SSC JE Telecom 2026 (DoT): Notification, Eligibility, Exam Pattern & Complete Syllabus

Junior Engineer (Telecom) in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is the newest and most distinctive post in the SSC Junior Engineer Examination, 2026 (F. No. HQ-C-3019/1/2026-C-3, dated 02.09.2026). Unlike the Civil, Mechanical and Electrical posts, JE (Telecom) requires a Bachelor’s Degree — a diploma is not sufficient — and the paper is set at graduation level, not diploma level.

JE (Telecom) is also conducted in a separate batch from all other subjects, and it has its own merit list.

SSC JE Telecom 2026 — Overview

SSC JE 2026 Important Dates

Eligibility — Educational Qualification

For Junior Engineer (Telecom) in the Department of Telecommunication, the candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology from a recognised University or Institute in any one of the following branches:

• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Electrical Communications Engineering
• Computer Science
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Information Technology
• Instrumentation

A diploma does not qualify for this post. Age limit: up to 30 years, i.e. date of birth not earlier than 02.08.1996 and not later than 01.08.2008 (crucial date 01.08.2026).

Post Eligibility Cross-Over Rules

• Candidates opting for JE (Telecom) are also eligible for Scientific Assistant in IMD and for JE (Electrical), subject to fulfilling the respective essential qualification.
• Candidates opting for Scientific Assistant are also eligible for JE (Telecom), subject to fulfilling its EQ.
• Candidates opting for JE (Electrical) are also eligible for JE (Telecom), subject to fulfilling EQ.
• A candidate eligible for and applying to more than one post must appear in the respective paper opted for in the online application form.

Age Relaxation

PwBD Suitability — JE (Telecom) is the Only VH-Eligible Post

JE (Telecom) in DoT is the only post in this examination identified as suitable for Visually Handicapped candidates. Suitable disability categories are:

• VH (Low Vision)
• Locomotor Disability (OA/OL and OAL) including LC, CP, Dw, AAV, SD and SI without any associated neurological/limb dysfunction
• MD from amongst the above categories

Functional requirement: S, ST, W, BN, SE, C, MF, H, RW. Persons with SD/SI (without neurological/limb dysfunction) but with associated limb dysfunction are covered under the respective subcategory such as OA, OL, OAL.

Application Fee

• Fee: Rs. 100/-; exempted for all women candidates, SC, ST, PwBD and Ex-Servicemen.
• Payment only via BHIM UPI, Net Banking, or Visa / MasterCard / Maestro / RuPay debit card.
• Correction charges: Rs. 200 (first), Rs. 500 (second). Maximum two corrections.

SSC JE Telecom 2026 Exam Pattern

Paper-I (CBE) — Qualifying

Paper-II (CBE) — Merit Deciding

Key Exam Rules

• Part-G is conducted in a separate batch from Parts A to F, in both Paper-I and Paper-II.
• Standard of questions: graduation level (unlike Civil/Mechanical/Electrical, which are diploma level).
• Objective type MCQs, set in Hindi and English only.
• Negative marking: 0.25 marks in Paper-I; 1 mark in Paper-II per wrong answer.
• Minimum qualifying marks: UR – 30%, OBC/EWS – 25%, all others – 20%.
• Paper-I is qualifying; a separate merit list is drawn for JE (Telecom) based on normalised Paper-II scores.
• An on-screen scientific calculator is available for the entire duration.

SSC JE Telecom 2026 Syllabus — Paper-I

1. General Intelligence & Reasoning

Verbal and non-verbal questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision-making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships, arithmetical computations and other analytical functions.

2. General Awareness

Awareness of the environment and its application to society; current events; everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect; questions on India and its neighbouring countries relating to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity and Scientific Research.

3. Part-G: Telecommunications — Paper-I

• Engineering Mathematics
• Network Analysis
• Signals and Systems
• Electronic Devices
• Analog Circuits
• Digital Circuits
• Control Systems
• Analog Communications
• Digital Communications
• Electromagnetics

SSC JE Telecom 2026 Syllabus — Paper-II (Detailed)

Engineering Mathematics

Linear Algebra: Vector space, basis, linear dependence and independence, matrix algebra, eigen values and eigen vectors, rank, null space, solution of linear equations — existence and uniqueness, least squares solution.

