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SSC JE 2026 Notification Out: 1748 Vacancies

SSC JE 2026 Notification Out

Name of the Organization	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Name of the Post	Junior Engineer (Civil)
Vacancy	1748 (Tentative)
Mode of Application	Online
Dates for Submission	02.09.2026 to 22.09.2026
Official Website	ssc.gov.in

 

SSC JE 2026 Notification PDF

SSC JE Recruitment 2026- Important Dates

Events	Dates
Notification Release	September 2, 2026
Online Application Start Date	September 2, 2026
Last Day to Apply Online	September 22, 2026
Last date and time for making online fee payment	September 23, 2026
Application Correction Dates	September 28 to 30, 2026
SSC JE Tier 1 Exam Date 2026	October/November 2026 (Tentative)
Paper 2 Exam Date	December 2026 (Tentaive)

 

SSC JE Vacancy 2026

SSC JE Vacancy 2026
Posts (Discipline)	Organisation	Vacancies
§  Junior Engineer (Civil) §  Junior Engineer (Electrical) §  Junior Engineer (Mechanical) §  Junior Engineer (Telecom) §  Scientific Assistant (IMD)	Border Roads Organisation (BRO)	1748
	Central Public Works Department (CPWD)
	Central Water Commission (CWC)
	Military Engineer Services (MES)
	Department of Telecommunication (DoT)
	Director General of Lighthouses & Lightships
	Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

Educational Qualification 

Organization	Post	Essential Qualification
Border Roads Organisation	JE (Civil)	Degree in Civil Engineering; OR 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering + 2 years' relevant experience
Border Roads Organisation	JE (E&M)	Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering; OR 3-year Diploma + 2 years' relevant experience
Brahmaputra Board	JE (Civil)	3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering
Central Water Commission	JE (Mechanical) / JE (Civil)	Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in the respective Engineering discipline
Central Public Works Department (CPWD)	JE (Electrical) / JE (Civil)	Diploma in the respective Engineering discipline
Central Water and Power Research Station	JE (Electrical) / JE (Civil)	Diploma in the respective Engineering discipline
DGQA-NAVAL, Ministry of Defence	JE (Mechanical) / JE (Electrical)	Degree in the respective discipline; OR 3-year Diploma + 2 years' experience
Farakka Barrage Project	JE (Electrical) / JE (Civil)	Diploma in the respective Engineering discipline
Military Engineer Services (MES)	JE (Civil) / JE (E&M)	Degree; OR 3-year Diploma + 2 years' relevant experience
National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)	JE (Civil)	Diploma in Civil Engineering
Director General of Lighthouses & Lightships	JE (Civil) / JE (Electrical)	Degree, or Diploma + 3 years' experience, or equivalent
Department of Telecommunication (DoT)	JE (Telecom)	Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Technology in Electrical/Electronics/CS/Telecom/IT/Instrumentation
India Meteorological Department (IMD)	Scientific Assistant	B.Sc. with Physics; OR Bachelor's Degree in CS/Electronics/ECE/Instrumentation/IT/Telecom
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying	JE (Civil)	Degree or 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering

 

Age Limit (as on 01.08.2026)

• Posts with age limit up to 30 years: Born not earlier than 02.08.1996 and not later than 01.08.2008
• Posts with age limit up to 32 years: Born not earlier than 02.08.1994 and not later than 01.08.2008

Age Relaxation for the SSC JE 2026 exam

SSC JE Age Relaxation
Category	Age Limit Relaxation
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	10 years
PwD + OBC	13 years
PwD + SC/ ST	15 years
Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age
Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST).	General/ OBC	3 Years
	SC/ ST	8 years

 

SSC JE 2026 Selection Process

• Paper-I (CBE)

• Paper-II (CBE)

• Document Verification (DV)

SSC JE 2026 Exam Pattern

Papers	Mode of Examination	Subject	Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks	Duration
Paper-I	Computer-Based Examination	(i) General Intelligence & Reasoning  (ii) General Awareness  (iii) Part-A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural)	(i) 50/50  (ii) 50/50  (iii) 100/100	2 Hours (2 hrs 40 mins for scribe-eligible candidates)
Paper-II	Computer-Based Examination	Part-A: General Engineering (Civil & Structural)	100/300	2 Hours (2 hrs 40 mins for scribe-eligible candidates)

 

SSC Junior Engineer Salary

Parameters	Details
Pay Scale	Rs. 35,400 to Rs. 1,12,400 per month
Basic Pay (Initial)	Rs. 35,400 (starting basic pay)
In-hand salary	Rs. 44,000 to Rs. 52,000 per month
Dearness Allowance (DA)	around 50% of basic pay
House Rent Allowance (HRA)	9%, 18%, or 27% of basic pay, depending on the city (Class Z, Y, or X cities, respectively)
Travel Allowance (TA)	As per government norms

APPLICATION FEE

Category	Fee
General/ OBC/ EWS (Male)	₹100/-
Women / SC / ST / PwBD / Ex-Servicemen	Exempted

RRB JE 2026 Notification Out!!!

