SSC MTS Exam: Dates, Pattern, Question Papers

Staff Selection Commission conducts Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff examination every year. The purpose of conducting this examination is to recruit the Non-Technical staff. This exam is for group-c recruitment process and it is a non-technical staff.  Every year huge no of candidates participate in the recruitment process, and most of them get selected according to the vacancies released by the SSC. Here on this page, we will cover about SSC MTS Exam, as selection procedure, examination pattern, basic eligibility criteria etc.

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SSC MTS Exam

The selection of the candidates in the recruitment based on the Examination conducted by the SSC. The candidates need to fill the application form first, n order to participate in the process. After that, the eligible candidates will get the admit card for the exam. The candidates have to undergo the two papers, Paper I & Paper II. The aspirant who clears both the paper will appoint by the SSC on the post for which he/she has applied. The aspirants can check the examination dates of SSC MTS Exam

Event	Dates
SSC MTS 2017
SSC MTS Exam 2017 Paper I	16 Sep to 31 Oct 017
SSC MTS Exam 2017 Paper II	28 Jan 2018
SSC MTS 2018
SSC MTS Exam 2018 Paper I	To be announced
SSC MTS Exam 2018 Paper II	To be announced

SSC MTS Exam Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification – Must have passed Matriculation Examination OR equivalent from a recognized Board.

Candidates who have not acquired but will acquire the educational qualification and acquire documentary evidence from the Board/University in support thereof as on 01.08.2017 will also be eligible.

Age Limit – 18-25 years as on August 01, 2018. Age relaxation policy is also applicable here.

Nationality / Citizenship: A candidate must be either:

• a citizen of India, or
• a subject of Nepal, or
• a subject of Bhutan, or
• a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
• a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

SSC MTS Exam Paper Pattern

The written examination will consist of (Paper-I) objective type paper and (Paper II) descriptive type as shown below :

Paper I

The questions will be set both in English & Hindi. The Commission reserves the right to set the questions additionally in regional languages subject to technical feasibility. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

Duration: 90 Minutes for General Candidates & 02 Hours for Visually Handicapped /
Cerebral Palsy Candidates

Subject	No. of Questions	Max Marks
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
Numerical Aptitude	25	25
General English	25	25
General Awareness	25	25

Paper II

The candidate will be required to write short essay/letter in English or any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Paper-II will only be of qualifying nature and is intended to test elementary language skills in view of recategorization of the post as Group-C and in view of job requirements. Paper-II will be held only for such candidates who meet the cut-off prescribed by the Commission in Paper-I for different categories.

Duration: 30 Minutes

Subject	Maximum Marks
Short Essay/Letter in English or any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution.	50

Selection Procedure

Candidates will be shortlisted for the Paper-II on the basis of their performance in Paper-I. Paper-II will only of qualifying nature. The cut-offs in Paper-I and qualifying marks in Paper-II may be different for vacancies in each State/UT will be fixed at the discretion of the Commission. Candidates for each State/UT will be finally selected based on their performance in Paper-I, subject to their meeting basic qualifying standards fixed in Paper-II.

Success in the examination confers no right of appointment unless government is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects of appointment to the service/post.

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