Calculus: Mean value theorems, theorems of integral calculus, evaluation of definite and improper integrals, partial derivatives, maxima and minima, multiple integrals, line, surface and volume integrals, Taylor series.

Differential Equations: First-order equations (linear and nonlinear), higher-order linear differential equations, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, methods of solution using variation of parameters, complementary function and particular integral, partial differential equations, variable separable method, initial and boundary value problems.

Vector Analysis: Vectors in plane and space, vector operations, gradient, divergence and curl, Gauss’s, Green’s and Stokes’ theorems.

Complex Analysis: Analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, sequences, series, convergence tests, Taylor and Laurent series, residue theorem.

Probability and Statistics: Random variable (continuous and discrete), Mean, median, mode, standard deviation, combinatorial probability, probability distributions, binomial distribution, Poisson distribution, uniform distribution, exponential distribution, normal distribution; probability density function, cumulative density function, probability mass function, probability distribution function and their properties, joint and conditional probability.

Network Analysis

Circuit Analysis: Node and mesh analysis, superposition, Thevenin’s theorem, Norton’s theorem, Tellegen’s theorem. Sinusoidal steady state analysis: phasors, complex power, maximum power transfer theorem. Transient time and frequency-domain analysis of linear circuits: RL, RC and RLC circuits, solution of network equations using Laplace transform.

Linear 2-port network parameters: Z, Y, h and ABCD parameters, reciprocity and symmetry conditions, interconnections of two-port parameters (cascade, series, parallel), wye-delta transformation.

Signals and Systems

Continuous-time Signals: Fourier series, Fourier transform, Laplace transform and their properties, sampling theorem, convolution and applications. Inverse transforms. Transformation of signals.

Discrete-time Signals: DTFT, DFT, z-transform and their properties and inverse transform, discrete-time processing of continuous-time signals.

LTI systems: Definition and properties, causality, stability, impulse response, convolution, poles and zeroes, frequency response, group delay, phase delay, LTI systems in terms of differential and difference equations, LTI system properties in terms of transforms.

Electronic Devices

Energy bands in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, equilibrium carrier concentration, direct and indirect band-gap semiconductors. Carrier Transport: Diffusion current, drift current, mobility and resistivity, generation and recombination of carriers, Poisson and continuity equations. P-N junction, Zener diode, BJT, MOS capacitor, MOSFET and their circuit configurations; LED, photo diode and solar cell.

Analog Circuits

Diode Circuits: Clipping, clamping and rectifiers. BJT and MOSFET Amplifiers: Biasing, AC coupling, small-signal analysis, frequency response. Current mirrors and differential amplifiers. Op-amp Circuits: Amplifiers, summers, differentiators, integrators, active filters, Schmitt triggers and oscillators.

Digital Circuits

Number Representations: Binary, integer and floating-point numbers. Combinatorial circuits: Boolean algebra, minimization of functions using Boolean identities and Karnaugh map, logic gates and their static CMOS implementations, arithmetic circuits, code converters, multiplexers, demultiplexers, decoders, encoders, half adder, full adder, look-ahead carry adder, multiplier, comparator. Sequential Circuits: Latches and flip-flops, counters, shift-registers, finite state machines, propagation delay, setup and hold time, critical path delay, conversion of flip-flops. Data Converters: Sample and hold circuits, ADCs and DACs. Semiconductor Memories: ROM, SRAM, DRAM. Computer Organization: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU, data-path and control unit, instruction pipelining.

Control Systems

Basic control system components; Feedback and feedforward principle; Transfer function and Laplace transform; Block diagram representation and reduction principle; Signal flow graph and Mason gain formula; Transient and steady-state analysis of LTI systems, Static error coefficients, and generalized error coefficients; Frequency response; Routh-Hurwitz criterion, and Nyquist stability criteria; Bode plots, gain margin and phase margin, and root locus plots; Lag, lead and lag-lead compensation, minimum phase system; State variable model and solution of state equation of LTI systems, controllability and observability.

Analog Communications

Random Processes: Autocorrelation and power spectral density and their properties, wide and strict sense stationary, ergodicity, filtering of random signals through LTI systems, low-pass equivalent of band-pass signals.

Noise: Properties of white noise, thermal noise, shot noise, noise figure, noise equivalent bandwidth.

