SSC MTS Exam 2023: Important Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus

Each year lakhs and crores of young aspirants look up to SSC for getting the government jobs of their dreams. Owing to the job security and prestige of the positions, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) sees a large pool of aspirants competing among themselves for that one position. One such position apart from SSC CGL and SSC Stenographer is that of SSC MTS which comes under the “Group C ” non-gazetted category. For recruitment into this position, the SSC holds a two-tier national-level examination. If you are going to apply for the post of Multi-Tasking (non-technical) Staff or SSC MTS and want to know every little detail about it, read on to know more.

Conducting Body	Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
SSC MTS Full Form	Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff
Exam Name	SSC MTS 2023
Vacancy	12523
Category	Govt Jobs
Exam Type	National Level
Educational Qualification	10th Pass
Age Limit	18 to 25 and 18 to 27
SSC MTS Exam Date 2023	02nd May to 19th May 2023 and 13th to 20th June 2023
Mode of Exam	Online
Mode of Application	Online
Eligibility	Indian citizenship & 10th pass
Selection Process	Paper-1 (Objective)  Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST) (only for the post of Havaldar)
Salary	Rs. 18,000/ to 22,000/ per month
Official Website	www.ssc.nic.in

What is SSC MTS Exam?

SSC Multitasking Staff, often known as SSC MTS, is a national-level test held by the Staff Selection Commission to hire candidates for non-gazetted, non-ministerial positions in various ministries and departments of the Indian government. This test is divided into two parts: CBT and Descriptive Paper. Tier 1 is performed entirely online, whereas Tier 2 is entirely offline.

SSC MTS 2023: Important Dates

The announcement for the SSC MTS recruitment 2023 has been released along with all significant dates. The Staff Selection Commission’s updated official SSC MTS 2023 Exam schedule can be found here.

Activity	Dates
SSC MTS Recruitment 2023 Notification	18th January 2023
SSC MTS Online Registration Process	18th January to 24th February 2023
Last Date for Making Online Fee Payment	26th February 2023
Last Date for the Generation of Offline Challan	26th February 2023
Last date for Payment Through Challan	27th February 2023
The window for Application Form Correction	2nd t0 3rd March 2023
SSC MTS Application Status	07th April 2023
SSC MTS Admit Card 2023 (Paper-1)	April 2023
SSC MTS Exam Dates (Paper I)	02nd to 19th May 2023 and 13th to 20th June 2023

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SSC MTS 2023: Notification

SSC MTS 2023 Notification pdf was made available by the Staff Selection Commission of India (SSC) in order to fill 12523 Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar positions. (CBIC and CBN). A computer-based examination makes up the SSC MTS test. (Objective test). The SSC MTS exam’s exam format has changed this year. The CBT exam will now be worth 270 points. The exam format, curriculum, dates, openings, qualifications, and other pertinent information have all been made public with the issuance of the SSC MTS announcement. As soon as the official SSC MTS Notification 2023 PDF was posted, we also gave the exact link below.

SSC MTS Jobs Posts in 2023

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is holding the SSC MTS 2023 Exam (Multitasking Staff) to find applicants for a variety of positions, including:

• Havaldar
• Peon
• Daftary
• Jamadar
• Junior Gestetner Operator
• Chowkidar
• Safaiwala
• Mali

SSC MTS Vacancy 2023 (Revised) 

SSC MTS & Havaldar Vacancy 2023 has been released along with SSC MTS Notification 2023. This year Staff Selection Commission has released a total of 12523 vacancies out of which 11994 Multi Tasking Staff and 529 Havaldar vacancies in CBIC and CBN. The category-wise vacancy distribution for Multi Tasking Staff posts and Havaldar posts have been tabulated here.

Posts	Vacancies
Multi Tasking Staff	11994
Havaldar	529
Total	12523

SSC MTS Vacancy 2023- Category-wise

Age	UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	Total
MTS (18-25)	4115	2505	1051	679	979	9329
MTS (18-27)	1085	723	358	216	283	2665
Havaldar	201	106	29	143	50	529
G.Total	5401	3371	1515	924	1312	12523

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Eligibility Criteria for SSC MTS

In order to be eligible for taking the SSC MTS exam, the candidates need to fulfil the basic criteria, failing which they shall be disqualified from taking the exam. The eligibility parameters are based on the candidate’s nationality, age and education. Let us take a look at each one in detail:

Nationality

• The candidate should be an Indian national, or
• A subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or
• A refugee from Tibet who came to India before 1st January 1962, or
• A person having Indian origin and has migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma and East African countries.

