Last Minute Preparation Tips for SSC JE

Staff Selection Commission has released a notification for the recruitment of Junior Engineer in various Government departments. This article will give the details of SSC JE (Civil, Mech, Elect.) to the SSC JE (Civil, Mech, Elect.) aspirants. The examination is the deciding factor for you to bag SSC JE job. Therefore, each candidate needs to be sure about the pattern and syllabus. Tips are discussed in this article section-wise.

Tips to prepare for Reasoning:

One needs to be thorough with the pattern and syllabus. The syllabus for reasoning is simple and allows scoring maximum in this section if prepared well. The questions related to seating and arrangements, syllogisms, visual puzzle, sequencing, etc are quite tricky. Therefore, prepare well in this area. A good preparation can help you score up to 30-35 marks in about 20 Minutes.

Tips for General Awareness:

The best thing about General Awareness is the questions are more like you know the answer to a question or you don’t know. So, there is no wastage of time. If you know, answer the question, simply do not waste time.

Tips for engineering preparation:

This section is dedicated to Engineering, the ones you already have studied. All you need to do is, brush up your Engineering knowledge.

No guess work:

As there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks, please avoid guess work. It will cost you. You should only answer if you are 90% sure about that question.

Time Management section-wise:

Dedicate time to each section. You may be thorough in a couple of sections, try to finish such section quickly so that your time can be utilized for engineering section. Time Management comes into picture even at the time of preparation. Prepare a schedule and stick to it. It is important if you want to crack SSC JE.

Syllabus & Mock Tests:

Prepare a schedule with the syllabus and time slots under which you wish to cover a certain topic. Get appropriate study and reference material, online notes and websites for preparation.

Practice mock test papers, they help in improving accuracy and speed. Practice previous year test papers, online tests etc for an overall improvement. Make sure that you have a strategy to cover general awareness section. Memorize the important formulae, short tricks to solve the tricky questions. Practice tricky questions so that, you don’t panic during the examination if you get tricky questions.

Last but not the least, try to reach the exam center before the reporting time itself so that, you don’t feel stressed out. Paper II is subjective, you need to practice the subjective method of answering too during your preparation. Upon clearing the cut-off marks for paper I & II, you will be called for an interview. Therefore, you must prepare for the interview as well right from the beginning. All these tips will help you succeed. All the best.