Analog Communications: Amplitude modulation and demodulation, envelope detector, angle modulation and demodulation, efficiency of AM, spectra of AM, DSB-SC modulation and demodulation, Costas receiver, SSB-SC modulation and demodulation, FM modulation and demodulation, NBFM and WBFM, Carson’s rule of bandwidth, Frequency discriminator, Phase locked loop, Noise analysis for DSB-SC and SSB-SC modulation; super heterodyne receivers.

Digital Communications

Information Theory: Entropy, conditional entropy, entropy rate, mutual information, capacity of binary symmetric channel and binary erasure channel, Huffman coding, Shannon-Fano coding, Kraft inequality, Shannon source coding theorem, Shannon channel coding theorem.

Digital Communications: PCM, DPCM, Delta modulation, Linear prediction filter, Line coding (NRZ-unipolar, RZ-unipolar, NRZ-polar, RZ-polar, Manchester) and their PSD with bandwidth. Digital modulation schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK, QAM), bandwidth efficiency, average energy per bit, orthogonal basis representations, minimum distance. Inter-symbol interference, eye patterns, Nyquist pulse criteria, Raised cosine pulse, RRC pulse, MAP, ML detection, matched filter receiver, SNR, Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization, Correlation receiver, and BER of digital modulation schemes. Fundamentals of error correction codes, block codes, Hamming codes, CRC, and convolution codes.

Electromagnetics

Cartesian, Cylindrical, and Spherical coordinates and their transformation. Electrostatics: Electric field and potential due to point charge, line charge, surface charge, Electric flux density and capacitance. Magnetostatics: Magnetic induction, Faraday’s law, Magnetic flux density and strength, Ampere’s law, Gauss’ law, Permeability, Energy stored in magnetic field, Magnetic vector potential. Maxwell’s Equations: Differential and integral forms and their interpretation, boundary conditions, wave equation, Poynting vector. Plane Waves and Properties: Reflection and refraction, polarization, phase and group velocity, propagation through various media, skin depth. Transmission Lines: Equations, characteristic impedance, reflection coefficient, VSWR, impedance matching, impedance transformation, S-parameters, Smith chart. Rectangular and circular waveguides, light propagation in optical fibres, dipole and monopole antennas, linear antenna arrays.

Selection Process

1. Paper-I (CBE) — qualifying; conducted in a separate batch for Part-G.
2. Paper-II (CBE) — a separate merit list is drawn for JE (Telecom), based on normalised Paper-II scores.
3. Post Preference via the online Option Form before the First Round of Tentative Allocation (FRTA); preferences once submitted are final and irreversible.
4. Document Verification by the Department of Telecommunications after the final result.

Tie-breaking order: marks in Part (i) of Paper-I → marks in Part (ii) of Paper-I → date of birth (older placed higher) → alphabetical order of names.

Preparation Strategy for SSC JE Telecom

• The Part-G syllabus is essentially a GATE EC-level syllabus. If you have prepared for GATE ECE, you are already 80% of the way there — the difference is depth of numericals, not topic coverage.
• Engineering Mathematics, Network Analysis, Signals & Systems and Digital Circuits are the highest return-per-hour blocks; they are also the most formula-stable.
• Analog and Digital Communications carry the most weight of the specialised topics — modulation schemes, PCM/DPCM and BER analysis appear repeatedly.
• Electromagnetics is the most commonly skipped section; even covering transmission lines, Smith chart and waveguides alone converts well.
• Since Part-G runs in a separate batch, expect the shift-level normalisation to matter — accuracy under time pressure beats volume.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a diploma holder apply for SSC JE Telecom 2026?

No. JE (Telecom) in DoT requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in one of the specified branches. A diploma does not qualify.

Which degree branches are eligible?

Electrical, Electronics, Electrical Communications, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or Instrumentation.

Is the JE Telecom paper harder than the other branches?

It is set at graduation level rather than diploma level, so the depth is greater. The topic list closely mirrors a GATE ECE syllabus.

Can visually handicapped candidates apply?

Yes. JE (Telecom) in DoT is the only post in this examination identified as suitable for VH (Low Vision) candidates.

Can I apply for both JE (Telecom) and Scientific Assistant in IMD?

Yes, subject to fulfilling the essential qualification for each. However, you must appear in the respective paper opted for in the online application form.

Related SSC JE 2026 Guides

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Source: Notice of Junior Engineer Examination, 2026, Staff Selection Commission, uploaded on ssc.gov.in on 02.09.2026. Candidates must read the official notice before applying; in case of any dispute the English version of the official notice prevails.