SSC JE Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2021 [Latest]

SSC JE Examination Phases

General Syllabus (Civil/Electrical/Mechanical) 

Paper-I (200 MCQs)

• General Intelligence & Reasoning
• General Awareness
• General Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
• OR
• General Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
• OR
• General Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

Paper-II (Written Test)

• General Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
• OR
• General Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
• OR
• General Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

Analogies

Similarities

Differences

Problem-solving

Arithmetical computations

Decision making

Discrimination

Relationship concepts

Arithmetical reasoning

Verbal and figure classification

Arithmetical number series

Visual memory

Space visualization

Analysis

Observation

Abstract ideas, symbols, and their relationships

Analytical functions

Judgment

Stream 

Syllabus 

Part A – Civil Engineering 

• Building Materials
• Estimating, Costing, and Valuation
•  Surveying
• Soil Mechanics
•  Hydraulics
• Irrigation Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Environmental Engineering.

Part A – Structural Engineering 

• Theory of Structures
•  Concrete Technology
•  RCC Design
•  Steel Design.

Part B – Electrical Engineering 

• Basic concepts
• Circuit law
• Magnetic Circuit
• AC Fundamentals
•  Measurement and Measuring instruments
•  Electrical Machines
• Fractional Kilowatt Motors, and single-phase induction Motors
• Synchronous Machines
• Generation
• Transmission and Distribution
• Estimation and Costing
• Utilization and Electrical Energy
• Basic Electronics.

Part C – Mechanical Engineering 

• Theory of Machines and Machine Design
•  Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials
• Properties of Pure Substances
• 1st Law of Thermodynamics
• 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
• Air standard Cycles for IC Engines
•  IC Engine Performance
• IC Engines Combustion
• IC Engine Cooling & Lubrication
•  Rankine cycle of System
•  Boilers
• Classification, Specification, Fitting & Accessories
• Air Compressors & their cycles
• Refrigeration cycles
• Principle of Refrigeration Plant, Nozzles & Steam Turbines. 
• Properties & Classification of Fluids
• Fluid Statics
• Measurement of Fluid Pressure
• Fluid kinematics
• Dynamics of Ideal fluids
• Measurement of Flow rate basic principles
• Hydraulic Turbines
• Centrifugal Pumps
• Classification of steel.

Topics

Syllabus 

Building Materials

• Physical and Chemical properties, classification, standard tests, uses and manufacture/ quarrying of materials e.g. building stones, silicate-based materials, cement (Portland), asbestos products, timber, and wood-based products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints, varnishes.

Estimating, Costing, and Valuation

• glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods, and unit of measurement, Items of work – earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks), RCC work, Shuttering, Timber work, Painting, Flooring, Plastering, Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Mid-section formula,
  Trapezoidal formula, Simpson‟s rule, the Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates and combined footings, Steel Truss, Piles, and pile-caps. Valuation – Value and cost, scrap value, salvage value, assessed value, sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of valuation.

Surveying

• Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain surveying, working of the prismatic compass, compass traversing, bearings, local attraction, plane table surveying, theodolite traversing, adjustment of theodolite, Levelling, Definition of terms used in leveling, contouring, curvature, and refraction corrections, temporary and permanent adjustments of dumpy level, methods of contouring, use of contour map, tachometric survey, curve setting, earthwork calculation, advanced surveying equipment

Soil Mechanics

• Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions-void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, a specific gravity of soil grains, unit weights, density index, and interrelationship of different parameters, Grain size distribution curves and their uses Index properties of soils, Atterberg‟s limits, ISI soil classification and plasticity chart Permeability of soil, coefficient of permeability, determination of coefficient of permeability, Unconfined and confined aquifers, effective stress, quicksand, consolidation of soils, Principles of consolidation, degree of consolidation, pre-consolidation pressure, normally consolidated soil, e-log p curve, computation of ultimate settlement Shear strength of soils, direct shear test, Vane shear test, Triaxial test Soil compaction, Laboratory compaction test, Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content, earth pressure theories, active and passive earth pressures, Bearing capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test

Hydraulics

• Fluid properties, hydrostatics, measurements of flow, Bernoulli‟s theorem and its application, flow through pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps, and turbines

Irrigation Engineering

• Definition, necessity, benefits, 2II effects of irrigation, types, and methods of irrigation, Hydrology – Measurement of rainfall, runoff coefficient, rain gauge, losses from precipitation – evaporation, infiltration, etc Water requirement of crops, duty, delta, and base period, Kharif and Rabi Crops, Command area, Time factor, Crop ratio, Overlap allowance, Irrigation efficiencies Different type of canals, types of canal irrigation, loss of water in canals Canal lining – types and advantages Shallow and deep to wells, the yield from a well Weir and barrage, Failure of weirs and permeable foundation, Slit and Scour, Kennedy‟s theory of critical velocity Lacey‟s theory of uniform flow
• Definition of flood, causes, and effects, methods of flood control, water logging, preventive measure Land reclamation, Characteristics of affecting fertility of soils, purposes, methods, description of land and reclamation processes Major irrigation projects in India.

