SSC provides an excellent opportunity to all engineers who are looking for a Government Job. SSC releases a recruitment notification for Junior Engineers. All interested candidates can apply for the SSC JE CE recruitment through the official website of the commission. Thousands of candidates apply for this position every year hence the competition is quite high. In order to beat the competition, candidates need to prepare with a proper study strategy. Candidates can attempt SSC JE CE Mock Test as revision and practice during their final preparation days. The SSC JE CE Mock Test covers the entire syllabus which will help candidates with the thorough revision. Keep reading the article to know more about the Test Series and its several benefits.
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About SSC JE CE Exam
Candidates who have a diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized University/ college can apply for this position. Check the overview table below for the latest updates:
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SSC JE CE Officer Exam Overview
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SSC JE CE Full Form
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Staff Selection Commission
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Official Website
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SSC
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Post Name
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Junior Engineer
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Selection process
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Exam level
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National
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Key Features of the SSC JE CE Mock Test
Testbook provides the SSC JE CE Test Series which consists of a total of 261 tests. If candidates practice all these tests, they will surely crack the SSC JE CE examination with flying colours. Check the features of the test series below.
261 Total Tests
- 105 Chapter Test
- 39 Subject Test
- 21 Full Test
- 72 Previous Year Paper
- 4 Free Test
- 10 Current Affairs
- 10 Sectional Test
- Experts have curated the SSC JE CE Mock Test based on the Syllabus and Exam Pattern given by the selection committee.
- The SSC JE CE Test Series also provides candidates with an overall rank to see where they stand in the competition
- A performance report based on how candidates solve the test series is also provided to those who attempt the SSC JE CE Mock Test.
- At the end of every paper, candidates will receive solutions so that candidates can understand where they went wrong along with learning new methods to solve a question.
Why should you attempt the SSC JE CE Mock Test?
Listed below are some reasons why candidates who are appearing for the SSC JE CE exam should attempt the SSC JE CE Test Series.
- The SSC JE CE Mock Test is a great source of practice and revision.
- Candidates who attempt the test series will get an experience of the final exam.
- Factors like difficulty level of question, types of questions asked will be known by the candidates.
- By solving the SSC JE Test Series, candidates will be able to practice time management which will help them on the day of the final exam!
Benefits of the SSC JE CE Mock Test
The SSC JE CE Mock Test provided by Testbook will be available in two languages: English and Hindi. Candidates can solve the test series in their comfort language. Check out the benefits of the test series below:
- The SSC JE CE Test Series covers the full syllabus, allowing candidates to thoroughly revise.
- The purpose of the SSC JE CE Mock Test is to assess the candidate's degree of preparedness.
- Candidates who wish to practise bilingually can use Tesbook's SSC JE CE mock Test, which is based on the most recent SSC JE CE exam pattern
- The test series is available in both English and Hindi.
- SSC JE CE test series is available in Hindi and English so the candidates can attempt the mock test in the language they are comfortable with.
SSC JE CE Exam Pattern
The SSC JE CE exam comprises a total of two papers. Check out the exam pattern from the details given below.
- Subject 1 & 2 of Paper 1 are the same for all candidates.
- Subject 3 is optional, candidates have to choose his/her subjects from Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical.
- In both the paper 1&2 for General Engineering, a candidate will be required to attempt only the part as per the option given in the application form.
- In Paper 1 there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
- Paper 2 will be descriptive and will be conducted in pen and paper mode.
- In Paper 2 a candidate has to choose his/her subjects from Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical.
- A candidate will be allowed to bring his/her own slide rule, Calculator, log table and steam table for Paper 2.
- There will be no negative marking in Paper 2.
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Exam
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Type
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Subjects
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Marks
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Time
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Paper 1
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Objective/MCQs
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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50
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2 Hours
(2 hours 40 mins for Scribe)
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General Awareness
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50
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General Engineering (Civil and Structural)
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100
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Paper 2
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Descriptive
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General Engineering (Civil & Structural)
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300
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2 Hours
(2 hours 40 mins for Scribe)
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SSC JE CE Syllabus
The candidates should go through the SSC JE CE Syllabus and Exam Pattern carefully which will help them to prepare for the exam in a strategic way. For Paper-I, candidates must study General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning, and General Engineering (Civil). Similarly, for the Paper-ll, candidates need to study in-depth about the General Engineering (Civil) subject. The syllabus has been detailed below:
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Paper
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Subject
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Syllabus
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Paper I
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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General Awareness
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- Current events relating to India and its neighboring countries especially regarding
- History
- Culture
- Geography
- Economic Scene,
- General Polity
- and Scientific Research, etc.
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General Engineering (Civil & Structural)
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Civil Engineering Syllabus
- Building Materials
- Estimating
- Costing and Valuation
- Surveying
- Soil Mechanics
- Hydraulics
- Irrigation Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
Structural Engineering
- Theory of Structures
- Concrete Technology
- RCC Design
- Steel Design
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Paper II
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Civil Engineering
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Building Materials
- Physical and Chemical properties
- classification
- standard tests
- uses and manufacture/ quarrying of materials
- Asbestos products
- Timber and wood based products
- Laminates
- Paints
- Varnishes
Estimating, Costing and Valuation
- Estimate
- Glossary of technical terms
- Analysis of rates
- Items of work – earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks), RCC work, Shuttering, Timber work
- Painting
- Flooring
- Plastering
- Water Tank
- Bar bending schedule
- 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 prismatic compass
- Local attraction
- Plane table surveying
- Adjustment of theodolite
- Leveling
- Definition of terms used in leveling
- Contouring, curvature and refraction corrections
- Temporary and permanent adjustments of dumpy level
- Tachometric survey
- Advanced surveying equipment
Soil Mechanics
- Origin of soil
- Phase diagram
- Definitions-void ratio
- 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
- Triaxial test Soil compaction
- Laboratory compaction test
- Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content
- Bearing capacity of soils
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Major irrigation projects in India
Transportation Engineering
- Highway Engineering – cross-sectional elements, geometric design, types of pavements
- Pavement materials – aggregates and bitumen
- Design of flexible and rigid pavements – Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Gravel Road
- Bituminous construction
- Rigid pavement joint
- Railway Engineering
- Components of permanent way – sleepers, ballast, fixtures and fastening
- Track geometry
- 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
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Structural Engineering
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Theory of Structures
- Elasticity constants
- Types of beams – determinate and indeterminate,
- Bending moment and shear force diagrams of simply supported, cantilever and overhanging beams
- Moment of area and moment of inertia for rectangular & circular 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
- 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 doubly 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
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