Education

Those candidates who have already passed their Matriculation Examination (class 10th) are eligible to apply for the SSC MTS exam.

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Age Limit

The age of the candidate should be between 18 to 25 years as of 1st August 2020. The permissible upper age relaxation for multiple categories has been given in the table below:

S.No.	Reserved Category in SSC MTS	Permissible Relaxation of Upper Age Limit
1.	Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribes (ST)	5 years
2.	Other Backward Classes (OBC)	3 years
3.	Persons with Disability (Unreserved)	10 years
4.	Persons with Disability (OBC)	13 years
5.	Persons with Disability (SC/ST)	15 years
6.	Ex-Servicemen	3 years
7.	Domicile of J&K	5 years
8.	Defence Personnel with Disability	3 years
9.	Defence Personnel with Disability (SC/ST)	8 years
10.	Central Government Civilian Employees	Up to 40 years of age
11.	Central Government Civilian Employees (SC/ST)	Up to 45 years of age
12.	Widows or Divorced Women (General)	Up to 35 years of age
13.	Widows or Divorced Women (SC/ST)	Up to 40 years of age
14.	Service Clerks (General)	Up to 45 years of age
15.	Service Clerks (SC/ST)	Up to 50 years of age

Application Process: How to Apply for SSC MTS?

In order to apply for the SSC MTS exam, the candidates can adhere to the following procedure:

• The application mode for the exam is online and the applicants can visit the official website of SSC to apply for the exam.
• Click on the required link to redirect towards the application form and enter all your relevant personal and academic details.
• Upload the necessary documents and submit them.
• Pay an application fee of INR 100/- (Women, PWD, SC/ST and Ex-servicemen are exempted from any payment).
• Once you complete the online payment, save the application form for future reference.

SSC MTS Application Fee 2023

For SSC MTS 2022, the application fee is Rs. 100/-. The application cost is waived for those who fall under the SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen categories. Furthermore, female candidates are not required to pay the application cost for the SSC MTS 2022 test.

Category	Fee
SC/ST/PWBD	Nil
Other Category	Rs. 100
Female Candidates	Nil

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SSC MTS Documents Required

You must take the following documents with you during the test. 

• Two passport-size photographs
• Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar
• Voter’s ID Card
• Driving License
• PAN Card
• Passport
• ID Card issued by University/ College/ School
• Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU)
• Ex-Serviceman Discharge Book issued by the Ministry of Defence
• Any other photo-bearing ID Card issued by the Central/ State Government. 
• PWD students must bring their medical certificates if they are availing the facility of a scribe

SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2023

Mere application and studying for competitive exams is not enough as it is equally important for the candidates to have an exact idea about the mode of examination and how will the question paper look like. The SSC MTS examination is held in 2 stages – Paper 1 which is computer-based while Paper 2 is descriptive. Let us discuss both stages in detail:

These tests have no provision for re-evaluation/ re-checking scores. 

Paper I

Part	Paper	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
I	General English	25	25
II	General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
III	Numerical Aptitude	25	25
IV	General Awareness	25	25

• The test duration is 90 minutes for general students and 120 minutes for those who are eligible for scribes. 
• The question types will be Objective Type, Multiple choice questions. The question paper will be set in Hindi and English for all parts except I. 
• There is a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer. 

Paper II

Subject	Marks	Duration
Short Essay/Letter in English or in any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution.	50	30 minutes (40 minutes for those who are eligible for scribes)

• The paper will be in a ‘pen and paper’ mode. You will be required to write a short essay. 
• Paper II will be held for those students only who qualify for Paper I.
• Candidates must write their roll number on the sheet and affix their signature and left-hand thumb impression on mentioned areas in the paper.
• You cannot write any personal details on your test papers

Syllabus for SSC MTS

The syllabus is the soul of every examination. Will you be able to ace a test if you have no idea about what all topics will be covered? We know that the SSC MTS exam is divided into two stages of assessment,  Paper 1 is objective MCQ while Paper 2 is descriptive. The SSC MTS syllabus would contain almost all the important topics that have been already covered in the CBSE class 10 syllabus. Given below is a detailed explanation of the prominent topics covered in the exam:

