Students of Engineering or Diploma background have a lot of competitive exams in front of them. Not just SSC JE or GATE or UPSC ESE, studentscan also focus on State Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer Exams.

All about State A.En Exams

State Engineering Services also known as State Assistant Engineering (A.En) Exam recruits B.E./B.Tech holders in various discipline. They are responsible for overseeing engineering projects, managing teams, and ensuring that construction or infrastructure work adheres to standards and regulations.

Every state has separate exam for recruiting Assistant engineers which includes various stages like Prelims, Mains and then Interview. The syllabus of State A.En exam varies according to the state but most of the state has Technical Syllabus of relevant discipline along with Non Technical topics like General Studies, General English, General Hindi, Quantitative Aptitude and General Intelligence and Reasoning.  Along with some of these subjects, regional language paper might also be included in some of the states.

All about State J.En Exams

States also conduct Junior Engineering (J.En) exams of similar nature. Some states have separate J.En exams for individual departments. Although, the exam pattern is almost similar in all of them but it may vary slightly according to state.

Generally student with 3-year regular diploma are eligible for J.En position, but some states allow Degree (B.E./B.Tech) holders to appear for this examination. Some state departments also conducts their individual department wise recruitment process for hiring junior engineers. A Junior Engineer works under the guidance of senior engineers, supporting them in project implementation. They are involved in tasks such as drafting plans, conducting site inspections, and assisting in the overall project management process.

The syllabus of Junior Engineer exam is corporately shorter than that of Assistant Engineer Exam and takes place in just one stage. The syllabus includes technical subjects of respective discipline along with little Non-Technical portions of State Gk or India GK or language based questions.

How to Prepare for State J.En and A.En Exams

Preparation for State A.En and J.En exams can be done alongside. Both the exams may have varying stages but the syllabus is common for most of the part. In order to excel in these state level exams, one must have good command over all the subjects. Also, the competition is getting higher nowadays as it is evident from the ever increasing cutoffs. Therefore, it is recommended to practice as much as one can, to increase the speed and accuracy of the topics.

To cover all the topics of State A.En as well as Jen Exams simultaneously, students must choose such books which cover practice questions from each and every topic and chapter of every subject along with covering non technical topics like General English, General Hindi, General Studies, Quantitative Aptitude and General Intelligence and Reasoning. 

Let’s dive in into discussing the best books for State A.En and J.En along with their features for every engineering discipline separately.

Civil Engineering Books for State J.En and A.En Exams

Civil Engineering discipline has the highest number of vacancies in almost every state as the infrastructure development is the top most priority. Therefore, students needs top for such books which are most preferred among the toppers. Some of those books are:

MCQ Books for Civil Engineering: These books are available in three volumes.

1.  MCQ Volume 1 contains subjects: Strength of Materials, Theory of Structures, Reinforced Cement Concrete and Steel Structures.
2.  MCQ Volume 2 Contains subjects: Building Materials & Constructions, Estimation and Costing, PERT & CPM, Soil Mechanics and Foundation and Surveying.
3.  MCQ Volume 3 contains subjects: Fluid Mechanics, Hydrology and Irrigation, Environmental Engineering, and Transportation Engineering.
4.  These MCQ books contains near about 15000 MCQs from various state level AE and JE Exams along with questions of similar level from Various PSUs and Metro JE Exams.
5.  These questions comes with very detailed and error free solution from which students can deeply understand the concepts used in the said question.
6. Also, each book is equipped with QR codes for subject-wise Evaluation Tests for students which are present at the end of the each subject.
7. Also, 5 other QR Codes are also available at the end of the book for 5 Full length Mock Tests of Civil Engineering full syllabus. These mock tests are of the level similar to State AE/JE Exams.

Mechanical Engineering Books for State J.En and A.En Exams

Mechanical Engineering discipline has relatively less vacancies which makes the competition even higher. Therefore, it is recommended that students follow books which help them to get selection in their first attempt. Some of those books are:

MCQ Books for Mechanical Engineering: These books are available in two volumes.

1.  MCQ Volume 1 contains subjects: Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, I C Engine, Powerplant, RAC & Heat & Mass Transfer
2.  MCQ Volume 2 Contains subjects: Strength of Materials, Theory of Machines, Machine Design, Industrial Engineering ,Production Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.
3.  These MCQ books contains near about 10,000 MCQs from various state level AE and JE Exams along with questions of similar level from Various PSUs and Metro JE Exams.
4.  These questions comes with very detailed and error free solution from which students can deeply understand the concepts used in the said question.
5.  Also, each book is equipped with QR codes for subject-wise Evaluation Tests for students which are present at the end of the each subject.

Also, 5 other QR Codes are also available at the end of the book for 5 Full length Mock Tests of Mechanical Engineering full syllabus. These mock tests are of the level similar to State AE/JE Exams.

Electrical Engineering Books for State J.En and A.En Exams

Electrical Engineering discipline has recently seen a gradual increase in the recruitment vacancies in various state level departments as well as PSUs. Therefore, students should prefer books which help in increasing speed and accuracy in attempting the questions. Some of those books which are highly preferred by toppers are:

MCQ Books for Electrical Engineering: These books are available in two volumes.

1.  MCQ Volume 1 contains subjects: Network Theory, Electrical Machines, Power Electronics & Digital Electronics.
2.  MCQ Volume 2 Contains subjects: Power system, Measurement, Control system & Basic Electronics.
3.  These MCQ books contains near about 10,000 MCQs from various state level AE and JE Exams along with questions of similar level from Various PSUs and Metro JE Exams.
4.  These questions comes with very detailed and error free solution from which students can deeply understand the concepts used in the said question.
5.  Also, each book is equipped with QR codes for subject-wise Evaluation Tests for students which are present at the end of the each subject.
6.  Also, 5 other QR Codes are also available at the end of the book for 5 Full length Mock Tests of Electrical Engineering full syllabus. These mock tests are of the level similar to State AE/JE Exams.

Common Non Technical Books for State J.En and A.En Exams

Quantitative Aptitude Book:

• This book contains Practice Questions of Quantitative Aptitude in topic-wise manner with detailed and error free solutions in bilingual format i.e. all the Questions of this book are in Hindi and English both languages.

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

• This book contains Previous Year Questions of various AE and JE level exams from various states. The questions are segregated in topic-wise manner with detailed and error free solutions in bilingual format i.e. all the Questions of this book are in Hindi and English both languages.

General Studies Book:

• This book contains detailed theory of Indian history, Indian Economy , General Science, Indian Geography & Indian Polity for Technical Exams    along with practice questions at the end of each topic. All the content of this book is present in bilingual format i.e. everything is present in Hindi as well as English Language.

General Hindi: 

• This book contains Theory as well as practice Questions of Complete General Hindi Syllabus.
• This book is often recommended in State A.En exams of north Indian states.

General English:

• This book contains Theory as well as practice Questions of Complete General English Syllabus.
• This book is often recommended in State A.En exams of north Indian states.

With these books, students can easily prepare for any state A.En or J.En exams in India. With these books, one can easily prepare for prelims as well as mains stage of state exams. With practicing questions from these books, the student will get the idea of the type of questions asked in exams and understand the pattern of the questions. Hence, students can easily predict the questions and get an upper hand in exams.

Also, these books help to grasp in-depth knowledge of every chapter of every topic. Practicing these thousands of questions will also help in the revising the topics and identifying the weak topics that are still these after studying theory. Hence, Students are recommended to study well and then practice these questions to improve their problem-solving skills, and develop a strong understanding of engineering principles to excel in these competitive examinations.