Staff Selection Commission recruits candidates to posts of Junior Engineer including specializations in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Quantity Surveying & Contracts for various Ministries and Departments in the Government of India. Every year SSC JE recruits candidates to 18 different posts in various departments across India. Staff selection commission has planned to conduct examination for eight posts in the year 2020. SSC has released the examination dates for three of the posts which will be conducted in the month of October and November 2020. The exam dates of the remaining five posts will be announced on 22 September 2020.
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SSC JE Eligibility 2020 – Age Limit, Qualifications
Before applying to the post of SSC JE we need to check if we are eligible to the post. Let us check in detail the following four areas that has to be satisfied before we consider eligible to the post
- Nationality
- Age Limit
- Age Relaxation
- Qualification
1. SSC JE – Nationality
The candidate must be either a
- Citizen of India
- A subject of Nepal
- A subject of Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962 to permanently settle in India or
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
Note: For candidates other than citizen of India and falling under the rest of categories mentioned above has to present a certificate of eligibility by Government of India.
2. SSC JE – Age Limit
The post wise age limit for different posts under SSC JE is given below. The following age limit should be met as on January 1 , 2020 to be considered eligible
| SSC JE Posts | Organisations/Departments | SSC JE Upper Age Limit |
|---|---|---|
| JE Civil | Central Water Commission | Up to 32 years |
| JE Mechanical | Central Water Commission | Up to 32 years |
| JE Civil | Central Public Works Department (CPWD) | Up to 32 years |
| JE Electrical | Central Public Works Department (CPWD) | Up to 32 years |
| JE Civil | Military Engineer Services (MES) | Up to 30 years |
| JE Electrical and Mechanical | Military Engineer Services (MES) | Up to 30 years |
| JE Civil | Farakka Barrage Project | Up to 30 years |
| JE Electrical | Farakka Barrage Project | Up to 30 years |
| JE Mechanical | Farakka Barrage Project | Up to 30 years |
| JE Civil | Border Road Organisation | Up to 30 years |
| JE Electrical & Mechanical | Border Road Organisation | Up to 30 years |
| JE Civil | Central Water and Power Research Station | Up to 30 years |
| JE Electrical | Central Water and Power Research Station | Up to 30 years |
| JE Mechanical | Central Water and Power Research Station | Up to 30 years |
| JE Mechanical | Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) | Up to 30 years |
| JE Electrical | Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) | Up to 30 years |
| JE Civil | National Technical Research Organization |
Up to 30 years |
| JE Electrical | National Technical Research Organization |
Up to 30 years |
| JE Mechanical | National Technical Research Organization |
Up to 30 years |
3. SSC JE – Age Relaxation
Upper age relaxation for various categories for SSC JE recruitment is tabulated below.
| Categories | Age Relaxation Permissible beyond the Upper Age Limit |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) | 5 years |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 3 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PwD) | 10 years |
| PwD + OBC | 13 years |
| PwD + SC/ST | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (ESM) | 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age |
| Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir from 01-Jan-1980 to 31-Dec-1989 | 5 years |
| Defence personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 years |
| Defence personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST) | 8 years |
Note: Candidates should note that the Date of Birth as filled by them in the online Application Form will be treated as final and any request for change in the DoB will not be entertained by the Commission under any circumstances. For proof of Date of Birth, only Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate will be accepted by the Commission at the time of Document Verification.
SSC JE Eligibility: Educational Qualification
Below mentioned the educational qualification and work experienced that is required to be considered eligible to various posts under SSC JE recruitment. The qualifications and experience stated below should be available as on January 1, 2020
| SSC JE Posts | Educational Qualification & Work Experience |
|---|---|
| JE Civil, Central Water Commission | Degree/diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized university/institution |
| JE Mechanical, Central Water Commission | Degree/diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university/institution |
| JE Civil, Central Public Works Department (CPWD) | Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognised university/institute |
| JE Electrical, CPWD | Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university/institute |
| JE Civil, Military Engineer Services (MES) | Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised University
Or Three-year diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognised institute/university/board and two-year experience in planning, execution and maintenance of Civil Engineering works |
| JE Electrical & Mechanical, MES | Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university
Or Three-year diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institute/university/board and two-year experience in planning, execution and maintenance of Electrical/Mechanical Engineering works |
| JE Civil, Farakka Barrage Project | Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognised university/institute/board |
| JE Electrical, Farakka Barrage Project
|
Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognised university/institute/board |
| JE Mechanical, Farakka Barrage Project | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university/institute/board |
| JE Civil, Border Roads Organisation, Ministry of Defence | Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised university/institute
Or Three-year diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognised university/institute/board and two-year working experience in planning, execution and maintenance of Civil Engineering works |
| JE Electrical & Mechanical, Border Roads Organisation, Ministry of Defence | Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university/institute
Or Three-year diploma in Electrical/Automobile/Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university/institute/board and two-year experience in planning, execution and maintenance of Electrical/Mechanical Engineering works |
| JE Civil, Central Water Power Research Station | Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognised institute |
| JE Electrical, Central Water Power Research Station | Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognised institute |
| JE Mechanical, Central Water Power Research Station | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institute |
|
JE Mechanical, Directorate of Quality Assurance, (Naval) |
Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institute
Or Three-year diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university/institution and two-year experience in the respective field |
| JE Electrical, Directorate of Quality Assurance, (Naval) | Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognised University
Or Three-year diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognised university/institution and two-year experience in the respective field |
| JE Civil, National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) | Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognised university/institution |
| JE Electrical, NTRO | Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognised university/institution |
| JE Mechanical, NTRO | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university/institution |
Note:
- The posts where experience is required, such experience must be acquired by the candidates after completing educational qualification as specified for the concerned post.
- Internship, training, research experience, etc gained in the course of acquiring an educational qualification will not be counted as experience.
- As per UGC (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 the programmes in engineering are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode.
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