RRB JE 2026 Notification Out (CEN 04/2026)

RRB JE 2026 Notification: Overview

RRB JE Recruitment 2026:
Board Name	Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
Advertisement Number	CEN 04/2026
Name of the Posts	Junior Engineers, Depot Material Superintendents (DMS)
Total Vacancies	3,993 Posts
Official Notification Release Date	13 August 2026
RRB JE Application Date	14th August 2026 to 13th September 2026
Selection Process	1.      CBT 1 2.      CBT 2 3.      Document Verification 4.      Medical Examination
Salary Structure	Rs. 35,400/- (Level 6th CPC Pay Matrix)
Official Website	indianrailways.gov.in

Important Dates

Event	Date
RRB JE 2026 Short Notice	25st July 2026
Detailed RRB JE Notification 2026 Release Date	13th August 2026
Online Application Start Date	14th August 2026
Last Date to Apply Online	13 September 2026 (11:59 PM)
Fee Payment Last Date	15 September 2026
Application Correction Window	16 September 2026 to 25 September, 2026
Scribe Detail Submission Window	26 September 2026 to 30 September, 2026
RRB JE CBT 1 Exam Date	To be notified

RRB JE 2026 Notification PDF Download Link

RRB JE Vacancy 2026 (Department & Zone-Wise)

Department	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
Engineering	670	259	140	407	162	1,638
Mechanical	464	182	110	251	118	1,125
Electrical	279	79	50	131	60	599
Stores	139	57	29	69	30	324
S&T	147	47	34	55	24	307
Grand Total	1,699	624	363	913	394	3,993

RRB JE Category-Wise Vacancy 2026

Category	Vacancies
UR	1,699
SC	624
ST	363
OBC	913
EWS	394
Total	3,993

RRB JE Zone-Wise Vacancy 2026

RRB Zone	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
Ahmedabad	45	24	19	38	17	143
Ajmer	110	41	10	68	23	252
Bengaluru	119	45	23	79	32	298
Bhopal	54	16	10	25	8	113
Bhubaneswar	40	14	4	19	9	86
Bilaspur	51	19	19	22	13	124
Chandigarh	77	31	13	49	13	183
Chennai	145	59	35	81	42	362
Gorakhpur	67	44	22	40	25	198
Guwahati	132	52	27	87	31	329
Jammu-Srinagar	86	16	12	27	11	152
Kolkata	195	58	51	101	52	457
Malda	9	8	3	7	3	30
Mumbai	175	67	36	96	37	411
Muzaffarpur	7	4	2	3	1	17
Patna	26	18	11	13	5	73
Prayagraj	164	49	33	67	27	340
Ranchi	49	21	8	31	13	122
Secunderabad	68	15	6	12	9	110
Siliguri	35	12	7	26	12	92
Thiruvananthapuram	45	11	12	22	11	101
Overall Total	1,699	624	363	913	394	3,993

