Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Monday announced a change in the negative marking criteria of the Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical & Electrical) Examination, 2023.
SSC JE 2023: In a major move, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Monday announced a change in the negative marking criteria of the Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical & Electrical) Examination, 2023. According to the notice issued by the commission on the official website i.e. ssc.nic.in, in paper 1 of the examination, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
In paper 2, negative marking of 1 mark will be applicable in the case of incorrect answers, the commission said. To recall, earlier, the negative marking was one third of the total marks allotted to that question.
The SSC JE 2023 exam is tentatively scheduled for October, 2023. The exact date and time will be announced later. SSC will fill a total of 1,324 vacancies of Junior Engineers at central government departments.
Here’s more information about these vacancies:
Central Public Works Department
Border Roads Organization (Male candidates only)
Central Water Commission
Farakka Barrage Project
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works)
Military Engineer Services
National Technical Research Organization
- JE (C): 4
- JE (E): 1
- JE (M): 1