The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the SSC JE vacancy 2026 list on ssc.gov.in. The Commission titled it “Tentative Vacancies for the recruitment of Junior Engineer Examination, 2026”. It shows 1699 posts across 12 central government organisations. Online applications under Notice F. No. HQ-C-3019/1/2026-C-3 ran from 2 September 2026 to 22 September 2026. The list suits diploma and degree holders in civil, electrical, mechanical or telecom engineering, and science graduates who applied for Scientific Assistant.
The list gives one row for each post, with a split by SC, ST, OBC, EWS and UR category. The full post-wise tables follow below. Selected candidates carry All India Service Liability, so a posting can fall anywhere in the country. Candidates should check all details in the article below.
Information verified from the official Staff Selection Commission tentative vacancy list and Notice F. No. HQ-C-3019/1/2026-C-3 uploaded on 2 September 2026.
Last verified: 8 October 2026.
The SSC JE vacancy 2026 list shows 1699 tentative posts for the Junior Engineer Examination, 2026, released by the Staff Selection Commission. The last date to apply online was 22 September 2026 at ssc.gov.in. Selection is through Paper-I, Paper-II and document verification.
Table of Contents
- Quick Summary of Junior Engineer Examination 2026
- About the Staff Selection Commission
- Local Context for Siliguri, Gangtok and Sikkim Candidates
- Important Dates
- SSC JE vacancy 2026: Organisation-Wise List
- Post-Wise and Category-Wise Vacancies
- SSC JE 2026 Notice Versus the Tentative List
- Eligibility for Posts in the List
- Important Links
- What the List Means for Candidates
- FAQs
Quick Summary of Junior Engineer Examination 2026
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Staff Selection Commission (SSC), for 12 central government organisations |
| Post | Junior Engineer (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Electrical and Mechanical, Telecom) and Scientific Assistant (IMD) |
| Total Vacancy | 1699 (tentative) |
| Salary | Level-6 (₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400) |
| Application Mode | Online, at ssc.gov.in or the mySSC mobile app |
| Eligibility | Diploma or Degree, set post-wise |
| Selection Process | Paper-I (qualifying), Paper-II, document verification |
| Place of Posting | All India Service Liability |
| Last Date | 22 September 2026 (23:00 hours) [Form fill-up already over] |
| Who Can Apply | Candidates up to 30 or 32 years old as on 1 August 2026, set post-wise |
About the Staff Selection Commission
The Staff Selection Commission works under the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. It holds the open competitive Junior Engineer Examination for organisations and offices of the Government of India. The Commission selects candidates against the vacancies that each indenting organisation reports.
It has no role in deciding how many vacancies an organisation reports, or how they are split by category. After the final result, the user department receives the dossiers and runs document verification. See more central government jobs on India Job Alerts.
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Local Context for Siliguri, Gangtok and Sikkim Candidates
SSC’s Eastern Region covers the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal. Its tentative centres include Siliguri, Gangtok, Kolkata, Kalyani and Malda. Candidates from Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Siliguri and Sikkim could pick three centres in this region, in order of priority. The Commission does not change a centre later.
A candidate selected against the SSC JE vacancy 2026 list can still be posted anywhere in India. Candidates from the hills can also check North Bengal jobs for local openings. This is added context, not part of the official notice.
Important Dates
The notice sets these dates for the Junior Engineer Examination, 2026.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online application start | 2 September 2026 |
| Online application [closed] | 22 September 2026 (23:00 hours) |
| Online fee payment [closed] | 23 September 2026 (23:00 hours) |
| Application correction window [closed] | 28 September 2026 to 30 September 2026 (23:00 hours) |
| Paper-I (Computer Based Examination) | October/November 2026 (tentative) |
| Paper-II (Computer Based Examination) | December 2026 (tentative) |
| Age cut-off date | 1 August 2026 |
The Commission uploads the exam city and timetable about 10 days before the exam. The admission certificate becomes available 3 to 4 days before the exam. Any change in the SSC JE vacancy 2026 exam schedule appears only on the Commission website.
