SSC JE Exam 2022 Paper-I; Last Minute Preparation Strategy

SSC JE 2022 paper 1 will be conducted from November 14 to 16 at the designated exam centres across the nation. The candidates can see here the last-minute preparation strategy to score better in the exam. 

SSC JE 2022 Last-Minute Preparation Tips

SSC JE 2022 exam preparation requires a dedicated effort of over one year. The SSC JE exam 2022 will be conducted from November 14 to 16. This is high time that the candidates revise their preparation material to consolidate their preparation. The SSC JE paper 1 will be conducted as a Computer-Based Exam (CBE) at the designated exam centres across the nation. The candidates need to revise their notes and practice the questions with the previous years' question papers. 

The Commission conducts the SSC Junior Engineer (JE) exam to recruit candidates for various central government departments. Candidates need a two-fold preparation for the SSC JE Paper-I because along with the subjective knowledge of Engineering subjects; the candidates are expected to be good in General Awareness, General Intelligence, and Reasoning.

See here: SSC JE Exam Syllabus

A major part of General Awareness is Current Affairs. General Awareness means awareness regarding the day-to-day happenings in different fields. The candidates are expected to know and understand the current events of national and international importance. General Awareness can be asked from any area and field. The common question in the paper starts with “In the Newspapers, recently……..”. The questions generally give reference to the newspapers.

General intelligence and reasoning questions take time to solve. There are one or two questions that are very complex and placed in the question paper to consume the time of the candidates. Engineering Intelligence is the third component of the SSC JE Paper-1. The approach to Engineering Intelligence differs from candidate to candidate. It is a subjective choice.

In SSC JE paper-I, the candidates need to solve the paper in two hours. There are 100 questions and the maximum that a candidate can secure is 100 marks. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. To tackle all these complexities, let us see the SSC JE last-minute preparation tips.

See here: SSC JE Exam Pattern

SSC JE 2022 Exam Last-Minute Tips

SSC JE paper 1 is just around the corner and the candidates who prepared for the SSC JE exam will be selected based on their performance in the SSC JE Paper-I. The two hours-time decides the selection of the candidates. The candidates can read the following tips and follow them to score better.

How to tackle negative marking?

Negative marking in the SSC JE Paper will deduct 0.25 marks for each of the wrong answers. The negative marking will have implications on the total score of the candidate. The candidates will lose a mark for every four wrong answers. It means that if in five answers, four are wrong, there will be no marks gained from those five questions. The time will also be lost in marking those questions. So the simplest way to reduce the impact of negative marking is that the candidates should avoid guessing the answers and mark only those answers where they know the right answer fully.

In case the candidate doesn’t know the answer, he can use the elimination process to arrive at the right answer. But it requires more knowledge of all the fields to implement the elimination process. The candidates must know about all the given options to eliminate the incorrect options. 

How to prepare General Awareness?

General Awareness, if prepared in a well-planned manner, can prove a boon for the exam because it can save time and improve the overall score.

Candidates should revise the current affairs magazines to get the best information in the minimum time. The self-prepared notes are very helpful in the last leg of preparation. The candidates should avoid grasping new things at the last minute and try to revise the already prepared things. Revising is the key to the last moment of preparation and it will enhance the chances of marking the right answer if the question is asked from the prepared area.