SSC JE Exam Analysis: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) every year releases notification for SSC JE Exam. This year many notifications and exams held by SSC have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this article, we will see the detailed SSC JE exam analysis along with important dates and exam patterns which will help your preparation.
Although it might seem there is a lot of time in the SSC JE exam, however, seeing the tough competition candidates must start their preparation as early as possible. So, before starting the preparation the candidates must carefully analyze the past year trends in the examination by seeing the SSC JE exam analysis.
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SSC JE Exam Analysis
This SSC JE Exam analysis for 2020-21 recruitment exam would be updated here after the conclusion of the exam. till then please read on to understand the previous year exam analysis for SSC Junior Engineer Exam.
SSC JE Important Dates 2020
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Events |
Dates |
| Notification Release Date | 1st October 2020 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 30th October 2020 |
| Last date and time for making online fee payment | 1st November 2020 (23:30) |
| Last date and time for generation of offline Challan | 3rd November 2020 (23:30) |
| Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank) | 5th November 2020 |
| Tier-I Admit Card | March 2021 |
| Commencement of Tier-I Exam | 22nd March to 25th March 2021 |
| SSC JE Tier-I Result | To be notified later |
| Commencement of Tier-II Exam | To be notified later |
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SSC JE Exam Pattern
Before we get into the SSC JE exam analysis, let us take a look at the SSC JE selection procedure. The SSC JE selection procedure mainly consists of 2 stages:
| Paper | Sections Asked | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Paper–I | General Awareness | 50 | 2 Hours |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | ||
| Part A- General Engineering (civil & structural) | 100 | ||
| Part B- General Engineering (electrical) | |||
| Part C- General Engineering (mechanical) | |||
| Paper-II | Part A- General Eng. (civil & structural) | 300 | 2 Hours |
| Part B- General Eng. (electrical) | |||
| Part C- General Eng. (mechanical) |
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SSC JE Shift 2 Analysis 2020: October 29th
Civil Engineering
| Section | No. of Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 38-42 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Awareness | Â 35-38 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Engineering (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical) | 78-82 | Â Moderate |
Reasoning Section:
| Topics Asked | No. Of Questions |
| Coding-Decoding |
2 |
| Directions Sense |
2-3 |
| Â Odd one Out Blood relations | 9-10 |
| Syllogism | 7-8 |
| Analogy | 6-7 |
| Venn diagram | 2-3 |
| Statement & Conclusions | 3-4 |
| Seating Arrangement | 2-3 |
| Non-verbal: Complete the Image, Embedded Image, Paper Folding & Cutting, Mirror Image | 6-7 |
| Number & Alphabetical Series | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 3-4 |
| Total | 50 |
General Awareness:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Current Affairs | 10-15 |
| Science | 4-5 |
| Economics | 2-3 |
| Biology | 2-3 |
| History | 6-7 |
| Computer | 4-5 |
Civil Section
- Building Material
- Soil
- FM(5-6 Question)
- Environment (7-9 Question)
- Irrigation
- Strength of material
- Compressive strength
SSC JE Shift 1 Analysis 2020: October 29th
Civil Engineering
| Section | No. of Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 39-40 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Awareness | Â 36-39 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Engineering (Civil) | 77-81 | Â Moderate |
| Total | 160-175 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Section:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Coding – Decoding | 1-2 |