SSC JE vacancy 2026: Organisation-Wise List
The list covers 12 organisations. The organisation totals below add up the post rows in the list.
| Organisation | Posts |
|---|---|
| Border Roads Organization (BRO), male candidates only | 293 |
| Central Water Commission (CWC) | 32 |
| Central Public Works Department (CPWD) | 446 |
| Central Water Power Research Station (CWPRS) | 4 |
| DGQA-Naval, Ministry of Defence | 8 |
| Farakka Barrage Project | 2 |
| Military Engineer Service (MES) | 315 |
| Central Institute of Coastal Engineering for Fishery (CICEF) | 3 |
| Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) | 9 |
| Department of Telecommunication (DoT) | 69 |
| India Meteorological Department (IMD) | 462 |
| Brahmaputra Board | 56 |
| Total | 1699 |
In the tables, JE (C) means Junior Engineer (Civil) and JE (E) means Electrical. JE (M) is Mechanical, JE (E&M) is Electrical and Mechanical, JE (T) is Telecom, and SA is Scientific Assistant. CWPRS, Farakka Barrage Project and Brahmaputra Board sit under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. That department belongs to the Ministry of Jal Shakti. DGLL sits under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, and CICEF under the Ministry of Fisheries.
How the Tentative List Works
These points come from the notice and the list.
- The list is tentative. The notice says final vacancies will be made available on ssc.gov.in under For Candidates, then Tentative Vacancy.
- Each indenting organisation decides its vacancies, reservation and category split. The Commission does not.
- The Commission does not collect state-wise or zone-wise vacancies. Candidates should ask the concerned user department.
- Border Roads Organisation posts are open to male candidates only.
Post-Wise and Category-Wise Vacancies
The first table gives the SC, ST, OBC and EWS vacancies for each post in the SSC JE vacancy 2026 list.
| Post | SC | ST | OBC | EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BRO JE (C) | 39 | 20 | 118 | 9 |
| 2. BRO JE (E&M) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 3. CWC JE (M) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. CWC JE (C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 5. CPWD JE (E) | 15 | 7 | 27 | 10 |
| 6. CPWD JE (C) | 51 | 25 | 92 | 34 |
| 7. CWPRS JE (C) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. CWPRS JE (E) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. CWPRS JE (M) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. DGQA-Naval JE (E) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11. DGQA-Naval JE (M) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12. Farakka JE (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13. MES JE (C) | 19 | 32 | 33 | 9 |
| 14. MES JE (E&M) | 16 | 26 | 38 | 11 |
| 15. CICEF JE (C) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16. DGLL JE (C) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17. DGLL JE (E) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18. DoT JE (T) | 10 | 5 | 18 | 6 |
| 19. IMD SA | 76 | 11 | 99 | 45 |
| 20. Brahmaputra Board JE (C) | 8 | 5 | 18 | 4 |
| Total | 245 | 140 | 462 | 134 |
The second table gives the UR vacancies and the total for each post.
| Post | UR | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1. BRO JE (C) | 85 | 271 |
| 2. BRO JE (E&M) | 10 | 22 |
| 3. CWC JE (M) | 1 | 3 |
| 4. CWC JE (C) | 12 | 29 |
| 5. CPWD JE (E) | 44 | 103 |
| 6. CPWD JE (C) | 141 | 343 |
| 7. CWPRS JE (C) | 1 | 2 |
| 8. CWPRS JE (E) | 0 | 1 |
| 9. CWPRS JE (M) | 1 | 1 |
| 10. DGQA-Naval JE (E) | 0 | 2 |
| 11. DGQA-Naval JE (M) | 3 | 6 |
| 12. Farakka JE (C) | 2 | 2 |
| 13. MES JE (C) | 61 | 154 |
| 14. MES JE (E&M) | 70 | 161 |
| 15. CICEF JE (C) | 0 | 3 |
| 16. DGLL JE (C) | 4 | 7 |
| 17. DGLL JE (E) | 1 | 2 |
| 18. DoT JE (T) | 30 | 69 |
| 19. IMD SA | 231 | 462 |
| 20. Brahmaputra Board JE (C) | 21 | 56 |
| Total | 718 | 1699 |
Disability Columns in the List
The SSC JE vacancy 2026 list also gives four disability columns. OH, HH, VH and Others total 32, 14, 1 and 13. The Total column adds up SC, ST, OBC, EWS and UR only. The one VH vacancy sits in JE (T) at DoT. The notice marks Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical) and Scientific Assistant posts as not suitable for visually handicapped persons. The exception is JE (Telecom) in DoT.
