Degree or Diploma holders in Mechanical engineering can try for the post of Junior Engineer (Mechanical) in government departments through a written exam conducted by SSC.  Written exam basically covers topics on General Intelligence, Reasoning, General Awareness and General Engineering.

Books for General Intelligence & Reasoning

• A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by S.Chand
• Test of Reasoning and General Intelligence by V.V.K.Subburaj
• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by TMH
• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by S.Chand
• A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning (Fully Solved) by S.Chand
• A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non – Verbal by Arihant
• General Intelligence Test/Mental Ability Test by Ramesh

Books for General Awareness

• Lotus General Knowledge with Current Affairs by Gaurav Shah
• General Knowledge Overview with Current Affairs by Upkar
• General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Who’s Who by Khanna

General Engineering

Books for Manufacturing Drawing

• Manufacturing Process – II by Sharma &Bhatnagar
• Manufacturing Technology by M.M. Rao
• Foundry Technology by Sinha & Goel

Books for Metrology and Measuring Instruments

• Metrology & measuring Instrument by Bhatnagar S
• Measurement, Metrology and Control by Vikram Sharma
• Mechanical Measurement and Instrument by Rajput R.K

Books for Computer Graphics & Computer Aided Design

• Computer Graphics by Bhatia P.K
• Basics of Computer Aided Geometric Design by M. Ganesh
• Computer Aided Analysis and Design by Srinivasa Prakash

Books for Strength of Materials & Hydraulics

• Strength of Materials by Rajput R. K
• Strength of Materials by Kapoor J.K
• Strength of Materials by Punmia B.C
• Fluid Mechanics by Vijay Gupta & Gupta S.K
• Hydraulics by Kapoor J.K
• Strength of Materials by Ramamarutham S
• Fluid Mechanics by Garde R.J
• Hydraulics & Hydraulic Machines by Jagdish Lal
• Fluid Mechanics by Modi P.N

Books for Engineering Materials & Material Science

• Book of Materials Science by Gupta K.M
• Material & Materials Science by Bhatnagar S.K
• Materials Science & Processes by Hajra Choudhury S.K
• Materials Science & Processes by Purohit R.K
• Materials Science for Engineers by Kashyap K.T
• Textbook of Material Science by R.K. Rajput
• Textbook of Material Science by Varinder Kumar

Books for Thermal Engineering

• Thermal Engineering by Bhatnagar S.K
• Thermal Engineering by Ballaney P.L

Books for Theory of Machines

• Machine Design Data Book by Jadon V.K
• Machine Design by Sharma Dr. P.C
• Design of Machine Elements by Rao T. Krishna

Books for Manufacturing Process

• Foundry Technology by Sinha & Goel
• Manufacturing Process – II by Sharma & Bhatnagar
• Manufacturing System Engineering by Hitomi
• Manufacturing Technology by A.H. Rizvi
• Manufacturing Technology by M.M. Rao

Books for Machine Tool Technology

• Machine Tool Technology by Hazara and Chaudhary
• Machine Tool Technology by Kapoor J.K

Books for Design and Estimation

• A.T.B. of Machine Design by Khurmi R.S
• Design and Estimating by Sharma P.C

Books for Production Technology

• Production Engineering & Science by Pandey & Singh
• Elements of Workshop Technology by Choudhury Hajra S.K

Books for Automobile Engineering

• Automobile Engineering by Singh Kirpal
• Objective I.C. Engines & Automobile Engineering by Poonia M.P

Books for Industrial Management

• Industrial Management and Entrepreneurship Development by Bhatnagar & Jain
• Industrial Management and Entrepreneurship Development by Mittal D.C

Books for Production Automation

• Computer Aided Manufacturing by Visal S
• Fundamental of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), by Sawhney G.S

Books for Corporate Communication

• Business Communication by Chhabra T.N
• Technical Communication – Principles & Practices by Raman Meenakshi & Sharma Sangeeta