SSC MTS 2025 Releasing on 26 June! – Know Exam Date, Eligibility & More

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By Smartkeeda
5 May 2025
SSC MTS Notification

According to the SSC Calendar, the SSC MTS 2025 Notification will be released on 26th June 2025, announcing recruitment for Multitasking Staff and Havaldar posts for all the government departments. With the SSC Multitasking Staff Notification coming up, aspirants must gear up and learn about the important dates, eligibility criteria, post-wise breakdown, along with other important details. In this blog, we will be covering all the important bits of the SSC MTS Recruitment.

SSC MTS 2025 Notification – Releasing on 26 June

SSC MTS is one of the most prestigious government exams. Every year, the Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC MTS Exam to select candidates for the non-gazetted General Central Service Group-C, non-ministerial posts in various ministries, departments, and offices of the Government of India. On 26th June 2025, the official notification of SSC MTS Recruitment will be released by the SSC on the official website www.ssc.gov.in.

SSC MTS 2025 Exam Snapshot

SSC MTS 2025 Exam Snapshot

Conducting Body

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Full Form

Staff Selection Commission Multi-Tasking Staff

Exam Name

Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff, and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination 2025

Vacancy

To be notified

Educational Qualification

10th Pass

Age Limit

18 to 25 years and 18 to 27 years

Mode of Exam

Online

Registration Dates

26th June to 25th July 2025

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.gov.in

 

SSC MTS 2025 Exam Date & Other Key Events

As per the official dates shared in the SSC calendar, the online registration for the SSC MTS and Havaldar posts will start from 26th June and continue till 25th July. Aspirants are requested to check the official website and the notification after its release.

Here are some key events related to the SSC MTS Recruitment:

Activities

Dates

SSC MTS Notification Released on

26th June 2025

SSC MTS Apply Online Starts

26th June 2025

Last Date to Submit Application Form

25th July 2025 (11 pm)

Last Date for Making Online Fee Payment 

26th July 2025 (11 pm)

Application Correction Window

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SSC MTS Admit Card 2025

--

SSC MTS Exam Date 2025 (Paper I)

September-October 2025

 

SSC MTS & Hawaldar Mock Test

SSC MTS Vacancy 2025 – Post-Wise Breakdown

This year’s post-wise vacancies will be released in the official notification of the SSC MTS Recruitment. While we wait for the official notification, let’s have a look at last year’s post-wise breakdown for MTS and Havaldar posts.

6144 MTS and 3439 Havaldar vacancies in CBIC and CBN were released in the year 2024. The category-wise breakdown for the Havaldar post for last year has been shared below.

SSC Havaldar Vacancy 2024

CCA Type

Cadre Control Authority (CCA)

UR

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

Total

CGST

Aurangabad (Under Nagpur CCA)

3

--

--

1

2

6

Bengaluru

59

27

13

26

6

131

Bhopal

60

27

12

47

11

157

Bhubaneshwar

33

10

2

19

7

71

Chandigarh

28

10

2

28

11

79

Chennai

56

15

16

35

13

135

Delhi

5

1

1

2

1

10

Goa

7

1

1

3

1

13

Guwahati

54

21

10

41

14

140

Hyderabad

133

62

27

87

30

339

Jaipur

31

10

5

21

7

74

Kolkata

227

59

46

11

10

353

Lucknow

41

3

8

16

4

72

Mumbai

108

46

30

84

36

304

Pune

3

2

--

3

1

9

Ranchi

54

22

11

37

14

238

Thiruvananthapuram

42

2

7

12

12

75

Vadodara

223

83

41

148

55

550

Customs

Chennai

59

21

10

37

13

140

Goa

11

2

1

3

1

18

Kolkata

45

20

8

22

2

97

Mumbai

16

--

--

6

1

23

Thiruvananthapuram

13

4

2

13

5

37

Vishakhapatnam

7

3

2

4

1

17

Directorate

CBN

101

48

19

76

25

269

DGPM

132

17

16

10

7

182

Total

1551

516

290

792

290

3439

 

How to Apply for SSC MTS Havaldar 2025

The online application process for SSC MTS Recruitment will start from the 26th June 2025. Here is by step-by-step guide on how to apply for the SSC MTS and Havaldar posts:


1.    Go to the official website of the Staff Selection Commission www.ssc.gov.in.
2.    On the homepage, you will find the link for “Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination 2025” 
3.    Click on “Apply”
4.    Register yourself by providing the details required.
5.    After registration, the application form will appear. Enter all the details and necessary information, and move to the next section
6.    Pay the application fee by using the payment options convenient to you.
7.    After the completion of the payment, download a copy of the application form for future reference.

