii) Lightning arresters, various transmission and distribution system, comparison of
conductor materials, efficiency of different system.
 iv) Cable – Different type of cables, cable rating and derating factor.
 v) Different types of power stations, Load factor, diversity factor, demand factor, cost
of generation, inter-connection of power stations.

7.Estimation and Costing

 i) Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines and relevant IE

rules.
 ii) Earthing practices and IE Rules.

8.Utilization of Electrical Energy

 i) Illumination
 ii) Electric heating
 iii) Electric welding
 iv) Electroplating
 v) Electric drives and motors.

9.Basic Electronics

 i) Working of various electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN

and PNP type) BJT and JFET.
 ii) Simple circuits using these devices.