SSC Junior Engineer Eligibility:
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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Junior Engineers (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Quantity Surveying and Contract) Examination required following eligibility conditions….
Eligibility Conditions:
.Nationality/Citizenship: A candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Age Limit:
(i) Not exceeding 30 years for Junior Engineer (Civil) and Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) in MES, Farakka Barrage Project, Border Road Organization, Central Water and Power Research Station, Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) & NTRO
(ii) Upto 32 years for Junior Engineers (Civil & Mechanical) in CWC and CPWD
Permissible relaxation of upper age limit as per government orders are as indicated below:
| Sr.No | Category | Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit |
| 01 | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 02 | OBC | 3 years |
| 03 | PH (OH/HH) | 10 years |
| 04 | PH (OH/HH) + OBC | 13 years |
| 05 | PH (OH/HH) + SC/ST | 15 years |
| 06 | Ex-Servicemen (Unreserved / General) | 03 years |
| 07 | Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 06 years |
| 08 | Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 08 years |
| 09 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees (General/Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on crucial date. | 5 years |
| 10 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( OBC ) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date. | 8 (5 +3) years |
| 11 | Central Govt. Civilian Employees ( SC/ST ) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date. | 10(5+5) years |
| 12 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir( Unreserved/General ) | 5 years |
| 13 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir( OBC ) | 8 years |
| 14 | Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir( SC/ST) | 10 years |
| 15 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (Unreserved/General ) | 5 years |
| 16 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (OBC ) | 8 (5+3) years |
| 17 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ST) | 10 (5+5) year |
Minimum Essential Educational Qualifications:
| S. No. | Post | Educational and Other Qualification |
| 1. | Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical), CPWD | Diploma in Civil or Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an institution recognized by the Central Government or equivalent qualification |
| 2. | Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical), Department of Posts | Three years Diploma or equivalent in Civil Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an institution recognized by the Central Government or State Government. |
| 3. | (a) Junior Engineer(Civil),Border Roads Organisation(BRO) Ministry of Defence (b) Junior Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical), Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Ministry of Defence. | (a) JE(Civil) Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent from a recognised University or Institute. Desirable Two years working experience in the field of civil construction in monitoring and executive of projects.JE(Electrical & Mechanical) Three years Diploma in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical) from a recognised University or Institute. Desirable Two years working experience in the field of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering in the area of construction in monitoring and executive of projects. |
| 4. | (a) Junior Engineer (Civil), MES (b) Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical), MES (c)Junior Engineer(QS&C) MES | Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised University OR I)Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognised Institute or University or Board; and(II) Two years experience in Planning, Execution and Maintenance of Civil Engineering works.Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognised University;Or(I) Three years diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognised Institute or University or Board; and (II) Two years experience in Planning, Execution and Maintenance of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering works. (i)3 years Diploma in Civil engineering from a recognised institute/University/Board or equivalent; OR (ii) Passed Intermediate examination in Building and Quantity Surveying Sub Divisional -II of the institute of Surveyors (India). |
| 5. | Junior Engineer (Civil & Mechanical), CWC and Farakka Barrage. | Degree or Diploma in Civil or Mechanical Engineering from a recognised University or Institution |
Note-I:
Candidates who have not acquired/will not acquire the educational qualification will not be eligible and need not apply.
Note-II:
ExS who have done various courses from Armed Forces which are certified by competent Authority to be equivalent to Diploma in Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering are eligible to appear in the Examination.