SSC MTS 2025 Application Fee

  • The application fee for SSC MTS 2025, for the General category, is ₹100, and it can be paid through various online modes like Net Banking, Credit/Debit Cards, UPI, or BHIM.
  • However, female candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST, PwD, and Ex-Servicemen categories are exempted from paying the application fee.

Eligibility Criteria for SSC MTS 2025

Nationality:

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

  • An Indian citizen,
  • A Nepalese or Bhutanese citizen,
  • A Tibetan refugee, arrived in India before 1st January 1962, or
  • A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, or Vietnam to settle permanently in India.

Age Limit:

The age limits for the posts of SSC MTS and Havaldar, according to recruitment rules are:

  • Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS)- A candidate must be a minimum of 18 years of age and must not exceed 25 years of age.
  • Havaldar Age Limit- A candidate must be of a minimum of 18 years of age and must not exceed 27 years of age.

Candidates belonging to the reserved categories can make use of the benefits of age relaxation as per the rules of the Government of India.

Here is the category-wise age relaxation provided to each category:

 

Category

Age Relaxation

SC/ ST

5 years

OBC

3 years

PwD (Unreserved) 

10 years

PwD (OBC) 

13 years

PwD (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.

 

Educational Qualification

To apply for the SSC MTS 2025 Recruitment, candidates must have passed the Matriculation (i.e., Class 10th) or an equivalent exam from a recognized board, University, or Institution.

However, there is no minimum percentage required to apply for these posts.

SSC MTS 2025 Language Options for CBT

SSC has declared that the SSC MTS Exam will be held in English, Hindi, and 14 other regional languages through a computer-based medium. Candidates are allowed to choose the language they are comfortable with.

Here is the list of languages and their respective codes. These codes need to be filled in the application form, so candidates are requested to go through this list carefully.

Code

Language

1

Hindi

2

English

3

Assamese

4

Bengali

7

Gujarati

8

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 Havaldar 2025 Selection Process

The SSC MTS and Havaldar Recruitment Process involves two stages. Candidates must qualify for each stage by scoring more than the cut-off marks.

The two main stages are:

  1. A computer-based test (CBT)
  2. A Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST) for the post of Havaldar.

Stage 1 (CBT) will be the same for both posts. After both stages, candidates are required to go through the document verification process.

SSC MTS 2025 Exam Pattern Explained

SSC MTS Recruitment takes place in two stages: Paper 1 (CBT) and PET/PST for the Havaldar post

SSC MTS Havaldar Paper-1 Exam Pattern 

Paper 1 is the same for both posts. It consists of a Computer-Based Test, which is divided into 2 sections, and attempting both sections is mandatory.

For Section 2, there will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer. However, for Section 1, there is no negative marking.

 

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks

Duration

Section 1

Numerical and Mathematical Ability

20

60

45 minutes

Reasoning Ability and Problem-Solving

20

60

Total

40

120

Section 2

General Awareness

25

75

45 minutes 

English Language and Comprehension

25

75

Total

50

150

 

Detailed Pattern: Havaldar PET & PST

The PET and PST standards for the post of Havaldar in CBIC and CBN are given below:

SSC Havaldar Physical Efficiency Test

Particulars

Male

Female

Walking

1600 meters in 15 minutes

1 km in 20 minutes

Cycling

8 km in 30 minutes

3 km in 25 minutes

 

 

SSC Havaldar Physical Standard Test

Particulars

Male

Female

Height

157.5 cms

152 cms

Chest

76 cms (unexpanded)

--

Weight

--

48 kg

 

SSC MTS 2025 Syllabus – Subject-Wise

The syllabus for the exams of both posts, MTS and Havaldar, is the same. Understanding the syllabus is important to crack the SSC MTS 2025.

