SSC MTS Syllabus 2026 PDF for Paper-I, Revised Exam Pattern

In this article, we are covering the SSC MTS Syllabus and Exam Pattern for the year 2026 in detail. The SSC MTS Syllabus consists of 4 sections, including Reasoning Ability, Numerical Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness. This article includes SSC MTS Syllabus sections along with the no. of questions expected from each topic, the weightage of these questions and how to approach them, which has been explained in detail on this page.

SSC MTS Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026

To get a fair idea about the SSC MTS 2026 Syllabus, it is necessary to undersatnd the exam pattern and marking scheme. Let’s look at the SSC MTS Exam Pattern 2026 and the detailed Syllabus in the below section. If you are preparing for the SSC MTS Exam, then go through the complete article and prepare accordingly. 

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SSC MTS Syllabus 2026

The revised SSC MTS Paper-I Exam Pattern was released previously along with SSC MTS Notification and the same has been tabulated below. 

1. The Computer-Based Examination will be conducted in 2 Sessions.
2. Session-I and Session II will both be mandatory to attempt.
3. Failure to attempt any session will disqualify the candidate.
4. There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer in Session 2, while there will be no negative marking in Session 1.

Numerical Aptitude Syllabus

Reasoning Ability & Problem Solving Syllabus

English Language Syllabus

SSC MTS Syllabus for General Awareness

Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of Current Affairs and everyday matters, observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially about Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research, Static GK etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

SSC MTS Frequently Asked Questions

The level of the SSC MTS Exam so far is Easy to Moderate level. Based on the previous year's analysis, the following are some important topics that need to be focused on by the candidates who are going to appear for the upcoming SSC MTS CBT Exam. There is no change in the syllabus of the SSC MTS exam, so most of the questions will be asked from the following topics this year as asked in past years. 

English Language- Sentence Improvement, Fillers, Error Detection, Idioms/Phrases, Para Jumbles, Antonyms/Synonyms, One-word substitution, Cloze Test, Spelling mistakes.

Reasoning- Number Series, Alphabetical Series, Odd One Out, Classification, Syllogism, Direction & Distance, Mirror Image, Hidden Image, Image-based series, Analogy, Order & Ranking, Dictionary, Paper Cutting, Venn Diagram, Coding-Decoding, Dictionary Order. 

Numerical Ability- Number Series, Mensuration, Simplification, Algebra, Time & Work, Percentage, SI-CI, Profit & Loss, Mathematical Operations. 

General Awareness- The major area of focus in this section is on Current Affairs and Static GK. Some article-related, dance form-related, books and authors, awards related questions are also important.