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Age & Educational Qualification to apply for SSC JE Jobs

Age limit, Relaxation, Educational Qualification and list of equivalent Degrees approved by CPWD/AICTE eligible to apply for SSC Junior Engineer Jobs

Eligibility to apply for SSC JE Recruitment

Candidates who wish to apply for the SSC Junior Engineer Vacancies are advised to checkout the eligibility criteria below. Only candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria below can apply for the Recruitment and further proceedings intimated on the official notification.

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Age limit – SS JE Recruitment

18-27 years for Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical) in CPWD and Department of Posts

Not exceeding 30 years for Junior Engineer (Civil) and Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) in MES

Up to 32 years for Junior Engineers (Civil & Mechanical) in CWC and Farakka Barrage.

18-27 Years for Junior Engineers(Quantity Surveying and Contract) in MES (v) Not exceeding 30 years for Junior Engineer (Civil) and Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) in Border Roads Organisation (BRO) of Ministry of Defence

Relaxation of upper age limit

No	Category	Age relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
1	SC/ST	5 years
2	OBC	3 years
3	PH(OH/HH)	10 years
4	PH(OH/HH) + OBC	13 years
5	PH(OH/HH) + SC/ST	15 years
6	Ex-Servicemen (Unreserved / General)	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date
7	Ex-Servicemen (OBC)	06 years (3 years + 3 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date
8	Ex-Servicemen (SC/ ST)	08 years (3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.
12	Central Govt. Civilian Employees (General/Unreserved) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date	5 years
13	Central Govt. Civilian Employees (OBC) who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous as on closing date	8 (5+3) years
14	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
21	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (unreserved/General)	5 years
22	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (OBC)	8 years
23	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir (SC/ST)	10 years
27	Defense 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
28	Defense 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
29	Defense 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) years

NOTE-I: Ex. Servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Central Government on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are NOT eligible for fee concession. However, they are eligible for age relaxation, as per rules.

NOTE-II: The period of “Call up Service” of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation, as per rules.

NOTE-III: The post of Junior Engineer being a Group ‘B‘ post, there is no reservation for Ex-servicemen category. However, the benefit of age relaxation will be admissible to Ex-Servicemen candidates, as per extant Govt. Orders.

Educational Qualification – SSC JE Recruitment

Post	Educational Qualification
Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical), CPWD	Diploma in Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an institution recognized by the Central Government or equivalent qualification.
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.
(a) Junior Engineer (Civil), (b) Junior Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical) in Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Ministry of Defence.	JE (Civil) Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent from a recognized University or Institute. Desirable Two years of 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 recognized University or Institute. Desirable Two years of working experience in the field of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering in the area of construction in monitoring and executive of projects.
(a) Junior Engineer (Civil) (b) Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical), MES	Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized University OR I)Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering from a recognized 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 recognized University OR (I) Three year’s diplomas in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized 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 recognized institute/University/Board or equivalent; OR (ii) Passed Intermediate examination in Building and Quantity Surveying Sub Divisional -II of the Institute of Surveyors (India).
Junior Engineer (Civil & Mechanical), CWC and Farakka Barrage.	Degree or Diploma in Civil or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University or Institution.

For a list of equivalent qualifications as approved by CPWD/AICTE

NOTE-I: As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No. 44 dated 01.03.1995 published in Gazette of India edition dated 08.04.1995, the Degree obtained through open Universities/Distance Education Mode needs to be recognized by Distance Education Council, IGNOU. Accordingly, unless such Degrees had been recognized for the period when the candidates acquired the relevant qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.

NOTE-II: Candidates who have not acquired the educational qualification as on notification date will not be eligible and need not apply.

NOTE-III: All candidates who are called for appearing at the Interview will be required to produce the relevant Certificates in Original such as Mark sheets, Provisional Degree/Diploma Certificate, etc. As proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before 01-01-2014 failing which the candidature of such candidate will be canceled by the Commission.

The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he/she has been declared passed, will also be considered to have met the required Educational Qualification.

NOTE-IV: Ex-servicemen 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.