| Venn Diagram | 3-4 |
| Dice | 2-3 |
| Matrix | 2 |
| Paper Folding | 2 |
| Paper Cutting | 1 |
| Alphabetical Reasoning | 3-4 |
| Syllogism | 2 |
| Figures & Patterns | 10-11 |
| Mirror Image | 1 |
| Related Words | 1 |
| Series | 2-3 |
| Total | 50 |
General Awareness:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Current Affairs | 10-15 |
| History | 6-7 |
| Science | 5-6 |
| Geography | 4-5 |
| Constitution | 1-2 |
Civil Section
- Building Material
- Soil
- FM(5-6 Question)
- Environment (7-9 Question)
- Irrigation
- Strength of material
- Compressive strength
SSC JE Shift 2 Analysis 2020: October 28th
Electrical Engineering
| Section | No. of Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 38-42 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Awareness | Â 35-38 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Engineering (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical) | 78-82 | Â Moderate |
Reasoning Section:
| Topics Asked | No. Of Questions |
| Venn diagram |
2 |
| Seating Arrangement |
2-3 |
| Number & Alphabetical Series Odd one Out | 9-10 |
| Syllogism | 7-8 |
| Analogy | 6-7 |
| Coding-Decoding | 2-3 |
| Statement & Conclusions | 3-4 |
| Directions Sense | 2-3 |
| Non-verbal: Complete the Image, Embedded Image, Paper Folding & Cutting, Mirror Image | 6-7 |
| Blood relations | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 3-4 |
| Total | 50 |
General Awareness:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Current Affairs | 7-8 |
| Science | 4-5 |
| Geography | 2-3 |
| History | 6-7 |
| Computer | 4-5 |
SSC JE Shift 1 Analysis 2020: October 28th
Electrical Engineering
| Section | No. of Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 39-40 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Awareness | Â 36-39 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Engineering (Electrical) | 77-81 | Â Moderate |
Reasoning Section:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Coding – Decoding | 1-2 |
| Venn Diagram | 3-4 |
| Dice | 2-3 |
| Matrix | 2 |
| Paper Folding | 2 |
| Paper Cutting | 1 |
| Alphabetical Reasoning | 3-4 |
| Syllogism | 2 |
| Figures & Patterns | 10-11 |
| Mirror Image | 1 |
| Related Words | 1 |
| Series | 2-3 |
| Total | 50 |
General Awareness:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Current Affairs | 7-8 |
| History | 6-7 |
| Ancient History | 1 |
| Medieval History | 1 |
| Geography | 4-5 |
| Constitution | 1-2 |
SSC JE Shift 2 Analysis 2020: October 27th
Mechanical Engineering
| Section | No. of Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 38-42 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Awareness | Â 35-38 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Engineering (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical) | 78-82 | Â Moderate |
Reasoning Section:
| Topics Asked | No. Of Questions |
| Venn diagram |
2-3 |
| Number & Alphabetical Series Odd one Out | 9-10 |
| Statement & Conclusions | 7-8 |
| Analogy | 6-7 |
| Coding-Decoding | 2-3 |
| Syllogism | 3-4 |
| Directions Sense | 2-3 |
| Seating Arrangement | 1 |
| Non-verbal: Complete the Image, Embedded Image, Paper Folding & Cutting, Mirror Image | 6-7 |
| Blood relations | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 3-4 |
| Total | 50 |
General Awareness:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Current Affairs | 7-8 |
| Computer | 2-3 |
| History | 6-7 |
| Science | 4-5 |
| Geography | 4-5 |
Mechanical Section
- Numerical were asked from FM
- Approx. 5-10 from Boiler
SSC JE Shift 1 Analysis 2020: October 27th
Civil Engineering
| Section | No. of Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 38-42 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Awareness | Â 35-38 | Easy to Moderate |
| General Engineering (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical) | 78-82 | Â Moderate |
Reasoning Section:
| S. No. | Topics Asked | No. Of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Statement & Conclusions | 5-6 |
