| 160 minutes exam duration, TIMINGS 10 AM 12 PM, 2PM-4PM.
ONLINE MODE 0.25 negative marks |
TIER 2 exam pattern
| Subjects | Total Marks |
General Engineering (Civil & Structural / Electrical /Mechanical )
|
300 |
| 3 hours duration, descriptive, offline mode. |
SSC JE TIER 1 syllabus Reasoning
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
| analogies |
| analysis |
| analytical functions |
| Arithmetical computations |
| arithmetical number series |
| arithmetical reasoning |
| decision making |
| differences |
| discrimination |
| judgment |
| observation |
| problem-solving |
| relationship concepts |
| similarities |
| space visualization |
| Verbal and figure classification |
| visual memory |
SSC JE TIER 1 syllabus General Awareness
| General Awareness |
| Culture |
| Economic |
| Political science |
| Geography |
| History |
| Science & technology |
JE Civil Engineering Syllabus
| Civil Engineering |
| Building Materials. Estimating. |
| Concrete Technology. |
| Costing and Valuation. |
| Environmental Engineering. |
| Hydraulics. |
| Irrigation Engineering. |
| RCC Design. |
| Steel Design. |
| Structural Engineering. |
| Surveying. Soil Mechanics. |
| Theory of Structures. |
| Transportation Engineering. |
SSC Junior engineer Electrical Syllabus
| Electrical Engineering |
| AC Fundamentals. |
| Basic concepts. |
| Basic Electronics. |
| Circuit law. |
| Electrical Machines. |
| Estimation and Costing. Utilization and Electrical Energy. |
| Fractional Kilowatt Motors and single phase induction Motors. |
| Generation. Transmission and Distribution. |
| Magnetic Circuit. |
| Measurement and Measuring Instruments. |
| Synchronous Machines. |
JE Mechanical Engineering Syllabus
| Mechanical Engineering |
| 1st Law of Thermodynamics. |
| 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. |
| Air Compressors & their cycles. |
| Air standard Cycles for IC Engines. |
| basic principles. |
| Boilers. |
| Centrifugal Pumps. |
| Classification of steels. |
| Classification. |
| Dynamics of Ideal fluids. |
| Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials. |
| Fitting & Accessories. |
| Fluid kinematics. |
| Fluid Statics. |
| Hydraulic Turbines. |
| IC Engine Cooling & Lubrication. |
| IC Engine Performance. |
| IC Engines Combustion. |
| Measurement of Flow rate. |
| Measurement of Fluid Pressure. |
| Nozzles & Steam Turbines. |
| The principle of the Refrigeration Plant. |
| Properties & Classification of Fluids. |
| Properties of Pure Substances. |
| Rankine cycle of System. |
| Refrigeration cycles. |
| Specification. |
| Theory of Machines and Machine Design. |
SSC JE PART B Civil engineering syllabus
| Building Materials |
| asbestos products |
| bituminous materials |
| building stones |
| cement (Portland) |
| classification |
| laminates |
| paints |
| Physical and Chemical properties |
| silicate based materials |
| standard tests |
| timber and wood-based products |
| uses and manufacture/quarrying of materials |
| varnishes |
| Estimating, Costing and Valuation |
| analysis of rates |
| assessed value |
| Bar bending schedule |
| Boundary wall |
| Brick building |
| Brickwork (Modular &Traditional bricks) |
| Centre line method |
| Cost estimate of Septic tank |
| depreciation and obsolescence |
| estimate |
| flexible pavements |
| Flooring |
| glossary of technical terms |
| isolates and combined footings |
| Items of work – earthwork |
| methods and unit of measurement |
| methods of valuation, |
| Mid-section formula |
| Painting |
| Piles and pile-caps, |
| Plastering, |
| RCC work |
| salvage value |
| scrap value |
| Septic tank |
| Shuttering |
| Simpson’s rule, |
| sinking fund |
| Steel Truss |
| Timber work |
| Trapezoidal formula |
| Tubewell |
| Valuation – Value and cost |
| Water Tank |
| Surveying |
| adjustment of theodolite |
| advanced surveying equipment |
| bearings |
| chain surveying |
| compass traversing |
| contouring |
| curvature and refraction corrections |
| curve setting |
| Definition of terms used in levelling |
| earthwork calculation |
| Levelling |
| local attraction |
| measurement of distance |
| methods of contouring |
| plane table surveying |
| Principles of surveying |
| tachometric survey |
| temporary and permanent adjustments of dumpy level |
| theodolite traversing |
| uses of contour map |
| working of prismatic compass |
Soil Mechanics
| Soil Mechanics |
| active and passive earth pressures |
| and standard penetration test, |
| Atterberg’s limits |
| Bearing capacity of soils |
| coefficient of permeability |
| computation of ultimate settlement, |
| consolidation of soils |
| Definitions-void ratio |
| degree of consolidation |
| degree of saturation |
| density index and interrelationship of different parameters |
| determination of coefficient of 12 permeability |
| direct shear test |
| earth pressure theories |
| effective stress |
| E-log p curve |
| Grain size distribution curves and their uses, |
| Index properties of soils |
| ISI soil classification and plasticity chart, Permeability of soil |
| Laboratory compaction test |
| Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content |
| normally consolidated soil |
| Origin of soil |
| phase diagram |
| plate load test |
| porosity |
| pre-consolidation pressure |
| Principles of consolidation |
| quicksand |
| Shear strength of soils |
| Soil compaction |
| specific gravity of soil grains |
| Triaxial test, |
| Unconfined and confined aquifers |
| unit weights |
| Vane shear test |
| water content |
Hydraulics
| Hydraulics |
| Bernoulli’s theorem and its application |
| flow in open channels |
| flow through pipes |
| Fluid properties |
| flumes |
| hydrostatics |
| measurements of flow |
| pumps and turbines |
| spillways |
| weirs |
Irrigation Engineering
| Irrigation Engineering |
| benefits |
| Canal lining – types and advantages, |
| causes and effects |
| Characteristics of affecting fertility of soils |
| Command area |
| Crop ratio |
| Definition |
| delta and base period |
| description of land and reclamation processes, |
| Different type of canals |
| duty |
| effects of irrigation |
| Failure of weirs and permeable foundation |
| Hydrology – Measurement of rainfall |
| infiltration |
| Irrigation efficiencies, |
| Kennedy’s theory of critical velocity, |
| Kharif and Rabi Crops |
| Lacey’s theory of uniform flow, Definition of flood |
| Land reclamation |
| loss of water in canals, |
| losses from precipitation – evaporation |
| Major irrigation projects in India |
| methods |
| methods of flood control |
| necessity |
| Overlap allowance |
| preventive measure, |
| purposes |
| rain gauge |
| run off coefficient |
| Shallow and deep to wells |
| Slit and Scour |
| Time factor |
| types and methods of irrigation |
| types of canal irrigation |
| water logging |
| Water requirement of crops |
| Weir and barrage |
| yield from a well, |
Transportation Engineering
| Transportation Engineering |
| ballast |
| Bituminous construction |
| Design of flexible and rigid pavements – Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM) |
| different tests |
| Fixtures and fastening |
| geometric design |
| Gravel Road |
| Highway drainage |
| Highway Engineering – cross sectional elements |
| intersections and interchanges |
| pavement maintenance |
| pavement materials – aggregates and bitumen |
| points and crossings |
| Railway Engineering- Components of permanent way – sleepers |
| Rigid pavement joint |
| road safety |
| speed-flow-density and their interrelationships |
| stations and yards. |
| track geometry |
| track junction |
| Traffic Engineering – Different traffic survey |
| traffic operation |
| traffic signals |
| traffic signs and markings |
| types of pavements |
Environmental Engineering
| Environmental Engineering |
| Air pollution – pollutants |
| causes |
| circular sewer |
| control, |
| control, Noise pollution – cause |
| distribution of water |
| effects |
| effects |
| engineered management system, |
| health effects |
| need of sanitation |
| oval sewer |
| purification of water |
| Quality of water |
| sewage treatments, Surface water drainage, |
| sewer appurtenances |
| sewerage systems |
| Solid waste management – types |
| source of water supply |
SSC JE Structural Engineering Syllabus
| Theory of Structures |
| Elasticity constants |
| types of beams – determinate and indeterminate |
| bending moment and shear force diagrams of simply supported |
| cantilever and over hanging beams. |
| Moment of area and moment of inertia for rectangular & circular sections |
| bending moment and shear stress for tee |
| channel and compound sections |
| chimneys |
| dams and retaining walls |
| Concrete Technology |
| Advantages and uses of concrete |
| batching |
| cement aggregates |
| compaction |
| finishing and curing of concrete |
| hot weather and cold weather concreting |
| importance of water quality |
| mix design |
| mixing |
| placement |
| Properties |
| quality control of concrete |
| repair and maintenance of concrete structures |
| storage |
| water cement ratio |
| workability |
| RCC Design |
| bond strength |
| Cantilever Beams. T-beams |
| columns |
| design of singly reinforced and double reinforced beams |
| isolated footings. |
| lintels. |
| One way and two way 12 slabs |
| RCC beams-flexural strength |
| Reinforced brickworks |
| retaining wall |
| shear strength |
| staircases |
| water tanks |
| Steel Design |
| beams roof trusses |
| construction of steel columns |
| plate girders |
SSC Junior engineer Part B – Electrical syllabus
| Basic Concepts |
| Capacitance and various factors affecting them. |
| Concepts of current |
| Concepts of resistance |
| energy and their units |
| inductance |
| power |
| voltage |
| Circuit Law |
| Simple Circuit solution using network theorems |
| Kirchhoff’s law |
| Magnetic Circuit |
| Concepts of flux |
| MMF |
| reluctance |
| Different kinds of magnetic materials |
| Magnetic calculations for conductors of different configuration |
| straight circular |
| solenoid |
| Electromagnetic induction |
| self and mutual induction |
| AC Fundamentals |
| 3 phase power |
| DC and sinusoidal response of R-Land R-C circuit |
| Instantaneous |