RRB JE Post-Wise Vacancy Distribution

Post	Department	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
JE / Design / Electrical	Electrical	2	0	1	1	0	4
JE / Electrical	Electrical	17	5	3	9	4	38
JE / Electrical (Workshop)	Electrical	15	6	2	6	4	33
JE / Electrical / Design Drawing and Estimation	Electrical	15	6	4	9	5	39
JE / Electrical / Design Drawing and Estimation	Electrical	1	0	0	1	0	2
JE / Electrical / EMU	Electrical	18	5	6	8	7	44
JE / Electrical / General Services	Electrical	50	14	9	30	8	111
JE / Electrical / TRD	Electrical	86	24	13	35	12	170
JE / Electrical / TRS	Electrical	75	19	12	32	20	158
JE (Research) / Civil	Engineering	1	5	3	4	0	13
JE / Bridge	Engineering	18	7	4	10	5	44
JE / Civil	Engineering	2	3	1	1	1	8
JE / Civil / Design Drawing and Estimation	Engineering	83	29	24	38	20	194
JE / Civil / Design Drawing and Estimation	Engineering	5	1	2	1	0	9
JE / Design / Civil	Engineering	0	3	3	0	2	8
JE / P. Way	Engineering	1	0	0	0	0	1
JE / P. Way	Engineering	343	131	63	213	76	826
JE / Works	Engineering	196	74	37	116	45	468
JE / Works	Engineering	2	1	2	2	0	7
JE / Track Machine	Engineering	19	5	1	24	11	60
JE / Carriage and Wagon	Mechanical	177	68	38	97	48	428
JE / Design / C and W	Mechanical	0	2	2	0	2	6
JE / Design / Mechanical	Mechanical	1	3	1	2	2	9
JE / Design / MP	Mechanical	0	2	1	0	3	6
JE / Diesel Mechanical	Mechanical	21	6	6	7	5	45
JE / Mechanical	Mechanical	85	27	14	36	16	178
JE / Mechanical (Workshop)	Mechanical	145	56	33	87	36	357
JE / Mechanical / Design Drawing and Estimation	Mechanical	2	2	1	2	2	9
JE / Mechanical / Design Drawing and Estimation	Mechanical	4	4	7	3	0	18
JE / Millwright	Mechanical	14	4	3	7	1	29
JE / Diesel Electrical	Mechanical	15	8	3	11	3	40
JE / Design / S and T	Signal and Telecommunications	0	3	1	0	1	5
JE / S and T (Workshop)	Signal and Telecommunications	4	3	1	3	1	12
JE / S and T / Design Drawing and Estimation	Signal and Telecommunications	14	3	3	0	1	21
JE / S and T / Signal	Signal and Telecommunications	87	28	20	38	17	190
JE / S and T / Telecommunication	Signal and Telecommunications	42	10	9	14	4	79
Depot Material Superintendent	Stores	139	57	29	69	30	324
Total	—	1,699	624	363	913	394	3,993

Educational Qualification as on 13 September 2026

Post	Educational Qualification
Junior Engineer (JE)	Three-Year Diploma in the relevant engineering discipline from a recognised institute, OR BE/B.Tech in the relevant engineering stream from a recognised university as of September 13, 2026.
Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)	Three-year Diploma in Engineering, in any discipline, from a recognised University/Institution

RRB JE Age Limit (as on 1 January 2027)

The age limit of applicants applying for the RRB JE Recruitment 2026 should be as under:

Age Criteria	Date of Birth / Age Limit
Age Group	18–33 Years
Lower Age Limit (Not Born After)	01 January 2009
Upper Age Limit – UR/EWS (DOB not earlier than)	02 January 1994
Upper Age Limit – OBC-NCL (DOB not earlier than)	02 January 1991
Upper Age Limit – SC/ST (DOB not earlier than)	02 January 1989

Age Relaxations

Category	Age Relaxation
SC & ST Candidates	5 years
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Candidates	3 years
Ex-Servicemen (≥ 6 months service)	UR & EWS: 3 years OBC-NCL: 6 years SC & ST: 8 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)	UR & EWS: 10 years OBC-NCL: 13 years SC & ST: 15 years
Serving Group C/D Railway Staff (≥ 3 years service)	UR & EWS: Up to 40 years OBC-NCL: Up to 43 years SC & ST: Up to 45 years
Candidates in Quasi-Administrative Railway Offices	Length of service OR 5 years, whichever is less
Widowed/Divorced/Judicially Separated Female Candidates (not remarried)	UR & EWS: 35 years OBC-NCL: 38 years SC & ST: 40 years

RRB JE Selection Process 2026

Stage	Selection Stage	Description
Stage 1	CBT 1 Exam	A qualifying screening test covering Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, and General Science.
Stage 2	CBT 2 Exam	A test covering General Awareness, Physics & Chemistry, Computer Applications, Environment & Pollution Control, and branch-specific Technical Abilities (used for the final merit list).
Stage 3	Document Verification (DV)	Verification of educational, age, and category certificates for candidates shortlisted based on the CBT 2 exam.
Stage 4	Medical Examination	A fitness test as per Railways’ prescribed medical standards before final selection.

RRB JE Medical Standards & Eye Sight Criteria

Medical Standard	Vision Requirement
A-3	Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses. Must pass the test for Colour vision, Binocular vision, Night vision, and Mesopic vision.
B-1	Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. Must pass the test for Colour vision, Binocular vision, Night vision, and Mesopic vision.
B-2	Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. Must pass test for Binocular vision.
C-1	Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close.

RRB JE 2026 Application Fee

Category	Fee	Refund (after appearing in CBT 1)
UR/OBC/EWS	₹500	₹400 refunded
SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen/Female/ Transgender/Minority/EBC	₹250	₹250 refunded

Application Fee Refund Terms

• Only candidates who appear in the 1st Stage CBT exam will be eligible for the refund of the application fee after deduction of applicable bank charges.
• If the candidate’s application is rejected, incomplete, submitted with incorrect details, or the candidate does not appear for the 1st Stage CBT, there will be no refund of the fees.
• To receive the refund successfully, candidates must confirm that their bank account information is accurate.

