# SSC JE — Junior Engineer Examination (Staff Selection Commission) (SSC JE) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: GOVT_JOBS · national
- Questions: 200 · Total marks: 200 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI
- Pattern source (Paper-I (computer-based, qualifying)): SSC Notice, Junior Engineer Examination, 2026 (uploaded 02.09.2026) — https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Notice_of_adv_je_2026.pdf (read 2026-09-27)
- Official syllabus: https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Notice_of_adv_je_2026.pdf

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–30 years; relaxation: Up to 30 years for most posts (born 02.08.1996–01.08.2008) and up to 32 for others (born 02.08.1994–01.08.2008), on 1 August 2026. Relaxation: SC/ST 5 years, OBC 3, PwBD 10/13/15, ex-servicemen per the notice (para 7).
- Education: Degree or diploma in the relevant engineering discipline (some posts accept a diploma only with two years' experience) — post by post in para 2 of the notice.
- Approximate annual vacancies: 1,748
- Note: Paper-I is qualifying; merit is on Paper-II normalised marks (notice para 18). Syllabus: notice section 14.
- Official portal: https://ssc.gov.in/ (Staff Selection Commission (SSC))

## Key dates — every tracker row from 120 days back to 365 days ahead (OFFICIAL = conducting body's notice linked · REPORTED = announced, secondary source cited · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced; an estimate whose date has passed is not listed here)
- 2026-09-02 — SSC JE 2026 notice published — OFFICIAL, notice: https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Notice_of_adv_je_2026.pdf
- 2026-09-02 — SSC JE 2026 online applications open — OFFICIAL, notice: https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Notice_of_adv_je_2026.pdf
- 2026-09-22 — SSC JE 2026 last date for online applications (23:00) — OFFICIAL, notice: https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Notice_of_adv_je_2026.pdf
- 2026-09-28 — SSC JE 2026 application correction window (28–30 Sep 2026, until 23:00) — OFFICIAL, notice: https://ssc.gov.in/api/attachment/uploads/masterData/NoticeBoards/Notice_of_adv_je_2026.pdf — in 1 days
- Data updated: latest tracker row added 2026-09-26 · this file generated 2026-09-27 (IST)
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