SSC MTS 2024

What is SSC MTS?

SSC Multitasking Staff (SSC MTS ) exam is one the open to all competitive exam for govt. jobs which is conducted by Staff Selection Commission every year.

MTS jobs are offered under a General Central Service Group 'C' Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post in various Ministries/Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc., in different States/ Union Territories.

The post of Havaldar are offered under a General Central Service Group 'C' Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post in Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) under Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

SSC conducts a written exam which is a computer based test of total 90 questions from 4 different subjects i.e. maths, english, reasoning & gk for the post of mts & additionally physical test is conducted for the post of havaldar. No physical test is taken for the mts post.

On the basis of performance ssc prepare a merit list & as per the terms of services jobs are offered to eligible candidates on all over India basis.

Below we have summarized all details like important dates, eligibility criteria, application process, exam pattern, syllabus, selection process & total no. of vacancies.

MTS Vacancies

This year ssc has released total vacancies of 8,000 plus and inviting the application from 27th June 2024 & candidates can apply till 31st July 2024. The written examination will be conducted in the month of Oct or Nov 2024. SSC will release the exact date of written exam later.

Tentative vacancies for the posts are as under:

Post	vacancies
MTS	4887
Havaldar in CBIC and CBN	3439
Total vacancies	8326

SSC MTS Exam Highlights

SSC MTS 2024 Important Dates

SSC MTS Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualifications:

The candidate must have passed the 10th class or equivalent from a Government recognized Board.

Age Limit:

There are two age groups:

• for MTS: Minimum 18 years and maximum 25 years
• for Havaldar: Minimum 18 years and maximum 27 years

Age Relaxation:

SSC MTS Syllabus

Numerical and Mathematical Ability: It will include questions on problems relating to Integers and Whole Numbers, LCM and HCF, Decimals and Fractions, Relationship between numbers, Fundamental Arithmetic Operations and BODMAS, Percentage, Ratio and Proportions, 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: The questions in this part intend to measure the candidates' general learning ability. The questions will be broadly based on Alpha-Numeric Series, Coding and Decoding, Analogy, Following Directions, Similarities and Differences, Jumbling, Problem Solving and Analysis, Non-verbal Reasoning based on diagrams, age Calculations, Calendar and 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 10th Standard.

English Language and Comprehension: Candidates' understanding of the basics of English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. and to test comprehension, a simple paragraph may be given and question based on the paragraph to be asked.

SSC MTS Exam Pattern

Key Points for SSC MTS Exam Pattern

1. For the post of MTS, the examination will consist of a Computer Based Examination (CBE) and for the post of Havaldar, the examination will consist of CBE and Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/Physical Standard Test (PST).
2. The Computer Based Examination will be conducted in Hindi, English and in 13 regional languages viz. (i) Assamese, (ii) Bengali, (iii) Gujarati, (iv) Kannada, (v) Konkani, (vi) Malayalam, (vii) Manipuri (Metei or Meithei), (viii) Marathi, (ix) Odia (Oriya), (x) Punjabi, (xi) Tamil, (xii) Telugu and (xiii) Urdu.
3. Computer Based Examination will be conducted in two Sessions: Session-I and Session-II, on the same day and both the Sessions will be mandatory.
4. The candidates will get 45 minutes to complete Session-I. On completion of 45 minutes, Session-I will get automatically closed.
5. Immediately after completion of Session-I, Session-II will start. Session-II will also be for 45 minutes and immediately on completion of 45 minutes, Session-II and, hence, the Computer Based Examination will come to an end.
6. There will be no negative marking in Session-I. In Session-II, there will be negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

PET & PST Test

Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST) for the post of Havaldar in CBIC and CBN: Followings are the PET/ PST standards for the post of Havaldar in CBIC and CBN:

Physical Efficiency Test (PET):

	Male	Female
Walking	1600 meters 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 minimum expansion of 5 cms.)

Female:

Height	Chest
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)

• PET/ PST will be conducted by CBIC/CBN at various centres finalized by them. The candidates may be called for PET/ PST to any centre across the country.
• Candidates may note that they must fulfill the requirements for PET/PST as prescribed in the Recruitment Rules (RRs), subject to exemption for PwBD candidates.

SSC MTS Salary

The Staff Selection Commission is making recruitment to the posts of Multi-Tasking Staff in Pay Band-1 (5200-20200/-) + Grade Pay 1800/-,(Revised Pay Scale after 7th CPC Pay Matrix Level – 01).

SSC MTS Selection Process