JKSSB Junior Engineer recruitment: 458 civil posts, apply from November 30

The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has notified 458 vacancies for Junior Engineer (Civil) under Advertisement No. 11 of 2026, issued on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The posts are in two departments of the Union Territory government: Jal Shakti and Public Works (Roads and Buildings). Online applications will open on the board's website, jkssb.nic.in, on November 30, 2026 and close on December 29, 2026. The posts are open to candidates who hold a J&K domicile and a civil engineering qualification.

For young civil engineers in Jammu and Kashmir, a recruitment drive of this size is a significant opening. Junior Engineer is usually the first technical rank in a state or Union Territory engineering department. A JE supervises work on the ground: water supply schemes, pipelines, roads, culverts and government buildings. The job brings a regular salary at Level-6 of the pay matrix, which starts at Rs 35,400 a month before allowances, and a path to promotion through Assistant Engineer and above.

The two departments involved explain where the work will be. The Jal Shakti Department in J&K handles drinking water supply, irrigation and flood control, and it takes the larger share of 282 posts. The Public Works (R&B) Department builds and maintains roads, bridges and public buildings, and it has 176 posts. Both departments carry out projects in remote and hilly districts, so new engineers can expect field postings away from Srinagar and Jammu city.

The eligibility rule is wide enough to include diploma holders, not only graduates. A student who finished a three-year polytechnic diploma in civil engineering can apply alongside B.E. and B.Tech. graduates. AMIE, a qualification awarded by the Institution of Engineers (India) to working professionals and part-time learners, is also accepted if both Section A and Section B have been passed in civil engineering. Because the posts are reserved for J&K residents, candidates from outside the Union Territory cannot apply.

The long gap between the notification and the opening of the form, more than a month, gives applicants time to prepare. That time is best used to collect documents now: the domicile certificate, the diploma or degree marksheets and certificate, a category certificate if one applies, and scanned photographs and signatures in the size the board asks for. Category-wise vacancy numbers, the age limit, the fee and the selection scheme are set out in the official notification, and candidates should read it on jkssb.nic.in before filling in the form rather than rely on summaries.

What should a reader do next? Download Advertisement No. 11 of 2026 from the JKSSB website, check that your qualification matches one of the three accepted routes, apply between November 30 and December 29, 2026, and start revising core civil engineering subjects such as surveying, building materials, soil mechanics, hydraulics and estimation, since the written test date is still to be announced.

Short-term: Diploma and degree holders in civil engineering across Jammu and Kashmir now have a fixed application window, November 30 to December 29, 2026, and several weeks to prepare documents and revise for the written test.

Long-term: Filling 458 junior engineering posts adds field staff to the departments that run water supply, irrigation, roads and public buildings in the Union Territory, which affects how quickly projects are supervised and completed.

Who is affected: Young civil engineers and polytechnic graduates with a J&K domicile, coaching centres in the region, and the Jal Shakti and Public Works (R&B) departments that will receive the new engineers.

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