SSC MTS 2026: Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar in CBIC and CBN

There is no open notification for SSC MTS right now. Turn on alerts in the app and we will tell you when one is verified.

Education

Matriculation (10th) pass from a recognised board on or before the cut-off date in the notice.

Age limit

Two groups, depending on the post and department: 18 to 25 years, or 18 to 27 years. The 2025 notice counted age on 1 August 2025. Havaldar in CBIC and CBN falls in the 18 to 27 group.

Age relaxation

5 years for SC and ST, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwBD (13 years for PwBD OBC and 15 years for PwBD SC and ST), and for ex-servicemen after deducting military service.

Physical standards (Havaldar)

Male: height 157.5 cm and chest 81 cm with 5 cm expansion. Female: height 152 cm and weight 48 kg. Relaxations apply for Garhwalis, Assamese, Gorkhas and members of Scheduled Tribes.

1. 1. Session 1Numerical and Mathematical Ability (20 questions, 60 marks) and Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving (20 questions, 60 marks), 45 minutes in all. No negative marking. Session 2 is evaluated only if the candidate qualifies in Session 1.
2. 2. Session 2General Awareness (25 questions, 75 marks) and English Language and Comprehension (25 questions, 75 marks), 45 minutes in all. 1 mark is deducted for each wrong answer. Both sessions are held on the same day.
3. 3. Qualifying marksIn each session: 30 percent for UR, 25 percent for OBC and EWS, and 20 percent for all other categories.
4. 4. Merit and selectionMTS merit is prepared only from Session 2 marks, with cut-offs that can be set by state or UT, category and age group. For Havaldar, candidates are shortlisted for the physical test in the ratio of 1 to 7 on Session 2 marks. A candidate who fails the physical test remains valid for MTS by merit.
5. 5. Physical test (Havaldar)Walking: male 1600 metres in 15 minutes, female 1 km in 20 minutes, followed by the physical standard test. Both are conducted by CBIC and CBN.

Numerical and Mathematical Ability

Whole numbers, LCM and HCF, decimals and fractions, BODMAS, percentage, ratio and proportion, work and time, averages, simple interest, profit and loss, discount, area and perimeter, distance and time, lines and angles, simple graphs and data, squares and square roots

Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving

Alpha-numeric series, coding and decoding, analogy, following directions, similarities and differences, jumbling, problem solving and analysis, non-verbal reasoning, age calculations, calendar and clock

General Awareness

Social studies (history, geography, art and culture, civics, economics), general science and environmental studies up to 10th Standard

English Language and Comprehension

Basics of the English language: vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms and antonyms, and comprehension