| Post | OH | HH | VH | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BRO JE (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. BRO JE (E&M) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. CWC JE (M) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. CWC JE (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5. CPWD JE (E) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6. CPWD JE (C) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 7. CWPRS JE (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. CWPRS JE (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. CWPRS JE (M) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. DGQA-Naval JE (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. DGQA-Naval JE (M) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. Farakka JE (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13. MES JE (C) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 14. MES JE (E&M) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 15. CICEF JE (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. DGLL JE (C) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17. DGLL JE (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. DoT JE (T) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19. IMD SA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20. Brahmaputra Board JE (C) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
Totals by Post Type
Adding the post rows by discipline gives these totals.
| Post | Posts |
|---|---|
| Junior Engineer (Civil) | 867 |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical) | 108 |
| Junior Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical) | 183 |
| Junior Engineer (Mechanical) | 10 |
| Junior Engineer (Telecom) | 69 |
| Scientific Assistant (IMD) | 462 |
| Total | 1699 |
SSC JE 2026 Notice Versus the Tentative List
The list differs from the 2 September notice in these places.
| Detail | 2 September notice | Tentative list |
|---|---|---|
| Total vacancies | 1748 (tentative) | 1699 |
| Organisations | 13 | 12 |
| NTRO JE (C) | Listed | No row |
| Farakka Barrage JE (E) | Listed | No row |
| CWPRS JE (M) | Not listed | 1 post |
The SSC JE vacancy 2026 list totals 49 fewer posts than the notice. The notice calls its figure tentative. Read the full SSC JE 2026 recruitment details for the original notice, dates and exam pattern.
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Eligibility for Posts in the List
The qualification and age limit differ by post in the SSC JE vacancy 2026 list. The table maps each requirement to its post. Candidates must qualify for the closing date of the online application form.
| Post | Required qualification | Age |
|---|---|---|
| BRO JE (C) | Degree in Civil Engineering, or 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering plus 2 years’ experience | Up to 30 |
| BRO JE (E&M) | Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or 3-year Diploma in Electrical, Automobile or Mechanical Engineering plus 2 years’ experience | Up to 30 |
| CWC JE (M) | Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering | Up to 30 |
| CWC JE (C) | Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering | Up to 30 |
| CPWD JE (E) | Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering | Up to 32 |
| CPWD JE (C) | Diploma in Civil Engineering | Up to 32 |
| CWPRS JE (E) | Diploma in Electrical Engineering | Up to 30 |
| CWPRS JE (C) | Diploma in Civil Engineering | Up to 30 |
| DGQA-Naval JE (M) | Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or 3-year Diploma in Mechanical Engineering plus 2 years’ experience | Up to 30 |
| DGQA-Naval JE (E) | Degree in Electrical Engineering, or 3-year Diploma in Electrical Engineering plus 2 years’ experience | Up to 30 |
| Farakka JE (C) | Diploma in Civil Engineering | Up to 30 |
| MES JE (C) | Degree in Civil Engineering, or 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering plus 2 years’ experience | Up to 30 |
| MES JE (E&M) | Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or 3-year Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering plus 2 years’ experience | Up to 30 |
| CICEF JE (C) | Degree or 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering | Up to 30 |
| DGLL JE (C) | Degree in Civil Engineering, or Diploma in Civil Engineering with 3 years’ experience, or equivalent | Up to 32 |
| DGLL JE (E) | Degree in Electrical Engineering, or Diploma in Electrical Engineering with 3 years’ experience, or equivalent | Up to 32 |
| DoT JE (T) | Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in a listed Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, Telecommunications, IT or Instrumentation branch | Up to 30 |
| IMD SA | Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Physics, or a listed Computer, Electronics, Telecommunication or Instrumentation degree | Up to 30 |
| Brahmaputra Board JE (C) | 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering | Up to 30 |
- Experience counts only if the candidate gained it after completing the required qualification. Internship, training and research during the course do not count.
- For DoT JE (T), the Bachelor’s Degree must be in Electrical, Electronics, Electrical Communications, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology or Instrumentation.
