By observing the SSC JE 2023 Notification, different posts have different age limit criteria. Candidates are required to make sure about their age limit before applying for the SSC JE 2023 Exam. Age-Relaxation beyond the Upper age limit will be provided as per the reservation rules. We have provided a table regarding the description of the age limit of different posts for the SSC JE 2023:
| Department | Post | Maximum Age |
| Central Water Commission | Junior Engineer (Civil) Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
32 Years |
| Central Public Works Department (CPWD) | Junior Engineer (Civil) Junior Engineer (Electrical) |
32 Years |
| Military Engineer Services (MES) | Junior Engineer (Civil) Junior Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical) |
30 years |
| Junior Engineer (Quality Surveying and contracts) | 27 years | |
| Department Of Posts | Junior Engineer (Civil) | 27 years |
| Farakka Barrage Project | Junior Engineer (Civil) Junior Engineer (Electrical) Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
30 years |
| Border Road Organization | Junior Engineer (Civil) | 30 years |
| Central Water and Power Research Station | Junior Engineer (Civil) Junior Engineer (Electrical) Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
30 years |
| Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval) | Junior Engineer (Electrical) Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
30 years |
| National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) | Junior Engineer (Civil) Junior Engineer (Electrical) Junior Engineer (Mechanical) |
30 years |
SSC JE 2023: Age Relaxation
Age relaxation criteria for different categories have been tabulated below:
| Category | Age Relaxation Criteria |
| Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe (SC/ ST) | 5 years |
| Other Backward Castes (OBC) | 3 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PwD)/ Physically Handicapped (OH/ HH) | 10 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PwD)/ PH (OA/ HH) + OBC | 13 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PwD)/ PH (OA/ HH) + SC/ ST | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (General) | 3 years after the deduction of military service rendered in the Armed forces from the actual age |
| Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 3 years |
| Defense Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST ) | 8 years |
| Persons who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
SSC JE 2023: Nationality
The SSC JE 2023 applicants should be citizens of any of the below-mentioned regions. They are eligible to take the exam as per the SSC JE 2023 Notification if they fulfill any of the criteria of nationality as listed below:
- A citizen of India, or
- A subject of Bhutan, or
- A subject of Nepal, or
- A Tibetan refugee who migrated to India before 1st January 1962, with the intention of residing in India permanently, or
- A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Uganda, Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Malawi, Ethiopia, Zaire, Zambia, and Vietnam with the intention of settling in India permanently.