Paper 1 (MCQs)

S.No.	Parts	Important Topics Covered in SSC MTS
1.	General English	Basic usage of English Grammar; Vocabulary; Synonyms; Antonyms; Sentence Structure, etc.
2.	General Intelligence and Reasoning	Similarities and Differences; Judgement; Decision Making; Arithmetical Number Series; Classification; Non-verbal Series; Visual Memory, etc.
3.	Numerical Aptitude	Number Systems; Decimals and Fractions; Arithmetical Operations; Profit and Loss; Interest; Ratio and Proportion; Time and Distance; Time and Work; Ratio and Time; Average; Percentages, etc.
4.	General Awareness	Basic General Knowledge related to Society and Environment; Current Events; Sports; History and Geography; Polity; Indian Constitution; Economics, etc.

Paper 2 (Descriptive Question)

This section tests the basic language skills of the candidate keeping in view the educational qualification needed for the particular position that the candidate has applied for. As we already know, the medium of the tier two examination can be either English or any language which is mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

SSC MTS Exam Analysis

Candidates must be aware of the allocation of questions asked from each topic by SSC in the test when studying for the SSC MTS Exam. We have reviewed SSC MTS’s previous year’s exam analysis for the Tier-1 Exam in the area below for your convenience. I hope this has been of tremendous assistance in moving forward with your SSC MTS 2022 preparation approach.

Reasoning

Topics	No Questions Asked	Level of Exam
Syllogism	2	Easy
Sitting arrangement	1	Easy-Moderate
Number Series	2-4	Easy
Mirror Image	1-2	Easy
Paper Cutting	1-2
Odd one out	2	Easy-Moderate
Mathematical Operations	2	Easy
Analogy	2-3	Moderate
Series	2-3	Easy
Miscellaneous	5-6	Easy
Total	25	Easy

Numerical Aptitude

Topics	No of Questions Asked	Level of Exam
S.I, CI, Profit/Loss	2	Easy-Moderate
Mensuration	3	Easy-Moderate
Simplification	2	Easy-Moderate
Algebra	2-3	Easy-Moderate
Time and Work	2	Moderate
Geometry	–	–
Speed and Distance	2-3	Easy-Moderate
Average & Percentage	4-5	Moderate
DI (bar graph)	5	Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous	3-4	Easy-Moderate
Total	25	Moderate

English Language

Topics	No of Questions Asked	Level of Exam
Sentence Improvement	3	Easy
Fillers (Single Filler)	2	Easy
Error Detection	2	Moderate
Idioms/Phrases	2	Easy
Para jumbled	2	Easy-Moderate
Antonym/ Synonym	4	Easy
One word substitution	2	Easy
Spelling check	2-3	Easy
Cloze Test	5	Easy
Total	25	Easy

General Awareness

Last year, the General Awareness section’s questions ranged from Easy to Moderate. Static GK, Science, Awards and Honors, Current Affairs, Indian Constitution, Sports, Important Dates & Days, Portfolios, History, Culture, Geography, India and it’s Neighboring Countries were the key areas of attention this year. On the 06th October Shift-1 of the SSC MTS Tier-1 Exam, static GK was given a larger weightage in the General Awareness Section.

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SSC MTS Language for CBT 2023

The SSC MTS computer-based exam will be offered in “15 languages” for the first time, and candidates must select their preferred language when completing their application.

Code	Language
01	Hindi
02	English
03	Assamese
04	Bengali
07	Gujarati
08	Kannada
10	Konkani
12	Malayalam
13	Manipuri (also Meitei or Meithei)
14	Marathi
16	Odia (Oriya)
17	Punjabi
21	Tamil
22	Telugu
23	Urdu

SSC MTS Preparation Tips

• There is no shortcut to crack the SSC MTS exam. Better, you make a timetable and follow it accordingly. So that you can cover every topic and devote at least 3-4 hours every day.
• Go through the sample papers and previous years’ question papers to know the SSC MTS exam pattern. It will in turn help you to understand the important areas, from where the maximum questions are asked.
• Once you complete your syllabus, you should take full-length mock tests every day. Hence, you can prepare yourself mentally before appearing for the exam. You can make a habit of completing the paper within the mentioned time limit.
• Go through the mistakes and self-evaluate yourself. Make a note of it and try to never repeat those mistakes.
• Examine your errors and do a self-evaluation. Make a note of it and try not to make the same mistakes again.

