Notification · SSC JE (Civil) · Posted 2 Sept
SSC JE 2026 notified: Paper-I now qualifying, final merit on Paper-II alone
SSC released the Junior Engineer Examination 2026 notice on 2 September 2026 with 1,748 tentative vacancies. Applications closed on 22 September 2026; final merit will be based only on Paper-II.
The Staff Selection Commission published the notice of the Junior Engineer Examination, 2026 on 2 September 2026 for Group B (Level-6) Junior Engineer posts. The exam will also recruit Scientific Assistants in the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and the scheme has a separate Telecommunication part for JE (Telecom).
Key dates
- Online applications: 2 to 22 September 2026 (fee payment until 23 September 2026)
- Correction window: 28 to 30 September 2026
- Paper-I: 2 to 6 November 2026 (fixed on 1 October 2026)
- Paper-II: tentatively December 2026
Points to note
- 1,748 tentative vacancies were indicated in the notice.
- Age is reckoned as on 1 August 2026; the upper limit is 30 or 32 years depending on the post.
- Paper-I is qualifying, and only normalised Paper-II scores decide final merit. In the 2025 cycle, ties were resolved on aggregate Paper-I and Paper-II marks.
- Negative marking: 0.25 marks in Paper-I and 1 mark in Paper-II.
- An addendum dated 10 September 2026 revised the qualification for the IMD Scientific Assistant post.
Applications have closed.
We summarise official notices. Always check the official notice before you act. Source: Staff Selection Commission.