SSC MTS (New Pattern)

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SSC MTS Exam Overview

   

Name of Agency	Staff Selection Commission
Notification Release	14th June 2023
Last date to Apply	14th July 2023
Exam Date	02.05.2023 to 19.05.2023 and 13.06.2023 to 20.06.2023
Name of the post	Multi Tasking (NonTechnical) Staff, and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN)
Total Vacancies	To be announced
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of exam	Online
Selection procedure	Computer-Based Examination, Physical Efficiency Test
Official website	https://ssc.nic.in/

 
 

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria:

   

SSC MTS Essential Educational Qualification

   

SSC MTS  Age Limit

 
To apply for the post of SSC MTS, the age limits for the posts as per the Recruitment Rules of various User Departments are:

• 18-25 years (i.e. candidates born not before 02.01.1998 and not later than 01.01.2005) for MTS and Havaldar in CBN (Department of Revenue).

• 18-27 years (i.e. candidates born not before 02.01.1996 and not later than 01.01.2005) for Havaldar in CBIC (Department of Revenue) and a few posts of MTS. 

However, there will be age relaxations in the upper age limit for different categories as follows:
 

Category	Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes	3 Years
PwBD (Unreserved)	10 Years
PwBD (OBC)	13 Years
PwBD (SC/ST)	15 Years
Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date of receipt of the Online Application.

 
 
 

Nationality / Citizenship:

 
A candidate must be either –

I. A Citizen of India or

II. A subject of Nepal or

III. A subject of Bhutan or

IV. A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or

V. A  person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam intending to permanently settle in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
 

SSC MTS Application Fees

   

Category	Application Fees
General/OBC	100/-
Women/SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen	NIL

SSC MTS Examination Pattern

 
The SSC MTS examination will consist of

→ A Computer Based Examination

→ Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST) (only for the post of Havaldar).
 

Stage I - Computer-Based Examination

 
• Computer-Based Examination will be conducted in two Sessions: Session-I and Session-II and it is mandatory to attempt both sessions. Not attempting any session will disqualify the candidate.

• There will be no negative marking in Session-I. In Session-II, there will be a negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer.

• The performance of the candidate in Session-I will be evaluated first and performance in Session II would be evaluated only if a candidate qualifies in Session-I.

• For the post of MTS, Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their performance in Session II of CBE.

• The merit list would be prepared solely based on performance in Session II. Normalized scores of the candidates will be used to determine merit in CBE.

• For the post of MTS, based on the performance in Session II of CBE, candidates will be considered for the final merit list.

• For the post of Havaldar, based on performance in Session-II of CBE and subject to qualifying in PET/ PST, candidates will be considered for the final merit list.
 

Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Session 1
Numerical Mathematical Ability	20	60	45 minutes
Reasoning Ability & Problem-Solving	20	60
Total	40	120
Session 2
General Awareness	25	75	45 minutes
English Language & Comprehension	25	75
Total	50	150

 

Minimum Qualifying Marks

   

Stage – II: Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

 
• Only those candidates who successfully qualify for the objective test (Paper I) would be called for this round.

• Physical Efficiency Tests & physical standard tests would be conducted for the candidates who applied for the post of Havaldaar in CBIC & CBN.

• For the post of Havaldar, candidates will be shortlisted in a ratio of 1:5 (vacancies: candidates) for appearing in PET/ PST.

• Normalized scores of the candidates will be used to determine merit in CBE.
 

Activity	Male	Female
Walking	1600 metres in 15 minutes	1 Km in 20 minutes

 
 
Physical Standard Test (PST):

The minimum physical standards for the post of Havaldar in CBIC and CBN are as follows:
 
Male:

Height	Chest
157.5 cms. (relaxable by 5 cms. in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas, and members of Schedule Tribes)	Chest-81 cms. (fully expanded with a minimum expansion of 5 cm)

 
Female:

Height	Weight
152 cms. relaxable by 2.5 Cms in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas, and members of Schedule Tribes)	48 kg (relaxable by 2 Kg in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas, and members of Schedule Tribes)

   

Vacancies

   

Syllabus

 

Subject	Topics
Numerical and Mathematical Ability	Integers and Whole Numbers LCM and HCF Decimals and Fractions Relationship between numbers Ratio and Proportions Fundamental Arithmetic Operations and BODMAS, Percentage Work and Time Direct and inverse Proportions Averages Simple Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Area and Perimeter of Basic Geometric Figures Distance and Time Lines and Angles Interpretation of simple Graphs and Data, Square, and Square roots, etc.
Reasoning Ability and Problem-Solving	Alpha-Numeric Series Analogy Following Directions Similarities and Differences Jumbling Problem Solving and Analysis Non-verbal Reasoning based on diagrams Age Calculations Coding and Decoding Calendar Clock, etc.
General Awareness	The broad coverage of the test will be on Social Studies (History, Geography, Art and Culture, Civics, Economics), General Science, and Environmental studies up to the 10th Standard.
English Language and Comprehension	Basics of English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, and its correct usage and English Comprehension.

 
 

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