Can SSC JE Be Cracked in 4 Months?

Cracking SSC JE (Junior Engineer) is achievable in 4 months but it will be achievable with disciplined and consistent strategy, given its 5–6% success rate and syllabus overlap with GATE. Similarly, SSC CGL aspirants, 120 marks is sufficient for reserved categories in Tier 1 but it's an edge for UR and requires 150+.

SSC JE in 4 Months: Practical Study Plan

SSC JE tests include:

• General Intelligence (50 marks)

• General Awareness (50 marks)

• Reasoning (50 marks)

• Technical (100 marks)

Total: 250 marks
Paper 1: Online
Paper 2: Descriptive
Required marks: 120–140+ aggregate

Month 1: Foundation (Cover Full Syllabus)

Cover 60% of basics:

• Technical (Strength of Materials, SOM for Civil; Circuits for Electrical)

• Reasoning (puzzles)

• Quant (arithmetic)

• GA (current affairs)

Study time: 8 hrs/day

• 4 hrs technical

• 2 hrs non-technical

• 2 hrs revision

Month 2: Consistent Practice

• Complete full syllabus

• Solve 5-year PYQs

• Topic tests daily

• Focus on high-weightage topics (Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics)

• 1 hr for mocks/week

• Analyze errors

Month 3: Revision + Mocks

• Full mocks (3/week)

• Revise short notes

• Target 80% accuracy

• Focus only on weak areas

Month 4: Peak Mode

• Daily mocks

• Maintain error log

• Simulate exam (2 hrs Paper 1)

• GA capsules

Yes, toppers crack it in the first attempt with consistency not tougher than GATE technically.

Is 120 Marks Good in SSC CGL?

SSC CGL Tier 1 consists of 100 questions (200 marks). Cutoffs vary by category.

Expected SSC CGL Tier 1 Cutoff 2025

120 qualifies SC/ST candidates for Tier 2 but requires 140+ for safe UR/OBC progression to AAO/JSO posts.
Tier 2 demands 300+ total marks.

SSC CGL in 3–4 Months?

You can repeat:

• 3 months plan: Quant/Reasoning first, English/GA last

First-timers need 6 months.
Daily 10 hrs study and mocks are important.