Here is the detailed SSC MTS Syllabus 2025:

SSC MTS 2025 Syllabus

English Language

Reasoning

Numerical Ability

General Awareness

Reading Comprehension

Classification

Simplification

Static GK

Fill in the Blanks

Analogy

Interest

Science

Spellings

Coding-Decoding

Average

Award and Honors

Phrases and Idioms

Matrix

Ratio and Proportion

Current Affairs

Synonyms and Antonyms

Word Formation

Problems on Ages

Important Dates & Days 

One Word Substitution

Venn Diagram

Speed, Distance and Time

Portfolios

Sentence Correction

Blood Relation

Percentage

 

Error Spotting

Missing Numbers

Profit and Loss

 

Puzzles

Number System 

Direction

Number Series

Non-Verbal Reasoning

Mensuration

Verbal Reasoning

Time and Work

 

Data Interpretation

Mixture Problem

Algebra

Trigonometry

Geometry

 

Smart Preparation Plan for SSC MTS 2025

To be able to score well and get selected for the SSC MTS in 2025, candidates should start their preparation for the exam well before the exam. By being consistent, practicing regularly, and concentrating on their areas of weakness, aspirants can score well and get selected.

  1. Having a study plan: Creating a study plan and following it diligently is essential to covering the SSC MTS syllabus within a few months of preparation. This allows you to start practicing with Mock Tests early on.
  2. Knowing the syllabus & exam pattern: Aspirants must be well-versed in the syllabus and exam pattern. Refer to the previous sections of this blog to understand the syllabus and the exam structure.
  3. Practicing previous years’ question papers: To understand the exam pattern and latest trends, going through previous years' question papers is highly beneficial.
  4. Mock tests: Mock tests are the best way to enhance your preparation. Once you complete the entire syllabus, it is advised to start attempting Mock Tests regularly to increase your speed, reduce your reaction time, and maintain accuracy throughout the exam.

SSC MTS Important Questions – Based on Previous Year Trends

The difficulty level of the SSC MTS Exam is considered to be easy to moderate. The syllabus and topics of the SSC MTS Exam are like those of most government exams. The important topics of different subjects are listed below:

  • Numerical Ability: Key areas include Simplification, Number Series, Mensuration, Algebra, Time & Work, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Percentages, and Mathematical Operations.
  • Reasoning Ability: Prepare topics like Number & Alphabet Series, Odd One Out, Classification, Syllogism, Direction & Distance, Mirror & Hidden Images, Analogy, Order & Ranking, Paper Folding/Cutting, Venn Diagrams, Coding-Decoding, and Dictionary Order.
  • English Language: Focus on Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks, Error Spotting, Idioms & Phrases, Para Jumbles, Antonyms & Synonyms, One-word Substitution, Cloze Test, and Spelling Errors.
  • General Awareness: Most questions come from Current Affairs and Static GK. Also, focus on books & authors, awards, traditional dances, and notable articles/events from recent months.

 

SSC MTS 2025 Salary & Job Profile

The post of MTS and Havaldar falls under the Pay Level-1 as per the 7th Pay Commission, with a pay band of ₹5,200–₹20,200 and a Grade Pay of ₹1,800. After all the allowances are deducted, the in-hand salary is between ₹18,000 to ₹22,000 per month. This depends on the post and the job location. Additional benefits like DA, HRA, and TA are also applicable as per government rules.

SSC MTS 2025 Exam Centres

SSC MTS Exam is conducted across various centres throughout the country, and candidates are allowed to choose the centre which will be convenient for them to reach. During the filling can choose their centre, but the final allotment will be according to the choice the availability of the exam centre.