SSC MTS 2023 Books

Subjects	Name of the Book	Name of the Author
English Language	Plinth to Paramount	Neetu Singh
Wren & Martin (for basics)	P.C Wren
General Awareness	Lucent’s Objective General Knowledge	Lucent Publication
Lucent’s G.K paperback	Dr.Binay Karna, Sanjeev Kumar, and Manwendra Mukul
Numerical Aptitude	Kiran	Kiran’s Publications
Magical book on quicker maths (M. Tyra)	BSC Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Lucent Reasoning	Lucent Publication

SSC MTS 2023 Exam Centre

Every year, SSC holds the SSC MTS Exam at a number of locations across the nation. While completing the application, candidates have the option of choosing the centre of their choice. SSC bases its final centre allocation on the candidate’s selection. The site will be changed by SSC in the event that there aren’t enough seats at the chosen Center. Candidates do not have the right to challenge SSC on the same.

SSC Region and States/ UTs under the Jurisdiction of the Region	SSC MTS 2023 Exam Centres & Codes
Northern Region (NR)/  NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand	Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Haridwar (2005), Roorkee (2006), Delhi (2201), Ajmer (2401), Alwar (2402), Bharatpur (2403), Bikaner (2404), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Kota (2407), Sriganganagar (2408), Udaipur (2409), Sikar (2411)
North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura	Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Guwahati (Dispur) (5105), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Kohima (5302), Shillong (5401), Imphal (5501), Churachandpur (5502), Ukhrul (5503), Agartala(5601), Aizwal (5701)
North Western Sub-Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab	Chandigarh/ Mohali (1601), Hamirpur (1202), Shimla (1203), Jammu (1004), Leh (1005), Samba (1010), Srinagar (J&K) (1007), Jalandhar (1402), Ludhiana (1405), Patiala (1403), Amritsar (1404)
Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	Agra (3001), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Meerut (3011), Prayagraj (3003), Varanasi(3013), Bhagalpur (3201), Darbhanga (3202), Muzaffarpur(3205), Patna(3206), Purnea (3209)
Eastern Region (ER)/ Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal	Port Blair (4802), Ranchi (4205), Balasore (4601), Berhampore (Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Cuttack(4605), Dhenkanal (4611), Rourkela (4610), Sambalpur(4609), Gangtok (4001), Hooghly (4418), Kolkata (4410), Siliguri (4415)
Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala	Belagavi (9002), Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012), Ernakulam (9213), Kannur (9202), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thrissur (9212), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Kavaratti (9401)
Madhya Pradesh Sub-Region (MPR)/ Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Indore(6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur (6202), Raipur (6204), Durg-Bhilai (6205)
Southern Region (SR)/ Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana	Chirala (8011), Guntur (8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool (8003), Nellore (8010), Rajahmundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Vizianagaram (8012), Vijaywada (8008), Vishakhapatnam (8007), Puducherry (8401), Chennai (8201), Coimbatore (8202), Madurai (8204), Salem (8205), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Tirunelveli (8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad (8601), Karimnagar (8604), Warangal (8603)
Western Region (WR)/ Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra	Panaji (7801), Ahmedabad (7001), Anand (7011), Gandhinagar (7012), Mehsana (7013),  Rajkot (7006), Surat (7007), Vadodara (7002), Amravati (7201), Aurangabad (7202), Jalgaon (7214), Kolhapur (7203), Mumbai (7204), Nagpur (7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik (7207), Pune (7208)

SSC MTS Admit Card 2023

SSC began issuing SSC MTS Application Status 2023 for the tier 1 test on April 7, 2023, and the SSC MTS Admit Card 2023 is anticipated in the third week of April 2023.

SSC MTS 2023 Cut-Off

SSC MTS Cut-off is the minimum score that aspirants taking the exam will have to obtain in order to move to the next stage of the exam. The cutoff will be released twice, first for Paper 1 (Tier-1) and second for Paper 2(Tier-2). Cutoffs are released along with the result declaration.