Transportation Engineering

• Highway Engineering – cross-sectional elements, geometric design, types of pavements, pavement materials – aggregates and bitumen, different tests, Design of flexible and rigid pavements – Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Gravel Road, Bituminous construction, Rigid pavement joint, pavement maintenance, Highway drainage,
• Railway Engineering- Components of the permanent way – sleepers, ballast, fixtures and fastening, track geometry, points and crossings, track junction, stations, and yards Traffic Engineering – Different traffic survey, speed-flow-density, and their interrelationships, intersections, and interchanges, traffic signals, traffic operation, traffic signs, and markings, road safety

Environmental Engineering

• Quality of water, source of water supply, purification of water, distribution of water, need of sanitation, sewerage systems, circular sewer, oval sewer, sewer appurtenances, sewage treatments, Surface water drainage 
• Solid waste management – types, effects, engineered management system Air pollution – pollutants, causes, effects, control Noise pollution – cause, health effects, control.

Topics

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, eccentric loads, slope deflection of simply supported and cantilever beams, critical load and columns, Torsion of circular section Concrete Technology: Properties, Advantages, and uses of concrete, cement aggregates, the importance of water quality, water-cement ratio, workability, mix design, storage, batching, mixing, placement, compaction, finishing and curing of concrete, quality control of concrete, hot weather and cold weather concreting, repair and maintenance of concrete structures

RCC Design

RCC beams-flexural strength, shear strength, bond strength, design of singly reinforced and double reinforced beams, cantilever beams T-beams, lintels One way and two-way slabs, isolated footings Reinforced brick works, columns, staircases, retaining wall, water tanks (RCC design questions may be based on both Limit State and Working Stress methods) Steel Design: Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams roof trusses plate girders

Topics

Syllabus 

Basic concepts

• Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy, and their units
• Circuit law: Kirchhoff‟s law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems
• 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 Electromagnetic induction, self, and mutual induction

AC Fundamentals

• Instantaneous, peak, RMS, and average values of alternating waves
• Representation of sinusoidal waveform, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of RL and C, Resonance, Tank Circuit Poly Phase system – star and delta connection, 3 phase power, DC and sinusoidal response of R-Land R-C circuit.

Measurement and measuring instruments

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

Electrical Machines 

• (a) DC Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of DC motors and generators, their characteristics, speed control and starting of DC Motors Method of braking motor, Losses, and efficiency of DC Machines 
• (b) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, OC and SC Tests, Losses and
  efficiency Effect of voltage, frequency, and waveform on losses Parallel operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers Autotransformers 
• (c) 3 phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field, the principle of operation, equivalent circuit, torque-speed characteristics, starting and speed control of 3 phase
  induction motors Methods of braking, the effect of voltage and frequency variation on torque speed characteristics

Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors

Generation of 3-phase emf armature reaction, voltage regulation, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, control of active and reactive power Starting and applications of synchronous motors 

Generation, Transmission, and Distribution 

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

Estimation and costing

• Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines and relevant IE rules Earthing practices and IE Rules

Utilization of Electrical Energy 

Illumination, Electric heating, Electric welding, Electroplating, Electric drives, and motors

Basic Electronics

Working of various electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN and PNP type), BJT and JFET Simple circuits using these devices 

Topics

Syllabus 

Theory of Machines and Machine Design

• Concept of a 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, 
• Bucking of columns – Euler‟s and Rankin‟s theories, Thin-walled pressure vessels 

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Properties of Pure Substances

• p-v & P-T diagrams of pure substance like H2O, Introduction of steam table concerning 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 of cyclic process, Non-Flow Energy Equation, Flow Energy & Definition of Enthalpy, Conditions for Steady State Steady Flow; Steady State Steady Flow Energy Equation and 
• 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 of 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 Fluid: 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

• Streamline, 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, and Principles

Centrifugal Pumps

Classifications, and Principles

Classification of Steels

• Mild steel & 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.

Papers

Subjects

Number of Questions

Maximum marks

Exam duration

Paper 1 – Objective type

General Intelligence & Reasoning

50 MCQs

50 marks

Cumulative duration of 2 hours

(2 hours and 40 minutes for those aspirants, who need a scribe)

General Awareness

50 MCQs

50 marks

General Engineering –

Part A – Civil & Structural)/

Part B (Electrical)/

Part C (Mechanical)

100 MCQs

100 marks

Total

3 Subjects

200 MCQs

200 Marks

120 minutes

(160 minutes for those aspirants, who need a scribe)

Paper

Subjects

Maximum marks

Exam duration & time

Paper 2 – Descriptive Type

Part A – General Engineering(Civil and Structural) OR
Part B – General Engineering(Electrical) OR
Part C – General Engineering(Mechanical)

300 marks

2 hours