SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026: Engineering Subjects & Topics

SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026

The SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 focuses on the technical subject relevant to the post and educational qualification of the candidate. Paper 2 is conducted for candidates shortlisted after Paper 1, and candidates are required to attempt the same subject or engineering stream selected in the Online Application Form. For the Scientific Assistant post in IMD, candidates are required to opt for Part D, Part E, or Part F according to their qualifying educational stream.

The SSC JE Paper 2 examination covers the following technical parts:

The SSC JE 2026 notification provides detailed topic-wise coverage for each technical part. The standard of questions for Civil & Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering is approximately at the Diploma level. For Computer Science & Information Technology, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Physics, and Telecommunication Engineering, the questions are approximately at the graduation level.

Particular	Details
Conducting Authority	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Examination Name	SSC Junior Engineer Examination 2026
Paper 2 Type	Technical Subject Paper
Technical Parts	Part A to Part G
Technical Streams	Civil & Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science & Information Technology, Electronics & Telecommunication, Physics, and Telecommunication Engineering

SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 - Civil & Structural Engineering

Sl. No.	Topic
1	Engineering Mechanics: System of forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium equations; Internal forces in structures; Friction and its applications; Centre of mass, Moment of Inertia.
2	Solid Mechanics: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams; Simple stress and strain relationships; Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, Uniform torsion, buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses.
3	Structural Analysis: Introduction to Statically determinate and indeterminate structures; Method of superposition; Analysis of trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames; Slope deflection and moment distribution method; Influence lines.
4	Construction materials: Bricks, Stones, Timber, Steel, Cement, Aggregates, Plastics, Polymers, Glass, Concrete, concrete mix design, testing of concrete.
5	Construction Management: Types of construction projects; Project planning and network analysis - PERT and CPM.
5	Estimating, Costing and Valuation: Fundamentals of estimating, Cost Estimates for works, Rate Analysis, Valuation, Detailed Estimates.
6	Concrete Structures: Working stress and Limit State design concepts; Design of beams, slabs, columns; Foundation and Retaining Walls; Bond and development length.
7	Steel Structures: Working stress and Limit state design concepts; Bolted connections, Welds, Design of tension members, compression members and beams; Concept of plastic analysis - beams and frames.
8	Surveying: Principles of surveying; Errors and their adjustment; Maps - scale, coordinate system; Distance and angle measurement: Chain and Compass survey, Plane table surveying, Levelling and trigonometric levelling; Traversing and triangulation survey; Total station; Tacheometric surveying, Theodolite Surveying, Advanced surveying equipment.
9	Soil Mechanics: Three-phase system and phase relationships, index properties; Unified and Indian standard soil classification system; Permeability - one dimensional flow, Seepage through soils – two - dimensional flow, flow nets, uplift pressure, piping, capillarity, seepage force; Principle of effective stress and quicksand condition; Compaction of soils; Onedimensional consolidation, time rate of consolidation; Shear Strength, Mohr’s circle, effective and total shear strength parameters, Stress-Strain characteristics of clays and sand.
10	Fluid Mechanics: Properties of fluids, fluid statics; Continuity, momentum and energy equations and their applications; Laminar and turbulent flow; Flow in pipes, pipe networks; Concept of lift and drag.
11	Hydraulics: Forces on immersed bodies; Flow measurement in channels and pipes; Channel Hydraulics - Energy-depth relationships, specific energy, critical flow, hydraulic jump, uniform flow.
12	Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, watershed, infiltration, unit hydrographs, hydrograph analysis, reservoir capacity, flood estimation and routing, groundwater hydrology - steady-state well hydraulics and aquifers; Application of Darcy’s Law.
13	Irrigation: Types of irrigation systems and methods; Crop water requirements - Duty, delta, evapo-transpiration; Gravity Dams and Spillways; Lined and unlined canals, cross drainage structures.
14	Water and Wastewater Quality and Treatment: Basics of water quality standards – Physical, chemical and biological parameters; Water quality index; Unit processes and operations; Water requirement; Water distribution system; Drinking water treatment. Sewerage system design, quantity of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment. Effluent discharge standards; Sludge disposal; Reuse of treated sewage for different applications.
15	Air Pollution: Types of Pollutants, their sources and impacts, Air Pollution control, Air Quality Standards, Air Quality Index and limits.
16	Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/ recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal).
17	Transportation Infrastructure: Geometric design of highways - cross-sectional elements, sight distances, horizontal and vertical alignments. Geometric design of railway Track – Speed and Cant.
18	Highway Pavements: Highway materials - desirable properties and tests; Desirable properties of bituminous paving mixes; Design factors for flexible and rigid pavements; Design of flexible and rigid pavement using IRC codes.
19	Traffic Engineering: Traffic studies on flow and speed, peak hour factor, accident study, fundamental relationships; Traffic signs; Signal design by Webster’s method; Types of intersections; Highway capacity.

SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 - Electrical Engineering

Sl. No.	Topic
1	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering: Concepts of Electrical Circuit Elements - Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Batteries and the factors affecting their values and performance. Concept of Voltage, current, power, energy, flux, etc. and their units.
2	Network Solution Methods: KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh Analysis.
3	Network Theorems: Thevenin's, Norton's Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.
4	Magnetic Circuits: Concepts of Flux, Reluctance, Self & Mutual Inductance, Magnetomotive Force, Magnetic Circuits.
5	A.C. Fundamentals: RMS and Average Values of Alternating Waves. Simple series and parallel A.C. Circuits, Resonance, balanced three-phase circuits, StarDelta transformation, Complex power and Power Factor in AC circuits.
6	Measurement and Measuring Instruments: Measurement of Voltage, Current, Power and Power Factor. Classification of Instruments, types of errors. Galvanometer, Ammeter, Voltmeter, Wattmeter, Wheatstone Bridge, Kelvin's double bridge, Energy Meter, Megger. Constructional features and Calibration of single-phase electronic energy meter. CT, PT and their uses.
7	Electrical Machines: Single-Phase and Three-Phase Transformers. DC Machines, their types, characteristics, Losses, efficiency, and applications. AC Machines: Single-Phase and Three-Phase Induction Motors, Starting, Speed Control methods, electrical Braking and Torque-Speed characteristics.
8	Special Electric Machines and Synchronous Generators: Fractional Motors, Servomotors. Armature Reaction, Parallel Operation of Generators, Synchronization.
9	Generation, Transmission and Distribution: Types of Power Stations, Load Factor, Demand Factor, and Diversity Factor. Power Factor and its improvement. Types of Transmission and Distribution lines, Transmission line parameters, Corona Effect and Ferranti Effect. Circuit Breakers, Protection of Generators and Transformers. Coaxial Cables, their ratings, and efficiency.
10	Estimation & Costing: Estimation of lighting schemes. Electric installation of machines and relevant IE Rules. Earthing Practices and IE Rules.
11	Utilization of Electrical Energy: Illumination, Electric Heating, Electric Welding, Electroplating, Electric Traction and Drives.
12	Basic Electronics: P-N Junction Diodes, Rectifiers and Wave-Shapers, Clipping, Clamping. BJT and FET Transistors, their characteristics, Amplifiers, Oscillators.
13	Power Electronics: Static V-I characteristics of Thyristor. Firing & Gating circuits for Thyristor; DC to DC conversion: Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost Converters; Single-phase half-controlled, full-controlled and midpoint-controlled rectifier.

SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 - Mechanical Engineering

Sl. No.	Topic
1	Engineering Mechanics: Free Body Diagrams and Equilibrium/Resultant of Forces/Lami's Theorem/ Laws of Friction/ Sliding and Rolling Friction/ Centroid of geometrical plane figures/ Centre of Gravity of Simple Solids.
2	Strength of Materials: Simple Stress and Strain/Types of beams/ Shear Force and Bending Moment/ Simple Bending and Deflection of Beam/ Torsion of Shafts/ Thin Cylindrical Shells.
3	Theory of Machines: Cams and Follower/ Belt, Chain, Rope, Gear Drives and Gear drives/Gear Trains/Flywheels and Governors/ Balancing and Vibration/ Brakes/ Dynamometers/ Clutches/ Bearings.
4	Machine Design: Types of Loads and Stresses/ Creep and fatigue/ Theories of Failure/ Design of Cotter Joint, Knuckle Joint, Lever and Crank/ Antifriction Bearing/ Design of Sunk key, Shaft, Couplings, Spur Gear, Power Screw, Springs/ Design of Screw fasteners, Bolted Joints and Welded Joints.
5	Materials Science and Engineering: Crystal Structure and bonds/ Iron Carbon Phase Diagram/ Heat Treatment of Steel/ Types of Cast Iron and Steels/ Major Non-Ferrous Alloys e.g., Aluminium Alloys, Nickel-Copper Alloys and Bearing Alloys/ Material Properties and testing/ Non-Destructive Testing/ Corrosion.
6	Thermal Engineering: Sources of Energy/ Laws of Thermodynamics/ Thermal Power Plant/ Heat Pump, Heat Engine and Refrigerator/ Steam Generators/ Steam Turbine-Impulse and Reaction Turbine/ Cooling Tower/ Internal Combustion Engines-Auto, Diesel and Dual Cycles with P-V and T-s Diagrams/ Types of IC Engines/ Air Compressor/Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. Gas Turbine and Jet Propulsion/Properties of Steam/ Steam Generators/ Steam Nozzle/ Steam Turbine/Heat Transfer - Conduction, Convection and Radiation/ Heat Exchanger.
7	Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery: Properties of Fluid/ Fluid Flow/ Fluid Flow through pipes/ Continuity Equation/ Impact of Jets on plate and curved vanes/ Hydraulic Turbine and Power Plant/ Centrifugal and Reciprocating Pumps.
8	Industrial Engineering: Site Selection and Plant Layout/ Work study and Work Measurement/ Production Planning and Control/ Statistical Quality Control/ Inventory Control.
9	Manufacturing Engineering: Pattern making/ Molding/ Casting/ Metal Forming/ Welding-Gas, Arc and Resistance Welding/ Types of lathe and Lathe Operations/ Broaching Machine/ Drilling/ Milling/ Gear Making/ Grinding and Finishing/ Press Working.
10	Metrology and Measurement: Precision, Accuracy, Sensitivity, Repeatability, Range, Calibration/ Linear and Angular Measurement/ Comparators/ Form and Surface Finish Measurement/ CMM/ Limit, Fits and Tolerances/Interchangeability .
11	Advanced Manufacturing Processes: Jigs and Fixture/ CNC Milling Machine and Machining Centre/ PLC/ Special Purpose Machine/Non-Traditional Machining Processes like EDM, ECM, AJM, LBM and EBM/ Fundamentals of CAD/CAM, Industrial Robot Configurations and FMS.

SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 - Computer Science and Information Technology

Sl. No.	Topic
1	Engineering Mathematics: Discrete Mathematics: Propositional and first-order logic. Sets, relations, functions, partial orders and lattices. Monoids, Groups. Graphs: connectivity, matching, colouring. Combinatorics: counting, recurrence relations, generating functions. Linear Algebra: Matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, LU decomposition. Calculus: Limits, continuity and differentiability, Maxima and minima, Mean value theorem, Integration. Probability and Statistics: Random variables, Uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson and binomial distributions. Mean, median, mode and standard deviation. Conditional probability and Bayes' theorem.
2	Digital Logic: Boolean algebra. Combinational and sequential circuits. Minimization. Number representations and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point).
3	Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes. ALU, data-path and control unit. Instruction pipelining, pipeline hazards. Memory hierarchy: cache, main memory and secondary storage; I/O interface (interrupt and DMA mode).
4	Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C. Recursion. Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, binary search trees, binary heaps, graphs.
5	Algorithms: Searching, sorting, hashing. Asymptotic worst-case time and space complexity. Algorithm design techniques: greedy, dynamic programming and divide-and-conquer. Graph traversals, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths.
6	Theory of Computation: Regular expressions and finite automata. Context-free grammars and push-down automata. Regular and context-free languages, pumping lemma. Turing machines and undecidability.
7	Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation. Runtime environments. Intermediate code generation. Local optimization, Data flow analysis: constant propagation, liveness analysis, common subexpression elimination.
8	Operating System: System calls, processes, threads, inter-process communication, concurrency and synchronization. Deadlock. CPU and I/O scheduling. Memory management and virtual memory. File systems.
9	Databases: ER-model. Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, SQL. Integrity constraints, normal forms. File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees). Transactions and concurrency control.
10	Computer Networks: Concept of layering: OSI and TCP/IP Protocol Stacks: Basics of packet, circuit and virtual circuit-switching; Data link layer: framing, error detection, Medium access Control, Ethernet bridging; Routing protocols: shortest path, flooding, distance vector and link state routing; Fragmentation and IP addressing, IPv4, CIDR notation, Basics of IP supports protocols (ARP, DHCP, ICMP), Network Address Translation (NAT); Transport layer: flow control, congestion control, UDP, TCP, sockets; Application layer protocols: DNS, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, Email.

SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 - Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Sl. No.	Topic
1	Electronic Materials & Components: Conductors, Semi-conductors, Insulators, Magnetic, Passive components, characteristics of Resistors, Capacitors and inductors.
2	Diodes: PN Junction diode, forward and reverse bias characteristics and equivalent circuits of diode, Zener diode and applications, clipping, clamping and rectifier circuits using diodes.
3	Transistors: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT), Field Effect Transistor (FET) and MOSFET; Biasing and stability, Emitter follower and its applications – Negatives Feedback-Transistor as a switch.
4	Amplifiers & Oscillators: Multistage Amplifiers, Feedback, Oscillators, Multi vibrators, Power amplifiers.
5	Voltage Regulation: Voltage regulation.
6	Introduction to Network Theorems: Kirchoff’s laws, superposition, Thevenin’s, Norton’s and Maximum power theorems.
7	AC Circuits: Voltage and Current relationship in the resistance, inductance and capacitance. Concept of reactance, susceptance, conductance, impedance and admittance in series and parallel RL, RC and RLC circuits.
8	Three-Phase Circuits: Three phase supply-star and delta connection diagrams – Relation between line and phase & voltages and currents.
9	Resonance: Series and parallel resonance circuits – condition of resonance, resonant frequency, Q factor and bandwidth.
10	Digital Electronics: Logic gates, De Morgan's theorem, Boolean algebra and digital logic circuits, systems & codes.
11	Sequential & Combinational Logic: Flip-flops, shift registers, frequency counters and combinational logic design.
12	Data Conversion & Codes: Basic concepts of Digital to Analog and Analog to Digital Converters and Timing circuits.
13	Antennas: Basic antenna principle directive gain, directivity, radiation pattern, broad-side and end-fire array, Yagi antenna and Parabolic antenna.
14	Radio Wave Propagation: Ground wave propagation, space waves and ionosphere propagation
15	Electromagnetic Spectrum: Frequency spectrum.
16	Modulation: Modulation, types of modulation, Amplitude Modulation (AM), Modulation index, Power relation in AM, Generation and Demodulation of AM.
17	Single Sideband: Power requirement in comparison with AM, Advantages of SSB over AM. Concept of Balanced Modulator, Generation of SSB, Pilot Carrier System. Independent Side System, Vestigial Sideband Transmission.
18	Frequency Modulation: Definition of FM, Bandwidth, Noise triangle, Preemphasis and De-emphasis.
19	Pulse Modulation: Definition of PM. Difference between AM and FM. Radio receivers. Sampling Theorem, PAM, PTM, PWM, PPM, pulse code modulation, Quantization noise, companding, PCM system, differential PCM, Delta modulation.
20	Multiplexing: FDM/TDM.
21	Introduction of digital Communication: PSK, ASK, FSK, introduction to fiber optics system, Propagation of light in optical fiber and ray model.
22	Radio Frequency (RF) Communications and Wireless Telecommunications: Propagation of signals at HF, VHF, UHF and microwave frequency and satellite communications.

SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 - Physics

Sl. No.	Topic
1	Mathematical Methods: Calculus, Integral Calculus, Differential Equations, Fourier Series, Taylor expansion, Vector Algebra, Vector Calculus, Integral Theorems, Linear Algebra and Complex Numbers, Statistics and Error Analysis.
2	Mechanics: Newton's laws of motion and applications, coordinate systems and kinematics, inertial and non-inertial frames, Centrifugal and Coriolis forces, Motion under a central force, Kepler's Law, Gravitational Law, conservative and non-conservative forces, System of particles, conservation laws, Elastic and inelastic collisions, Moment of inertia, Rigid body dynamics.
3	General Properties of Matter: Elasticity, surface tension, viscosity, fluid dynamics, kinematics of moving fluids, equation of continuity, Euler's equation, Bernoulli's theorem.
4	Oscillations: Simple harmonic oscillator, superposition of two or more simple harmonic oscillators, Lissajous figures, damped and forced oscillations, resonance, quality factor and bandwidth.
5	Waves: wave equation, travelling and standing waves in one dimension, energy density and energy transmission of waves, group velocity and phase velocity, sound waves, Doppler effect.
6	Optics: Geometrical optics-Fermat's principle, Reflection and refraction, mirrors and lenses and image formation, Interference of light and diffraction, Rayleigh Criterion and resolving power, diffraction gratings, polarization: linear, circular and elliptic polarization, double refraction and optical rotation.
7	Electricity: Coulomb's law, electric field, electric potential, Gauss's law, conductors and dielectrics, polarization and bound charges, capacitors and capacitances, electrostatic energy, boundary conditions, Laplace equation and boundary value problems, electric current and current density, Ohm's law, DC circuits, AC circuits (RC, LC, LCR), resonance in AC circuits.
8	Magnetism: Magnetic field, Bio-Savart law, Ampere's circuital law, magnetic vector potential, Lorentz force, Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, Faraday's law, self and mutual induction, Maxwell's equations, displacement current, EM waves, Poynting vector and energy flow, Reflection and transmission of EM waves
9	Kinetic Theory: Kinetic theory postulates, ideal gas equation, pressure and temperature, degree of freedom, equipartition theorem, specific heat of mono-, di-, and tri -atomic gases, Maxwell's velocity distribution, most probable velocity, mean and RMS velocity, mean free path, van der Waals gas and equation of state.
10	Thermodynamics: Laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic processes (isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric, isochoric), entropy, reversible, irreversible and quasi - static processes, Carnot cycle, heat engines and efficiency, Maxwell's thermodynamic relations and applications, thermodynamic potentials and their applications, phase transitions, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, microstate and microstate, ideas of ensembles, Maxwell- Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose -Einstein distributions.
11	Modern Physics: Inertial frames and Galilean invariance, Special theory of relativity, black body radiation, photo electric effect, Compton effect, De Broglie waves, uncertainty principle, X-rays Schrodinger equation and its solution for one, two and three dimensional boxes, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, potential steps and barrier, tunneling, Bohr atom, atomic spectra, Pauli exclusion principle, structure of atomic nucleus, mass and binding energy, radioactivity and its applications, laws of radioactive decay.
12	Solid State Physics: Crystal structure, unit cell and lattice parameters, Bravais lattices, basis and crystal systems, Miller indices, crystal planes and directions, X-ray diffraction and Bragg's law, band theory of solids, conductors, semiconductors and insulators, energy bands, Fermi energy and Fermi level, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, carrier concentration and conductivity, variation of resistivity with temperature.
13	Semiconductor Devices: PN junction diode, diode characteristics, Zener diode and its applications, rectifiers, bipolar junction transistors (BJT), CB, CE and CC configurations, transistor characteristics.
14	Analog and Digital Electronics: Single-stage amplifiers, two-stage RC-coupled amplifiers, simple and sinusoidal oscillators, Barkhausen condition, Operational amplifiers (OPAMP) and applications, Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, Integrator and Differentiator, Boolean algebra: binary number system, conversion from one number system to another number system; binary addition and subtraction. Logic Gated: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR; Combination of gates, Truth tables, De Morgan's theorem.

SSC JE Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 - Telecommunication Engineering

Sl. No.	Topic
1	Engineering Mathematics: Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Vector Analysis, Complex Analysis, Probability and Statistics
2	Network Analysis: Circuit Analysis, Sinusoidal steady state analysis, Transient Time and frequency-domain analysis of linear circuits, Linear 2-port network parameters
3	Signals and Systems: Continuous-time Signals, Discrete-time Signals, LTI systems
4	Electronic Devices: Energy bands in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, equilibrium carrier concentration, direct and indirect band-gap semiconductors, Carrier Transport, P-N junction, Zener diode, BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET and their circuit configurations; LED, photo diode and solar cell.
5	Analog Circuits: Diode Circuits, Op-amp Circuits, BJT and MOSFET Amplifiers
6	Digital Circuits: Number Representations, Combinatorial circuits, Sequential Circuits, Data Converters, Semiconductor Memories, Computer Organization.
7	Control Systems: Basic control system components, Feedback and feedforward principle, Transfer function and Laplace transform, Block diagram representation and reduction principle, Signal flow graph and Mason gain formula, Transient and steady-state analysis of LTI systems, Static error coefficients, and generalized error coefficients etc.
8	Analog Communications: Random Processes, Noise, Analog Communications,
9	Digital Communications: Information Theory, Digital Communications, Digital modulation schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK, QAM), Inter-symbol interference, Fundamentals of error correction codes, block codes, Hamming codes, CRC, and convolution codes.
10	Electromagnetics: Cartesian, Cylindrical, and Spherical coordinates and their transformation, Electrostatics, Magnetostatics, Maxwell's Equations, Plane Waves and Properties, Transmission Lines

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