SSC MTS Tier-1 Cut-off 2022 (SSC MTS Cut-off details for vacancies in the age group of 18-25 years)

State	UR
Bihar	93.06
Uttar Pradesh	81.47
Jharkhand	82.75
Odisha	75.43
West Bengal	81.31
Karnataka	68.26
Kerala	79.50
Chhattisgarh	77.18
Madhya Pradesh	79.90
Assam	73.84
Meghalaya	73.72
Mizoram	73.78
Nagaland	72.38
Delhi	76.38
Rajasthan	78.74
Uttarakhand	81.21
Chandigarh	88.33
Jammu Kashmir	80.89
Haryana	78.25
Himachal Pradesh	76.55
Punjab	76.11
Andhra Pradesh	78.61
Tamil Nadu & Puducherry	77.96
Telangana	73.64
Goa	72.97
Gujarat	70.82
Maharashtra	70.49

SSC MTS Cut-off details for vacancies in the age group of 18-27 years

State	UR
Bihar	87.29
Uttar Pradesh	80.44
Jharkhand	82.96
Odisha	76.81
West Bengal	79.32
Andaman & Nicobar	75.03
Sikkim	78.91
Karnataka	71.87
Kerala	81.60
Lakshadweep	77.06
Chhattisgarh	78.72
Madhya Pradesh	78.84
Arunachal Pradesh	75.88
Assam	—
Manipur	74.94
Meghalaya	73.50
Mizoram	73.36
Nagaland	72.76
Tripura	—
Delhi	74.67
Rajasthan	78.63
Uttarakhand	79.48
Chandigarh	82.04
Jammu Kashmir	77.69
Haryana	—
Himachal Pradesh	75.79
Punjab	75.74
Andhra Pradesh	74.91
Tamil Nadu & Puducherry	76.55
Telangana	72.45
Goa	77.46
Gujarat	73.99
Maharashtra	72.05

SSC MTS Selection Process

The phases in the SSC MTS selection procedure are as follows:

Complete the SSC MTS application form.

Candidates must first complete the SSC MTS 2022 application form on the commission’s official website. Candidates must additionally submit an application fee of INR 100 in the form of online payment.

SSC MTS Admit Card Download

The application status and admission cards will be available on the SSC regional websites. The SSC MTS admission card provides all relevant information about the candidate (such as name, roll number, and category) as well as the test (such as exam centre name, and address).

Paper-I of the SSC MTS

The SSC MTS Paper-I is a 90-minute computer-based test. The test consists mostly of questions from the fields of English, Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, and General Awareness. The whole SSC MTS test pattern may be seen here.

Examine for the SSC MTS Paper-II.

Candidates who pass paper I must sit for SSC MTS paper II. Paper II of the SSC MTS exam is a descriptive test that lasts 30 minutes. Candidates must prepare a brief essay or letter in English or another regional language for this paper. The purpose of this article is solely to qualify. The Staff Selection Commission will publish the final SSC MTS result on its official website once both papers have been completed. Candidates who pass the test will be required to attend the document verification stage.

Attend the Document Verification Round of the SSC MTS.

Finally, all eligible applicants must attend the document verification round with all original papers required by the commission. All candidates whose documents are verified successfully will be assigned services based on the existing openings.

SSC MTS Salary & Job Profile

‘How much is SSC MTS monthly salary?’ is one of the queries that every aspirant has. So, to assist you to put an end to all your worries, we’ve included the complete SSC MTS 2022 compensation structure below. Candidates who pass all phases of the SSC MTS will be paid according to the 7th pay commission, with an in-hand SSC MTS salary ranging from Rs 16,000 to Rs 22,000 per month based on their assignment and a pay band of (Rs.5200 – 20200). Aside from that, the SSC Multitasking staff role is backed by a number of other wage advantages. After passing the SSC MTS test, one must be aware of the types of jobs that may be assigned to them. Take a look at the job profile for SSC MTS 2022:

• Physical upkeep of the section’s records.
• The section/general unit’s cleanliness and care.
• Transporting files and other documents throughout the premises.
• Photocopying, FAX transmission, and so forth.
• Work in the sections/units that aren’t clerical
• Assisting with day-to-day office tasks.
• The delivery of Dak (inside and outside the building)
• Duties of watch and ward
• Rooms are open and closed.
• Rooms are cleaned.
• Cleaning and dusting of furniture, etc.
• Cleaning of the structure, fixtures, and so on.
• Work that relates to his ITI certificate (if it exists)
• Vehicle operation (if in possession of a valid driving license)
• Parks, lawns, and potted plants, for example, require regular maintenance.
• Any other task that a superior authority has allocated to you.

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