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Preface

Staff Selection Commission-Junior Engineer has always been preferred by

Engineers due to job stability. SSC-Junior Engineer examination is conducted
every year. MADE EASY team has deeply analyzed the previous exam papers and
observed that a good percentage of questions are repetitive in nature, therefore
it is advisable to solve previous years papers before a candidate takes the exam.

The SSC JE exam is conducted in two stages as shown in table given below.

Papers Subject Maximum Marks Duration

Stage 1: (i) General Intelligence & Reasoning 50 Marks 2 hours

Paper-I : Objective type
(ii) General Awareness 50 Marks

(iii) General Engineering : Mechanical 100 Marks

Stage 2: General Engineering : Mechanical 300 Marks 2 hours

Paper-II Conventional Type

Note: In Paper-I, every question carry one mark and there is negative marking of ¼ marks for every wrong answer.
Candidates shortlisted in Stage 1 are called for Stage 2. On the basis of combined score in Stage 1 and Stage 2, final
merit list gets prepared.

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 Syllabus of Engineering Subjects
(For Conventional Type Papers)

Mechanical Engineering
Theory of Machines and Machine Design: Concept of simple machine, Four bar linkage and link motion,
Flywheels and fluctuation of energy, Power transmission by belts – V-belts and Flat belts, Clutches – Plate
and Conical clutch, Gears – Type of gears, gear profile and gear ratio calculation, Governors – Principles and
classification, Riveted joint, Cams, Bearings, Friction in collars and pivots.

Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials: Equilibrium of Forces, Law of motion, Friction, Concepts
of stress and strain, Elastic limit and elastic constants, Bending moments and shear force diagram, Stress in
composite bars, Torsion of circular shafts, Buckling of columns – Euler’s and Rankin’s theories, Thin walled
pressure vessels

Thermal Engineering: Properties of Pure Substances : p-v & P-T diagrams of pure substance like H2O,
Introduction of steam table with respect to steam generation process; definition of saturation, wet & superheated
status. Definition of dryness fraction of steam, degree of superheat of steam. h-s chart of steam (Mollier’s Chart).
1st Law of Thermodynamics : Definition of stored energy & internal energy, 1st Law of Thermodynamics for
cyclic process, Non Flow Energy Equation, Flow Energy & Definition of Enthalpy, Conditions for Steady State
Steady Flow; Steady State Steady Flow Energy Equation.
2nd Law of Thermodynamics : Definition of Sink, Source Reservoir of Heat, Heat Engine, Heat Pump & Refrigerator;
Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engines & co-efficient of performance of Refrigerators, Kelvin – Planck & Clausius
Statements of 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Absolute or Thermodynamic Scale of temperature, Clausius
Integral, Entropy, Entropy change calculation for ideal gas processes. Carnot Cycle & Carnot Efficiency, PMM-2;
definition & its impossibility.

Air standard Cycles for IC engines : Otto cycle; plot on P-V, T-S Planes; Thermal Efficiency, Diesel Cycle; Plot
on P-V, T-S planes; Thermal efficiency. IC Engine Performance, IC Engine Combustion, IC Engine Cooling &
Lubrication.

Rankine cycle of steam : Simple Rankine cycle plot on P-V, T-S, h-s planes, Rankine cycle efficiency with &
without pump work. Boilers; Classification; Specification; Fittings & Accessories : Fire Tube & Water Tube Boilers.
Air Compressors & their cycles; Refrigeration cycles; Principle of a Refrigeration Plant; Nozzles & Steam Turbines

Fluid Mechanics & Machinery: Properties & Classification of Fluids : ideal & real fluids, Newton’s law of viscosity,
Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids, compressible and incompressible fluids. Fluid Statics : Pressure at a point.
Measurement of Fluid Pressure : Manometers, U-tube, Inclined tube. Fluid Kinematics : Stream line, laminar
& turbulent flow, external & internal flow, continuity equation. Dynamics of ideal fluids : Bernoulli’s equation,
Total head; Velocity head; Pressure head; Application of Bernoulli’s equitation. Measurement of Flow rate Basic
Principles : Venturimeter, Pilot tube, Orifice meter. Hydraulic Turbines: Classifications, Principles. Centrifugal
Pumps : Classifications, Principles, Performance.

