SSC MTS syllabus

Matriculation-level central government recruitment for Multi-Tasking Staff and Havaldar: one computer-based exam in two compulsory 45-minute sessions.

Numerical and Mathematical Ability

20 questions, 60 marks · Session I: 45 minutes, shared with Reasoning

3 marks a question, no negative marking. Session I is qualifying.

  • Integers, whole numbers, LCM and HCF
  • Decimals, fractions and BODMAS
  • Percentage, ratio and proportion, averages
  • Simple interest, profit and loss, discount
  • Work and time, distance and time
  • Area and perimeter of basic figures, lines and angles
  • Simple graphs and data, squares and square roots

Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving

20 questions, 60 marks · Session I: 45 minutes, shared with Numerical Ability

3 marks a question, no negative marking. Session I is qualifying.

  • Alpha-numeric series
  • Coding and decoding
  • Analogy, similarities and differences
  • Following directions
  • Jumbling and problem solving
  • Age, calendar and clock
  • Non-verbal reasoning based on diagrams

General Awareness

25 questions, 75 marks · Session II: 45 minutes, shared with English

3 marks a question, 1 mark taken away for a wrong answer. Counts for merit; it is also the first tie-breaker.

  • Social studies up to 10th standard: history, geography, art and culture, civics, economics
  • General science
  • Environmental studies

English Language and Comprehension

25 questions, 75 marks · Session II: 45 minutes, shared with General Awareness

3 marks a question, 1 mark taken away for a wrong answer. In English only. Counts for merit.

  • Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, idioms, one-word substitution, spelling
  • Grammar, sentence structure and correct usage
  • A simple paragraph with questions on it