SSC MTS 2025: Revised Exam Dates Soon, City Slip, Admit Card, Vacancies, Syllabus & Pattern

The SSC MTS exam is conducted once a year by the Staff Selection Commission. The SSC MTS exam 2025 dates will be revised by the Staff Selection Commission soon in its revised exam calendar. The Commission released the SSC MTS 2025 notification on June 26, 2025. 

The SSC MTS 2025 will be conducted in October/November 2025.

The candidates should note that the MTS exam is conducted every year to recruit candidates for non-technical posts in the Central Government's departments. The full form of SSC MTS is Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Multi-Tasking Staff (Non-Technical).

The Staff Selection Commission will release the revised SSC MTS 2025 exam dates in its new exam calendar. The Commission is expected to conduct the SSC MTS 2025 exam in October/November 2025.

No, SSC MTS Paper 1 is conducted online as a Computer-Based Test (CBT). The marks of the candidates are then normalised to provide a level playing field to all candidates. SSC MTS paper 1 is the only paper in the exam now (as per the new exam pattern). The marks secured in the SSC MTS paper 1 will be considered for the final merit. PET/PST is qualifying only.

The SSC MTS 2025 Paper 1 will be conducted in October/November 2025.

The Staff Selection Commission releases the SSC MTS admit card on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The Commission releases the admit card of the candidates only three days before their exam date. The candidates's exam date is mentioned in their application status.

The SSC MTS admit card for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/Physical Standard Test (PST) is released separately by the test conducting body. The Ministry of Home Affairs nominates such test conducting body. In most cases, it is Central Reserve Police Force. The test conducting body releases the admit card for the eligible candidates and conducts the exam at its exam centres. After the tests, it prepares the result and sends it to the Staff Selection Commission.

After the declaration of the PET/PST result, the Commission ask the candidates for the state and force preference and based on the overall merit and the candidates' preferences, the Commission releases the final result.

The details mentioned in the SSC MTS admit card are the reflection of the official record of the Commission. Hence the candidates should carefully check all the details mentioned on the admit card. In case of any incorrect information mentioned on it, should be reported immediately. The candidate should inform the exam controller about the same and send document in support of their claim. 

The Staff Selection Commission was not expected to change the SSC MTS exam syllabus in the official notification. The Commission has recently changed the SSC MTS exam syllabus was not changed. The SSC MTS syllabus is same as of last year.

The SSC MTS 2025 notification mentioned the SSC MTS & Havaldar syllabus.

The Commission conducts the Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/Physical Standard Test (PST) for the Havaldar post. The Commission mentions the requirements for the PET/PST in the official notification. Besides this, the commission also mentions that some categories of PwD are exempted from PET/PST. There is Walking event in the SSC MTS PET. In SSC MTS PST exam, the Commission mentions the physical measurements related to the male and female candidates. Cycling is removed from the PET.

The SSC MTS PET/PST is conducted by the designated authority nominated by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The General Awareness syllabus for the SSC MTS exam includes topics such as:

• Current Events of National and International Importance
• Games and Sports
• Art and Culture of India
• Indian Literature
• Monuments and Places of India
• History of India and Freedom Struggle
• Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World
• Indian Polity and Governance - constitution and political system
• General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India
• UN and Other important World Organizations
• Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large
• Basics of Computers and Computer Applications
• Transport Systems in India
• Famous Personalities of India and World
• Flagship Government Programs
• Flora and Fauna of India
• Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India etc.

SSC MTS cutoff is the marks required to get selected in the exam in a particular category. It is the mark of the last selected candidate in a particular category in a particular state. SSC MTS cutoff is the marks of the last selected candidates in a particular category in a particular state. It is inversely proportional to the number of vacancies in the exam. 

SSC MTS cutoff is based on the normalised marks prepared after the normalisation of the raw scores of the candidates.

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:

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 October/November 2025. 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.

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 October/November 2025.

SSC MTS answer key is a formal document which mention all the answers to the questions asked in the exam. The Staff Selection Commission release the answers to the questions asked in the official answer key. The Commission releases the official answers to all the questions asked in the SSC MTS exam. The SSC MTS answer key is released online with the candidate's response sheet. The candidates can see their answers and the official answers alongside. 

