SSC JE 2026: Paper-I exam 2–6 Nov and 30 Nov–1 Dec, exam city, admit card and scribe rules (all updates)

SSC has revised the proposed dates of two big 2026 exams in a corrigendum dated 26 October 2026. The Junior Engineer (JE) Examination 2026, Paper-I (CBE) is now shown for 2 to 6 November 2026 and 30 November to 1 December 2026. The Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and CAPF Examination 2026 (CBE) is now proposed for 23 to 28 November 2026, instead of 20 to 28 November. The notice corrects the Important Notice of 1 October 2026 and again asks candidates to keep checking ssc.gov.in.

SSC has released the exam city details for the Junior Engineer Examination 2026 (Paper-I, CBE) in a notice dated 23 October 2026. The exam is scheduled from 2 to 6 November 2026, and the Admission Certificate will be available about 2–3 days before each candidate’s exam date. The window for candidates using an own scribe to map the scribe’s OTR, and for the Scientific Assistant subject change, closed on 27 October 2026, 11:00 PM.

What are the revised dates and how do they compare with the earlier notice?

The table puts the 1 October 2026 notice next to the corrigendum of 26 October 2026.

Examination	Mode	Earlier proposed dates (1 Oct 2026)	Revised proposed dates (26 Oct 2026)
Junior Engineer Examination 2026, Paper-I	CBE	2nd to 6th November 2026	2nd to 6th November 2026 and 30th November to 1st December 2026
Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and CAPF Examination 2026	CBE	20th to 28th November 2026	23rd to 28th November 2026

For JE, the first window is the same as before and a second window has been added. For the SI examination, the start date has moved from 20 November to 23 November, and the end date stays at 28 November.

What does this mean for JE 2026 candidates?

The corrigendum lists JE Paper-I in two windows: 2 to 6 November 2026 and 30 November to 1 December 2026. It does not explain which candidates fall in which window.

The exam city notice of 23 October 2026 gives that detail. It says the exam on 2 to 6 November 2026 is for six specific papers: General Engineering in Civil and Structural, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and the IMD Scientific Assistant papers in Computer Science and Information Technology, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, and Physics. It also says the exam for JE (Telecommunication) will be held on 30 November to 1 December 2026, with the city shown 8 to 10 days in advance. So the second window in the corrigendum matches the JE (Telecommunication) schedule already announced on 23 October.

If you appear in the first group, nothing in the corrigendum changes your dates. Check your login for your own date and shift.

Which papers are in the 2–6 November exam?

The notice says the exam from 2 to 6 November 2026 will be held for 6 specific papers.

Post	Discipline
General Engineering (JE)	Civil & Structural
General Engineering (JE)	Electrical
General Engineering (JE)	Mechanical
IMD Scientific Assistant (SA)	Computer Science and Information Technology
IMD Scientific Assistant (SA)	Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
IMD Scientific Assistant (SA)	Physics

The notice does not say which discipline is on which day or in which shift. That will show on your Admission Certificate.

When will the admit card (Admission Certificate) come?

The notice says the Admission Certificate will tentatively be available for download prior to 2–3 days of the respective examination date. It is accessed through the same login module on ssc.gov.in as the exam city details. In its last point the notice repeats that, as per practice, Admission Certificates for all the exams will be issued 2–3 days in advance.

So a candidate whose exam is on 2 November should expect the admit card around 30–31 October, and one whose exam is on 6 November around 3–4 November. The word tentatively matters: SSC has not fixed a release date.

What must candidates with an own scribe do?

Candidates who want the Own Scribe facility may need to do a fresh scribe registration on the SSC website, because scribe registrations made before 05.11.2025 were disposed of. Scribe registration is now integrated with Aadhaar authentication, so every person who wants to enrol or appear as a scribe must complete a fresh registration.

Candidates must submit the scribe’s registration number to get the Scribe Entry Pass. The window to map the scribe’s OTR closed on 27.10.2026 (11:00 PM), and the Scribe Entry Pass is generated only for those who mapped it successfully. The maximum age limit for an own scribe follows the commission’s updated policy; other scribe guidelines stay as in the examination notice.

What is the subject-change rule for Scientific Assistant?

The notice says some candidates who chose JE (Telecommunication) were also eligible to apply for JE (Electrical) and Scientific Assistant (SA). For those who selected Scientific Assistant, SSC will treat EC/TC (Electronics and Telecommunication) as the default subject.

A candidate who wanted CS/IT or Physics instead could change it at the time of city live; that window closed on 27.10.2026 (11:00 PM). No further change is allowed, and the candidate must appear in the subject shown on the Admission Certificate.

When is the JE (Telecommunication) exam?

JE (Telecommunication) is not part of the 2–6 November exam. The notice says it will be scheduled on 30 November 2026 to 1 December 2026, and its city live will be done 8–10 days in advance. That means roughly 20–22 November, but the notice gives no exact date, so watch ssc.gov.in. The notice does not say whether this schedule can change.

How do you check your city and prepare?

1. Open ssc.gov.in and log in with your credentials in the designated login module.
2. Check your examination city details.
3. Own-scribe OTR mapping: the window closed on 27 October 2026, 11:00 PM.
4. Scientific Assistant subject change (for JE (Telecommunication) applicants): the window closed at the same date and time; your subject is the one on your Admission Certificate.
5. Download the Admission Certificate 2–3 days before your exam date and read its instructions.

Use only the official website; SSC does not ask for payment to see city details or admit cards.

Which posts are included?

The exam fills Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) posts. The 23 October 2026 notice also names JE (Telecommunication), whose exam is on 30 November–1 December 2026. This time, Scientific Assistant posts in the India Meteorological Department (IMD) are also filled through the same exam. See the official notification for vacancies and eligibility.

Application status

The application window for SSC JE 2026 is over, so new applications cannot be submitted. In its notice of 17 September 2026 SSC said the last date, 22 September 2026, would not be extended. Candidates who applied should keep their confirmation page safe.

What does this mean for Delhi Police and CAPF SI candidates?

The SI (CBE) examination is now proposed for 23rd to 28th November 2026. The earlier notice had 20th to 28th November 2026, so the first three days have been removed from the window and the exam now covers six days instead of nine.

The corrigendum does not say whether the exam is split into shifts, how many candidates sit on each day, or which Paper (Paper-I or later stages) the dates refer to. It names only the examination and the mode (CBE). Use the date printed on your own admission certificate when it is released.

Are these dates final?

The table heading in the notice reads Revised proposed Dates. The Commission also tells candidates to check its website at regular intervals for further updates. That wording means more changes are possible and that the admission certificate is the document that gives your actual date, time and centre.

The earlier 1 October 2026 notice also used the word proposed. The Commission has not published an explanation for the revision in this corrigendum.

What does the notice not say?

The notice does not give the exact date of the Admission Certificate release, the day or shift for each paper, or the exam centre address. It does not state the number of vacancies, the age limit for scribes (it only refers to an updated policy), or the date of the JE (Telecommunication) city release. It also does not say what happens to a candidate who misses the 27 October deadline beyond the statement that no further change is permitted. For anything not in the notice, wait for the Admission Certificate or an SSC notice.

Change log

31.10.2026: this page now brings together all SSC JE 2026 updates: the application notice, the exam city and admit card notice of 23.10.2026 and the revised dates corrigendum of 26.10.2026. Our two separate pages on those notices now point here.

Corrected on 31 October 2026: the scribe OTR mapping and subject-change window (27 October 2026, 11:00 PM) is now shown as closed; a claim that the last date “was not” extended was removed (the 17 September notice only said it would not be extended); JE (Telecommunication) was added to the posts.