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The exam has two stages - Paper 1 and Paper 2. The syllabus for both the stages is different. The topics to be studied while preparing for two stages are General Intelligence, Reasoning, General Awareness, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The lessons to be studied topic wise are provided below for the sake of the students:
Paper 1
General Intelligence and Reasoning
| Classification | Analogy | Coding-Decoding | Paper Folding Method | Matrix |
| Word Formation | Venn Diagram | Direction and Distance | Blood Relations | Series |
| Verbal Reasoning | Non-Verbal Reasoning | Seating Arrangement | Puzzle | Arithmetical Reasoning |
| Problem Solving | Similarities and Differences | Decision Making | Reasoning Analogies | Discrimination & Observation |
| Reasoning Puzzles | Statement & Conclusion | Calendars | Space Visualization | Clocks |
General Awareness
| Static General Knowledge | Science | Current Affairs | Sports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books and Authors | Important Schemes | Portfolios | People in the News |
| History | Culture | Geography | Economic |
| Awards and Honors | Inventions & Discoveries | Countries, Capital and Currencies | Tennis Grand Slam Winners |
Engineering General
| Part | Important Topics |
|---|---|
| Part-A (Civil Engineering & Structural Engineering) | Building Materials, Estimating, Costing and Valuation, Surveying, Soil Mechanics, Hydraulics, Irrigation Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Theory of Structures, Concrete Technology, RCC Design, Steel Design. |
| Part B (Electrical Engineering) | Basic concepts, Circuit law, Magnetic Circuit, AC Fundamentals, Measurement and Measuring instruments, Electrical Machines, Fractional Kilowatt Motors, and single-phase induction Motors, Synchronous Machines, Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Estimation and Costing, Utilization and Electrical Energy, Basic Electronics. |
| Part C (Mechanical Engineering) | Theory of Machines and Machine Design, Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Properties of Pure Substances, 1st Law of Thermodynamics, 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Air standard Cycles for IC Engines, IC Engine Performance, IC Engines Combustion, IC Engine Cooling & Lubrication, Rankine cycle of System, Boilers, Classification, Specification, Fitting & Accessories, Air Compressors & their cycles, Refrigeration cycles, Principle of Refrigeration Plant, Nozzles & Steam Turbines. Properties & Classification of Fluids, Fluid Statics, Measurement of Fluid Pressure, Fluid kinematics, Dynamics of Ideal fluids, Measurement of Flow rate, basic principles, Hydraulic Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps, Classification of steel. |
Paper 2
Civil Engineering
| Section | SSC JE Civil Engineering Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Building Materials | Physical and chemical properties |
| Classification, Standard Tests, Uses and Manufacture/Quarrying of Materials | |
| Estimating, Costing, and Valuation | Estimate, glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, Items of work – earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks), Shuttering, Timber work, RCC work, Flooring, Painting, and Plastering. |
| Boundary wall, Centre line method, Brick building, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Trapezoidal formula, Water Tank, Mid-section formula, Simpson’s rule. | |
| Cost estimate of Septic tank, Steel Truss, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates and combined footings, Piles, and pile-caps. | |
| Valuation – Value and cost, scrap value, assessed value, sinking fund, salvage value, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of Valuation. | |
| Surveying | Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain surveying. |
| Working on the prismatic compass, compass traversing, bearings, local attraction, plane table surveying. | |
| The theodolite traversing, adjustment of theodolite, Leveling, Definition of terms used in levelling, contouring, curvature, and refraction corrections. | |
| Temporary and permanent adjustments of dumpy level, methods of contouring. | |
| Uses of a contour map, tachometric survey, curve setting. | |
| Earthwork calculation, advanced surveying equipment. | |
| Soil Mechanics | Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions-void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, the specific gravity of soil grains, unit weights, 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, coefficient of permeability, determination of coefficient of permeability, Unconfined and confined aquifers, effective stress, quicksand, consolidation of soils, Principles of consolidation, degree of consolidation, pre-consolidation pressure, normally consolidated soil, e-log p curve, computation of ultimate settlement. | |
| Shear strength of soils, direct shear test, Vane shear test, Triaxial test. | |
| Soil compaction, Laboratory compaction test, Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content, earth pressure theories, active and passive earth pressures, Bearing capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test. | |
| Hydraulics | Fluid properties and 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, runoff coefficient, rain gauge. | |
| Losses from precipitation – evaporation, infiltration, etc. Water requirement of crops, duty, delta and base period, Kharif and Rabi Crops, Command area, Time factor, Crop ratio, Overlap allowance, Irrigation efficiencies. | |
| Different types of canals, types of canal irrigation, loss of water in canals. Canal lining – types and advantages. Shallow and deep to wells, the yield from a well. | |
