Micro Analysis

SSC JE ‐ Thermodynamics
Topic Problems Weightage
Properties of Pure Substances 102 22.22%
First Law of Thermodynamics 97 21.13%
Second Law of Thermodynamics 95 20.70%
Entropy 56 12.20%
Basic Concepts & Zeroth Law of
Thermodynamics 53 11.55%
Energy and Energy Interactions 39 8.50%
Open System Analysis by First Law 17 3.70%

SSC JE ‐ Internal Combustion Engine

Topic Problems Weightage
Basics and Air Standard Cycles 89 41.59%
Combustion in SI and CI Engines 48 22.43%
Supercharging, Engine Test ing
and Emissions 31 14.49%
Ignition, Engine Friction,
Lubrication and Cooling 26 12.15%
Fuels 20 9.35%

SSC JE ‐ Applications of Thermal Engineering

Topic Problems Weightage
Refigeration and Air Conditioning 78 26.00%
Boilers 71 23.67%
Heat Transfer 55 18.33%
Vapour Power Cycles 27 9.00%
Reciprocating Compressor 20 6.67%
Compressible flow and Nozzle 19 6.33%
Steam Turbines 18 6.00%
Rotary Compressor 7 2.33%
Gas Turbine 5 1.67%
 SSC JE ‐ Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery
Topic Problems Weightage
Fluid Properties 143 17.17%
Hydraulic Turbines 109 13.09%
Hydraulic Pumps 83 9.96%
Flow Measurement 68 8.16%
Open channel flow, notches and Weirs 68 8.16%
Fluid Kinematics 66 7.92%
Flow through pipes 51 6.12%
Fluid Pressure and its Measurement 49 5.88%
Fluid Dynamics 34 4.08%
Laminar flow 32 3.84%
Buoyancy and Floatation 30 3.60%
Turbulent flow in Pipes 24 2.88%
Dimensional Analysis 20 2.40%
External flow ‐ Drag and Lift 20 2.40%
Hydrostatic Forces on Surfaces 16 1.92%
Liquids in Rigid Motion 12 1.44%
Impulse of jets 8 0.96%

SSC JE ‐ Engineering Mechanics

Topic Problems Weightage
Dynamics 51 54.84%
Statics 42 45.16%

SSC JE ‐ Strength of Materials

Topic Problems Weightage
Simple Stress‐strain and
Elastic Constants 101 30.61%
Shear force and Bending Moment 46 13.94%
Theory of Columns 40 12.12%
Torsion of Shafts 34 10.30%
Properties of Materials 29 8.79%
Principal Stress‐strain and
Theories of Failure 27 8.18%
Pressure Vessels 12 3.64%
Centroids and Moments of Inertia 11 3.33%
Bending Stress in Beams 11 3.33%
Shear Stress in Beams 7 2.12%
Deflection of Beams 7 2.12%
Theory of Springs 5 1.52%
 SSC JE ‐ Theory of Machines
Topic Problems Weightage
Simple Mechanisms 78 31.58%
Gears 52 21.05%
Governors 36 14.57%
Dynamics of Machines, Turning Moment,
Flywheel 26 10.53%
Kinematic Analysis of Plane Mechanisms 16 6.48%
Vibrations 12 4.86%
Balancing 9 3.64%
Mechanisms with Lower Pairs 8 3.24%
CAM Design 8 3.24%
Friction 2 0.81%

SSC JE ‐ Machine Design

Topic Problems Weightage
Chain and Belt Drive 42 28.19%
Clutches 23 15.44%
Bearing 23 15.44%
Welded and Riveted Joint 17 11.41%
Shaft, key and Coupling 14 9.40%
Threaded Joint and Power Screw 12 8.05%
Design of Gears 11 7.38%
Design against fluctuating load 5 3.36%
Cotter and Knuckle Joint 2 1.34%

SSC JE ‐ Production Engineering

Topic Problems Weightage
Material Science 121 35.48%
Metal Cutting 83 24.34%
Welding 64 18.77%
Metal Casting 56 16.42%
Metal forming 10 2.93%
Engineering Metrology and Instrumentation 7 2.05%
 Macro Analysis
Topic Problems Weightage
Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery 833 27.80%
Thermodynamics 459 15.32%
Production Engineering 341 11.38%
Strength of Materials 330 11.01%
Application of TE 300 10.01%

Theory of Machines 247 8.24%

Internal Combustion Engine 214 7.14%
Machine Design 149 4.97%
Engineering Mechanics 93 3.10%