| 2 | Directions Sense | 9-10 |
| 3 | Analogy | 6-7 |
| 4 | Odd one Out | 2-3 |
| 5 | Venn diagram | 2-3 |
| 6 | Number & Alphabetical Series | 2-3 |
| 7 | Coding-Decoding | 2-3 |
| 8 | Sitting Arrangement | 1 |
| 9 | Non-verbal: Complete the Image, Embedded Image, Paper Folding & Cutting, Mirror Image | 5-6 |
| 10 | Syllogism | 2 |
| 11 | Blood relations | 3 |
| 12 | Miscellaneous | 3-4 |
| Total No. Of Questions | 50 | |
General Awareness:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Current Affairs | 7-8 |
| History | 6-7 |
| Science | 4-5 |
| Geography | 4-5 |
| Amendment (Constitution) | 1-2 |
Civil Section
- Floor area ratio was asked
- Compressive strength
- Fixed end moment for UDL
- One question from Euler’s Formula
- One question from contingencies
- Ore of iron
- One question from plain sedimentation
- Cement used in deep well foundation
- Measurement of angles and length using staff
- One question from toughness index
- Part of carriageway where the vehicle can stop
- One question from Pig iron
SSC JE Exam Analysis – Previous Year
The following table depicts the previous year SSC JE sectional analysis of Phase I and Phase II:Â
| Sections | No. of Questions | Analysis (Good Attempts / Difficulty Level) {Mechanical} | Analysis (Good Attempts / Difficulty Level) {Civil} |
| General Awareness | 50 | 36-38 / Moderate | 40-45 / Easy |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 35-38 / Moderate | 40-45 / Easy |
| General Engineering (Mechanical & civil) | 100 | 68-72 / Moderate | 75-80 / Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 200 | 139-172 / Moderate | 135-140 / Easy to Moderate |
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SSC JE Topic wise Distribution (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical)
Civil Engineering
| Subject Name | Objective | Conventional | ||
| Questions | Marks | Questions | Marks | |
| SOM & TOS | 15-20 | 15-20 | 2 or 3 | 60 |
| RCC | 10-12 | 10-12 | 1 or 2 | 60 |
| Steel | 7-8 | 7-8 | 1 or 2 | 30 |
| BMC | 15-20 | 15-20 | 1 or 2 | 30 |
| Soil | 10-15 | 10-15 | 1 | 30 |
| Environment | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0 or 1 | 30 |
| FM & HM | 12-15 | 12-15 | 0 or 1 | 30 |
| Hydr. & Irr. | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0 or 1 | 15 |
| Survey | 15-20 | 15-20 | 1 or 2 | 30 |
| T. Engg. | 4-5 | 4-5 | 1 | 15 |
| Est. & costing | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 6 | 360 |
SSC JE Section-wise Preparation Tips for 2020-21
Mechanical Engineering
| Subject Name | Objective | Conventional | ||
| Questions | Marks | Questions | Marks | |
| TOM & MD | 20 | 20 | 1 | 60 |
| FM & HM | 20 | 20 | 1 | 60 |
| SOM | 20 | 20 | 1 or 2 | 75 |
| Thermo (RAC, IC, PP) | 20 | 20 | 1 | 60 |
| Production Engineering | 20 | 20 | 1 or 2 | 105 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 6 | 360 |
Electrical Engineering
| Subject Name | Objective | Conventional | ||
| Questions | Marks | Questions | Marks | |
| Network | 32 | 32 | 2 | 120 |
| EMI | 18 | 18 | 1 | 60 |
| Machines | 25 | 25 | 1 or 2 | 100 |
| Power System | 20 | 20 | 1 | 60 |
| Basic Electronics | 8 | 8 | 0 or 0.5 | 20 |
| 100 | 100 | 6 | 360 | |
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 FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q1. How many phases are there in the SSC JE Exam?
Ans. Candidates are tested through two phases for SSC JE 2020.
Q2. Is there any negative marking in the SSC JE Exam?
Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking for the SSC JE phase I. For every incorrect answer, 0.25 marks are deducted.
Q3. What are the total marks assigned for both the phases-I and II?
Ans. Phase I:200 Marks
    Phase II: 300 Marks
    Total marks for both the phases make it 500 Marks.Â
Q4. Which subjects are tested in SSC JE paper II?
Ans. Phase-II of SSC JE is of descriptive type. Questions of General Engineering comprises civil/ structural/ electrical and mechanical subjects.