| 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. | |
| Transportation Engineering | Highway Engineering: cross-sectional elements, geometric design, types of pavements, pavement materials. |
| Aggregates and bitumen, different tests, Design of flexible and rigid pavements. | |
| Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Gravel Road, Bituminous construction, Rigid pavement joint, pavement maintenance, Highway drainage, Railway Engineering. | |
| Components of the permanent way -Sleepers, ballast, fixtures and fastening, track geometry, points and crossings, track junction, stations, and yards. | |
| 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. |
Electrical Engineering
| Sections | SSC JE Electrical Engineering Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Basic Concepts | Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them. |
| Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy, and their units. | |
| Circuit law: Kirchhoff’s law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems. | |
| Magnetic Circuit: Concepts of flux, mmf, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic materials, Magnetic calculations for conductors of different configurations example, straight, circular, solenoidal, etc. | |
| Electromagnetic induction, self, and mutual induction. | |
| AC Fundamentals | Instantaneous, peak, R.M.S., and average values of alternating waves. |
| Representation of sinusoidal waveform, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of R.L. and C, Resonance, Tank Circuit. | |
| Poly Phase system – star and delta connection, 3 phase power, DC and sinusoidal response of R-Land R-C circuit. | |
| Measurement and Measuring Instruments | Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phases, both active and re-active) and energy, 2 wattmeter methods of 3 phase power measurement. |
| Measurement of frequency and phase angle. | |
| Ammeter and voltmeter (both moving oil and moving iron type), the extension of range wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter AC Bridges. | |
| Use of CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT, and their uses. | |
| Earth Fault detection. | |
| Electrical Machines | D.C. Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of D.C. motors and generators, their characteristics, speed control, and starting of D.C. Motors. Method of braking motor, Loss, and efficiency of D.C. Machines. |
| 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. Tests, Losses, and efficiency. | |
| Effect of voltage, frequency, and waveform on losses. Parallel operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers. | |
| Autotransformers. | |
| 3 phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field, the principle of operation, equivalent circuit, torque-speed characteristics, and starting and speed control of 3 phase induction motors. | |
| Methods of braking, the effect of voltage, and frequency variation on torque speed characteristics. | |
| Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single-Phase Induction Motors | Characteristics and applications. |
| Synchronous Machines – Generation of 3-phase e.m.f. armature reaction, voltage regulation, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, control of active and reactive power. | |
| Starting and applications of synchronous motors. | |
| Generation, Transmission, and Distribution | Power factor improvement, various types of tariffs, types of faults, short circuit current for symmetrical faults. |
| Switchgears – the rating of circuit breakers, Principles of arc extinction by oil and air, H.R.C. Fuses, Protection against earth leakage / over current, etc. Buchholtz relay, Merz-Price system of protection of generators & transformers, protection of feeders and bus bars. | |
| Lightning arresters, various transmission and distribution systems, comparison of conductor materials, the efficiency of the different systems. | |
| Cable – Different types of cables, cable rating, and derating factor. | |
| Different types of power stations, Load factor, diversity factor, demand factor, cost of generation, inter-connection of power stations. | |
| Estimation and Costing | Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines, and relevant IE rules. |
| Earthing practices and IE Rules. | |
| Utilization of Electrical Energy | Illumination |
| Electric heating | |
| Electric welding | |
| Electroplating | |
| Electric drives and motors. | |
| Basic Electronics | Working on various electronic devices e.g., P N Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN and PNP type) BJT, and JFET. |
| Simple circuits using these devices. |
Mechanical Engineering
| Theory Of Machines and Machine Designs | Concept of a simple machine, Four bar linkage and link motion, Flywheels, and fluctuation of energy |
| Power transmission by belts – V-belts and Flat belts, Clutches – Plate and Conical clutch, Gears –Type of gears, etc. | |
| Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials | Equilibrium of Forces, Law of motion, Friction, Concepts of stress and strain, Elastic limit. |
| Elastic constants, Bending moments and shear force diagram, Stress in composite bars, etc. | |
| Thermal Engineering | Properties of Pure Substance1st & 2nd Law of Thermodynamics |
| Air standard Cycles for IC Engines. | |
| Rakhine Cycle of steam | |
| Boilers | |
| Fluid Mechanics Machinery | Properties & Classification of fluid |
| Fluid Statics | |
| Measurement of Fluid Pressure | |
| Fluid Kinematics | |
| Dynamics of Ideal Fluids | |
| Measurement Of Flow Rate Basic Principles | |
| Hydraulic Turbines | |
| Centrifugal Pumps | |
| Classification Of Steels |
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