| peak |
| Poly Phase system – star and delta connection |
| RMS and average values of alternating waves |
| Representation of sinusoidal waveform |
| Resonance |
| simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of R,L, and C |
| Tank Circuit, |
| Measurement & Measuring Instruments |
| 2 wattmeter method of 3 phase power measurement. |
| Ammeter and voltmeter (both moving oil and moving iron type) |
| both active and re-active) and energy |
| CT |
| Energy meter AC Bridges. |
| extension of range wattmeter |
| Measurement of frequency and phase angle. |
| Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phase |
| Megger |
| Multimeters |
| PT and their uses. Earth Fault detection |
| Signal Generator |
| Use of CRO |
SSC JE Electrical Machines Syllabus
| D.C. Machine |
| Basic Principles of DC motors and generators |
| Construction |
| Losses and efficiency of DC Machines |
| Method of braking motor |
| speed control and starting of DC Motors |
| their characteristics |
| 1st phase and 3rd phase transformers |
| Auto transformers3 phase induction motors |
| Construction and Principles of operation |
| Effect of voltage |
| effect of voltage and frequency variation on torque-speed characteristics |
| equivalent circuit |
| equivalent circuit |
| Frequency and waveform on losses. |
| Losses and efficiency. |
| Methods of braking |
| O.C. and S.C. Tests |
| Parallel operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers. |
| the principle of operation of rotating mthe agnetic field |
| Starting and speed control of 3 phase induction motors. |
| torque-speed characteristics |
| voltage regulation |
| Synchronous Machines |
| control of active and reactive power |
| Generation of 3-phase EMF armature reaction |
| parallel operation of two alternators |
| Starting and applications of synchronous motors |
| synchronizing |
| voltage regulation |
| Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
| cost of generation |
| demand factor |
| Different types of power stations |
| diversity factor |
| H.R.C. Fuses |
| Inter-connection of power stations. |
| Load factor |
| Power factor improvement |
| Principles of arc extinction by oil and air |
| Protection against earth leakage / over current |
| Short circuit current for symmetrical faults. |
| Switchgear – rating of circuit breakers |
| types of faults |
| various types of tariffs |
| Estimation and Costing |
| Earthing practices and IE Rules. |
| Electric installation of machines and relevant IE rules. |
| Estimation of the lighting scheme |
| Utilization of Electrical Energy |
| Electric drives and motors |
| Electric heating |
| Electric welding |
| Electroplating |
| Illumination |
| Basic Electronics |
| BJT and JFET |
| Working of various electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN and PNP type), |
SSC JE part C Mechanical Engineering Syllabus
| Theory of Machines and Machine Design |
| Bearings |
| Cams |
| Clutches – Plate and Conical clutch |
| Concept of simple machine |
| Flywheels and fluctuation of energy |
| Four bar linkage and link motion |
| Friction in collars and pivots |
| gear profile and gear ratio calculation |
| Gears – Type of gears |
| Governors – Principles and classification |
| Power transmission by belts – V-belts and Flat belts |
| Riveted joint |
| Engineering Mechanics & Strength of Materials |
| Bending moments and shear force diagram |
| Bucking of columns – Euler’s and Rankin’s theories |
| Concepts of stress and strain |
| Elastic limit and elastic constants |
| Equilibrium of Forces |
| Friction |
| Law of motion |
| Stress in composite bars |
| Thin walled pressure vessels |
| Torsion of circular shafts |
| Thermal Engineering |
| Definition of dryness fraction of steam |
| Definition of saturation wet & superheated status. |
| degree of superheat of steam. |
| H-S chart of steam (Mollier Chart) |
| Introduction of steam table with respect to steam generation process; |
| Properties of Pure Substances P-V & P-T diagrams of pure substance like H2O |
| Properties & Classification of Fluid |
| compressible and incompressible fluids |
| Ideal & real fluids |
| Newton’s law of viscosity |
| Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids |
| Fluid Statics |
| Measurement of Fluid |
| The pressure at a point. |
| Pressure |
| Inclined tube |
| Manometers. |
| U-tube. |
| Fluid Kinematics |
| continuity equation |
| external & internal flow |
| laminar & turbulent flow |
| Streamline |
| Dynamics of Ideal Fluids |
| Application of Bernoulli’s Equitation |
| Bernoulli’s equation. |
| Pressure head. |
| Total head. |
| Velocity head. |
| Centrifugal Pumps |
| Classifications. |
| Performance |
| Principles. |
| Production Engineering Classification of Steels |
| Gas Welding. |
| Heat treatment of steel. |
| Mild steel & alloy steel. |
| NDT. Foundry & Casting – methods. defects. different casting processes |
| Resistance Welding. |
| Special Welding Techniques i.e. TIG. MIG. etc. (Brazing & Soldering). |
| Welding – Arc Welding. |
| Welding Defects & Testing; |
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