What are the total marks in the SSC MTS 2025?

The Staff Selection Commission mentioned the total marks for the SSC MTS 2025 in the official notification. There will be one paper only in the SSC MTS exam as the PET/PST is qualifying only. The total marks in the SSC MTS 2025 exam will be 270. There will be four sections in the SSC MTS paper and the total allotted time for the paper is 90 Minutes. The SSC MTS 2025 exam will be conducted in October/November 2025.

What is the passing marks of SSC MTS?

The candidates are required to score marks equal to or more than their category cutoff to get selected for the exam. There are no such passing marks which can ensure selection. SSC MTS exam is a competitive exam and the candidates can be selected even when they score low marks if the overall cutoff is decreased. The Commission prescribes the minimum qualifying marks for the candidates. The Commission prescribes certain minimum marks required for a candidate which make them eligible to get selected in the exam. The minimum qualifying marks for the SSC MTS exam are defined for each category separately which are summarised below: Category Minimum Percentage Minimum Marks Unreserved 30% 81 Marks OBC/EWS 25% 67.5 Marks All Other Categories 20% 54 Marks

Can I download the SSC MTS Answer Key in PDF format?

The Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC MTS answer key with the candidates' response sheet. The answer key is released under the candidates' login. The Commission releases the SSC MTS answer key in PDF only. The candidates are suggested to save the answer key pdf on the system. The Commission is expected to conduct the SSC MTS Paper 1 2025 in October/November and the answer key pdf will be released in November 2025.

Are there separate answer keys for different sets of the SSC MTS exam?

The Staff Selection Commission conduct the SSC MTS Tier 1 exam online as a Computer-Based Exam (CBE). The SSC MTS exam is conducted in multiple shifts and Commission conduct normalisation of the marks to prepara a Common Merit List. The Commission release the SSC MTS answer key for each candidate separately. The candidates can have the sets and hence the answer key to each set is released separately. The candidates can download their answer key by logging into the official website of Staff Selection Commission - ssc.gov.in.

How can I access the SSC MTS Answer Key?

The candidates can download their Staff Selection Commission's MTS answer key in the manner given below Visit at ssc.gov.in. Click on the notice. Go to the link given at the bottom. The login with the user id and password. Download SSC MTS answer key 2025. Take a print for future reference.

What is the expected release date for SSC MTS Answer Key 2025?

The Staff Selection Commission is expected to release the SSC MTS Answer Key 2025 on its official website by October 30, 2025. The Commission will release the tentative answer key on ssc.gov.in. The Commission will also ask the candidates to send their objections to the incorrect answers. The candidates will be required to pay the objection fee of INR 100 for each objection. The SSC MTS 2025 paper 1 will be conducted in October/November 2025.

When will SSC MTS 2025 Answer Key be released?

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC MTS answer key 2025 after the SSC MTS exam. The Commission will conduct the SSC MTS 2025 exam in December/January. The candidates will be required to download their SSC MTS answer key and response sheet from the official website - ssc.gov.in. The Commission will release the SSC MTS 2025 answer key - final after the declaration of result.

How can I raise objection against the incorrect answer given in SSC MTS answer key?

The candidates need to download the SSC MTS answer key and check it fully. In case of any incorrect question or answers, the candidates can send the objections in the manner given below: Log in with the roll number and password Fill the SSC Answer key objection sending form The candidates are required to fill the question id and booklet id Attach the standard reference for the same (NCERT Books, or a standard book) Submit the objection fee of INR 100 (for each objection raised) Submit the objection and exit the window. SSC will review the objections received from the candidates and then prepare the final answer key.

Will the Commission ask the candidates to send the representation against the tentative SSC MTS Answer Key?

Yes, the Staff Selection Commission will release SSC MTS answer key 2025 (tentative) on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The Commission will also ask the candidates to send objections against the incorrect answers. The candidates will be required to provide a reference for their claim. The candidates will be required to pay the objection fee of INR 100 for each objection. The SSC MTS 2025 exam will be conducted in December/January 2025.

Will there be any fee for raisiing the objections against the incorrect answers given in SSC MTS answer key?

The Staff Selection Commission will open the objection sending window on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The candidates will be required to send the objection against the incorrect answers given in the official tentative answer key. The candidates will be required to pay the objection fee for each question. The Commission will provide two days to send the objections. The candidates will be required to pay the fee online only.

What is the minimum percentage required to qualify in the SSC MTS Tier 1 Exam?

The Staff Selection Commission mentioned the minimum qualifying marks that will render the candidates eligible for selection in the SSC MTS exam. These minimum marks are required to get eligible for the selection. The Commission released the percentage required to get eligible for selection: Category Minimum Percentage Unreserved 30% OBC/EWS 25% All Other Categories 20%

Can I challenge or raise objections against the SSC MTS Answer Key?

The Staff Selection Commission releases the tentative answer key (first) within a week of the completion of exam. The Commission ask the candidates to send representation against the incorrect answers given in the SSC MTS answer key. The candidates will be required to send the objections with the objection fees and the standard reference. The Commission will accept the objections only through its official website. After considering the valid objections, the Commission will prepare a final SSC MTS answer key and based on the final answer key, the marks of the candidates will be calculated.

How is the SSC MTS score calculated?

The candidates should note that there is a negative marking in the SSC MTS Tier 1 exam. The Commission introduced the negative marking in the SSC MTS exam. The Commission restricted the negative marking to session 2 only that is in the section of English and General Awareness. The candidates can see below how the SSC MTS score will be calculated. Question Marks Assigned For Each Correct Answer +3 For Each Incorrect answer -1 Total Marks (Number of correct questions x 3) - (Number of incorrect questions x 1) This will be the raw score only. The Commission will do the normalisation as per the standard notified normalisation formula. The SSC MTS result is prepared based on the final answer key.

Is there any Objection raising fee for the SSC MTS answer key?

Yes, the candidates will be required to submit a fee of INR 50 for each of the objection raised against the incorrect question/answer. The candidates will be required to submit this fee online only. The Commission will analyse the objections and if the objects is found valid, the objection fee will be refunded to the candidate. The candidates are suggested to send the standard reference to substantiate their objection. The Commission refund the fee for the calid objections but if the objection is found invalid the fee will not be refunded.

SSC MTS Answer Key 2025: Tentative Answer Key PDF Download Link Available Here

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Updated on Oct 7, 2025 20:20 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Staff Selection Commission will release the revised exam calendar soon on its official website – ssc.gov.in. The Commission is expected to conduct the SSC MTS in November. The Commission will conduct the exam in multiple shifts and on multiple days. SSC will release the tentative answer key first and ask the candidates to send objections agains the incorrect answers given in it.

The Commission will release the SSC MTS 2025 Answer Key online within a week of the last exam date. The answer key pdf will be available with the question paper. The candidates must check their answers to calculate their score. The answer key will help the candidates in anticipating the SSC MTS cutoff.

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