SSC JE Revised Vacancy 2026 Out: Department & Post-Wise 1699 Posts

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has revised the tentative vacancies for the Junior Engineer (JE) Examination 2026. According to the latest vacancy notice released on 8 October 2026, the commission has listed a total of 1,699 vacancies across various central government departments and organisations. The revised vacancy list includes posts in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and other engineering-related categories, along with the posts specified separately in the official notice.

Candidates preparing for the SSC JE 2026 examination can check the department-wise and category-wise vacancy distribution to understand the available posts. The notice provides details of vacancies under Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Unreserved (UR) categories. Check the complete SSC JE Vacancy 2026 details below.

SSC JE Vacancy 2026: Initial vs Revised Breakdown

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) initially announced 1,748 tentative vacancies for the posts of Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical) alongside the official SSC JE Notification 2026. However, the commission has now released a revised tentative vacancy notice that decreased the overall count by 49 posts, bringing the updated total down to 1,699 vacancies. 

Of these 1,699 revised posts, the Unreserved (UR) category accounts for the largest share with 718 posts, followed by 462 vacancies allocated for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates. 

The complete category-wise distribution of the revised vacancies is detailed below: 

Download SSC JE 2026 Vacancy Notice PDF 

Note: The vacancy notice also lists horizontal reservation figures of 32 for Persons with Orthopaedic Disabilities (OH), 14 for Persons with Hearing Disabilities (HH), 1 for Persons with Visual Disabilities (VH), and 13 under the Other category. Candidates should refer to the official notice for the applicable reservation details.

SSC JE Vacancy 2026 Highlights

SSC has provided the revised tentative vacancy details for the Junior Engineer Examination 2026 through its official website. Candidates can check the key recruitment details in the table below.

SSC JE Vacancy 2026: Post-Wise and Department-Wise Details

The revised SSC JE vacancy list covers multiple central government departments and organisations. The notice provides separate vacancy figures for individual posts, including Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Electrical), Junior Engineer (Mechanical) and other designations.

The department-wise and post-wise distribution, along with the category-wise figures, is provided below.

Important: The official PDF lists 462 posts under the designation SA in the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This entry has been retained as stated in the supplied notice rather than relabelled as a Junior Engineer post.

SSC JE 2026: Department-Wise Vacancy Summary

The department-wise summary below combines the post-level vacancies listed for each organisation in the official notice. This makes it easier for candidates to identify the departments with the highest reported vacancy counts.

The India Meteorological Department has the highest number of listed vacancies, with 462 posts. CPWD follows with 446 vacancies, while Military Engineer Services has 315 and the Border Roads Organisation has 293. These figures reflect the entries in the supplied revised tentative vacancy notice.