SSC JE Analysis 2026 Nov 6 Check Difficulty level and good Attempts

Nov 6, 2026

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is holding SSC JE 2026 Paper 1 on 6 November 2026, the last scheduled day of the 2 to 6 November CBT window, in three shifts: 9 AM to 11 AM, 1 PM to 3 PM and 5 PM to 7 PM. The paper has 200 questions for 200 marks in 2 hours, with 0.25 marks deducted per wrong answer. Shift 1 of this SSC JE sitting is was Easy to moderate as per candidates' feedback, with about 136–150 good attempts. Shift 2 and Shift 3 analysis is To Be Updated after the conclusion of the shifts, respectively.

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SSC JE 2026 Nov 6 Shift-Wise Difficulty Level and Good Attempts

SSC JE 2026 November 6 Shift 1 exam was of moderate difficulty level overall. General Intelligence & Reasoning was relatively easy to moderate, while General Awareness and the technical section required conceptual understanding and time management

Shift	Exam Timing	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
Shift 1	9 AM–11 AM	moderate difficulty	130–140
Shift 2	1 PM–3 PM	To Be Updated	To Be Updated
Shift 3	5 PM–7 PM	To Be Updated	To Be Updated

SSC JE November 6 Shift 1 Exam Analysis 2026: Section-Wise Good Attempts

SSC JE Shift 1 on 6 November is held from 9 AM to 11 AM and has three sections: General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness and General Engineering (Civil, Electrical or Mechanical).

Section	Questions	Difficulty Level (Expected)	Good Attempts (Expected)
General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	Easy to Moderate	36–40
General Awareness	50	Moderate	28–32
General Engineering	100	Moderate to Difficult	68–75
Overall	200	Moderate to Difficult	132–147

Note: Good attempts refer to the number of questions candidates may attempt with reasonable accuracy. The overall range is a broad benchmark based on 2 November shift reports and is not calculated by adding every endpoint of the subject-wise ranges. Actual performance depends on accuracy and the 6 November question paper.

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SSC JE Nov 6 Shift 2 and Shift 3 Analysis 2026: Difficulty Status

Shift 2 (1 PM to 3 PM) and Shift 3 (5 PM to 7 PM) on 6 November will be analysed separately after each sitting ends. Shift 1 figures are not carried over to these shifts.

Section	Questions	Shift 2 Difficulty / Good Attempts	Shift 3 Difficulty / Good Attempts
General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	To Be Updated	To Be Updated
General Awareness	50	To Be Updated	To Be Updated
General Engineering	100	To Be Updated	To Be Updated
Overall	200	To Be Updated	To Be Updated

SSC JE 6 November Paper 1 Important Topics 2026 (Shift 1)

SSC JE 6 November Paper 1 Important Topics 2026 (Shift 1) includes the key questions and concepts covered in General Intelligence, General Awareness, and General Engineering. The topic-wise list highlights important areas based on the Shift 1 question paper and candidate feedback..The full list of these topics is in mentioned in SSC JE syllabus.

Section	Important Topics
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Analogy, Classification, Number and Alphabet Series, Coding-Decoding, Venn Diagrams, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Non-Verbal Reasoning
General Awareness	Current Affairs, History, Geography, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, General Science, Static GK
General Engineering: Civil	Building Materials, Estimating and Costing, Surveying, Soil Mechanics, Hydraulics, Transportation Engineering, RCC and Steel Structures
General Engineering: Electrical	Basic Concepts, Circuit Laws, Magnetic Circuits, AC Fundamentals, Electrical Machines, Power Systems, Measurements
General Engineering: Mechanical	Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Theory of Machines, Strength of Materials, Production Engineering

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SSC JE Exam Analysis 2026: All Dates and Shifts

Each date and shift of Paper 1 has a separate paper. Links for other dates are given below and will be added as each analysis goes live.

SSC JE 2026 Exam Analysis	Analysis Link
SSC JE 2026 Paper 1 Exam Analysis (Nov 02, 2026)	Click Here
SSC JE 2026 Paper 1 Exam Analysis (Nov 04, 2026)	Click Here
SSC JE 2026 Paper 1 Exam Analysis (Nov 05, 2026)	Click Here

SSC JE 2024 June 5 Good Attempts Benchmark for Nov 6 Paper

This is a historical benchmark from the previous cycle, not a 6 November finding. The figures come from the Prepp review in SSC JE Exam Analysis 2024 for 5 June.

Section (2024, June 5)	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Easy to Moderate	40–42
General Awareness	Moderate	30–35
General Engineering	Easy to Moderate	60–65
Overall	Easy to Moderate	130–142

SSC JE Previous Year Question Papers

SSC JE previous year papers show the question types asked across earlier cycles in Reasoning, General Awareness and General Engineering. Year-wise papers are linked below.

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SSC JE 2025 Question Paper	SSC JE 2024 Question Paper	SSC JE 2023 Question Paper
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SSC JE 2026 Expected Cutoff and Next Stage After Nov 6 Paper 1

SSC JE 2026 cutoff will depend on paper difficulty across all shifts, the number of candidates and vacancies. Good attempts do not decide qualification, since SSC releases the cutoff with the result. Qualified candidates are shortlisted for Paper 2, followed by document verification. The selection process is in the official notice on ssc.gov.in. Updates are on SSC JE answer key.

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SSC JE 2026 Exam Analysis FAQs

Ques: Which engineering discipline has the highest weightage in SSC JE Paper 1?

Ans: General Engineering carries 100 questions for 100 marks, making it the highest-weightage section. Its syllabus differs for Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering candidates.

Ques: Are numerical questions asked in SSC JE General Engineering section?

Ans: Yes. The technical section includes numerical and formula-based questions from core engineering subjects, along with conceptual and theoretical questions.

Ques: Which topics are important for SSC JE Paper 1 General Awareness?

Ans: Current Affairs, General Science, Indian Polity, History, Geography and Static GK are important topics for the General Awareness section.

Ques: Is there any difference between SSC JE Civil, Electrical and Mechanical question papers?

Ans: Yes. The General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness sections are common, but the General Engineering section contains discipline-specific questions.

Ques: How is SSC JE Paper 1 score calculated after negative marking?

Ans: SSC JE Paper 1 awards 1 mark for each correct answer and deducts 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. Unattempted questions do not carry negative marks.

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