SSC JE 2024 paper 2 exam dates out; to be held on November 6, revised vacancy

SSC JE Paper 2 2024: The recruitment drive aims to fill a total of 1,765 positions in the civil, mechanical, and electrical fields.

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Vikas Kumar Pandit | September 3, 2024 | 07:54 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced the exam dates for the junior engineer (JE) paper 2 exams 2024 for civil, mechanical, and electrical posts. As per the official notice, the SSC JE paper 2 will be held on November 6, 2024. Candidates who qualify the SSC JE paper 1 will be eligible to appear for the next stage.

“The Commission has decided to conduct the Paper-II of Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical & Electrical) Examination, 2024 on 6th day of November 2024,” the official notice read. Candidates who qualify the SSC JE Paper 1 exam and are eligible for Paper 2 can apply for the SSC JE 2024 Paper 2 exam through the official website, ssc.gov.in.

The commission has increased the number of vacancies for Junior Engineer posts to 1,765. Initially, the SSC recruitment drive aimed to fill a total of 968 Junior Engineer positions in the civil, mechanical, and electrical fields.

The SSC JE selection process requires candidates to undergo Paper 1, Paper 2, and a document verification process. SSC JE Paper 2 will have 100 multiple-choice questions from the civil, electrical, and mechanical streams. Each correct answer will be awarded 3 marks, while each incorrect answer will result in a deduction of 1/3 mark. The exam will have a duration of 120 minutes.

Also read SSC CPO 2024 paper 1 result out at ssc.gov.in; category wise cut-off marks

SSC JE 2024: Revised vacancy

The commission has revised the number of vacancies for the SS JE 2024 recruitment exam. Candidates can check the category-wise and field-wise number of vacancies from the table given below.

Name of Organisation

Field

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

UR

Total

Border Road Organisation (Males)

Civil

76

36

136

48

142

438

Border Road Organisation (Males)

Electrical and Mechanical

08

00

00

02

27

37

Central Public Works Department

Electrical

13

06

24

09

40

92

Central Public Works Department

Civil

30

15

55

20

86

206

Central Water Commission

Civil

19

06

39

12

44

120

Central Water Commission

Mechanical

01

00

01

01

09

12

Farakka Barrage Project

Civil

--

--

--

--

02

02

Farakka Barrage Project

Electrical

01

--

--

--

01

02

Military Engineer Services

Civil

73

37

132

49

198

489

Military Engineer Services

Electrical and Mechanical

53

26

95

35

141

350

DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of Defence

Electrical

01

--

--

--

02

03

DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of Defence

Mechanical

--

--

--

01

02

03

National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)

Civil

01

--

01

--

04

06

Central Water Power Research Station

Electrical

--

01

--

01

--

02

Central Water Power Research Station

Civil

--

--

02

--

01

03

Total

276

127

485

178

699

1,765

The SSC JE Paper 1 exam 2024 was held on June 5, 6, and 7, with the results announced on August 20, 2024. The SSC JE paper 1 scorecard 2024 was released on August 22 and candidates can download their scorecards till September 5, up to 6 pm.

According to the SSC JE paper 1 result, a total of 16,223 candidates qualified for the SSC JE 2024 paper 2 exam. Among them, 11,765 are eligible for civil engineering posts, while 4,458 have qualified for electrical and mechanical engineering positions.

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