Here is the list of exam centres, their codes, and the region in which they fall:

 

SSC Region and States/ UTs under the Jurisdiction of the Region 

SSC MTS 2025 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), Dhenkenal (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 2025 Admit Card

The Staff Selection Commission will release the SSC MTS 2025 Admit Card 10 to 15 days before the exam takes place. The candidates are requested to check the status of their application before the admit card is released. After the release of admit cards, applicants should download theirs well before the exam, to avoid the last-minute hassle.

SSC MTS 2025 Answer Key

The SSC MTS 2025 Stage 1 answer key is generally released on the SSC portal a month after the exam is conducted. Before the release of the official answer key, the provisional answer key is also released, which helps the candidates to gauge their chances of getting selected. There are no answer keys for the next stage or the skill test.

SSC MTS 2025 Result & Merit List

The SSC MTS 2025 Stage 1 results will be released on the official website of the SSC after the exam is conducted. Candidates are advised to keep checking the website after they appear for the exam to stay updated with any new information.

SSC MTS 2025 Cut-Off – Expected vs. Previous

SSC MTS 2025 Cut-off is the minimum score required to qualify for the next stages of the recruitment process. Aspirants eagerly wait for the cut-off list every year to assess their chances of getting selected.

The expected cut-off range, based on previous years’ cut-off marks, is given below:

State/UT

SSC MTS 2025 Expected Cut-Off

 

Paper-1, 18–25 Years

Paper-2, 18–27 Years

Bihar

94–97

89–92

Uttar Pradesh

83–86

81–84

Jharkhand

84–87

84–87

Odisha

77–80

78–81

West Bengal

83–86

81–84

Andaman & Nicobar

76–79

Sikkim

80–83

Karnataka

70–73

73–76

Kerala

81–84

82–85

Lakshadweep

78–81

Chhattisgarh

79–82

80–83

Madhya Pradesh

81–84

80–83

Arunachal Pradesh

77–80

Assam

75–78

73–76 (est.)

Manipur

76–79

Meghalaya

75–78

75–78

Mizoram

75–78

75–78

Nagaland

74–77

74–77

Tripura

74–77 (est.)

Delhi

78–81

76–79

Rajasthan

80–83

80–83

Uttarakhand

83–86

81–84

Chandigarh

90–93

84–87

Jammu & Kashmir

82–85

79–82

Haryana

80–83

78–81 (est.)

Himachal Pradesh

78–81

77–80

Punjab

78–81

77–80

Andhra Pradesh

80–83

76–79

Tamil Nadu & Puducherry

80–83

78–81

Telangana

75–78

74–77

Goa

74–77

78–81

Gujarat

72–75

75–78

Maharashtra

72–75

74–77

 

SSC MTS Previous year cut-off marks

While we anticipate this year’s cut-off marks, let’s have a look at the previous year’s cut-off marks for both Paper-1 and Paper-2

State/UT

SSC MTS Paper-1 Cut-off 2022 (UR, 18–25 Years)

SSC MTS Paper-2 Cut-off 2022

(UR, 18–27 Years)

Bihar

93.06

87.29

Uttar Pradesh

81.47

80.44

Jharkhand

82.75

82.96

Odisha

75.43

76.81

West Bengal

81.31

79.32

Andaman & Nicobar

75.03

Sikkim

78.91

Karnataka

68.26

71.87

Kerala

79.5

81.6

Lakshadweep

77.06

Chhattisgarh

77.18

78.72

Madhya Pradesh

79.9

78.84

Arunachal Pradesh

75.88

Assam

73.84

Manipur

74.94

Meghalaya

73.72

73.5

Mizoram

73.78

73.36

Nagaland

72.38

72.76

Tripura

Delhi

76.38

74.67

Rajasthan

78.74

78.63

Uttarakhand

81.21

79.48

Chandigarh

88.33

82.04

Jammu & Kashmir

80.89

77.69

Haryana

78.25

Himachal Pradesh

76.55

75.79

Punjab

76.11

75.74

Andhra Pradesh

78.61

74.91

Tamil Nadu & Puducherry

77.96

76.55

Telangana

73.64

72.45

Goa

72.97

77.46

Gujarat

70.82

73.99

Maharashtra

70.49

72.05