Are reasoning and awareness in Paper II?

No. They are common components of Paper I.

Do I study all three IMD subject parts?

No. Prepare the one part chosen in your application according to your educational qualification.

Are the 2022 syllabus and 2026 syllabus interchangeable?

No. Compare individual overlapping topics, but use the JE 2026 notice for the required subject scope and structure.

Where is the detailed technical scope?

In the indicative syllabus and detailed subject sections of the SSC JE 2026 notice.

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SSC Scientific Assistant: 2026 Syllabus

The SSC Scientific Assistant syllabus under JE 2026 combines a common Paper I with one subject from D, E or F. Prepare only the technical part selected for the IMD post in your application. That part appears in both papers; the common sections appear only in Paper I.

Common Paper I topics

Area	What to practise
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Analogies, classification, series, spatial reasoning, relationships and deductions
General Awareness	Current events, India and neighbouring countries, geography, history, the economy, polity and science

Train common sections in timed sets. Keep a separate ledger for careless reasoning mistakes and awareness facts you need to retrieve from memory.

Technical subject routes

Part	Core topic groups
D	Engineering mathematics; logic and computer architecture; programming, data structures and algorithms; computation and compilers; operating systems, databases and networks
E	Devices, amplifiers, network theorems and digital logic; antennas, propagation, modulation, multiplexing and wireless communication
F	Mathematical methods, mechanics, waves and optics; electricity and magnetism; thermal, modern and solid-state physics; semiconductor and analog or digital electronics

Check the SSC JE 2026 notice covering Scientific Assistant in IMD for the detailed scheme and any provisions that affect your attempt.

Plan for Paper II

Begin with topics you can test with a worked example. In D, trace a short algorithm and state its complexity. In E, sketch a signal chain and explain where distortion or noise enters. In F, derive a limiting case and check units before you substitute numbers.

Compare that plan with the Scientific Assistant paper structure and marking rules. Technical topics have a second use in Paper II, so keep them in your rotation while preparing reasoning and awareness.

Revision checks

Use one new question to test each item you marked complete. Write the reason for the chosen method without looking at your notes, then solve a variant a few days later.

The Scientific Assistant revision notes guide can help you decide which conditions, units and mistakes belong on your summary sheets.

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