SSC Junior Engineer — Mechanical preparation
Paper I (objective CBT) → Paper II (conventional) for Mechanical JE posts in central departments.
Where SSC JE ME leads
- JE in CPWD, MES, BRO, CWC, Farakka Barrage, NTRO and more
- Paper I: General Intelligence & Reasoning (50), General Awareness (50), discipline (100); 0.25 negative
- Paper II: descriptive discipline paper (300 marks)
How placd prepares you
- Subject banks with explanations and an AI tutor on every question
- Year-wise pattern sets — timed, scored exactly as the paper scores
SSC Junior Engineer Examination 2026 — schedule & eligibility
Source: ssc.gov.in · verified 14 Sept 2026- Conducted by
- Staff Selection Commission
- Notification
- Not announced yet
- Applications open
- 2 Sept 2026
- Last date to apply
- 22 Sept 2026
- Exam date
- Not announced yet
- Result
- Not announced yet
- Fee
- ₹100 (reserved categories Nil for women, SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen)
- Degree
- A degree or a three-year diploma in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, depending on the post; some posts also ask for two years of relevant experience with a diploma (see the post table in the notice)
- Final year
- Not announced yet
- Age limit
- Up to 30 years for most posts and up to 32 for a few, reckoned on 1 Aug 2026; relaxations per government orders
- Attempts
- Not announced yet
- Also
- Paper-I is a computer-based test scheduled for October/November 2026 and Paper-II for December 2026 (tentative)
How to apply
- Complete One-Time Registration (OTR) on ssc.gov.in or the mySSC app
- Fill the online application for JE 2026 between 2 and 22 Sep 2026 (23:00)
- Pay the ₹100 fee online by 23 Sep 2026 (23:00) unless exempt
- Use the correction window from 28 to 30 Sep 2026 if a field needs fixing
- Download the Paper-I admit card from your regional SSC site when released
Paper-I and Paper-II months are tentative in the notice; exact dates are announced later on ssc.gov.in.
The subjects
Mechanical Core
SOM, thermo, fluids, HT, manufacturing, design
Engineering mechanics, strength of materials, theory of machines, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, manufacturing, machine design, materials, IC engines, RAC and industrial engineering — the campus technical round and GATE/PSU interview spine.
Production & Plant
Lean, Six Sigma, quality systems, maintenance, safety
Production planning, lean/TPS, Six Sigma & SPC, ISO 9001/IATF 16949/PPAP, TPM/RCM maintenance, welding & NDT, CNC practice, automotive plants, HVAC & utilities, industrial safety, supply chain and project execution — what production, quality and maintenance interviews ask.
Aptitude
Clear the first filter
Quant, logical reasoning, and verbal with timed mock tests modelled on AMCAT, eLitmus, CoCubes and company aptitude rounds.
Past papers, year by year
The SSC JE ME year archive is being verified against the conducting body’s site — official links, paper shape and cutoffs for each year land here.
Frequently asked
- What does placd cover for SSC JE ME?
- Mechanical Core, Production & Plant, Aptitude — the paper's sections, as practice banks with explanations and an AI tutor.
- Are SSC JE ME practice papers the real previous-year papers?
- No. placd's year-wise sets are original pattern sets authored to each year's real distribution — section split, question types, mark weighting and duration — with our own detailed solutions. Past-paper text is not reproduced.
- Where can I find SSC JE ME previous-year question papers?
- The SSC JE ME year archive is being verified against the conducting body's site.
- Where do I apply for SSC JE ME?
- Only on the conducting body's official site — placd links to it in the schedule section above and never hosts an application form. The dates and eligibility shown are read from that site and carry the date they were verified.
- How is a SSC JE ME practice set scored?
- As the exam scores it: negative marking of one-quarter of the marks for a wrong objective answer.