How to Crack SSC JE Electrical in First Attempt

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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruits Junior Engineer in various department of engineering through SSC JE exam every year. The SSC JE exam recruits Junior Engineer in various engineering disciplines that are Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. This year SSC JE 2025 exam going to held in month of Oct-Nov, and the notification is expected on 5th August 2025 according to official SSC Calendar 2025-26.

SSC JE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PREPRATION TIPS

SSC JE 2025 will be the big opportunity for all electrical diploma and graduate students in the whole country. SSC JE provides a very descent pay scale of Level-6 (Rs 35400-112400/-) with a prestigious Group B job post in the center.
Electrical Engineer in the whole country waits eagerly for SSC JE as it consists of decent number of vacancies and provides a good and exponential career growth. The student who want to prepare for SSC JE are worried with one of the most important question that how to start prepare, what to study, etc. So, to resolve this problem Next Engineer has come up with best and tested topper preparation strategy for electrical engineers to prepare for SSC JE electrical engineering exam and crack it in their first attempt.

Below are some key tips to be followed to crack SSC JE electrical engineering exam:

  1. Knowing the syllabus and exam pattern
     

Before starting preparation for SSC JE electrical engineering, student should first understand their exam pattern and syllabus to get better understanding of the exam and to maintaining preparation strategy according to the requirement of exam.

  1. Analyzing previous year cut off and subject wise weightage

Subject wise weightage and previous years cut off help student to know the point of focus of exam i.e.; whether at what topics and points and how much they have to compete to achieve success in the exam.
Below the subject wise weightage and cutoff of electrical engineering shown consider them for your reference:

SSC JE Electrical Engineering Subject Wise Weightage - Paper 1 (CBE- 1)

 

Subjects

Weightage

Basic Concepts

15-20 marks

Power Systems

12-15 marks

Utilization of Electrical Energy

5-10 marks

Basic Electronics

8-10 marks

Electrical Machines

10-15 marks

Instrumentation and Measurement

10-15 marks

 

SSC JE Electrical Subject Wise Weightage - Paper 2 (CBE- 2)

 

Subjects

No. of Questions

Network Theory

30-32

Machines

20-25

Control Systems

15-20

Power Systems

15-20

Estimation and costing

8-10

Basic Electronics

10-12

 

      

 SSC JE Electrical/Mechanical PAPER I Cut Off 2024

 

Category

Electrical /Mechanical Engineering

General

132.06654

OBC

131.27256

SC

112.97309

ST

101.37117

EWS

120.13213

OH

86.18973

HH

43.62910

Others-PwD

58.92633

 

SSC JE TIER II Cut Off 2024 Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

 

Department Code

Category

Vacancy

Filled

Details of Last Selected Candidate

Total Marks

Paper-II Marks

Date of Birth (DD-MM-YYYY)

A

SC

09

09

394.21762

276.06696

04-06-1996

A

EWS

02

02

412.58645

280.17224

26-12-2001

A

UR

30

30

415.85329

275.06364

15-03-2001

C

SC

13

13

414.67846

292.00000

20-06-1999

C

ST

06

06

411.98804

283.45008

08-07-2003

C

OBC

24

24

428.60996

276.55836

19-07-2002

C

EWS

09

09

428.72259

290.82064

20-11-2000

C

UR

40

40

433.68827

286.00000

16-05-1998

C

OH

02

02

403.65713

267.32310

10-01-2001

C

HH

01

01

306.72894

226.33281

07-11-1999

C

Others

01

01

348.47714

247.14795

02-12-1998

E

SC

01

01

411.61549

272.00000

27-05-1994

E

OBC

01

01

423.34272

277.00000

26-07-2003

E

EWS

01

01

419.88094

273.00000

10-07-2002

E

UR

09

09

423.83054

276.00000

24-07-1997

H

SC

01

01

408.69390

264.15673

05-10-2003

H

UR

01

01

432.67893

280.70295

12-12-2000

J

SC

73

73

395.80063

268.32803

30-05-1995

J

ST

32

32

378.65790

249.00000

26-01-2000

J

OBC

72

72

417.17571

273.17529

28-12-1998

J

EWS

29

29

413.56889

257.00000

28-02-1995

J

UR

88

88

421.76470

273.00000

20-07-2002

J

OH

04

04

382.41795

263.06978

25-07-2002

J

HH

04

04

284.52828

180.78374

02-03-1996

J

Others

04

04

221.33184

142.27757

25-02-1994

L

ST

01

01

401.45182

268.99142

06-09-2000

L

EWS

01

01

426.09434

271.99049

10-06-2000

N

SC

01

01

395.68935

268.32803

10-06-1998

N

UR

02

02

421.62673

271.99049

20-07-1999

O

EWS

01

01

412.72564

272.00000

15-03-1997

O

UR

02

02

421.04907

269.00000

08-08-1995

O

Others

01

01

331.52457

215.00000

12-07-1996

 

         3. Best study resource and online coaching

In market a lot of study material and SSC JE online coaching courses available and student get confused in choosing the best resource for them. According to experts of Next Engineer and Toppers the best material has few characteristics that are:

  • The study material and online course should be capable of providing Comprehensive and Structured knowledge of the exam syllabus of electrical engineering.
  • Should be designed by experts in the SSC JE Electrical Engineering Domain.
  • Trusted & Recommended by so many students of the same domain.
  • Have the quality and affordability for student benefit.
  • Should be feasible according to exam requirement and time allotted.
  • Should be easily understandable and student centric.

         4. Revision and time management

The most important and key factor for deciding topper/selection of candidate is the time management and revision strategy. Topper from the first day of the preparation have proper planning and study plan for the exam and have proper daily schedule of revision & practice. This strategy help them in retention of daily studies for long time and make them more confident till the final exam.

          5. Making notes

Students should rely on two types of notes that is first comprehensive notes for complete understanding of the subject they are studying and other is short notes for the purpose of revision. Short notes must include all the important concepts discussed in the class, all important formulas, and all key silly mistakes point observed during practice, test series and mock test.

         6. Consistency and self-motivation

During Preparation the major problem observed is demotivation and inconsistency. Toppers also faces this type of problems but they tackle it very positively by self-motivating themselves to achieve the goal at the end. Consistency is the key to success in any exam and Electrical engineers preparing for SSC JE should be consistent to achieve their goal and should manage their time in a well-defined manner.

         7. Practicing Previous year questions

The key to conquer any exam is more and more practice. Toppers do practice of the questions just after completing any concept or topic from the practice sheets and previous year question to get command on the topic. Ever student should follow this for getting better outcome during the preparation.

           8. Test Series and Mock test

        Test series and mock test plays a vital role in determining the level of preparation and give reality check of Preparation to the student. Analysis of Mock Test and Test Series efficiently helps in the increase in actual marks in the final exam.

 

BEST BOOKS FOR SSC JE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SSC JE Electrical book names

Author/Publication

Question Bank in Electrical Engineering

J.B Gupta

Electrical Engineering Objective Types

A. Handa and M. Handa

Objective Electrical Technology

V.K. Mehta & Rohit Mehta

SSC JE Electrical Engineering Technical Question Smart Edition

Engineers Academy Publication

 

CONCLUSION

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