The SSC MTS answer key helps the candidates to calculate their marks and also to raise objections against the incorrect answers mentioned in the official answer key. 

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:

The candidates should note that the Staff Selection Commission changed the SSC MTS exam pattern in 2022. The Commission dropped the tier 2 exam from the exam process and now there is only one online exam which decides the selection of the candidate.  The total marks of the SSC MTS 2025 Tier 1 exam will be 270. There will be 90 questions and each question will be 3 marks. The total duration of the SSC MTS 2025 Tier 1 exam will be 90 minutes. 

The SSC introduced sections in the SSC MTS Tier 1 exam in 2022. The SSC MTS paper 1 is divided into two sections. One section employs the negative marking for the candidates. There is a partial negative marking in the paper.

The Staff Selection Commission releases the tentative SSC MTS vacancies with the official notification. The Commission will release the SSC MTS vacancy PDF separately with the official notification. The Commission will release the final number of vacancies before the declaration of final result.

The Commission can change the number of vacancies before the declaration of final SSC MTS result.

SSC MTS age limit as mentioned in the official notification:

• For MTS (Non-Technical) post  - 18 to 25.
• For some posts in SSC MTS (Non-Technical), the age-limit is 18 -27 years.
• For SSC MTS Havaldar Post - 18 to 27 years.

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC MTS 2025 notification on June 26 online. The last date to apply for the SSC MTS 2025 exam was July 24. The candidates need to check the detauls mentioned in the official notification. 

The candidates should note that the Staff Selection Commission mention the cutoff date for the age calculation and the educational qualification consideration separately. But this year, both are same. The cutoff date for age and educational qualification is August 1, 2025.

The Staff Selection Commission mentioned in the official notification that the closing date of the SSC MTS application will be considered the last date to acquire the essential qualification required for the exam. The Commission mention the age calculation date separately in the official notification.

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC MTS online applications on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The Commission released 1089 SSC MTS Havaldar vacancies and 4375 vacancies for SSC MTS Posts. The final SSC MTS vacancies will be released later. The SSC MTS 2025 apply online link was also released with the notification. The Commission provides around 30 days to fill out the SSC MTS 2025 online applications.

The last date to apply online for the SSC MTS 2025 exam was July 24, 2025.

The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC MTS Havaldar exam in October/November, 2025. The Commission will conduct the SSC MTS Havadar 2025 exam at the designated exam centres in online mode. The Commission will release the SSC MTS 2025 exam admit card on its official website - ssc.gov.in. The SSC MTS 2025 applications started on June 26, 2025. The last date to apply online was July 24, 2025.

The Commission conducted the SSC MTS 2025 exam as a Computer-Based Exam(CBE).

The candidates should note that Commission released the SSC MTS 2025 notification online on its official website - ssc.gov.in on June 26, 2025. The Commission also activated the SSC MTS online applications with the release of the official notification. The candidates got 30 days to fill out the SSC MTS 2025 online applications.

The last date to apply online for the SSC MTS 2025 exam was July 24, 2025.

The candidates should note that the SSC MTS job is a central government job and it is governed by the Central Government service rules notified from time to time. The salary of the SSC MTS posts change with the city of posting and the corresponding Dearness Allowance fixed by the Government of India from Time to time. Apart from that, the expected increment in the SSC MTS salary is given as per the following time :

SSC MTS salary is one of the lowest among the Central Government Employees. The Central Government increased the Dearness Allowance of its employees to 50 % which was later further increased. The candidates can check here the SSC MTS salary in the Class X cities.  The Salary structure is as follows: 

The Staff Selection Commission changed the SSC MTS exam pattern altogether. The Commission removed the Paper 2 (descriptive) from the selection process. Now there are only two stages in the SSC MTS exam. These are mentioned below:

• SSC MTS Paper 1
• PET/PST for Havaldar Posts

The Document Verification process will be carried out by the indenting user department. In addition to above, the Commission changed the SSC MTS Paper 1 exam pattern and removed negative marking from the Numerical and Mathematical Ability and Reasoning Ability and Problem-Solving section.

