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MPSC Recruitment of Junior Engineer (Civil), Power & Electricity Department: syllabus and eligibility

Mizoram JE Civil (P&E) key facts
Conducting bodyMizoram Public Service Commission (MPSC). Official website ↗
PostsJunior Engineer (Civil), Power & Electricity Department
QualificationHSLC plus a 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering, or a higher qualification, from a government-recognised institution.
Age limit18–35 years on 1 January 2026 (general category)
DomicileSee the notification
Selection stagesWritten examination: four papers, 600 marks → Personal interview of 75 marks → Mizo Language Proficiency test for those not exempt (qualifying)
Latest notificationAdvertisement No. 8 of 2026-27: Junior Engineer (Civil) under Power & Electricity Department · 8 vacancies

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About Mizoram JE Civil (P&E)

Junior Engineers (Civil) in Mizoram's Power and Electricity Department run and maintain the department's hydro-electric projects. They also build and maintain its buildings and the approach roads to hydel sites. MPSC recruits them as Group B non-gazetted staff at pay Level 7. Advertisement No. 8 of 2026-27 had 8 posts.

Eligibility

Age limit

General category: 18–35 years, counted on 1 January 2026.

Age relaxation

  • SC: 5 years
  • ST: 5 years
  • The advertisement gives SC and ST candidates 5 extra years and refers to the state's age relaxation orders for other categories.

Qualification

HSLC plus a 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering, or a higher qualification, from a government-recognised institution.

Other conditions

  • Computer proficiency as prescribed in the 2023 recruitment rules amendment.
  • A pass in the Mizo Language Proficiency test unless you studied Mizo in Class 10 or above in Mizoram, or as MIL outside the state.

Selection process

  1. Written examination: four papers, 600 marks
  2. Personal interview of 75 marks
  3. Mizo Language Proficiency test for those not exempt (qualifying)

Exam pattern

Written examination

Mode: Paper I written plus MCQ; Papers II to IV MCQ · Negative marking: One third of the question's marks cut for a wrong MCQ answer; no penalty for a blank

SUBJECTMARKS
Paper I: General English (3 hours)100
Paper II: General Knowledge (2 hours)100
Paper III: Technical, civil engineering (2 hours)200
Paper IV: Technical, civil engineering and aptitude (2 hours)200

Personal interview

SUBJECTMARKS
Interview75

Mizoram JE Civil (P&E) syllabus

Paper I and II: General English and General Knowledge

  • Precis, letter, comprehension and essay
  • Grammar, usage and sentence formation (MCQ)
  • Current events, history, geography, polity, economy, environment, general science
  • Mizo culture, heritage and society (16 marks)

Paper III: Technical (200 marks)

  • Building materials (50)
  • Soil mechanics and foundation engineering (50)
  • Hydrology and rainwater harvesting (30)
  • Design of RCC members and RCC water tanks (20)
  • Protective works, slope stability and landslide correction (50)

Paper IV: Technical (200 marks)

  • Estimating, costing and valuation (50)
  • Transportation engineering and surveying (50)
  • Environmental engineering (20)
  • Steel structures and steel water tanks (20)
  • Professional practices: tenders, contracts, measurement books (30)
  • Aptitude test: numerical, verbal, spatial and abstract reasoning (30)

What they ask

The two technical papers carry 400 of the 600 written marks, each as a 2-hour MCQ paper. The syllabus is tuned to hill work: slope stability, retaining and breast walls, and landslide correction alone carry 50 marks, and hydrology with rainwater harvesting carries 30. Paper IV also tests estimating and costing, surveying, tendering and contract rules, and ends with a 30-mark aptitude section. Papers I and II follow the general English and GK format of MPSC's technical competitive exam for Group B non-gazetted posts.

How to prepare

  • Study retaining, breast and toe walls, slope movement and landslide investigation well. That one unit is worth 50 marks in Paper III.
  • Practise estimating problems (trapezoidal and Simpson's rules, centre line method, bar bending schedules), which carry 50 marks in Paper IV.
  • Revise tendering steps, measurement books and the contract topics in the syllabus (offer and acceptance, free consent, indemnity and guarantee) for the 30-mark professional practices section.
  • Avoid guessing on the technical MCQs, since each wrong answer loses a third of its marks.
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Mizoram JE Civil (P&E) FAQs

Yes. The advertisement asks for HSLC plus a 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering, or a higher qualification, from a government-recognised institution.

Sources

Checked against official sources on . Rules change with each notification, so read the latest one before you apply.

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