SSC JE Section wise preparation tips

Staff Selection Commission conducts Junior Engineer (JE) exams, the notification has been released for the recruitment of JE. Most of the young engineers who aspire to serve in the public sector as Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Branch apply for this position. The aspirants who apply for this position must be aware of the syllabus as well exam pattern to start their preparations. The exam is conducted in two phases beginning with paper 1 which is conducted online, and the paper 2 is descriptive paper which will be based on your engineering discipline. You must crack the paper 1 exam to get shortlisted and appear for paper 2. This article will cover the SSC JE preparation tips.

SSC JE Paper 1 Exam:

The paper 1 consists of 200 multiple choice type of questions. There is a negative marking of 0.25 for each incorrect answer.

Subject	Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
General Intelligence & Reasoning	50	50	2 hours
General Awareness	50	50
·         Part A General Engineering(Civil & Structural) OR ·         Part B Electrical Engineering OR ·         Part-C General Engineering (Mechanical)	100	100	2 hours

The first 2 subjects are compulsory for all. The candidates who opted to appear for the post of JE Civil, JE (Quality Surveying and Contract) should attempt Part A (Civil & Structural) and the candidates appeared for the post of SSC JE should attempt part B and the candidates who opted to appear for the post of JE Mechanical should attempt Part C.

Preparation Tips for General Intelligence & Reasoning:

1 For this section, you must think, logically and rationally.

   You will see questions on blood relations, some quick calculations and power to think. The only answer is to practice more and more during the preparation. Always, give room for self-assessment.

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Focus on the below topics as they carry the maximum score in the exam:

•        Series (Numeric & Alphabetic)

•        Directions

•        Ranks

•        Arrangement

•        Alphabet & Dictionary

•        Coding & Decoding

•        Analogy

•        Classification / Odd Pair

4.       There will be non-verbal reasoning questions too, the topics are:

•        Rule Direction

•        Triangle

•        Dices

•        Figure Formation

•        Completion of Pattern

•        Hidden / Embedded

•        Images

•        Paper Folding

•        Mirror Image

•        Figure Matrix

5   Take mock tests, keep solving previous years’ question papers and model papers to improve accuracy and develop speed.

Preparation Tips for General Awareness:

1 1.  For this section, you must think, logically and rationally. 

  2.You will see questions on blood relations, some quick calculations and power to think. The only answer is to practice more and more during the preparation. Always, give room for self-assessment.

1 3.Focus on the below topics as they carry the maximum score in the exam:

•        Series (Numeric & Alphabetic)

•        Directions

•        Ranks

•        Arrangement

•        Alphabet & Dictionary

•        Coding & Decoding

•        Analogy

•        Classification / Odd Pair

1 4.There will be non-verbal reasoning questions too, the topics are:

•        Rule Direction

•        Triangle

•        Dices

•        Figure Formation

•        Completion of Pattern

•        Hidden / Embedded

•        Images

•        Paper Folding

•        Mirror Image

•        Figure Matrix

25.Take mock tests, keep solving previous years’ question papers and model papers to improve accuracy and develop speed.

Preparation Tips for General Awareness:

11. Focus on Indian History more rather than the world history.

22.  Always, follow the news, read the newspapers, watch national news channels. These days, you can browse the internet and get the latest news.

33. While preparing for General Science, Indian Constitution, Geography, go through the authorized boos published by reputed publications.

44.  Solve mock test papers on a regular basis.

Tips for Engineering Preparation:

  1.The Engineering graduates must already be aware of the syllabus. All they need to do is brush up their knowledge. For this, make a good study plan covering all the topics from the syllabus.

2 2.Solve a lot of papers on a regular basis, take mock tests and see where you are lagging behind. It is also important to target your focus areas, make a plan for such topics that need additional practice.

3 3.As there is negative marking, you must be careful to answer only those that you are sure of.

4 4.Prefer to prepare from the authorized publishers, don’t use local books as they do not authenticate the content.

5 5.Pick the previous question papers, solve the papers.

1 6.Take mock tests on a regular basis. A lot of them are available online. They really help a lot in improving your accuracy and developing speed.

2 7.Practice shortcuts and memorize formulae, they come in really handy while solving questions.

3 8.Relax before the exam, don’t over burden yourself that may cause stress and anxiety.

4 9.Always, take short breaks in between during preparation and relax, don’t be under the constant notion that a lot of syllabus is pending. Go as per your study plan.

5 10.Keeping yourself cool without any panic is the attitude you must maintain.

All the best, these tips will definitely help in your preparation.