SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2025 for MTS and Havaldar Posts

SSC MTS 2025 notification will be released on 26th June 2025 and the Paper 1 exam is scheduled from 20th September to 24 October 2025, it is necessary to know the Exam Pattern and Syllabus of the exam for effective preparation. As mentioned in the SSC MTS Notification, there will be a Computer Examination for Multi Tasking Staff and Havaldar. Paper 1 will be an online mode of examination that will comprise 4 sections, namely Reasoning, Numerical Ability, English Language and General Awareness. There will be a Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/ Physical Standard Test (PST) (only for the post of Havaldar).

SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2025: Selection Process

To get a fair idea about the exam, it is necessary to know the exam pattern and syllabus for the SSC MTS exam. Let’s have a look at the SSC MTS 2025 Exam Pattern and Selection Process:

SSC conducts the SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam (MTS) exam every year in different stages:

Paper 1 (Objective test)
Physical Efficiency Test & Physical Standard Test (only for Havaldar)

SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2025

SSC MTS Paper-I is an online paper having multiple choice questions in sections: Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Aptitude and General Awareness.
The entire paper consists of a total of 90 questions and 270 marks.
The new SSC MTS Paper-I Exam will be conducted in 2 Sessions (Session I and Session II)
Both Sessions will be mandatory to be attempted.
Not attempting any session will disqualify the candidate.

SSC MTS Exam Pattern: Paper-I
Subject	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
Session 1
Numerical and Mathematical Ability	20	60	45 minutes
Reasoning Ability and Problem-Solving	20	60	45 minutes
Total	40	120
Session 2
General Awareness	25	75	45 minutes
English Language and Comprehension	25	75	45 minutes
Total	50	150

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SSC MTS Paper-I Exam Pattern: Important Points

The total number of marks is 270 as per the latest pattern.
Paper- I will be an objective type(Multiple Choice Questions).
The questions will be set in English, Hindi, and 13 regional languages for Session I and the General Awareness Section of Session II.
There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Session 2 and there will be no negative marking in Session 1
The timing for visually handicapped cerebral palsy candidates is 45 Minutes each session.

SSC MTS Havaldar PET & PST

The candidates who have applied for SSC Havaldar posts have to appear for the Physical Efficiency Test & Physical Standard Test after qualifying SSC MTS Tier-1 Exam. Followings are the PETand PST standards for the post of Havaldar in CBIC and CBN as mentioned in SSC MTS Notification 2025.

SSC Havaldar Physical Efficiency Test
Particulars	Male	Female
Walking	1600 meters in 15 minutes	1 km in 20 minutes

SSC Havaldar Physical Standard Test
Particulars	Male	Female
Height	157.5 cms (relaxable by 5 Cms in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Scheduled Tribes)	152 cms (relaxable by 2.5 Cms in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Schedule Tribes)
Chest	76 cms (unexpanded) Minimum expansion: 5 cms	--
Weight	--	48 kg (relaxable by 2 Kg in the case of Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Schedule Tribes)

SSC MTS 2025 Language for CBT

For the first time, the SSC MTS computer-based exam will be held in "15 languages" and the candidates have to choose their choice of language while filling out their application form.

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

Important Links
SSC MTS Syllabus 2025	SSC MTS Cut Off [Previous Year]
SSC MTS Salary Structure	SSC MTS Previous Year Question Paper PDFs
SSC Exam Calendar 2025