No, there is no typing test required in the SSC MTS exam. There is no skill test mentioned in the official SSC MTS notification. SSC MTS paper 2 was a descriptive test which is qualifying only.The candidates are required to undergo the PET/PST conducted by the designated authority.

The Staff Selection Commission removed the paper 2 from the exam process and there is no typing test included in the SSC MTS Exam Pattern.

The educational qualification required to apply for the SSC MTS 2025 exam is Matriculation only. The candidates who have passed the Class Xth can apply for the exam. The candidates appearing in Class X can also apply for the exam but they need to provide their Class X pass Certificate during the document verification process having date prior to the last date of application. Beside that, the candidates must have attained 18 years of age.

The Commission also added the Havaldar posts in the official SSC MTS notification making it SSC MTS and Havaldar examination. The education qualification required for the Havaldar post is matriculation only.

SSC MTS exam is conducted online only as a Computer-Based Exam (CBE). The Commission conducts the SSC MTS exam every year to recruit candidates for the Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS). The Commission does not mention any limit to the number of attempts. The candidates can appear for the exam any number of times till they fulfil the age criteria. The Commission also provide age relaxation to the reserved category candidates.

The SSC MTS 2025 exam will be conducted from October/November 2025.

The candidates should note that the Staff Selection Commission changed the SSC MTS exam pattern in 2022. The Commission dropped the tier 2 exam from the exam process and now there is only one online exam which decides the selection of the candidate.  The total marks of the SSC MTS 2025 Tier 1 exam will be 270. There will be 90 questions and each question will be 3 marks. The total duration of the SSC MTS 2025 Tier 1 exam will be 90 minutes. 

The SSC introduced sections in the SSC MTS Tier 1 exam in 2022. The SSC MTS paper 1 is divided into two sections. One section employs the negative marking for the candidates. There is a partial negative marking in the paper.

The candidates should note that the Staff Selection Commission has removed the SSC MTS paper 2 from the exam process and made changes in the SSC MTS exam pattern. The Commission revised the SSC MTS syllabus for paper 1 to accommodate such changes. The SSC MTS result is prepared based on the marks obtained in paper 1 and subjec to clearing the PET/PST.

The Commission also removed the Document Verification process from the recruitment process and now the document verification will be carried out at the indented department.

The SSC MTS paper 2 was qualifying only when it existed in the exam process.

The Staff Selection Commission released the SSC MTS 2025 notification on its official website - ssc.gov.in on June 26, 2025. The Commission released only 1089 vacancies for the SSC MTS Havaldar Posts and 4375 vacancies for SSC MTS Posts. In addition to that, the Commission also mentioned the eligibility criteria, important dates and the rules for the exam in the official notification. The candidates should read the official notification carefully to know the intricacies of the exam.

The last date to apply for the SSC MTS 2025 was July 24, 2025.

Yes, candidates must be Indian citizens to be eligible for SSC MTS. Additionally, candidates of other nationalities (e.g., Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan refugees, etc.) may be eligible under certain conditions, as specified in the official notification.

The Staff Selection Commission mentioned all the important nationality conditions in its official notification. The candidates will be required to fulfil all these nationality requirements in order to apply for the SSC MTS application.

The Staff Selection Commission mentioned the SSC MTS age calculation date in the official notification. The SSC MTS 2025 notification was released on June 26, 2025. The SSC MTS applications will also start with the release of the official notification. The Cutoff date for the SSC MTS Age Limit was August 1, 2025.

The SSC MTS age limit as mentioned in the official notification (previous year) 

Age Limit for SSC MTS and Havaldar

(i) Age of 18 years and should not exceed the age of 25 years  (i.e.candidates born not before 02-08-2000 and not later than 01-08-2007) for MTS 

Age Limit for Havaldar

(ii) Age of 18 years and should not exceed the age of 27 years  (i.e.candidates born not before 02-06-1998 and not later than 01-08-2007) for Havaldar in CBIC (Department of Revenue) and CBN (Department of Revenue) and few posts of MTS.