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SSC Junior Engineer Exam 2023: How many vacancies; What are the job prospects?

Stage 2 includes the Paper 2 examination, which is also administered via CBT. The Paper 2 Exam, which is subject-specific and differs based on the engineering discipline selected by the candidates

SSC Junior Engineer Exam 2023: The Staff Selection Commission-SSC Junior Engineer (JE) examination is widely regarded as one of the most formidable assessments in India, attracting an estimated 5 to 6 lakh applicants annually. It is anticipated that approximately 5 lakh candidates will sit for the examination in 2023.

Two papers comprise the examination: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is slated to occur in 2023 from October 9th to October 11th, while paper 2 is planned to commence on December 4th, 2023.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is a prominent recruitment body in India. SSC engages in the recruitment process for a wide range of domains within various government departments. The examinations that receive the highest number of appearances are the SSC-CGL, SSC-CHSL, and SSC-MTS.
SSC JE vacancies in 2023

Earlier this year, the commission issued job advertisements for the SSC JE examination, which comprised a total of 1,324 openings in various departments.
The notification specifies the following as a comprehensive inventory of vacancies by department:

Name of Dept.	Post	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total	OH	HH	Others
Border Roads Organization (For Male candidates)	JE (C)	65	32	116	43	175	431	0	0	0
Border Roads Organization (For Male candidates)	JE (E & M)	8	4	15	6	22	55	0	0	0
Central Public Works Department	JE (C)	78	35	82	32	194	421	6	6	5
Central Public Works Department	JE (E)	15	10	15	10	74	124	2	2	1
Central Water Commission	JE (C)	24	10	34	21	99	188	0	0	4
Central Water Commission	JE (M)	3	1	4	2	13	23	0	0	1
Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (Brahmaputra Board)	JE (C)
Farakka Barrage Project	JE (C)	4	1	6	2	2	15	0	0	0
Farakka Barrage Project	JE (M)	0	0	2	0	4	6	0	0	0
Military Engineer Services	JE (C)	4	2	8	3	12	29	0	0	0
Military Engineer Services	JE (E & M)	3	1	5	2	7	18	0	0	0
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works)	JE (C)	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works)	JE (M)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
National Technical Research Organization	JE (C)	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	5
National Technical Research Organization	JE (E)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
National Technical Research Organization	JE (M)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Total		206	96	288	121	613	1324	8	8	11

Please note that these are provisional openings; the commission will notify each department of the specific vacancy information in due time.
The selection process for SSC JE 2023

Three phases comprise the SSC JE 2023 selection procedure:

Stage 1 comprises the Paper 1 CBT examination. The initial phase consists of the Paper 1 Exam, a General Ability Test (GAT) that is administered uniformly to all applicants. The examination consists of two hundred multiple-choice questions that address the following topics:

General Reasoning and Intelligence
GeneralAwareness
Quantitative Aptitude
English Comprehension

Stage 2 includes the Paper 2 examination, which is also administered via CBT. The Paper 2 Exam, which is subject-specific and differs based on the engineering discipline selected by the candidates, comprises the second phase. There are 300 multiple-choice questions on the following topics:

Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering

A negative marking can be observed on both Paper 1 and Paper 2. An allowance of 0.25 marks is withheld for each incorrect response in Paper 1, and 1 mark is deducted in Paper 2.

In conclusion, stage 3 is exclusively devoted to the verification of documents and excludes any evaluation components.

Those who successfully complete both Paper 1 and Paper 2 advance to the Document Verification phase. A comparison is made between the self-attested duplicates of candidates’ documents that they uploaded during the online application phase and the originals.

Applicants who successfully complete all three phases of the selection procedure will be offered Junior Engineer positions across multiple departments of the central government.

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Employment prospects following SSC JE 2023

The SSC JE Exam provides admission to employment opportunities in numerous prestigious government agencies, such as:

Military Engineering Services (MES)
Central Public Works Department (CPWD)
Central Water Commission
Central Water Power Research Station
Border Road Organization (BRO)
Naval Quality Assurance (Ministry of Defence)
Department of Post
National Technical Research Organization

Roles and responsibilities

The following are a few examples of the administrative duties that junior engineers are entrusted with:

The responsibility of supervising departmental operations is entrusted to junior engineers, which aids in their comprehension of the department’s functioning.
They are responsible for the effective execution of strategies and the management of project planning.
Junior Engineers carry out the implementation of organizational schemes in adherence to the specified requirements.
Their accounting duties consist of overseeing inventory, generating invoices, and performing cost analyses for various initiatives.
Junior Engineers provide assistance to higher authorities in accordance with departmental or organizational policies.