Production Engineering: Classification of Steels : mild steal & alloy steel, Heat treatment of steel, Welding – Arc
Welding, Gas Welding, Resistance Welding, Special Welding Techniques i.e. TIG, MIG, etc. (Brazing & Soldering),
Welding Defects & Testing; NDT, Foundry & Casting – methods, defects, different casting processes, Forging,
Extrusion, etc, Metal cutting principles, cutting tools, Basic Principles of machining with (i) Lathe (ii) Milling (iii)
Drilling (iv) Shaping (v) Grinding, Machines, tools & manufacturing processes.
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 Contents
Conventional Solved Papers (Paper-II) Mechanical
Engineering

Chapter 1
Chapter 4
Thermodynamics...................................... 1
Strength of Materials.............................58
1. Basic Concepts & Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics........ 1
1. Properties of Materials...........................................................58
2. Energy and Energy Interactions........................................... 2 2. Simple Stress-strain and Elastic Constants.....................60
3. First Law of Thermodynamics................................................ 3 3. Shear Force and Bending Moment....................................64

4. Open System Analysis by First Law..................................... 7 4. Bending Stress in Beams.......................................................68

5. Second Law of Thermodynamics......................................... 8 5. Shear Stress in Beams.............................................................69

6. Torsion of Shafts.......................................................................70
6. Properties of Pure Substances.............................................18
7. Deflection of Beams................................................................75
8. Pressure Vessels........................................................................76
Chapter 2 9. Theory of Columns..................................................................79
Power Plant Engineering.......................23
Chapter 5
1. Steam Power Plant...................................................................23
Theory of Machines................................80
2. Boilers
......................................................................................26
1. Simple Mechanisms................................................................80
3. Steam Turbines.........................................................................31 2. Mechanisms with Lower Pairs.............................................83
4. Gas Turbine................................................................................31 3. Cam Design................................................................................84

5. Reciprocating Air Compressors..........................................34 4. Gears

......................................................................................87
5. Dynamics of Machines, Turning Moment, Flywheel........98
6. Governors................................................................................ 100
Chapter 3
Chapter 6
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Production Engineering.......................104
1. Basics and Air Standard Cycles............................................36
1. Metal Casting.......................................................................... 104
2. Combustion in SI and CI Engines.......................................54 2. Welding ................................................................................... 111
3. Ignition, Engine Friction, Lubrication 3. Metal Cutting.......................................................................... 121
and Cooling................................................................................54 4. Metal Forming........................................................................ 140
5. Machine Tools......................................................................... 141

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Chapter 7
Engineering Mechanics........................143
1. System of forces..................................................................... 143
2. Friction ................................................................................... 145
Chapter 8
Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machinery....148
1. Fluid Properties...................................................................... 148
2. Fluid Pressure & its Measurement .................................. 150
3. Hydrostatic Forces on Surfaces........................................ 153
4. Fluid Kinematics.................................................................... 154
5. Fluid Dynamics...................................................................... 157
6. Flow Measurement............................................................... 164
7. Flow Through Pipes.............................................................. 168
8. Impulse of Jets....................................................................... 169
9. Hydraulic Turbines................................................................ 171
10. Hydraulic Pumps................................................................... 178
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Chapter 9
Machine Design....................................184
1. Chain and Belt Drive ........................................................... 184
2. Clutches
................................................................................... 185
3. Gear............................................................................................ 187
4. Bearing ................................................................................... 187
Chapter 10
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning....190
1. Vapour Compression Refrigeration
System (VCRS)........................................................................ 190
Chapter 11
Material Science....................................194
1. Heat Treatment of Steels.................................................... 194
2. Properties & Application of Various Ferrous
& Non-ferrous Metals and Their Alloys.......................... 196