RB JE 2026 Exam Pattern

RRB JE CBT 1 Exam Pattern

Subjects	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
Mathematics	30	30	90 minutes
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
General Awareness	15	15
General Science	30	30
Total	100	100

RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Pattern

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Awareness	15	15	120 minutes
Physics & Chemistry	15	15
Basics of Computer Applications	10	10
Basics of Environment & Pollution	10	10
Technical Abilities	100	100
Total	150	150

RRB JE CBT 1 & CBT 2 Marking 

Particulars	CBT 1	CBT 2
Exam Duration	90 Minutes	120 Minutes
Total Questions	100	150
Marks per Correct Answer	+1 Mark	+1 Mark
Negative Marking	1/3 Mark for each incorrect answer
Marks for Unattempted Questions	0
Total Marks	100	150

Differences Between CBT 1 & CBT 2

Particulars	RRB JE CBT 1	RRB JE CBT 2
Primary Purpose	Screening / Shortlisting (1:15 ratio)	Final Merit List Ranking
Total Questions	100	150
Duration	90 Minutes	120 Minutes
Core Focus Area	Non-Technical Aptitude & Science	Branch-Specific Engineering (100 Marks)
Virtual Calculator	Not Allowed	Allowed (On-Screen)
Importance in Final Selection	No (Qualifying Only)	Yes (100% Weightage for Merit)

RRB JE Syllabus 2026

Non-Technical Syllabus

Subjects	Important Topics
Mathematics (CBT 1)	Number Systems, Time & Distance, Time & Work, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Mensuration, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, LCM & HCF, Elementary Statistics
General Intelligence & Reasoning (CBT 1)	Analogies, Coding-Decoding, Alphabetical & Number Series, Syllogism, Venn Diagrams, Data Interpretation, Classification, Directions, Statement–Arguments
General Awareness (CBT 1)	Current Affairs, Indian Geography, History & Culture, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Environmental Issues, Sports, Science & Technology
General Science (CBT 1)	Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences (basic level)
Physics & Chemistry (CBT 2)	Based on 10th standard CBSE syllabus level
Basics of Computers (CBT 2)	Computer Architecture, Input/Output Devices, Operating Systems, MS Office, Networking, Internet & Email
Basics of Environment & Pollution Control (CBT 2)	Environment basics, Pollution types & control, Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, Waste Management

Technical Syllabus

Subjects	Important Topics
Civil	Engineering Mechanics, Building Construction & Materials, Surveying, Concrete Technology, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics, Structural Design, Transportation & Highway Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Estimating & Costing
Mechanical	Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, Strength of Materials, Machining & Welding, Metrology, Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering, Industrial Management
Electrical	Circuit Laws, Magnetic Circuits, AC Fundamentals, Electrical Machines, Power Generation/Transmission/Distribution, Switchgear & Protection, Basic Electronics
Electronics	Electronic Devices & Circuits, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors, Communication Engineering, Networking, Computer Programming
Chemical & Metallurgical Supervisor	Fuels, Metallurgy, Thermodynamics, Applied Chemistry, Industrial Chemicals, Basic Mechanical/Electrical/Civil Engineering

RRB JE 2026 Salary Structure

Salary in Training Period

RRB JE Salary 2026
Components	In rupees
Basic Pay	Rs. 35,400/-
Dearness Allowances	Rs. 10,974/- (31% of Basic Pay)
Total	Rs. 46,374/- (No Deductions)

Salary After Training

RRB JE Salary 2026
Income (Gross)		Deductions
Salary Components	In Rupees	Salary Components	In Rupees
Basic Salary	Rs. 36,500/-	Income Tax	Rs. 6,163/-
Dearness Allowances (DA)	Rs. 11,315/-	Professional Tax	Rs. 200/-
House Rent Allowance (HRA)	Rs. 9855/-	Miscellaneous Tax	Rs. 1,000/-
Travel Allowances (TA)	Rs. 4716/-
Total	Rs. 62,386/-	Total	Rs. 7,363/-
Net In-Hand Salary: Rs. 55,023/-

What After RRB JE Application Form Submission

Event	Release Date
City Intimation Slip (CBT 1 & CBT 2)	7 to 10 Days Before Exam Date
Free Travel Pass (SC/ST Candidates)	7 to 10 Days Before Exam Date
Admit Card Release	4 Days Before Scheduled Exam Date
Answer Key & Objection Tracker	3 to 7 Days After Examination
CBT 1 Normalized Result & Shortlist	4 to 6 Weeks Post Exam