- For IMD Scientific Assistant, the second route is a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Applications or Electronics. Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics Telecommunication Engineering and Instrumentation also qualify. So do Information Technology, Telecommunication Engineering and Communication Engineering.
- Candidates opting for JE (Mechanical) can also apply for JE (Electrical and Mechanical). Candidates opting for JE (Electrical) can also apply for JE (Telecom) and JE (Electrical and Mechanical), subject to the qualifications.
- Candidates opting for JE (Telecom) can also apply for Scientific Assistant in IMD or JE (Electrical), subject to the qualification. Candidates opting for Scientific Assistant can also apply for JE (Telecom).
Age Limit and Relaxation
The Commission counts age as on 1 August 2026 for the SSC JE vacancy 2026 posts. For posts with a limit of 30 years, the birth date must fall between 2 August 1996 and 1 August 2008. For posts with a limit of 32 years, the range starts on 2 August 1994. It ends on 1 August 2008.
| Category | Relaxation |
|---|---|
| SC / ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| PwBD (Unreserved/EWS) | 10 years |
| PwBD (OBC) | 13 years |
| PwBD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | 3 years, after deducting military service |
Selection Process
Selection for the SSC JE vacancy 2026 posts has two computer-based papers followed by document verification. The Commission draws four separate merit lists: JE (Civil), JE (Electrical and Mechanical), Scientific Assistant in IMD and JE (Telecom).
- Paper-I is a qualifying Computer-Based Examination. It has General Intelligence and Reasoning (50 marks), General Awareness (50 marks) and the opted subject (100 marks). The duration is 2 hours.
- Paper-II is a computer-based examination in the opted subject, with 100 questions for 300 marks. Duration is 2 hours. Only normalized Paper-II scores decide final merit.
- Post preference is filled in an online option form before the first round of tentative allocation. The preference is final and cannot be changed.
- Document verification is held by the user department after the final result.
- Physical and medical standards apply to Border Roads Organisation posts. BRO examines them after the final result.
Each wrong answer costs 0.25 marks in Paper-I and 1 mark in Paper-II. The minimum qualifying marks in both papers are 30% for UR, 25% for OBC and EWS, and 20% for all other categories. Selected candidates serve a probation of two years.
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Important Links
| Details | Link |
|---|---|
| SSC Junior Engineer Examination, 2026 tentative vacancy list | Download tentative vacancy list PDF |
| SSC Junior Engineer Examination, 2026 notice | Download SSC JE 2026 notice PDF |
| Official website | Visit SSC official website ssc.gov.in |
What the List Means for Candidates
The list is tentative, and every figure can change before the final result. JE (Civil) posts add up to 867 of the 1699. IMD Scientific Assistant is the largest single post, with 462 vacancies. JE (Mechanical) has only 10 posts, and JE (Electrical) has 108. A small group leaves few seats, so a score near the cut-off carries more risk there.
The posting is the main trade-off. Every post carries All India Service Liability, and the user organisation allots the State, Union Territory or zone. The organisation may ask for proficiency in the local language before confirmation. Border Roads Organisation posts require physical and medical standards on top of the written exam. In return, the job is a Level-6 post with a two-year probation, and confirmation for candidates found fit.
Candidates who want other openings can browse the latest pan-India jobs. This is added context, not part of the official notice.
FAQs
How many posts are in the SSC JE vacancy 2026 list?
The tentative list shows 1699 posts. These cover Junior Engineer and Scientific Assistant posts in 12 organisations, with one row for each post and category.
Is the total vacancy 1748 or 1699?
The 2 September notice printed 1748 tentative vacancies. The tentative list shows 1699. The notice says final vacancies will be made available on the Commission website.
Which department has the most vacancies in SSC JE 2026?
India Meteorological Department has the most, with 462 Scientific Assistant posts. Central Public Works Department follows with 446 posts, made up of 343 in JE (C) and 103 in JE (E).
What is the salary of a Junior Engineer under SSC?
The posts carry Level-6 of the Pay Matrix of the 7th Central Pay Commission, which is ₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400. The notice places these posts in Group B. Candidates can track the SSC JE vacancy 2026 list and any final figures on ssc.gov.in.
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