The SSC Junior Engineering (SSC JE) ( Civil)

Papers

Type of Examination

Subjects

Mode of examination

Paper 1

Multiple Choice

(i) General Intelligence and Reasoning

(ii) General Awareness

(iii) Part-A Engineering (Civil)

Online

Paper 2

Multiple Choice

 Engineering (Civil)

Online

                              SSC JE EXAM PATTERN 2024

Subject

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration & Timings

General Awareness

50

50

2 Hours

General Intelligence and Reasoning

50

50

Part A- General Engineering (Civil & Structural) or
Part B- General Engineering (Electrical) or
Part C- General Engineering (Mechanical) or

100

100

Total

200

200

PAPER-1

REASONING

GENERAL AWARENESS

General Engineering- Civil

 PAPER-2

                                   SSC JE Paper-II Exam Pattern 2024

Subjects

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration & Timings

General Engineering (Civil)

100

300

2 Hours

                    General Engineering- Civil

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. 

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 leveling, 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.

Estimating, Costing and Valuation

·      Estimate, a glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods and unit of measurement, Items of work – earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks), RCC work, Shuttering, Timber work, Painting, Flooring, and Plastering.

·      Boundary wall, Brick building, Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Mid-section formula, Trapezoidal formula, Simpson’s rule.

·      Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well, isolates and combined footings, Steel Truss, Piles, and pile-caps.

·      Valuation – Value and cost, scrap value, salvage value, assessed value, sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of Valuation.

Building Materials

·      Physical and chemical properties

·      Classification, Standard Tests, Uses and Manufacture/Quarrying of Materials

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.

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.

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.

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.